luvlabs wrote:
First off, you should file with NHTSA to record the defect.
Given that many motorhome owners have never driven vehicles with tow/haul mode capabilities and unfamiliar how it operates, why don't you post what you are doing to when you descend a hill in your 2016 Ford chassis motorhome? In my mind, operator unfamiliarity with operations are a big source of problems.
And before you ask, I've driven multiple vehicles made by GM, Ford, and Freightliner that all have Tow/Haul capabilities. I also read the posts by LVRVLURV on iRV2 and have to say that he has really no concept of troubleshooting a problem. Just hurling blame every time something doesn't work they way he expects it to.
So please tell us what you have done to test this alleged problem
with your motorhome.
I am not going to repeat what I said above for everyone that asks the same question. Therefore, I am copying it:
I traded a 2011 F53 in on this unit and the tow haul feature worked as described in the owner's manual. I currently own a 2013 F150 and the tow haul feature functions identically to the 2011 F53. I have been down 6-8 percent grades in the 2016 F53 with tow haul engaged at least 50 times usually various braking techniques and the transmission never downshifted once. Other owners have had similar experience with these unitsThis is the 3rd Ford I have owned with the tow haul function. The first two functioned exactly as stated in the owner's manual. I did some extensive testing with my F150 recently to confirm my recollection and documented the results on the irv2 Ford forum. I have driven the 2016 Winnebago 30T 7,000 thousand miles, which included mountain driving in Oregon, California, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada. I punched the tow haul button on almost every significant downgrade and watched the tachometer intently. The rpm increase was gradual and proportional to my speed increase as the coach free wheeled. I obviously braked when the downhill speed became excessive and all I saw on the tachometer was a gradual drop in rpm.
I filed a NHTSA complaint as did several other owners of these coaches. Incidentally, none of those testifying on the irv2 forum that there tow haul function was working owned a 2016 F53 with a gvwr of 16,000# or 18,000# with one exception. One of the newer units had a functional tow haul whether the switch was on or off. It was in tow haul all the time. I would not agree to this fix because it would adversely affect my fuel economy.
If this information does not convince any of you "experts" that I know what I am talking about, I give up.
