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1994 Winnebago Vectra 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 Mar 24, 2010
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 Feb 6, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Winnebago Vectra. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Suspension
Filed Mar 24, 2010
Crash reported

I OWN 1993 WINNEBAGO VECTRA AND IT HAD A RECALL ON THE FRONT AXLE. WE TOOK A LONG TRIP THIS LAST SUMMER AND HAD AN INCIDENT ON THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN IT WAS WINDY TOP SPEED WAS AROUND 30MPH VEHICE WAS TOTALY OUT OF CONTROL AND I CONSIDERED IT DANGEROUS. I LOST CONTROL TWICE AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL AND WAS ASKED TO CONTACT THE DEALER . I CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL THEY CLAIM MY VEHICLE IS PAST DUE. THEY CLAIM THAT RECALLS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. MY VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND IS RUNNING WITH A BAD RECALLED PART THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO DBE FIXED BY WINNEBAGO.

NHTSA ID
10321835
Incident
Apr 5, 2009
Mileage
81,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 22, 2008

THE GM P30 AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ON MY 1994 RV FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING ME TO A FULL STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANE. THE RV WOULD NOT MOVE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT JUST WENT ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE READ THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON TO THIS TYPE OF UNIT. MY RV HAS LESS THAT 40,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. GM DID A RECALL ON ONLY ONE COMPANY'S UNITS BUT LEFT THE REST OF US OUT IN THE COLD WITH AN LARGELY UN REPAIRABLE SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10228710
Incident
Apr 26, 2008
Mileage
33,520 mi
Body & structureTires & wheels
Filed Feb 6, 2006
Crash reported

DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 WINNEBAGO VECTRA, AND STATED THE SPRING ALIGNMENT WAS OFF BECAUSE THE MOUNTING HOLES FOR THE SPRINGS WERE DRILLED IN THE WRONG PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE TO BE OFF BY HALF AN INCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR END STUCK OUT A FOOT TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAUSED TWO BLOWOUTS AND RIM DAMAGE. ALSO, THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A TURN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FRAME AND NEW SLOTS WERE DRILLED AND THE AXLE WAS MOVED UP. THIS HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10149547
Incident
Sep 6, 2005
Mileage
49,297 mi

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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