FLEETWOOD Complaints

I HAVE 2005 POWERLER AND THE WELDSON THE X MEMBERS WERE NOT WELDED ALL THE WAY I CHECKED IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND THERE WAS BUT THE RECALLS DO NOT COVER MY TRAILER BUT THIS IS A LIPPERT FRAME AND IS THE SAME FRAME THAT WAS RECALLED I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS OWNED THE TRAILER AND I WAS NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL I KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM AND AFTER READING THE RECALL IT COULD HAVE HURT SOMEBODY AND PROWLER DOES NOT MAKE TRAILERS ANYMORE THERE COULD BE MORE TRAILERS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I BOUGHT TRAILER BRAND NEW I HAD IT AT THE DEALER SHIP ACOUPLE TIMES IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND WHY DID THEY NOT CHECK THE FRAME WHEN THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH LIPPERT FRAMES I KNOW THAT TRAILER IS TEN YEARS OLD BUT MOST PEOPLE ONLY USE THERE TRAILER A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR SO THEY NEVER HAVE A LOT OF MILEAGE ON THEM IS THERE ANY OTHER SER #'S ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ELECTRIC POWER LIFT. MY POWER LIFT IS INOPERABLE AND WHEN RESEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THE RECALL.WHEN I LIFT THE ROOF MANUALLY IT'S BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO USE.BASED ON MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE LIFT I'M WORRIED THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS RENDER MY UNIT AS UNUSABLE. *TR

FLEETWOOD USED CHEAP SE-GI WINDOW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE DISCOVERY MOTORHOMES. AS A RESULT THE DUAL PANE WINDOWS ARE ALL FOGGING UP. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDER WINDOW IS SO FOGGED UP THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF AND INTO THE MIRROR. REPLACEMENT OF THIS WINDOW IS ABOUT 700.00. THIS MOTOR HOME IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BY FLEETWOOD. *TR

MY RV LOST BRAKES AND POWER STEERING BECAUSE OF A BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. I TOOK IT TO THE RV IN FOR REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT PART. THEY TOLD ME, THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GET TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, WAS TO BY-PASS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. ONCE THEY DID THAT, THE PARK FEATURE NO LONGER WORKED. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET CORPORATION SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING IT. ...UPDATED 10/22/14 *BF

WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED TWO FOGGY WINDOWS THEN ONE YEAR LATTER WE HAD THREE MORE WINDOWS THAT FOGGED AND THEY SAID THEY NO LONGER COVER GLASS UNDER THE WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!! NOW THE REST OF THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGY AND WE HAVE NO RECOURSE AND ARE NOT A LONE AS WE UNDERSTAND ALL DISCOVERS UP TO 2009 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THIS PROBLEM THAT WE AS THE CONSUMERS ARE NOW FACED WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER MODEL 34F MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STORM WINDOW SEALS FRACTURED AND CAUSED MOISTURE TO CLOUD THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER AND CLEANED THE WINDOWS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACE THE STORM WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500.

FIRST I NOTICED THE BEDROOM WINDOW FOGGING UP. SERVICE FOLKS TOLD ME THE SEAL WAS BROKEN, AND ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WINDOWS APPARENTLY ARE NOT COVERED. THEY ESTIMATED $800 TO FIX WINDOW. I DECIDED I COULD LIVE WITH IT. BUT, THEN, ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THE OTHER WINDOWS HAVE LOST THEIR SEAL, AND ALL OF THEM ARE NOW CLOUDY. NO ONE WILL ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. WHEN YOU BUY A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR RV, IT SEEMS THAT THE WINDOWS SHOULD NOT FAIL. MY RV HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE SINCE PURCHASING NEW. THE RV HAS ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE MANY BLOGS ABOUT FLEETWOOD RV'S AND ALL OF THEM ARE HAVING WINDOW FAILURE ISSUES. NOW MY DRIVER WINDOW IS STARTING TO GO, AND IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SOON SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I WONDER HOW ANY COMPLAINTS IT WILL TAKE AT THE NHTSA BEFORE ACTION ON A RECALL IS INITIATED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON JUNE 11, 2014 WE TOOK A TRIP OUR NEW FLEETWOOD STORM RV TO NC, 850 MILES FROM HOME. WHILE DRIVING THERE I NOTICED FUMES COMING IN FROM THE ENGINE COVER AND FRONT DASH. THERE WAS HOT AIR FLOWING IN FROM THE FRONT DASH AND ENGINE COVER CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO GET EXTREMELY HOT. REACHING DOWN I FOUND A GAP AROUND THE ENGINE COVER THAT I COULD PUT MY FINGERS IN. THIS WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE ENGINE SO THE HEAT AND FUMES POURED IN FROM THIS SPOT. I ALSO FELT HOT AIR COMING IN FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. I FOUND A GAP IN THE FRONT LEFT FIREWALL TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT I COULD STICK MY FINGERS THROUGH. THIS UNIT WAS NOT CONSTRUCTED PROPERLY AND WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. BEING FAR FROM HOME, WE PURCHASED AN OSCILLATING FAN TO BLOW ON ME WHILE I DROVE TO HELP WITH HEAT AND FUMES. OCCUPANTS IN THE CAB BECAME NAUSEATED AND SICK FROM THE FUMES. FLEETWOOD RV AND LA MESA RV HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ON 4 ATTEMPTS AS OF THIS DATE AUGUST 12, 2014. THE FUMES POSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD REVOLUTION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, WHILE BEING REPAIRED, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUST AND THE ENTIRE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.