Well hear we are on our 3rd trip in our new coach and sad to say another design failure from Winnebago. At least I call it a design failure as the center of the rod is supported by a bracket that has 4 #10 screws that hold it into the celling of the closet. All four screws pulled out and the rod was sagging so when we took all our hanging close out I saw the problem. I moved the bracket a few inches and put the screws back in and took a spring rod, like for a shower curtian, and ran it from the floor of the closet to the flange around the bracket and tightened it up. I never had a problem in my 2000 Horizon after 13 years of service hauling the same load of clothes. So if you have a new Journey you may want to keep an eye out for the same thing.
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2014 Itasca Meridian 36M
2014 Honda CRV
If it was mine, I'd spend just a little time at the dealer and let him come up with a solution. Should that fail, I'd buy a nice clean 1X3, stain it red-brown, cut a 'vee' in the top and slide it into place. Betcha it lasts forever, and it'll be "case closed".
Thanks for the heads up. I just checked ours and still solid, but will keep an eye on it from time to time.
Mine too 16,000 miles many many campgrounds. Could it be a loading issure ?
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2012 Winnebago Journey 36M Cummins 360
2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited, Air Force One
277 Campgrounds, 1350 nights camping since 2009 and 61 K Winnebago miles
Mine too 16,000 miles many many campgrounds. Could it be a loading issure ?
Like I said I never had a problem with my 2000 Horizon after 13 years hauling the same load. Maybe the screws were just over tightened at the factory and stripped out so they didn't hold.
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2014 Itasca Meridian 36M
2014 Honda CRV
I have a 2013 Journey. 11,000+ miles and we took 3 trips this year with four of us, and most of our clothes on hangers, no problems. I will however keep an eye out for potential probs in this area. Thanks for posting.
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