Winnebago is recalling 114 my 2008 view, my 2009 era, and my 2008 itasca navion class c motor homes built on sprinter chassis and equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. The crankshaft sensor in certain diesel engines could fail due to separation of bond wires...
Engine & cooling
Itasca Navion Engine problems by year
11 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Itasca Navion's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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Cpsc: 2015 itasca navion: consumer stated there was an issue with carbon monoxide. *Ss the consumer stated he purchased a motor home. At the time., The generator was inoperable. When he picked the motor home up, he noticed the exhaust pipe was located behind the back wheel and under an awning. The consumer was concerned about carbon monoxide when using the generator. *Jb
The exhaust system fell off our new motor home while traveling 55mph on a relatively smooth interstate highway in good weather. We heard a loud thump and felt the back of the vehicle lurch upward and pulled over immediately. The entire exhaust system (about 14 feet of steel) was in the middle of the single lane of traffic about 200 yards back. I was able to remove the debris before any following drivers struck the debris. The inner tire of the right duals was damaged with a deep gouge, down to the level of the...
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steel cords, posing threat of a blowout. The exhaust system crushed into the onan propane generator that sits behind the right duals. Fortunately, the propane system remained intact, but had it been breached, there would be obvious risk of explosion/fire. We initially assumed we hit something, or ran over something, but there was no visible damage anywhere on the vehicle to support that hypothesis. It appears the exhaust hanger system failed.
Consumer writes in regards to early failures on mercedes 642 v6 engine *tgw the consumer purchased a winnebago navion motorhome which came equipped with an engine manufactured by mercedes. The consumer stated the rv started to shift in a strange manner after a few hundred miles, then after a thousand miles, the shifting became very erratic, so the consumer did mostly manually shifting. After the egr was replaced, the rv shifted fine. However, at 23,576 miles, the power steering pump failed and two pins the held the pump in place failed. *Jb
The turbo resonators on 2002-2007, 2.7 Mercedes benz diesel engines are defective! I am on my third one, and I only have 15,000 miles on my engine, which is in a 2007 itasca navion motor home. When they go out on the interstate, you are put in a very dangerous situation because you cannot go over 45 mph, and you're life is put in danger. I have emailed mercedes benz/dodge/winnebago and they say they don't have a problem, but they do!! I have gone online searching out this defect and could not believe the number...
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of people who have experienced this same life or death situation, due to their turbo resonator going bad. It seems that this warrants a recall, to fix this dangerous defective product and we need your intervention.. There is a company that makes a replacement turbo resonator and guarantees it for the life of the engine, but mercedes benz nor dodge will put it on, instead they keep replacing it with one that will not withstand the vibration and heat of the turbo.So, in about 4000 miles, when it goes out again, I pray I can get off the road safely, then hope there's a dodge dealer close by to repair it quickly. Please help us before we might become a highway statistic. [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
I have a 2007 itasca navion with a 2.7 Mercedes benz diesel engine on a dodge sprinter chassis. This past saturday, may 29, 2010, I had to take my rv into kings dodge to have my third resonator replaced because when one goes out, you cannot go over 45 mph on the interstate, and this is dangerous. My rv only has 15,649 miles on it!, So I think that a recall needs to be made, by you, so mercedes benz corrects this resonator problem. I got online with this problem and could not believe the number of resonator complaints there were. Thank you for your help.. *Tr
2008 Itasca motor home has transmission problems. *Nj the consumer stated on 3 occasions, the transmission has shifted in a manner that it temporarily locked up the driveline accompanied by a loud noise. The engine also exceeded 3000 rpm's before shifting into high gear. At around 1500 rpm, the transmission would sometimes grab then release and grab again upon acceleration. The transmission was worse when it was warm. From idle, the engine was sometimes very slow to respond.*Jb
Cracked turbo resonator tube results in loss of power. Vehicle goes into "limp home mode" resulting in vehicle slow down and speed below posted minimums, particularly on uphill expressway grades. *Tr
Cracked turbo resonator tube results in loss of power. Vehicle goes into "limp home mode" resulting in vehicle slow down and speed below posted minimum on uphill expressway grades. *Tr
The turbo resonator/manifold of my itasca navion motorhome failed causing immediate loss of power and inability to shift the transmission. This failure is caused by a crack in the plastic resonator part. When thefailure occurs (randomly) the immediate loss of power may place the moving vehicle in danger of being rear ended or head on collision if in the act pf passing another vehicle. There are many cases of this failure reported on the internet at "topix" and "dodge forum". I am unable to get any support or help...
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from the vehicle manufacturer (winnebago itasca) or from dodge customer service. The failure is epidemic and becoming a hazard unless a fix is designed to retrofit this failing part. Please advise as to what actions I can take as a consumer and what actions if any that the nhtsa can take. Thankyou *tr
While driving on the expressway in my 2007 itasca navion, the turbo resonator failed. That caused the speed to drop quickly to 40 mph. I nearly avoided an accident with a truck that was behind me. The part is made of plastic and is in a hot environment. The seams separate and causes the vehicle to go into limp home mode. This defect has been discussed widely in several internet forums. The part was replaced by a dodge sprinter dealer and the parts man said that they have replaced many of them. *Tr
Dodge sprinter it is a winnebago navion (motor home) the turbo resonator failed and I was on the interstate and I lost a lot of power on a hill it was very dangerous to drive because of loss of power. *Nm
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