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2000 Winnebago Brave SE 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 Jun 5, 2012
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 2000 Winnebago Brave SE, 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

  • Brakes2100.0%

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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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WINNEBAGO BRAVE SE RV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A LACK OF BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN BRAKING POWER AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE IT HAD OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000 AND THE CURRENT 600,800.

NHTSA ID 10460658 · filed Jun 5, 2012

2000 WINNEBAGO BRAVE SE ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE SMOKING AND THE BRAKES WERE SOMEWHAT NON-EXISTENT. THE CONSUMER ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO COOL OFF SO HE COULD PROCEED TO A NEARBY CAMP SITE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKES WERE DRAGGING AND SUFFERED SEVERE HEAT DAMAGE, WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH CALIPERS AND PADS, PLUS THE TURNING OF THE ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN A MORE AGGRESSIVE MANNER, THE LEFT FRONT OF THE RV SEEMED TO BE DRAGGING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOWING SERVICE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD SMELL THE BRAKES. AFTER THE RV WAS HOOKED UP TO THE TOW TRUCK, HE OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE ABS SENSOR MELTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID 10341173 · filed Jun 30, 2010

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.

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Data sources

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