FLEETWOOD Complaints
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2017 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY- STERLING, MA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY 37R RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWN HILL, THE GENERATOR LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RV COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED. THE CLASP LOOSENED, WHICH ALLOWED THE GENERATOR TO SLIDE OUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, WITH THE HELP OF OTHER DRIVERS, PUSHED THE GENERATOR BACK INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FLAGG RV IN UXBRIDGE, MA) AND THE RV HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE AWAITING PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
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1999 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS- RENO, NV
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT), BUT STATED THAT THE POWER SUPPLY FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED FLUID, AND TOXIC FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNLESS THE CONTACT SIGNED A WAIVER. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHEN THE REFRIGERATOR WAS ON, THE CONTACT NOTICED TOXIC FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.
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2005 FLEETWOOD TERRA- WOOSTER, OH
BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS BECAME CORRODED AND WOULD ONLY PARTIALLY ALLOW BRAKE PAD RELEASE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. THIS RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE, MELTED ABS SENSOR AND WARPED ROTORS. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS, BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS. MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS STUCK THE SAME WAY (SECOND TRIP) AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT AND REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY ON EITHER OCCASION. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE FIRST TIME DURING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE SECOND WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC.
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2004 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY- PORTLAND, OR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS DISTORTED AND STAINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUNDING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,800.
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2013 FLEETWOOD TERRA- YORK, PA
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY FLOOR SEPARATING FROM THE WALL ABOUT A 1/4 OR MORE.I CAN SEE DAYLIGHT FROM THE ROAD. AFTER FIXING THE SHEARED OFF SCREWS ALL 3 OF THEM ON THE ANGLE PIECE BY THE FIRE WALL MY DASH IS STILL MOVING. FLEETWOOD PUT 3 SCREWS INON BOTH SIDES. I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE DASH FELL 2 INCHES WHEN THEY SHEARED OFF. NOW NO ONE WILL TOUCH THE SEPARATION OF THE FLOOR FROM THE WALL THEY SAY GO TO A BODY SHOP. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FLEETWOOD WITH YOUR POOR WORKMANSHIP BUT I'M SURE YOU DON'T MIND JUST THE MONEY.PLEASE HELP HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED
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2003 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND- WESTMINSTER, CO
WHAT DOES "THE VIN YOU ENTERED CANNOT BE PROCESSED AT THIS TIME. IF THE VIN WAS ENTERED CORRECTLY, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER FOR MORE INFORMATION. " MEAN WHEN I CANNOT FIND THE TRUE MANUFACTURER?
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2015 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION- SHERWOOD, AR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) FLEETWOOD EXCURSION 35E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AROUND THE CHASSIS WAS INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE EGR VALVE AS A RESULT A TECHNICIAN NEEDED TO CUT AN INCH FROM THE FRAME IN ORDER FOR THE EGR VALVE AND THE FRAME NOT TO COME IN CONTACT. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CENTER ARKANSAS TRUCK CENTER DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO CUT AN INCH FROM THE FRAME AND CONFIRMED THAT REPAIR WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME AND WEAKEN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 4 WEEKS AND WAS CURRENTLY STILL THERE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT HOWEVER STATED THAT THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT FOR A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BEING UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE -
2014 FLEETWOOD TERRA- SAN BERNADINO, CA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FLEETWOOD TERRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WALLS CRACKED AND DETACHED FROM THE CHASSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,383.
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2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION- PRIOR LAKE, MN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FOGGY SUBSTANCE APPEARED IN BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANEL WINDOW GLASS. THE RV WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RV WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
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2000 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER- GLENWOOD CITY, WI
TIRES ON OUR MOTORHOME ARE G159. WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE THE SIDEWALLS BLOW OUT. TWO INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORHOME. THE LAST INCIDENT, THE TIRE WAS LEANING UP AGAINST A WALL AT THE LOCAL NAPA GARAGE AND THE TIRE BLEW. IT IS LUCKY NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE CONTACTED GOODYEAR WITH NO SATISFACTION/RESOLUTION TO OUR COMPLAINT.
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