2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow Brakes Problems

“November of 2008, I was driving through lake worth, florida when my front brakes on my 2002 Pace Arrow motor home started to heat up and smoke. Upon inspection I found the brakes red hot at the steer axle. While doing a internet search for parts,I found a rv blog site with over 80 pages of complaints about the w22 workhorse chassis which I have. I also learned about a recall by workhorse. After calling workhorse they told me the update had been done by the previous owner at 12,000 mi. It now has 17,000 mi. And I see the update didn't work. …”

“While driving on december 26,2007 we felt a drag on the unit and we were aware of an odor indicating something was hot. We stopped and checked into a campground. As we backed into the site and put on the brake it went to the floor, no brakes. Engine area we observed fluid was splattered under the hood. Brake fluid had blown out of the top of the brake fluid container. We were able to get into a garage on saturday 29th. And advised the the problem was with the calipers and that we needed new brake calipers and probably should replace the master cylinder. …”

“Customer claim about recall campaign work which was not properly completed and put him in precarious safety situations and cost him money. Customer wants concerns reviewed**cc the consumer stated the defect involved the brake caliper hanging in a partial apply position, which became extremely hot and caused severe damage to brake parts. The consumer stated the ABS light would illuminate. The consumer had been to several dealers and upon inspection it was discovered the rotors were cracked, on another occasion the driver side sensor was loose all of which was related to the recall.”

“The unit is topping out against the shocks when the vehicle goes over a series of bumps. It seems as if the unit is too light in the front end. There is a 14 foot overhang from the bumper to the center-rear axel. Wheel base is 228 inches and the total length of the coach is 37'11 . The braking system shakes like crazy and doesn't slow the unit down. This failure is random and there are no consistent conditions under which this failure occurs. The dealer has investigated this problem and cannot find anything wrong with the brakes.”