FLEETWOOD Complaints

I OWN AND OPERATE A GENERAL REPAIR SHOP. MY TECH REPLACED FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS ON FOR MENTIONED VEHICLE. WORKHORSE MFG PART NUMBERS (W8006778) AND (W8006803). WHILE ON TEST DRIVE THE ABS SYSTEM ENTERED FALSE DEPLOYMENT MODE AT 15MPH WHILE APPROACHING A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AND SLAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO LOW TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE NOSE OF THE COACH ENDED BLOCKING HALF A LANE OF TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT. FYI, THIS VEHICLE GVW IS 20,000 LBS. ( NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE.) I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP TO INITIATE INVESTIGATION. USING A DVOM I MEASURED THE VOLTAGE AMPLITUDE OUT OF THE NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE FRONT LEFT MEASURED .068V AC AND THE FRONT RIGHT MEASURED .286V AC. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE FALSE DEPLOYMENT. I THEN REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS TO INSPECT THE SENSORS AND DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS ARE MANUFACTURE WITHOUT LOCATION DOWELS. THE LOCATION DOWELS SET THE CRITICAL CLEARANCE GAP BETWEEN THE RELUCTOR AND SENSOR. THIS CLEARANCE GAP HAS A NARROW PLUS OR MINUS TOLERANCE. WHEN THE TOLERANCE IS LOST THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ENTER A FALSE DEPLOYMENT MODE ( ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND BLOCKS BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE CALIPERS ). THE NEW REPLACEMENT ABS SENSORS HAVE NO LOCATION DOWELS THERE FOR TOLERANCES AS DESIGNED ARE NOT ACHIEVED. THIS IS WHY I LOST CONTROL OF 10 TONS OF VEHICLE. THE PART SUPPLIER, PART MANUFACTURER, AND CHASSIS BUILDER HAVE BEEN SERVED FULL NOTICE OF THIS FLAW. THE GM CASE REFERENCE NUMBER IS [XXX]. THANK YOU, [XXX] MASTER ASE TRUCK CERTIFIED MASTER ASE CAR CERTIFIED MASTER ASE ENGINE MACHINIST CERTIFIED ASE L1 CERTIFIED WALWORTH COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT APPOINTED EXPERT WITNESS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOWMAX ST225/75R-15/10 DOT NUMBERS ADB4GPB5014,JKLFID2613 AND 83B4GPB4011 700 TO 1000 MILES ON THE TIRES BELT SEPARATED AND TREAD LOSS 2 OF 4 TIRES 80 PSI IN TIRES AT ALL TIMES ACCORDING TO SIDEWALL REQUIREMENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER, AND ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT FIVE OF THE EIGHT FRAME WELLS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE THREE EXTERIOR WINDOWS THAT HAD TO BE TAPED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE THEY HAD PREMATURELY DE-LAMINATED FROM CONNECTING SECURELY. THE REPAIR SHOP PROVIDED THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS RETAINED MOISTURE AND CAUSED A GLARE DUE TO THE SUNLIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEFOGGER FEATURE FAILED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

GENERATOR FUEL LINE FROM MAIN TANK TO GENERATOR RUPTURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT FELT IN FLOOR AREA AND IN THE BACK ROOM OF THE MOTORHOME. INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST PIPE REVEALED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF FROM THE ATTACH CLAMP AT THE MUFFLER, ALLOWING EXHAUST TO VENT DIRECTLY UNDER MOTORHOME FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM FUEL AND HYDRAULIC FILTERS AND LINES. HEAT WAS DETECTED WHILE MOTORHOME WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PHOTOS SHOW WHERE THE PIPE BROKE AND SPEWED VERY HOT BLACK EXHAUST FROM THE TURBOCHARGER OVER THE PIPE STILL ATTACHED TO THE MUFFLER. PHOTOS ALSO SHOW RELATIONSHIP OF HOT EXHAUST TO FUEL AND HYDRAULIC OIL FILTERS AND SUPPLY LINES.

WITH 29, 000 MILES ON THE COACH AND DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE FRONT BRAKES HEATED UP AND THEN ALL BRAKING FAILED. (PEDAL TO THE FLOOR W/ NO BRAKING). HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER $5500.00 LATER AND 11 DAYS IN A HOTEL W/ RENTAL CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. UPON TURNING THE KEY, THE STARTER CRANKED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SQUIRRELS CHEWED THE FUEL LINES AND FURTHER TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE IMPACTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FLEETWOOD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED, FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO REFUEL. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. AFTER REFUELING, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND IGNITION KEY WOULDN'T TURN TO UNLOCK IT. COULDN'T RESTART VEHICLE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE RESTARTED (COST $168). DROVE STRAIGHT TO MERCEDES DEALER. PROBLEM: FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK (ESL). ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE ESL. COST $2,187.40. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND MERCEDES BENZ HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX IT.