1994 Winnebago Elante 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 1994 Winnebago Elante, 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
- Brakes266.7%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
AUTO PARK SYSTEM ON GM P30 CHASSIS IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE OR YOU HAVE NO PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR
MY MOTORHOME (1994 WINNEBAGO ELANTE) CONTAINS A P-30 CHASSIS. THE AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED. THE HYDRAULIC ASSIST ACTUATOR IS POWERED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH CONTAINS A VERY VERY SMALL RESERVOIR FOR THE PUMP. THE ACTUATOR LEAKS BADLY REQUIRING VERY FREQUENT ADDITIONS OF FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR. THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT IT COVERS ALL SURFACES UNDER THE MOTOROME WITH FLUID WHICH I AM SURE IS A FIRE HAZARD. CHEVROLET HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ACTUATOR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND THAT I SHOULD TRY TO GET A LOCAL SHOP TO REBUILD THE UNIT FOR ME. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED BY CHEVROLET THAT IF I LET THE FLUID RUN LOW ENOUGH, THE AUTOBRAKE WILL FAIL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE APPLIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS OF COURSE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS EVENT IF I WERE GOING SAY 60 MILES PER HOUR ? THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A WRECK OR AN INCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS VEHICLE DAMAGE; HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO ADD FLUID AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SUCKING IN AIR BUBBLES. THE RESERVOI CONTAINS ONLY ABOUT A QUART OR SO OF FLUID AND THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ADD FLUID ABOUT EVERY 50 MILES OR SO. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE SINCE THIS FLUID IS COATING THE EXHAUST PIPES AND MUFFLER UNDER THE MOTORHOME. ALSO I AM VERY UPSET WITH GENERAL MOTORS IN THAT THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ACTUATOR AND ABOVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN MISTAKE THAT THREATENS THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND POSSIBLY LIVES OF AN ON COMING VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. *LA
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
AUTO PARK SYSTEM ON GM P30 CHASSIS IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE OR YOU HAVE NO PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR
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 .