2003 Workhorse CHASSIS problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
22 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
20,311 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 model year. Data updated: . 20 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic is the most frequently named component, appearing in 11 of 22 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
17
77.3%
Transmission and shifting
3
13.6%
Steering behavior
2
9.1%
Electrical and battery issues
1
4.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
11
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
2
Equipment
1
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
1
Power Train
1
Service Brakes
1
Service Brakes, Air
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
11
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
2
Equipment
1
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
1
Power Train
1
Service Brakes
1
Service Brakes, Air
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 11; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 2; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper: 2; Equipment: 1; Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer: 1; Power Train: 1; Service Brakes: 1; Service Brakes, Air: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
14
25,000 to 49,999
5
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
14
25,000 to 49,999
5
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 14; 25,000 to 49,999: 5; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (14). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 17 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE ABS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A BRAKE TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED. NEITHER REMEDY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKE FUEL HEATS UP TO A BOILING PASTE CONSISTENCY AND CREATES AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STICK. THERE IS A RECALL, 04V195000, FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE REMEDY ALSO DID NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM
DRIVING I70 IN MOUNTAINS GOING EAST BOUND ON WEST SIDE OF FLOYD HILL. THE TRANSMISSION MISS SHIFTED AND DROPPED INTO SECOND AT 65 MPH AND WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY 18 WHEELER TOOK IT WORKHORSE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG BUT THUS WAS THE THIRD THIS HAPPENED THIS IS A P32 WORKHORSE. *JB
(1) ON MY FIRST TRIP IN MY 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS R.V. ABOUT 31 MILES INTO THE TRIP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC I NOTICED ON A SLIGHT UP GRADE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UPSHIFTING. (2) I PULLED OVER AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . I TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO GET OUT . THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES,THE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE VERY HOT! ! AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CHASSIS I COULD SEE THE ROTOR WAS SMOKING HOT . I FELT THE HEAT OF THE CALIPERS FROM A COUPLE FEET AWA…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND THE BRAKES WERE BURNING. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE HUBS OF THE TIRES TO SEE IF THEY WERE HOT. AFTER INSPECTING THE HUBS, HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED NORMAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING COLUMN JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS TO THE RIGHT. HE MADE A U-TURN TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE STORAGE YAR…
THIS LETTER IS TO COMMUNICATE MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN MY WORKHORSE CHASSIS. ON JANUARY 1, 2008 WE WERE MOVING OUR MOTOR HOME TO A NEW RV PARK FOR THE MONTH. I STARTED TO SMELL A BAD ODOR WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I PULLED THE COACH INTO A SERVICE STATION TO DISCOVER A SMOKING AND STUCK HOT BRAKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. I UNHOOKED MY TOW VEHICLE AND BACKED UP MY COACH AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKE TO RELEASE. I CONTACTED A WORKHORSE SERVICE CENTER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AT THAT TIME THEY INFORMED ME THEY ONLY DO WARRANTY …
WHILE DRIVING MY RV I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PARKED AND FOUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VERY HOT AND SMELLED OF BURNING MATERIAL. I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL COVERS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER WHO IN TURN ADVISED TO CALL THE AUTHORIZED WORKHOUSE DEALER IN TOWN WHO THEN ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY IN NEARBY CORPUS CHRISTI AND NOT DRIVE THE UNIT BUT HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED DOWN FOR SOME REASON AND NOT TO DRIVE IT FURTHER. I HAD THE U…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
22 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
90.9%Usable mileage20 / 22 records
100.0%Valid incident date22 / 22 records
100.0%Valid filing date22 / 22 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates22 / 22 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2003
2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1150.0%ODI 10160192 · 17,000 mi
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE ABS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A BRAKE TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED. NEITHER REMEDY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKE FUEL HEATS UP TO A BOILING PASTE CONSISTENCY AND CREATES AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STICK. THERE IS A RECALL, 04V195000, FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE REMEDY ALSO DID NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM
CONSUMERS BRAKES WERE NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY CAUSING MOTORHOME TO DRAG. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE MOTORHOME TO REACH 55 MPH SO HE COULD USE THE OVER DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING , THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE BAS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN HE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AND THEN HAD TROUBLE PULLING AWAY FROM IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED OIL RUNNING OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT HUB AND ALL 4 BRAKES WERE SMOKING, THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TH…
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V195000 CONCERNING WORKHORSE FMVSS 101 AND 105 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL SINCE MID FEBRUARY 2005. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE TOOL TO INSERT THE CORRECT DATA INTO THE IP CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER FOUND A DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. *SC *JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
29.1%ODI 10203266 · 6,435 mi
(1) ON MY FIRST TRIP IN MY 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS R.V. ABOUT 31 MILES INTO THE TRIP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC I NOTICED ON A SLIGHT UP GRADE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UPSHIFTING. (2) I PULLED OVER AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . I TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO GET OUT . THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES,THE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE VERY HOT! ! AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CHASSIS I COULD SEE THE ROTOR WAS SMOKING HOT . I FELT THE HEAT OF THE CALIPERS FROM A COUPLE FEET AWA…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE BURNING. THE CALIPERS BECAME SO HOT, THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED. THE CALIPER, ABS SENSOR, AND BRAKE PADS WERE ALL REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,539.04. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED
THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *JB THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND SNAPPED LEAVING THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED IN PARK. *SC *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS, MODEL P32 (N/A). THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED ON A 2003 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PARK BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 70,914.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
DRIVING DOWN 295@ 70 MPH , ENGINE DIED, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ALL ELECTRICAL. DEAD IN THE WATER, NEEDED TO TOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CHASSIS. APPARENTLY THE IGNITION SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN BURNS OUT BECAUSE IT IS OVERLOADED. WORKHORSE OFFERS A FIX USING RELAY COSTS OVER $300.00, SO THEY MUST REALIZE IT IS A PROBLEM.
2004 SIGHTSEER, -MODEL# WFD30B. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MR JUST SLOWING DOWN AS IF THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLYED. I HAD THE ENGINE SCOPED AND ALL WAS WELL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE BRAKES, BUT WORKHORSE SAID MY MODEL WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HAVE BEEN TOLD 1. WRONG CATALYTIC CONVERTER 2. FUEL FILTER 3. BRAKES GETTING HOT AND GRABBING. 4. PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING. I HAD TO STOP FOR 30-40 MINUTES, THEN COULD DRIVE FOR 2-3 HOURS, THEN THE LOAE OF POWER OCCURED AGAIN ? HELP! *TR
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WITH OUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY IN IDLE POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2004. THE DEALER IS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *NM *NM
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
18,500–29,055 mi
23,500 mi
11
ODI 10160192 · 17,000 mi
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE ABS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A BRAKE TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED. NEITHER REMEDY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKE FUEL HEATS UP TO A BOILING PASTE CONSISTENCY AND CREATES AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STICK. THERE IS A RECALL, 04V195000, FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE REMEDY ALSO DID NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM
BRAKES ON MOTORHOME VERY POOR, NEVER SURE IT WOULD STOP. IT WOULD SLOW DOWN, JUST KEPT ON PUSHING THE PEDAL AND THE MH KEPT ON MOVING, FINALLY, IT WOULD STOP. COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO DEALER. JUST SPENT OVER $1700 TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK GARAGE MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE POOREST BRAKING SYSTEM HE EVER SAW AND HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE PARTS HE HAD TO REPLACE WOULD HOLD UP. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL SERVICE AND RECALLS DONE ON THE MH. *TR
ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED ALRIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION IN JAN '08. THE REPAIR FACILITY ADVISE THAT ALL THE BRAKES HAD BEEN OVERHEATED, FOUND CALIPERS SEIZING UP DAMAGED WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THEY REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ALSO DRILLED AND INSTALLED A GREASE FITTING ON THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL BELL CRANK TO PREVENT FUTURE SEIZING AND DAMAGE NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS. I HAVE THE DAMAGED PAR…
THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *JB THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND SNAPPED LEAVING THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED IN PARK. *SC *JB
DRIVING I70 IN MOUNTAINS GOING EAST BOUND ON WEST SIDE OF FLOYD HILL. THE TRANSMISSION MISS SHIFTED AND DROPPED INTO SECOND AT 65 MPH AND WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY 18 WHEELER TOOK IT WORKHORSE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG BUT THUS WAS THE THIRD THIS HAPPENED THIS IS A P32 WORKHORSE. *JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
Too few reports for a range
25,718 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10203266 · 6,435 mi
(1) ON MY FIRST TRIP IN MY 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS R.V. ABOUT 31 MILES INTO THE TRIP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC I NOTICED ON A SLIGHT UP GRADE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UPSHIFTING. (2) I PULLED OVER AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . I TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO GET OUT . THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES,THE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE VERY HOT! ! AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CHASSIS I COULD SEE THE ROTOR WAS SMOKING HOT . I FELT THE HEAT OF THE CALIPERS FROM A COUPLE FEET AWA…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT DUE TO THE PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
BRAKE BEGAN TO GET HOT AND LOOSE POWER, THEN BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND SAW A SMALL FIRE . THE CALIPER GOT SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND THEN I CALLED ROAD SERVICE. THEY TOAD ME TO RV REPAIR CENTER. THEY SAID THAT CALIPER HAD GONE BAD AND SO I GOT THEM TO PUT A NEW ONE ON. REPAIR MAN SAID THAT THE CALIPER HAD RUST IN IT AND DID NOT LET THE PISTON RETRACT. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO GET SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2008. AFTER THIS WAS CORRECTED. I WAS TRAVELING TO A…
BRAKE BEGAN TO GET HOT AND LOOSE POWER, THEN BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND SAW A SMALL FIRE . THE CALIPER GOT SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND THEN I CALLED ROAD SERVICE. THEY TOAD ME TO RV REPAIR CENTER. THEY SAID THAT CALIPER HAD GONE BAD AND SO I GOT THEM TO PUT A NEW ONE ON. REPAIR MAN SAID THAT THE CALIPER HAD RUST IN IT AND DID NOT LET THE PISTON RETRACT. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO GET SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2008. AFTER THIS WAS CORRECTED. I WAS TRAVELING TO A…
WHILE DRIVING MY RV I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PARKED AND FOUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VERY HOT AND SMELLED OF BURNING MATERIAL. I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL COVERS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER WHO IN TURN ADVISED TO CALL THE AUTHORIZED WORKHOUSE DEALER IN TOWN WHO THEN ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY IN NEARBY CORPUS CHRISTI AND NOT DRIVE THE UNIT BUT HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED DOWN FOR SOME REASON AND NOT TO DRIVE IT FURTHER. I HAD THE U…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS, MODEL P32 (N/A). THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED ON A 2003 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PARK BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 70,914.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE COMPONENTS FAILED. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES EXHIBIT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES THAT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC DETERIORATION OF THE WHEEL END COMPONENTS SUCH AS BEARINGS, RACES, SPINDLES, KNUCKLES, SEALS, HUBS, ROTORS, PATCH BOLTS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ABS SENSORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,400.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2003: 3 complaints · 2004: 7 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2003
1
2
3
2004
1
5
7
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2003
21
0
1
2004
33
0
1
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
Equipment
Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Power Train
Service Brakes
Service Brakes, Air
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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0
0
0
0
1ODI 10246031 · 20,622 mi
WHILE DRIVING MY RV I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PARKED AND FOUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VERY HOT AND SMELLED OF BURNING MATERIAL. I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL COVERS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER WHO IN TURN ADVISED TO CALL THE AUTHORIZED WORKHOUSE DEALER IN TOWN WHO THEN ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY IN NEARBY CORPUS CHRISTI AND NOT DRIVE THE UNIT BUT HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED DOWN FOR SOME REASON AND NOT TO DRIVE IT FURTHER. I HAD THE U…
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Equipment
0
0
0
—
1ODI 10257518 · 23,000 mi
BRAKE BEGAN TO GET HOT AND LOOSE POWER, THEN BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND SAW A SMALL FIRE . THE CALIPER GOT SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND THEN I CALLED ROAD SERVICE. THEY TOAD ME TO RV REPAIR CENTER. THEY SAID THAT CALIPER HAD GONE BAD AND SO I GOT THEM TO PUT A NEW ONE ON. REPAIR MAN SAID THAT THE CALIPER HAD RUST IN IT AND DID NOT LET THE PISTON RETRACT. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO GET SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2008. AFTER THIS WAS CORRECTED. I WAS TRAVELING TO A…
BRAKE BEGAN TO GET HOT AND LOOSE POWER, THEN BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND SAW A SMALL FIRE . THE CALIPER GOT SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND THEN I CALLED ROAD SERVICE. THEY TOAD ME TO RV REPAIR CENTER. THEY SAID THAT CALIPER HAD GONE BAD AND SO I GOT THEM TO PUT A NEW ONE ON. REPAIR MAN SAID THAT THE CALIPER HAD RUST IN IT AND DID NOT LET THE PISTON RETRACT. CAUSING THE BRAKE TO GET SO HOT THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2008. AFTER THIS WAS CORRECTED. I WAS TRAVELING TO A…
WHILE DRIVING MY RV I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PARKED AND FOUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT VERY HOT AND SMELLED OF BURNING MATERIAL. I NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL COVERS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER WHO IN TURN ADVISED TO CALL THE AUTHORIZED WORKHOUSE DEALER IN TOWN WHO THEN ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY IN NEARBY CORPUS CHRISTI AND NOT DRIVE THE UNIT BUT HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED DOWN FOR SOME REASON AND NOT TO DRIVE IT FURTHER. I HAD THE U…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
4 mentions · 18.2% of complaints
Median mileage: 20,250 mi (4 usable records).
ODI 10160192 · 17,000 mi
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE ABS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A BRAKE TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED. NEITHER REMEDY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKE FUEL HEATS UP TO A BOILING PASTE CONSISTENCY AND CREATES AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO STICK. THERE IS A RECALL, 04V195000, FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE REMEDY ALSO DID NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM
ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED ALRIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION IN JAN '08. THE REPAIR FACILITY ADVISE THAT ALL THE BRAKES HAD BEEN OVERHEATED, FOUND CALIPERS SEIZING UP DAMAGED WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THEY REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ALSO DRILLED AND INSTALLED A GREASE FITTING ON THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL BELL CRANK TO PREVENT FUTURE SEIZING AND DAMAGE NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS. I HAVE THE DAMAGED PAR…
BRAKES FAILED, HAD TO BE TOWED TRAVELING IN ALABAMA. REPLACED DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER (2-3-09). REPLACED REAR BRAKES (8-13-09). FRONT BRAKES LOCKED , SMOKING,HAD TO BE TOWED. REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS, (2-26-10). OUT OF POCKET COST TO DATE $3720.75. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND THE BRAKES WERE BURNING. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE HUBS OF THE TIRES TO SEE IF THEY WERE HOT. AFTER INSPECTING THE HUBS, HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED NORMAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING COLUMN JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS TO THE RIGHT. HE MADE A U-TURN TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE STORAGE YAR…