Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Motor Home. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT DID NOT FULLY RELEASE. THE BRAKES GOT REAL HOT ,BOILING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GOING ALMOST TO FLOOR , CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING. IT RUINED THE BRAKE PADS, MELTED THE ABS SENSORS, AND RUINED THE BEARING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, PADS, BEARING AND ABS SENSORS. *TR
BRAKE CALIPERS DRAG, OVERHEAT, AND LOCK UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY LINKAGE BINDING, CAUSING INADEQUATE RELEASE OF CALIPERS. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP WITH MY MOTORHOME, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING ALL CALIPERS, AND PADS IN BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID ALSO BOILED. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES. *TR
THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ON MY 1998 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNCRUISER MOTORHOME. THE MOTORHOME WAS PARKED IN A FLAT PARKING LOT, PLACED IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET. AFTER ALL PERSONS EXITED THE MOTORHOME, IT ROLLED ACROSS THE FLAT PUBLIC PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER UNOCCUPIED CAR, CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PARKED CAR AND LEFT SIDE REAR DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME. NO PERSONS WERE HURT OR INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT AS BOTH VEHICLES LUCKILY WERE UNOCCUPIED. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE DID PAY FOR THE CLAIM TO THE VICTIMS CAR. THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING AS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. HAD THE MOTORHOME NOT HIT A PARKED CAR, IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED INTO THE STREET OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CHASSIS OF THE MOTORHOME WAS BUILT BY GM, AND THE FAILED SYSTEM IS PART OF THE CHASSIS ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND REPAIR. THE MOTORHOME WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP - BOB MCDORMAT CHEVROLET (614) 837-3421 FOR REPAIR PER GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. AFTER A $1575.00 REPAIR TO THE PARKING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM, THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN CAUSING THE MOTORHOME TO ROLL UNEXPECTEDLY. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE SECOND INCIDENT AS THE FOOT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WHICH DID HOLD THE MOTORHOME UNTIL THE TIRES COULD BE BLOCKED. PARTS WERE REPAIRED AND REPLACED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE SAVED BY MY FAMILY. GM CENTRAL CLAIMS UNIT IS INVESTIGATING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT HAVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE GM SERVICE BULLETINS DETAILING THIS PROBLEM - 010701, AND NHTSA BULLETIN # 626597. *NM
OUTER RUBBER ON INNER RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. 225/75R16, MOUNTED ON A WINNEBEGO, MOTOR HOME, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 15388 MILES. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING MOTOR HOME BUILT ON CHEVROLET CHASSIS IT HAD STARTED BOUNCING. PULLED OVER TO CHECK. NOTICED A VERY LARGE BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF TIRE, TOWARDS OUTSIDE ON THE LEFT REAR. REPLACED TIRE WITH THE SPARE. LT 245/75416 R4S ROAD TREK MOTOR HOME. *AK TIRE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT NOT COST WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT245/75R16 TIRE. *TT
SHIFT CONTROL CABLE LAYED AGAINST EGR TUBE AND MELTED CABLE, RESULTING IN SHIFT LEVER STICKING IN PARK POSITION.
REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY IS NOISY SINCE PURCHASED (REPLACED DUE TO NOISE). YH
REAR END RING AND PINION FAILED. YH
STARTER AND PARK SWITCH/RELAY CURCUIT FAILED. YH
EMISSION SENSOR FAILED. MJS
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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