2002 Workhorse P320032 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 2002 Workhorse P320032, 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
- Brakes1381.3%
- Electrical318.8%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE ROAD. 60MPH ON I-65 NORTH BOUND SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN KY. TIRE BLEW BEFORE WE STOPPED - AS RESULT ? -ONE ON THE REAR DUALLY, (WE HAD PLANNED TO REPLACE TIRES WHEN WE GOT HOME) HAD TO DISCONNECT PARKING BRAKE ON SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MILEAGE ON ODOMETER APPROX 37,000. LIMPED ON SHOULDER 15 MILES INTO BOWLING GREEN AND LEFT VEHICLE AT CAMPING WORLD. HAD ALL NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND RETURNED FOLLOWING WEEK TO DRIVE HOME TO MICHIGAN WITH AUTO PARK SYSTEM DISCONNECTED. USING WHEEL CHOCKS NOW. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A BETTER PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AS THESE ARE A KNOWN ONGOING ISSUE.
2002 MOTOR HOME WORKHORSE CHASSIS P30. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION #51101-C *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE RV WAS BUILT DURING THE CORRECT PERIOD. *JB
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON VACATION IN OCT. OF 2013, IN OUR 2002 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER, ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS, MADE BY GM, WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION IN ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA TO GET SOME GAS. WHEN WE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, NO JUICE TO DASH OR STARTER-WE WERE DEAD IN THE WATER! HAD IT TOWED TO GREENSBORO, NC. AT THE GM RV GARAGE, THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH IN, AND SAID THAT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WORKHORSE RV. WE SPENT $600.00 OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET ! WE ALSO HAD TO STAY THERE FOR 3 DAYS OUT OF OUR TRIP. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NAPA PART # KS6805. *TR
IGNITION SWITCH MELTED,STRANDING MY WIFE AND I IN THE ENTRANCE OF A KOA. MOTOR HOME WAS LOCKED DOWN, BRAKES WOULDN'T RELEASE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. CALLED GOOD SAM CLUB, A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HOT WIRE THE COMPUTER AND GET US OFF THE ROAD. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A WIRING KIT UPDATE I HAD TO PURCHASE. WORK HORSE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO 2004 WHEN A CORRECTION MEMO WAS WRITTEN. AFTER 3 DAYS AND A COST OF 754 DOLLARS THE MOTOR HOME IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN. *TR
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
Data on this page last refreshed .