NHTSA Complaint #10135559 — 2001 WINNEBAGO BRAVE

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A RV, 2001 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WPF30W. THE IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN USE. THE ENGINE FAILURE THEN CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KICK IN AUTOMATICALLY. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST -2003, THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY -2005, AND THE THIRD IT OCCURRED WAS ON 9-5-2005. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT OCCURRED THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN THE SWITCH AND WHEN HE TOOK IT APART HE COULD TELL IT HAD MELTED. THE SECOND TIME THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG AT THE SWITCH HAD MELTED. *AK *MR