2005 Workhorse W22 Brakes Problems

“Workhorse has a safety recall on the brake system on certain motor homes. My motor home is part of the recall. Last week my brakes overheated and I had no brakes. I called Workhorse and they agreed that the failure was due to the recall. However,during the repair process they are saying certain parts are maintenanence parts and are the customers responsibility even though the failure was due to excessive heat buildup. An example is the brake fluid, which brakes down under high heat conditions. …”

“I had new tires put on this motorhome and the mechanic showed me front rotors were both cracked and reminded me of the bosch caliper recall. I checked my VIN # on Workhorse web site and it showed the recall for my chassis. I took it to bob stall chevrolet in san diego to handle the recall. I was informed Workhorse denied the rotors were damaged by the possibility of the calipers not releasing and overheating and cracking the rotors. I have never even smelt hot brakes on this motorhome since I have owned it. I was surprised to see cracked rotors especially this size of rotors. …”

“Took a trip in my 2006 motorhome on a 2005 Workhorse w-22 chassis. While in stop and go traffic on the interstate the brake pedal seemed to climb higher the more times it was depressed.. After several miles of this I could smell burnt brake pad. Upon getting out of traffic the problem went away and the pedal returned to normal height. 1 week later the same thing occurred on the return trip, also I could feel the brakes dragging. The unit had 2,700 miles on it at the time. Placed unit in Workhorse chassis dealer for repair on 10/23/07. …”

“I have a 2005 motorhome on a Workhorse chassis which is involved with the bosch zops & zoht brake recall. Our motorhome has 18,500 miles on it. On 10 sep 2009 we had the left front brake stick & overheat about 6-8 miles from home. After calling Workhorse for assistance I decided to have the brakes checked. Both front calipers were sticking. The left front rotor had heat damage & brake pad transfer on the rotor. The right front rotor had many small heat cracks with one large radial crack across & through the entire braking surface and also had brake pad transfer on the rotor. …”

“Letter from congressman davis on behalf of constituent requesting a recall on his 2006 fleetwood that he purchased from rv service & accessories of tennessee (DOT/I 2010-2160-respond to rockwood, tn office) the consumer experienced complete brake failure at 11,990 miles. The consumer stated other chassis models were recalled, but not his model.”