2010 Winnebago Journey 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 2010 Winnebago Journey, 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
- Exterior lighting133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Visibility133.3%
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
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME VERY CLOUDY AND ARE TURNING YELLOW DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE PLASTIC WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE FINE CRACKING OR CRAZING THROUGHOUT THE MATERIAL THAT CAN NOT BE POLISHED OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO CONTAIN THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION: DOT SAE AHR15PP2 99 HB3 TYC 20-6173 R & TYC 20-6174 L SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I CONTACTED WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES REGARDING REPLACEMENT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST, I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THEM. AS TIME GOES ON THE CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE WHICH IS IMPAIRING THE NIGHTTIME ROAD VISIBILITY AND VIEW OF THE TURN SIGNALS BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL USED FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE.
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS SUN BLOCKER SHADE WAS FRACTURED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IN ADDITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 07/18/11 *BF UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HOT WATER DID NOT WORK AND THE FRESH WATER SENSORS WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE, WHICH WAS GIVING A FALSE READING. THE FIREPLACE FAN WAS INOPERABLE AND THE CAP ON THE SEAT BELT WAS MISSING. UPDATED 02/06/12 UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS SUN BLOCKER SHADE WAS FRACTURED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IN ADDITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 07/18/11 *BF UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HOT WATER DID NOT WORK AND THE FRESH WATER SENSORS WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE, WHICH WAS GIVING A FALSE READING. THE FIREPLACE FAN WAS INOPERABLE AND THE CAP ON THE SEAT BELT WAS MISSING. UPDATED 02/06/12 UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN
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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