NHTSA Complaint #10067980 — 2001 WORKHORSE P320032

MY ONE-MONTH-OLD 2001 WORKHORSE/CHEVROLET 18,000 GVW CHASSIS MOTORHOME HAD PARTIAL FAILURE OF ITS AUTOPARK BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WERE VERY UNSETTLING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. MY INSPECTION REVEALED LEAKING BRAKE/TRANS FLUID. PERSONALLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX BY ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN FITTINGS AND CONTINUALLY TOPPING OFF QUARTS OF ATF FLUID IN BRAKING SYSTEM UNTIL ABLE TO GET TO A REPAIR AGENCY IN ANCHORAGE, AK. NOW I HAVE COME TO REALIZE HOW LUCKY WE WERE THAT THE SYSTEM DID NOT LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED AND DANGEROUS STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. A SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM HAS WORKED OK SINCE,BUT I WISH TO EXPRESS SERIOUS CONCERN OVER THE DESIGN AND DURABILITY OF THIS (MOST UNUSUAL AND UNNECESSARILY COMPLEX) "SYSTEM"! I NO LONGER DRIVE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THIS SYSTEM'S DURABILITY.