2011 Winnebago Itasca 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 2011 Winnebago Itasca, 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
- Electrical150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
2011 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HE USED THE TRICKLE CHARGER TO START THE RV, AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, IF THE UNIT DID NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR AND DID NOT NOTICE THE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM FALLING OUT OF THE UNIT AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS. HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIANS TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND WHY THE TRICKLE CHARGER DID NOT WORK, IF THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS ON A SEPARATE CHARGER THAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER WIRED THE CHASSIS BATTERY INTO THE CHARGING SYSTEM, BECAUSE VARIOUS SYSTEMS ON THE UNIT COULD DRAIN THE CHASSIS BATTERY EVEN IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED USING THE DISCONNECT SWITCH AND THE STEPS WORKED SOLELY FROM POWER PROVIDED BY THE CHASSIS BATTERY... UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 04/18/13
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
2011 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HE USED THE TRICKLE CHARGER TO START THE RV, AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, IF THE UNIT DID NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR AND DID NOT NOTICE THE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM FALLING OUT OF THE UNIT AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS. HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIANS TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND WHY THE TRICKLE CHARGER DID NOT WORK, IF THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS ON A SEPARATE CHARGER THAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER WIRED THE CHASSIS BATTERY INTO THE CHARGING SYSTEM, BECAUSE VARIOUS SYSTEMS ON THE UNIT COULD DRAIN THE CHASSIS BATTERY EVEN IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED USING THE DISCONNECT SWITCH AND THE STEPS WORKED SOLELY FROM POWER PROVIDED BY THE CHASSIS BATTERY... UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 04/18/13
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
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