FLEETWOOD Complaints

I WAS SOLD AN UN-SAFE 30000LB MOTORHOME FROM CAMPING WORLD. ALL OF THE TIRES ARE THE WRONG SIZE AND LOAD RANGE AND THE MAX LOAD RATING ON THE TIRES IS LESS THAN THE UVW OF THE MOTORHOME. I WAS TOLD THAT CAMPING WORLD DID A FULL SAFETY INSPECTION BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS BLOWN OFF THE ROAD WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. I THEN CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND I WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE TIRES TO THE REQUIRED 120PSI DUE TO THE MAX PRESSURE ON THE TIRES WAS 110. I THEN TOOK IT TO A COMMERCIAL TIRE STORE AND WAS TOLD THE RV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS I REPLACE ALL THE TIRES WITH THE CORRECT SIZE AND LOAD RANGE. *TR

ON THE DATE OF THIS INCIDENT, WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE MOTORHOME JUST A WEEK BEFORE. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE ROADWAY, JUST FOUR MILES FROM HOME, THE MOTORHOME ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. VERY SCARY, SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. NOTHING I COULD DO BUT LET THE MOTORHOME COAST, AND THEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IT APPROACHED A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROADWAY. ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND NONE OF THE WARNING LAMPS, GAUGES, ETC. WORKED. TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE FORD HAD THE COACH TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY FORD HAD THE MOTORHOME TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, NOT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS ELECTRICAL (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND IGNITION SWITCH). DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE LOCALLY, THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL THE 5TH DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. APPARENTLY, ONLY ONE ECM WAS AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED FROM THE EAST COAST. THE REPAIRMAN AT THE SHOP STATED THAT ALL IS WORKING FINE, HOWEVER, WE ARE NOW VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE COACH AND STILL DON'T KNOW IF ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE WORKING. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TEST EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. *TR

STOCK FUEL FILTER LEAKING GAS! CALL FOR REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD TO GET RID OF THE FILTER AND REPLACE WITH A FITTING, BECAUSE "THAT FILTER IS A FIRE HAZARD." THIS GENERATOR IS THE 5500 GOLD THAT IS INSTALLED IN MANY RVS, AND IS MADE BY CUMMINGS. THE CUMMINGS DEALER IS SLC, UT IS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND THE LEAK BEFORE THE UNIT CAUGHT FIRE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. THE MANUAL RECOMMENDS USING THE GENERATOR WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL CUMMINGS SHOULD RECALL THESE UNITS AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP RESULTING IN LACK OF VISIBILITY THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. DIFFICULT TO SEE THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND OBJECTS ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN TURNING. FLEETWOOD CLAIMS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS DISCOVERY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

PURCHASED SIX SAMSON GL 283 245/70/R/19.5 TIRES (DOT OD J D 22 ------) THROUGH WILKE TIRE SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FROM AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS ON HORNE ROAD IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. I HAD REQUESTED FROM WILKE TO RECORD ALL MANUFACTURERS DATE ON THE TIRES, HOWEVER, AFTER THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ONTO MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT FIND A MANUFACTURE DATE ON FIVE OF THE TIRES AND A DATE OF MAYBE 2114 THAT WAS BARELY READABLE ON ONE TIRE. THE OTHER MGF DATES LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD EITHER BEEN BUFFED OFF AND/OR MELTED OFF. WHEN I CONFRONTED WILKE TIRE ABOUT THE DATES, THEY REPLIED, WELL ANYONE CAN SEE THEY ARE NEW TIRES AND ANOTHER PART OWNER REPLIED THAT THE TIRES WOULD DRY ROT BEFORE WEARING OUT. I REPLIED, THAT IS THE VERY REASON I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DATE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND/OR HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN STORED IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE THEN TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. I CONTACTED ATD AND THEY ASKED FOR THE DOT NUMBER AND ALL I COULD GIVE THEM WAS DOT OD J D 22 ----, AND SINCE THEY WERE BLANK AND HAD NO DATE, HE INFORMED ME JUST BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER, THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2012! I THEN DROVE TO THE ATD WAREHOUSE AND HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TRY TO FIND A DATE ON THE OTHER FIVE TIRES, HE COULD NOT, BUT INFORMED ME THEY DID NOT SELL ANY OLD TIRE AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALRIGHT TO SUM IT UP, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT AGE THESE TIRES ARE! I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT BY DOT AND NHTSA REGULATIONS THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW? *TR

WINDOWS ON DRIVER'S, PASSENGER, SLIDE-OUTS, NEARLY 11 TOTAL, ARE FOGGED AND CAUSE VISIBILITY INTERFERENCE AND OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. WINDOWS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY FOGGED AND VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUAL PANE WINDOW BECAME FOGGED AND IMPAIRED HIS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THE # 1 FUEL LINE EITHER BROKE OF DETACHED RESULTING IN DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING BILLOWING SMOKE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY MOTOR HOME FROM LAZY DAYS IN MARCH OF 2013 IN TAMPA FLORIDA . WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. I CALLED THE FLEETWOOD DEALER THE FLOWING DAY AT WHICH TIME THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO JIM'S MARINA IN NICHOLS, NY. I TOOK MY MOTORHOME DOWN ON 8-22-13 FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED IT UP A WEEK LATER. UPON GETTING IT HOME I STARTED CLEANING IT AND REALIZED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AGAIN AND THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. I WAS ADVISED AGAIN TO TAKE IT BACK TO JIM'S MARINA. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 9-23-2013, PICKED IT UP 2 WEEKS LATER AND AGAIN THE SAME THING WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD FOR THE 3RD TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO JIM'S MARINA. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 10-12-2013, PICKED IT UP 2 WEEKS LATER AND BASICALLY PARKED IT FOR THE WINTER. UPON TAKING A TRIP IN THE MOTORHOME IN MAY, I WAS GETTING GAS AND DECIDED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. UPON LOOKING UP, YOU COULD SEE A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD ALONG THE TINT. AGAIN I CALLED THE FLEETWOOD AGENT AT WHICH TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME. WHEN THE FLEETWOOD AGENT CALLED ME BACK I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO CICERO, NY. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 06-16-2013 AT BURDICK CARS & RV. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE AGENT AT THIS TIME. *TR

DUAL PAIN WINDOWS ARE PERMANENTLY FOGGED BETWEEN PAINS, CREATING A VISIBILITY ISSUE. *TR