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2002 Winnebago Journey Dl Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Sep 16, 2007
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.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 15, 2002

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Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Winnebago Journey Dl. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

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Body & structure
Filed Sep 16, 2007
Fire reported

FIRE HAZARD ADD TO 10202950 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY D L,:, MODEL # 2002 WKP36GD, WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. CLIMBING THE 21 MILE GRADE WAS NO PROBLEM FOR THIS 330 CAT DIESEL, AT LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS OUT 4 INCHES. I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THE TURBO CHARGER HAD BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD COMING UP THE HILL SO AFTER SETTING THE PARK BRAKE I LET THE ENGINE IDLE WHILE I WENT TO THE REAR OF THE COACH TO RETRACT THE SLIDE, FORTUNATELY MY WIFE REMAINED IN FRONT. THE BEDROOM HAS NO WINDOW ON THE LEFT SO I SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL WHEN I PUSHED THE RETRACT SWITCH EXCEPT THE SLIDE DID NOT MOVE. MY WIFE INSTANTLY HOLLERED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE REAR LEFT SIDE. I RAN TO THE FRONT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WE BOTH EXITED IN A HURRY. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE REAR OF THE COACH GREY SMOKE WAS COMING OUT THE BACK PRETTY HEAVY. A TRUCK DRIVER HAD ALREADY STOPPED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM ME. HE RAN BACK TO HIS TRUCK AND CAME BACK WITH A LARGE, 30 OR 50 POUND EXTINGUISHER. MEANWHILE THINGS ARE HAPPENING FAST. A LOUD POP CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF A LOT OF AIR BEING RELEASED. THE FIRE ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND TURNED BLACK WITH SOME YELLOWISH BROWN SWIRLS. ANOTHER LOUD POP CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A COUPLE OF QUARTS OF A BROWNISH CLEAR, OILY LIQUID DUMPED ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ANOTHER LOUD WOOSH WAS HERD, THE SMOKE GOT LIGHTER IN COLOR AND STARTED TO DECREES. THE LARGE EXTINGUISHER HAD DONE ITS JOB AND COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE TOTAL TIME INVOLVED FROM THE TIME I PUSHED THE RETRACT SWITCH TO THE FINAL BLAST OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NO MORE THAN 2 OR 3 MINUTES BUT SERIOUS DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10203138
Incident
Sep 12, 2007
Mileage
50,000 mi
Fuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Sep 13, 2007
Fire reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS PROTRUDING APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES. HE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE SLIDE AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHIN ONE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE HYDRAULIC LINES RUNNING ACROSS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HYDRAULIC LINE BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE ENGINE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

NHTSA ID
10202950
Incident
Sep 12, 2007
Mileage
50,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 1, 2003

MICHELIN BRAND NEW TIRES MANUFACTURED IN 2000. CONSUMER HAD A BLOW OUT AT 17,000, AND TWO MORE AT 21,000. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER'S REAR INSIDE TIRE SPLIT 8 INCHES, CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE OCCURRED AT 65 MPH. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS THE THIRD TO BLOW OUT AT 50 MPH. *AK CONSUMER WOULD LIKE MICHELIN TO REIMBURSE HIM A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR OUT OF POCKET COST. *PH

NHTSA ID
10042049
Mileage
16,500 mi
Visibility
Filed May 30, 2003

DASHBOARD REFLECTION, GLARE ONTO DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. THE REFLECTION COMES OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE CONSOLE. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE SUN IN FRONT AND LEFT OF CENTER THE REFLECTION OFF OF THE DASH WASHES OUT THE MIRROR SO YOU CAN NOT SEE WHAT IS IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS ON A 2002 JOURNEY. ADVENTURER, OR OTHER WINNWBAGO MOTORHOMES. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN AN ONLINE RV GROUP AND THE RESPONSES FROM RV OWNERS SHOW THIS TO BE A CONDITION PREVELENT IN WINNEBAGO, AND A HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES WEB DISCUSSION HTTP://IRV2.INFOPOP.CC/6/UBB.X?. A=TPC&S=8076099152&F=2486094452&M=7356098233. *AK

NHTSA ID
10020744
Incident
May 9, 2002
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 2, 2002

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT BELT IS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY. *JG TS

NHTSA ID
8023485
Mileage
6,000 mi
Body & structureSteering
Filed Oct 15, 2002

THE CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TURN COACH'S STEERING WHEEL UP TO 4 INCHES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BEFORE THE FRONT WHEELS WILL MOVE. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO INSTALLED A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MR CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK PASSED ON THE LEFT THE WIND TURBULENCE PUSHED THE COACH TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING TO SCRAPE THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE COACH ON THE GUARDRAIL. *YH

NHTSA ID
8020859
Incident
Oct 1, 2002

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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