2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Complaints

THE COVER OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE THE MOTORHOME IS MADE OF FIBERGLASS. THE FIBERGLASS HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT STAND ON IT FOR FEAR OF FALLING THROUGH IT ONTO THE ENGINE. THE COVER IS IN A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO STAND ON IT TO GET TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEAT. IT ALSO HAS TO BE STEPPED ON TO GET TO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. I CONTACTED FLEETWOOD AND GOT NO RESPONSE BACK. *TR

2004 BOUNDER COACH PURCHASED NEW IN AUG/SEPT 2003. I (2ND OWNER) PURCHASED COACH IN DEC 2006. COACH PUT DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE UNTIL FEB 2007, WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE L/R WINDOW WERE FOGGED. THOUGHT IT WAS FILM FROM BEING STORED. IT WAS NOT AFTER INSPECTION. WINDOWS HAVE COMPLETELY LOST THEIR SEAL. CAN NOT SEE OUT OF DRIVERS WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN SUN IS SHINING ON THEM. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THAT ALL THE WINDOWS ( 11 ) HAVE SOME DEGREE OF FOGGING. I CONTACTED FLEETWOOD WHO SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT SE-GI PRODUCTS IN CALIFORNIA. I DID AND THEY SAID TO SEND THEM PICTURES AND A DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME AFTER RECEIVING THEM AND SAID THE COACH WAS OUT OF THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I CALLED FLEETWOOD AGAIN THEY SAID "THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO AND SHE WOULD CALL SEGI AND SEE WHAT SHE COULD DO. SHE TOLD ME SHE JUST HAD ANOTHER COACH IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS WITH ALMOST THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND RECEIVED HELP FOR THEM". 4 DAYS LATER SHE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID "SE-GI IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING, NOT EVEN SELL ME WINDOWS AT COST!" "SORRY" I EMAILED HER AND TOLD HER THIS WAS UN-ACCEPTABLE. FLEETWOOD TOLD ME THE ORIGINAL OWNER CONTACTED THEM IN SEPT. 2006 ABOUT THE WINDOWS, BUT FLEETWOOD TOLD THEM THERE WAS NOT RECALL AT THAT TIME. (I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS, UNTIL FLEETWOOD TOLD ME WHEN I CALLED THEM) THIS CALL BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS WITHIN A MONTH OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. MY CALL WAS 6 MONTHS AFTER THE 3 YEAR (SO CALLED WARRANTY). I COULD POSSIBLY SEE FLEETWOOD/SE-GI NOT WARRANTING 1 OR 2 WINDOWS, BUT ALL 11 WINDOWS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SERIOUS DEFECT. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE COACH UNTIL AT LEAST THE DRIVERS WINDOW IS REPLACED. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU *JB

2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER PURCHASED IN JULY 2003 IS PROGRESSIVELY LOOSING THE SEALS IN MY DUAL PANE TEMPERED WINDOWS. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO ALL OF THE WINDOWS. NOW I CANNOT SEE OUT MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO THE OUTSIDE MIRROR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SE-GI PRODUCTS TOLD ME IT IS OUT OFF WARRANTY AND IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THEM REPAIRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE COACH IS ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD DIESEL WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. *JB

FAX FROM CONSUMER RE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. *TS WHEN HE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RV IT WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE SLIDES CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. RAIN WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE CEILING AND THE DASHBOARD. THE WATER DAMAGED AN OUTLET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR THE LEANING. THE DEALER TOOK THE COACH OFF IT'S FRAME AND ADDED SPACERS BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO BUY BACK THE RV. *NM

THERE IS A GLARE IN THE WINDOW THAT DISTURBS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHEN THE MOTOR HOME IS ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE GLARE IS ACTUALLY A REFLECTION/MIRRORING DISTORTION, THAT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC WHEN TRYING TO USE EITHER SIDE MIRROR. *BF *NM

THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTER THAN THE RUNNING OR TURN SIGNAL LAMP. RECALL 04V454000)HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE AUTHORITIES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 5 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOOT WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE BOTTOM END OF THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST ON VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL.*MR CONSUMER DIDN'T HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE BELIEVED THE TIRE CAUSED THE STEERING FAILURE. THERE WAS HEAVY RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE MOTORHOME, A DAMAGED WHEEL AND FLAT TIRE. *PH *NLM