2003 Winnebago Adventurer Brakes Problems

“I have experienced brake drag for a third time on my motor home and am filing a third complaint. Travel was on level roads in urban area traffic (low speed stop and go) when the front brakes began to drag. I found a safe place to pull off the road surface and had to wait hours for the brakes to cool down. I was able to proceed home by being very cautious with applying brakes and avoiding any congested areas. …”

“While traveling on the highway I could not go any faster than 40 MPH. The ABS warning light then lit up on the instrument panel of my motorhome with a workhorse w-20 chassis. I then began to smell burning brakes. I then slowed and traveled a mile or so to the nearest exit. While on the exit ramp I lost all brakes, the pedal going to the floor. As I was not going very fast, I used the transmission to slow down and pull onto the shoulder. …”

“My 2003 Winnebago Adventurer 38g with workhorse chassis had a rear brake failure that was identical to brake failures covered by a workhorse recall through the 2002 models. After considerable correspondence with workhorse & finally with Winnebago, workhorse reluctantly agreed to pay 1/2 of the cost. On january 19, 2009, the front brakes failed on this same motor home. I am now looking at over $2,000 in repairs. It is suppose to be completed by coggin chevrolet at the avenues, jacksonville, fl. On monday, january 26, 2009. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Winnebago Adventurer. While driving 40 MPH, the brake calipers began to stick when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure caused other braking issues. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the heat from the brakes was over 1,000 degrees. The repair would cost approximately $4,000. The contact is contemplating on whether or not to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 40,000.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Winnebago Adventurer rv. The contact stated that the caliper on the front brakes locked up. Workhorse chassis issued recall number 50901-c and stated that the parts would not be available until the fall of 2009. The contact was advised to bring in the vehicle for a brake replacement if any failures began to occur. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they currently do not want to replace the brakes. The failure mileage was 18,000.”