Winnebago - Defective and Deceptive

[lostscout]

The decals on my 2014 Winnebago are failing. I asked Winnebago to replace them after my dealer (last year) said Winnebago said no. Well they also said no to my letter requesting help (yes, I am past the one year warranty). They just left a message on my phone no letter. As for the Decptive when I bought the RV new Winnebago advertised the motorhome had to battery shut offs (advertising in both on line and written info). The RV did not have both shut offs, and no they did not change their spec's, they only advertised both and now refuse to pay for the shut off they advertised but did not include. This will not be my last motorhome but deffinitely my last Winnebago.

[Pop-Pop_C]

Sorry for your experience. I have had nothing but positive response at the factory.
They fixed several things last year on the good will program. Maybe call the factory and make a appointment. Usually 6-8 weeks out. Good luck.
2013 journey 40U

[Bumpyroad]

rr2254545 wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
The current year model of your MH does not list separate disconnects. This is why you always find this disclaimer;

"Winnebago® reserves the right to change décor materials and specifications without notice or obligation". You won't win no matter what you do and you have no recourse except your purchasing power. All makers have this disclaimer.

As for the decals, if mine fall off today it's one less thing I will need to be concerned about.

x2

Is that all ?

yep, count your blessings.
bumpy

[rr2254545]

fla-gypsy wrote:
The current year model of your MH does not list separate disconnects. This is why you always find this disclaimer;

"Winnebago® reserves the right to change décor materials and specifications without notice or obligation". You won't win no matter what you do and you have no recourse except your purchasing power. All makers have this disclaimer.

As for the decals, if mine fall off today it's one less thing I will need to be concerned about.

x2

Is that all ?

[Effy]

rk911 wrote:

Effy wrote:
Sorry about your decals, but the shutoff is likely as a result of a recall from Ford on previous RV's using the F53 that the BCC can fail and leave you with no power to the chassis. During driving this could be catastrophic. So Ford no longer includes a shut off for the chassis batteries, only the house. So this is a Ford thing, not Winnie and it affects all manufacturers. They should update their documentation but I have seen a lot of gaps in every brands specs so nothing new here.

huh? our 2016 Itasca Suncruiser 38Q (Winnebago product) on the Ford F53 chassis has two battery shutoffs...one for the chassis and one for the coach...and they both work. :h

Maybe they fixed the issue. My 2012 had both, received a recall and they removed the chassis one. My 2013 does not have the chassis disconnect because of the recall. Perhaps by 2016 they worked it out. Point is, if it doesn't have one, it's not a "miss" on the build. In 2014 there is a reason it did not have one.

[fla-gypsy]

The current year model of your MH does not list separate disconnects. This is why you always find this disclaimer;

"Winnebago® reserves the right to change décor materials and specifications without notice or obligation". You won't win no matter what you do and you have no recourse except your purchasing power. All makers have this disclaimer.

As for the decals, if mine fall off today it's one less thing I will need to be concerned about.

[rk911]

Effy wrote:
Sorry about your decals, but the shutoff is likely as a result of a recall from Ford on previous RV's using the F53 that the BCC can fail and leave you with no power to the chassis. During driving this could be catastrophic. So Ford no longer includes a shut off for the chassis batteries, only the house. So this is a Ford thing, not Winnie and it affects all manufacturers. They should update their documentation but I have seen a lot of gaps in every brands specs so nothing new here.

huh? our 2016 Itasca Suncruiser 38Q (Winnebago product) on the Ford F53 chassis has two battery shutoffs...one for the chassis and one for the coach...and they both work. :h

[smacdiesel]

I think almost everything on a new class a rv is pretty much low quality, they look good new on the lot though. Bad investments for sure.

[Effy]

Sorry about your decals, but the shutoff is likely as a result of a recall from Ford on previous RV's using the F53 that the BCC can fail and leave you with no power to the chassis. During driving this could be catastrophic. So Ford no longer includes a shut off for the chassis batteries, only the house. So this is a Ford thing, not Winnie and it affects all manufacturers. They should update their documentation but I have seen a lot of gaps in every brands specs so nothing new here.