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1997 Winnebago JOURNEY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1997 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering
1
Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly
1
Structure
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering1
Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly1
Structure1

Steering: 1; Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly: 1; Structure: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20022

2002: 2

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 8021125 · 2002-10-18 (October 18, 2002)

VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SINCE PURCHASE WITH 4,300 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREIGHTLINER DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. 8 ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE, GEARBOX, DIFFERENTIAL AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, WINNEBAGO INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. MR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8021125 at NHTSA ↗