2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Complaints

COOLING UNIT IN THE NORCOLD 1200LRIM FAILED SPEWING AMMONIA. I HAD THE UNIT REPLACED BY AN RV SERVICE SHOP. I WAS NOT ADVISED IT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT.. UNIT WAS PARKED.

WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I44 EAST OF ST.LOUIS, ON 04/14/16 WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND TORE OUT THE WIRING IN THE WHEEL WELL FOR THE 120 VAC AND THE 12 VDC AND DAMAGED 2 COMPARTMENTS AND ABOUT 5 FEET OF THE TAILPIPE WAS CRUSHED. THE SECOND TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE BACK,(04/16/16), ALSO ON THE REAR INSIDE, BLEW OUT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I70 7 MILES FROM THE I270 TURNOFF WEST OF CINCINATTI OHIO. THE TREAD HAD ALSO PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND ALSO DAMAGED THE 2 COMPARTMENTS NEAREST THE TIRE WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE WIRING WAS ALSO TORN OUT. THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE DAMAGE WAS $11,000. THE TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED IN BOTH INSTANCES AND WERE AT AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE ,WELL BELOW THE 100 PSI RANGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING SMELL AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS, SEAL, BRAKE PADS, AND HOSES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKE, AIR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

DRIVER SIDE THERMAL PANE WINDOW AND PASSENGER SIDE THERMAL PANE WINDOW SEALS HAVE FAILED RESULTING IN FOG BETWEEN THE WINDOW PANES. WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR THESE WINDOWS, CRITICAL REAR/SIDE VISION IS DIMINISHED SINCE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS MUST BE VIEWED THROUGH THESE FOGGED PANES. THIS ONGOING PROBLEM OF DIMINISHED REAR AND SIDE VISION DUE TO THESE FAILED THERMAL SEALS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SLIDES EXTENDED RUNNING ON GENERATOR. LIGHTING SEEMED TO DIM AND WOULD FLICKER. HAVE NEW HOUSE BATTERIES, INVERTER WAS REBUILT. WE WERE IN THE FRONT OF COACH OUR DOG INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND WAS BARKING IN THE BEDROOM AREA. UPON INSPECTION FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM THE 12V FUSE CENTER. OPENED DOOR AND CENTER BOLT WAS GLOWING AND FUSES WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. SHUT DOWN 12V AND THE FUSES COOLED DOWN. TURNING POWER BACK ON DID NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE UNTIL THE 12V ACCESSORIES WERE TURNED ON (LIGHTING, FANS ETC.). SWITCHED COACH TO SHORE POWER (SHUT DOWN GENERATOR) AND FUSES DID NOT GET AS HOT. DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE CENTER AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. HAD WE BEEN AWAY FROM THE COACH OR THE DOG DID NOT ALERT US, THIS MAY HAVE NOT ENDED WELL. THE DEALER SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE CLAIMS IT IS THE WAY THE POWER WIRE FEEDS THE FUSE BUS CAUSING THE WIRE TO LOOSEN. SUGGEST THAT ALL OWNERS HAVE THIS CHECKED. *TR

1. RADIATOR TANK CRIMP FAILURE. EXCESSIVE CORROSION DUE TO UNDETERMINED ORIGIN CAUSED TANK CRIMPS TO RUST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS KEPT EXCESSIVELY CLEAN AND DRY. CRIMPS CANNOT BE SEEN VIA NORMAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION. ENTIRE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. CORROSION ON "J" CONNECTORS BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CAUSED SHORT AND FAILURE OF NON PROTECTED TCM. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DISPLAY INDICATED "TCM FAILURE". TCM AND J CONNECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONNECTORS CANNOT BE SEEN VIA NORMAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION. TCM IS NOT PROTECTED FROM SHORTS. 3. ENGINE BLOW- BYE. OIL BLOW-BYE IS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DIRECTLY ONTO THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE RADIATOR THEREBY CAUSING THE RADIATOR FINS TO CLOG AND PREVENT ENGINE COOLING. FREIGHTLINER KIT TO FIX ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICIZED, BUT WAS MADE STANDARD ON SUBSEQUENT BOUNDER MODELS.FREIGHTLINER KIT HAD TO BE INSTALLED AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CLEANED. ENGINE SIDE OF RADIATOR CANNOT BE SEEN VIA NORMAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION. *TR

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FOGGED AS WELL AS WINDOW BEHIND PASSENGER AND ONE OVER SINK. SLOWLY I BELIEVE THEY WILL ALL FAIL. I MADE MIKE THOMPSON RV AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, EVERY TIME SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO OPTIONS BUT TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEET WOOD BOUNDER RV EQUIPPED WITH A FORD MH STRIPPED CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BECAME FOGGY AND HE COULD NOT SEE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,030. UPDATED 03/07/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WERE FOGGY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOWS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FOG WAS DEVELOPING INSIDE THE WINDOWS SO HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAN IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LAMINATION BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANEL GLASS ON BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS BECAME VERY CLOUDY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN