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2005 Winnebago Journey Electrical system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
67%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
2,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Winnebago Journey, 67% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,000 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Multiple electrical fire hazards, questionable relationship with battery failure, in coach portion (not drive train) of 2005 Winnebago Journey, starting approximately august 20, 2005, and with visible fireball in inverter/charger on october 20, 2005.”

NHTSA complaint #10140765, filed 2005-10, 1,400 miles

“2005 Winnebago Journey motor home dashboard caught on fire while driving. When the fire occurred white smoke and flames were coming from the dash area. The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher. The dash area was melted and no one inside the vehicle was injured. The consumer believes the fire was caused by the air conditioner or heater motor fan. The consumer also explained that the rv was supposed to have safety feature which would prevent this type of failure but obviously they did not work.”

NHTSA complaint #10122627, filed 2005-05, 2,000 miles

“The contact stated the medallion instrumentation center was not readable due to improper back lighting. The dealership was unable to assist because the part was not made by the vehicle manufacturer. Updated 9/13/2006 - the consumer has order a updated read out unit from medallion and will pay extra to have it installed. The consumer mentioned that the manufacturer was aware of the problem at least a year ago.”

NHTSA complaint #10166973, filed 2006-08, 10,000 miles

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005467%
2004218%

Other parts of the 2005 Winnebago Journey

Engine cooling
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Winnebago Journey

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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