Consumer Complaint Detail

WINNEBAGO / ADVENTURER / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000049490 Incident Date: Jun, 01 2000
Consumer's City: AMHERST Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Model Name: ADVENTURER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FCMF53S3XJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Please note the winnebago motorhome is on a 1999 ford super duty f chassis with a 6.8l v-10 engine. in a moderate to heavy rain the air filter becomes saturated with water causing the engine to run rough or stall. i have had the engine stall on a busy interstate highway going 60 mph. on several other occassions, i have had the engine start to run rough and cut out but was able to get off the highway before it stalled. ford acknowledged the problem to me in the fall of 1998 and said a fix would be available before the end of 1998. as of sept, 2000, no fix is available. in reviewing various motorhome magazines, based on readers comments, the problem is wide spread. i even had a ford technical rep tell me if he owned a motorhome with the problem, he wouldn't drive it in a heavy rain.