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2002 Itasca Suncruiser Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 19, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Itasca Suncruiser, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Visibility150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I PURCHASED MY RV IN 2004 AND IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. LATER THAT YEAR I FOUND OUT IT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO A RECOMMENDED DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 (25,760 MILES) AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK. I DO NOT RECALL IF THEY DID ANYTHING OR NOT. I AGAIN TOOK IT FOR SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 2006 (39,000 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THE DISCS WERE SCORED AND CRACKED BUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE OK. LAST SPRING IN MARCH 2007 ((50,000 MILES) I TOOK IT IN FOR ANOTHER CHECKUP AND WAS AGAIN TOLD THE DISCS WERE IN BAD SHAPE SO I AUTHORIZED A FULL BRAKE JOB. (ABOUT $2000 IF I RECALL CORRECTLY BUT I HAVE FULL DOCS AND CAN FIND THEM IF NECESSARY) I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THERE IS AN APPARENT GENERIC PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKING SYSTEMS AND THEY ARE FAILING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. I NOW HAVE 62,000 MILES ON IT AND AM CONCERNED I WILL HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $2000 SOON. *TR

NHTSA ID 10215435 · filed Jan 19, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

1) THE MANUFACTURE, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, EQUIPPED THE DRIVER "COCKPIT" OF THE VEHICLE WITH THERMOPANE WINDOWS WITH AN IDENTIFIED WEAKNESS. THE SEALS IN THE WINDOWS ARE INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN SEAL INTEGRITY, THUS ALLOWING AIR INFILTRATION. SAID AIR INFILTRATION CAUSED FOGGING OF THE GLASS, AND AN ACCUMULATION OF CONDENSATION WITHIN THE GLASS. 2) THE FOGGING AND ASSOCIATED CONDENSATION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT FOR THE OPERATOR. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISIBILITY IS GREATLY HAMPERED, WHICH IN A MOTORHOME IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. 3) THE ONLY KNOWN SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE EFFECTED WINDOWS. *JB

NHTSA ID 10184067 · filed Mar 2, 2007

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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