2003 Winnebago Brave Brakes Problems

“I purchased a new Winnebago Brave motorhome in 2003 with a workhorse chassis. In october of 2006 I began feeling the steering wheel shake when I applied the brakes to the motorhome. I removed the front wheels and discovered huge cracks in the disc brake rotors. I replaced the front disc brake rotors and the disc pads on 10-31-2006 (I have receipt). I also discovered, while replacing the brake parts, that the calipers were binding at the slide pin. I cleaned the pins and applied some white lithium grease so the calipers would move smoothly again. …”

“While driving my 2003 Winnebago on a workhorse chassis through austin texas on a high traffic evening I had a bad overheating problem in the front brakes to the point that both wheels were smoking. I pulled off the road and waited hours for the brakes to release so that I could proceed to my destination. After reading the blogs on various sites I am sure that I am experiencing the same problem that other workhorse chassis owners are having. I know that I am looking at a big repair bill that will not necessarily solve my problem... Please lets get to the bottom of this situation. …”

“The contact stated while traveling 50 MPH, the parking brake warning light illuminated. The automatic parking brake failed, locked up and would not disengage. The brake was attempted to activate while the vehicle was in motion. The service dealer and manufacturer were notified.”

“The contact 2003 Winnebago Brave class a. The contact stated that after parking his vehicle he applied the parking brake. After exiting the vehicle he noticed that it started to roll backwards. He immediately got back into the vehicle and depressed on the brakes. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the switch for the parking brake was blown and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 55,018. The current mileage was approximately 55,518.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Winnebago Brave. The contact stated that there was a defect with the workhorse chassis. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact heard a loud squealing noise and the brakes locked abruptly. Prior to this failure, the ABS warning light illuminated on the instrument panel and remained so until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the malfunction was related to the bosh brake calipers. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was excluded from the recall, although the failures were identical. …”