2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND Complaints

NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN YET THE SIDE WINDOWS HAS DOUBLE PAIN THE GAS HAS CLOUDLE TO A POINT WHEN THE SUN IS HEATING UP THE GLASS THAT IT RESTRICT THE VIEW IN THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR THAT. *TR

OUR RV NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR'S ALARM SOUNDED. THE FAULT SAYS NO CO--NO COOLING UNIT. NORCOLD SENT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR PART AS OUR REFRIGERATOR/COOLING UNIT IS UNDER RECALL; IT WAS INSTALLED BY RV SERVICE CENTER ON 8/8/13. THIS WEEK END OUT CAMPING THE ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN; IT WAS RESET BY RV OWNER, BUT ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN. THE OWNER CAN ONLY RESET IT ONCE AFTER THAT IT GOES TO RV SERVICE CENTER FOR RESETTING. MY CLAIM NUMBER FOR NORCOLD IS 580811 FOR THE PART. WE THOUGHT WITH THE NEW PART INSTALLED THE ALARM WOULDN'T GO OFF AGAIN. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEFORE THE FIRE ERUPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V3440000 (EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC LEVELING JACKS), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY DID NO LONGER MANUFACTURED THE PART. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500. KMJ

ALL DUAL PANE WINDOWS ARE FOGGED UP. CAN NOT SEE OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN SUNLIGHT IS DIRECTLY ON IT. DRIVERS WINDOW ALSO FOGGED UP AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. ALL OTHER WINDOWS IN LIVING AREA ALSO BEGINNING TO FOG UP. *KB

AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES COMPLAINING, I WAS TOLD TO SPRAY THE JACKS WITH WD-40. I STILL HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES A TRIP. IF I FORGET TO, THE JACKS DON'T COME UP AND DRAG ON THE GROUND

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR NEAR THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IF THE TEST DOES NOT SHOW RESULTS OF BRAKE DAMAGE THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELATED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES AND THE MANUFACTURER NOT AUTHORIZING THE SERVICE BRAKES RECALL ( 09V198000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

LOSS OF BRAKES IN MOUNTAINS DUE TO OVER HEATING. REAR WHEELS SMOKING AND TOO HOT TO TOUCH. PULLED OF INTO REST AREA AND STAYED THERE FOR 4 HOURS TO LET BRAKES COOL DOWN. AFTER STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UNTIL THINGS COOLED DOWN AND THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES TO GET TO CAMP GROUND 8 MILES AWAY. AFTER 3 DAYS THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO GET BRAKES. AFTER CALLING WORKHORSE I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR HOME TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH TOOK 2 DAYS TO GET APPROVAL FROM WORKHORSE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL IS TAKING SO LONG, AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WORKHORSE SAID THE FIX WILL COME SOMETIME AFTER NOVEMBER 2010. IS THIS A SAFE WAY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND RV. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,500.

I AM TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON MY SEGI WINDOWS. I HAVE A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND 32VS. ALL MY DUAL PANE WINDOWS ARE CLOUDING UP TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IF SUNLIGHT IS HITTING ON THEM WHICH LIMITS THE USE OF MY RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE TWO LARGE WINDOWS IN THE COACH LIVING AREA HAVE ALSO STARTED TO CLOUD TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM. I CONTACTED FLEETWOOD AND WAS TOLD VERY QUICKLY SORRY BUT YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS COMPLAINT RESOLVED FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW WITH FLEETWOOD BUT THEY WILL NOT TALK TO ME. I FILED A COMPLAINT THROUGH HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE AFTER READING A ARTICLE ABOUT THE SAME YEAR,MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE AND FLEETWOOD AGREED TO SHARE THE COST WITH THE OWNER BUT WAS SORRY TO INFORM ME MY 2004 WAS OUT OF WARRANTY,I DO NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY 2004 AND THEIRS. AS FAR AS SAFETY THIS PROBLEM IS GROWING TO THE POINT AS I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDOWS IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE COACH. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS? SEGI WILL NOT EVEN LET A PERSON WHO IS NOT A DEALER CALL THEM,WHICH I SEEM UNREASONABLE. *TR

ON OR ABOUT MAY 30 2008 I EXPERIENCED MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP ON MY 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND 32VS MOTOR HOME.I HAD THE MOTORHOME REPAIRED AT A GARAGE IN FRANKLIN TEXAS. I WAS SENT THERE BY MY GOOD SAMS MEMBERSHIP.THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1025.30 OF WHICH GOOD SAMS PAID $153.16. I HAVE A COPY OF THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER HERE AND HAVE CONTACTED WORKHORSE ABOUT ANY REIMBURSEMENT'S HAVE SENT IN ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK THEY HAVE ASKED FOR BUT AM TOLD THERE IS A BACK LOG OF COMPLAINTS AND MINE WOULD BE HANDLED IN THE ORDER IT WAS RECEIVED BY A MS ANGELIQUE THOMAS IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS. ON MY WAY HOME FROM LIMESTONE TEXAS AROUND LABOR DAY2009 THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP ,BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR,ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON LOOKING AT THE BRAKE CALIPER FROM THE OUTSIDE IT WAS GLOWING RED FROM THE HEAT,SAME AS THE RIGHT SIDE DID PREVIOUSLY.MS THOMAS HAS INFORMED ME THERE IS NO RECALL YET AND ANY REPAIRS DONE BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT. MY MOTORHOME HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVE SINCE SEPT 2009 AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM ANYONE AS TO WHEN AND IF A RECALL IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR WILL I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS AND FIGHT WITH WORKHORSE OVER REIMBURSEMENT. I DID NOT ELECT TO KEEP THE PARTS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE SINCE I KNEW NOTHING AT THAT TIME ABOUT A PENDING RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE BEING KEPT IN THE LOOP AS TO ANY NOTICE ABOUT GETTING MY PROBLEM RESOLVED AT THE LOWEST COST TO ME AND TO A POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY PAST EXPENSES IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.THANK YOU MR. [XXX] *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC