1998 Winnebago Adventurer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Winnebago Adventurer, 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
- Engine233.3%
- Body & structure116.7%
- Brakes116.7%
- Electrical116.7%
- Tires & wheels116.7%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON A FORD CHASSIS, V10 TRITON ENGINE; IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN STORM, AIR FILTER GETS SATURATED WITH RAIN WHICH CAUSES FILTER TO GET CLOGGED UP, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN DON'T DRIVE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN.*AK THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. *YH
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE LAMINATION ON EACH SIDE NEAR THE REAR OF VEHICLE WAS PEELING OFF. CONSUMER FEARS THAT IF THE PEELING CONTINUES THE END CAPS THAT HOLD THE TWO CORNERS DOWN WILL EVENTUALLY SNAP OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE IN MOTION. SWITCH FAILED ON AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND LOCKUP. LUCKILY WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO PARKING AREA, COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH ZERO SHOULDER. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ADVENTURER STARTED AGAIN AFTER PULLING SOME OF THE FUSES WHICH WERE NOT BLOWN OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED AND STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE ALSO BLEWOUT. GOODYEAR, 1998, RADIAL TIRES, 245/70R19.5. THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THEY BLEWOUT. THESE WERE THE RECOMMENDED SIZE TIRE FOR THE WINNEBAGO. CONSUMER NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES BLEW A HOLE ON THE SIDEWALL ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES WIDE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE FROM GOODYEAR. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE TIRES BLEW OUT. *AK *NM
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .