Consumer Complaint Detail

WINNEBAGO / BRAVE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037437 Incident Date: Sep, 04 2005
Consumer's City: MARINA DEL REY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Model Name: BRAVE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5B4LP57G213 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the vehicle is a rv, 2001 winnebago brave wpf30w. the ignition switch overheated and caused the engine to shut down while in use. the engine failure then caused the emergency brake to kick in automatically. this happened three times while the consumer was driving. the first time it occurred was in august -2003, the second time it happened in january -2005, and the third it occurred was on 9-5-2005. the most recent time it occurred the consumer was almost in a serious accident. the consumer had the vehicle repaired multiple times. the ignition switch was replaced after the first time. the second time they replaced the wiring harness to the ignition switch. currently, they are getting ready to replace the ignition switch again. when the switch was replaced the first time the consumer was given the switch and when he took it apart he could tell it had melted. the second time the wiring harness plug at the switch had melted. *ak *mr