27 of the 103 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Motor Home are about the braking system — 26% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1997.
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Complaints
26%
Share of all complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT DID NOT FULLY RELEASE. THE BRAKES GOT REAL HOT ,BOILING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GOING ALMOST TO FLOOR , CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING. IT RUINED THE BRAKE PADS, MELTED THE ABS SENSORS, AND RUINED THE BEARING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, PADS, BEARING AND ABS SENSORS.
NHTSA complaint #10316696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE CALIPERS DRAG, OVERHEAT, AND LOCK UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY LINKAGE BINDING, CAUSING INADEQUATE RELEASE OF CALIPERS. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP WITH MY MOTORHOME, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING ALL CALIPERS, AND PADS IN BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID ALSO BOILED. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10219135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ON MY 1998 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNCRUISER MOTORHOME. THE MOTORHOME WAS PARKED IN A FLAT PARKING LOT, PLACED IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET. AFTER ALL PERSONS EXITED THE MOTORHOME, IT ROLLED ACROSS THE FLAT PUBLIC PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER UNOCCUPIED CAR, CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE PARKED CAR AND LEFT SIDE REAR DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME. NO PERSONS WERE HURT OR INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT AS BOTH VEHICLES LUCKILY WERE UNOCCUPIED. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE DID PAY FOR THE CLAIM TO THE VICTIMS CAR. THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING AS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. HAD THE MOTORHOME NOT HIT A PARKED CAR, IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED INTO THE STREET OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CHASSIS OF THE MOTORHOME WAS BUILT BY GM, AND THE FAILED SYSTEM IS PART OF THE CHASSIS ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND REPAIR. THE MOTORHOME WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP - BOB MCDORMAT CHEVROLET (614) 837-3421 FOR REPAIR PER GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. AFTER A $1575.00 REPAIR TO THE PARKING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM, THE PARKING GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN CAUSING THE MOTORHOME TO ROLL UNEXPECTEDLY. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE SECOND INCIDENT AS THE FOOT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WHICH DID HOLD THE MOTORHOME UNTIL THE TIRES COULD BE BLOCKED. PARTS WERE REPAIRED AND REPLACED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE SAVED BY MY FAMILY. GM CENTRAL CLAIMS UNIT IS INVESTIGATING THESE INCIDENTS, BUT HAVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE GM SERVICE BULLETINS DETAILING THIS PROBLEM - 010701, AND NHTSA BULLETIN # 626597.
NHTSA complaint #10165303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
AUTO PARK BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE ON INCLINE. WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK THE BRAKE IS SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE. IT DOES ENGAGE, BUT FAILS TO HOLD ON HILLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE TRY TO PARK ON A SLOPE. I USE A SET OF WHEEL CHOCKS TO HELP KEEP THE MOTORHOME FROM ROLLING.
NHTSA complaint #10040948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC
96 P-30 CHEVROLET: AUTO PARKING BRAKE,THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE IS UNRELIBLE AND DANGERS.NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS,BUT ALSO TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND IT, AS THIS AUTO BRAKE SYS WILL LOCK UP AND THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IT.
NHTSA complaint #10007997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC
CHEVROLET MOTORHOME AUTO-PARK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10000622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
THE CONSUMER STATES HE FIRST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE, THEN THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE IN REVERSE, THE AUTO PARK LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF/EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AGAIN, AND THE AUTO PARK FAILED TO RELEASE IN AN IDENTICAL MANNER AS ABOVE, WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER; THERE WAS A FAILED PRESSURE SENSOR AND INDICATED THAT A TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE HAD ALLOWED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE BRAKE DRUM AREA. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS RELIABLY REPAIRED AND TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY COSTS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE INCURRED HAD GM BEEN BEEN FORTHCOMING WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION. (MOTORHOME ON A 228 P-30 CHASSIS) *SCC
NHTSA complaint #567783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THIS FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE IS MOUNTED UPON A SHEET METAL BRACKET. THE BRACKET HAS NO LATERAL RESTRAINT. THIS LACK OF A LATERAL RESTRAINT PERMITS THE BRACKET TO BEND TO THE LEFT WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. SUFFICIENT PRESSURE CANNOT BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SUFFICIENTLY SET THE PARKING BRAKE ON HILLS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY USED AS A BACKUP DEVICE FOR STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICEMAN. HE AGREED THAT A LATERAL RESTRAINT WAS NEEDED BUT THAT IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH MANUFACTURER AND NOT THAT OF CHEVROLET, THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED THE COACH MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMPLETE CHEVROLET DESIGN, NOT INTENDED TO BE MODIFIED BY THE COACH MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET,, FILE # 06531447 (MR. ROBB CHIODO). MR. CHIODO INFERRED SINCE THE BRAKE MECHANISM HAD BEEN BUILT AS DESIGNED BY CHEVROLET THEN IT MUST BE OK AND THAT HE COULD DO NOTHING. HE COULD NOT REFER ME TO ANYONE IN THE COMPANY THAT COULD BE OF ANY HELP. MR. CHIODO SUGGESTED TO ME THAT IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN THEN I SHOULD SEEK OUT A THIRD PARTY ON MY OWN WHO COULD BEEF UP THE ASSEMBLY. I STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME BUT HE EXPRESSED NO FURTHER INTEREST IN THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME, I IGNORE USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHOCK THE WHEELS ON ALL BUT THE LEVELIST OF SURFACES. I AM A GRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. I COULD RECOMMEND A MODIFICATION THAT COULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BUT I SEE IT AS A MANUFACTURER FIRST RESPONSIBILITY RATHER THAN THAT OF A CONSUMER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON HIS OWN.
NHTSA complaint #759427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT GEAR INTO PARK WHEN HE NOTICED THE MOTOR HOME STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, DEALER FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PARKING GEAR, THE PARK GEAR ONLY ACTIVATES THE PARKING BRAKE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #554653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT GEAR INTO PARK WHEN HE NOTICED THE MOTOR HOME STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, DEALER FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PARKING GEAR, THE PARK GEAR ONLY ACTIVATES THE PARKING BRAKE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #554653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAS A 1997 VEHICLE . BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A PLASTIC TOP THAT LEAKED FLUID, AND EVENTUALLY HAD NO BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #870020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER HAS A 1997 VEHICLE . BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A PLASTIC TOP THAT LEAKED FLUID, AND EVENTUALLY HAD NO BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #870020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO ACTIVATE. MJS
NHTSA complaint #548097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK, RESULTING IN ODOR.
NHTSA complaint #548030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #544623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, LOCKING THE PARKING BRAKE SO THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED FOR A STOP AND GO LIGHT.......FORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS CERTAIN TO HAPPEN, AND HAD WE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE VEHICLE WAS HAULED ON A FLATBED WRECKER TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHO "REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH FOR PARKING BRAKE REFILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CLEANED EXCESS FLUID OFF". THIS TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN OCTOBER 1998 AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER APPROX 52,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #705147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FADED GOING DOWN HILL
NHTSA complaint #532919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THE INTERIOR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND HEAT FROM THE OVER HEATED BRAKE PADS WITHIN THE UNIT.
NHTSA complaint #522533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPER FROZE IN A LOCKED POSITION PULLING, COACH TO THE RIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #513734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
RETURN SPRING ON THE PARKING BRAKE BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #483660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.