Kevin Means
Site Team
We just purchased a 2011 Winnebago Tour 42QD, which has three slideouts that are manufactured by PowerGear. We are encountering an occasional problem with two of the slideouts (the full-wall slide and the right/front passenger slide). I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problem, and if so, what did you do to fix it. The problem I'm about to describe happens about every other time I use the slides.
When I'm putting the slide OUT and it reaches its full extension, the control panel will sometimes give me a Fault Code (5 repeating red LED flashes). When this happens, I am unable to bring the slide IN in the normal manner. The operator's manual says it's a "Major Fault" that has something to do with the wiring to the motors. The manual also instructs me to remove the affected slide's control panel from the wall, push the "Reset" button on the back of the circuit board and then simultaneously push the IN and OUT buttons to bring the slideout back in. You have to do this for each malfunctioning slide.
From what I can tell, this "Reset" process bypasses the sensors that are supposed to monitor the position of the slide while it's in motion, to ensure that it retracts evenly. Could the sensors be part of the problem? The problem occurs whether the engine is running or off. It occurs when the coach is plugged into shore power or when it's on batteries. The batteries are showing a full charge.
It appears that the previous owner was using this "Reset" process on a routine basis, because when I removed the screws that hold the control panels to the wall, they were loose and there were multiple sets of holes for each panel. Has anyone experienced this type of fault with PowerGear slides? Does anyone have any idea why this is happening, and what (if anything) I could do to fix it? I'm not opposed to taking the coach in to be worked on, but if there was something I could do to fix it, I'd like to give that a try first.
Thanks
Kev
When I'm putting the slide OUT and it reaches its full extension, the control panel will sometimes give me a Fault Code (5 repeating red LED flashes). When this happens, I am unable to bring the slide IN in the normal manner. The operator's manual says it's a "Major Fault" that has something to do with the wiring to the motors. The manual also instructs me to remove the affected slide's control panel from the wall, push the "Reset" button on the back of the circuit board and then simultaneously push the IN and OUT buttons to bring the slideout back in. You have to do this for each malfunctioning slide.
From what I can tell, this "Reset" process bypasses the sensors that are supposed to monitor the position of the slide while it's in motion, to ensure that it retracts evenly. Could the sensors be part of the problem? The problem occurs whether the engine is running or off. It occurs when the coach is plugged into shore power or when it's on batteries. The batteries are showing a full charge.
It appears that the previous owner was using this "Reset" process on a routine basis, because when I removed the screws that hold the control panels to the wall, they were loose and there were multiple sets of holes for each panel. Has anyone experienced this type of fault with PowerGear slides? Does anyone have any idea why this is happening, and what (if anything) I could do to fix it? I'm not opposed to taking the coach in to be worked on, but if there was something I could do to fix it, I'd like to give that a try first.
Thanks
Kev
