2008 Winnebago Vista 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 2008 Winnebago Vista, 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
- Body & structure150.0%
- Visibility150.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO VISTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME UNSCREWED FROM THE SHAFT AND CAUSED BOTH WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE SCREW AND 10 MILES LATER IT LOOSENED AGAIN CAUSING THE FAILURE TO RECUR. HE THEN DETACHED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM IN THE BUMPER HAD CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF IF HE HAD NOT REINFORCED IT WITH STEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,199. ..UPDATED 01/17/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WITH THE WIPER IS THERE IS A LACK OF ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THE MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS
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 2008 WINNEBAGO VISTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME UNSCREWED FROM THE SHAFT AND CAUSED BOTH WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE SCREW AND 10 MILES LATER IT LOOSENED AGAIN CAUSING THE FAILURE TO RECUR. HE THEN DETACHED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM IN THE BUMPER HAD CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF IF HE HAD NOT REINFORCED IT WITH STEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,199. ..UPDATED 01/17/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WITH THE WIPER IS THERE IS A LACK OF ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THE MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS
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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