FLEETWOOD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AMERICAN EAGLE MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE FOG UP WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE WINDOW IN THE MOTOR HOME WAS MADE BY SEGI. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TR

TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM INNER WITH STEEL BELTS. DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO TEAR APART AND THEN PASSENGER FROM ABOUT 100 MILES LATER. BOTH ON FRONT. *TR

2008 >101F STOPPED, LET ENGINE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 10MIN ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. TRIED TO RESTART BUT, NO STARTER ENGAGEMENT, HAD TO TURN OF THE IGN. SWITCHED AND THEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED, CONTINUE TO DRIVE FOR A FEW MILES AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO START IN NEUTRAL BUT, HAD TO PUT THE TRANSITION INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE IGN. SWITCH AND THE ENGINE WOULD RESTARTED. CONTINUING 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES TILL THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT SPEEDS >25MPH (~300MILES). TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS MADE. NEXT USAGES THE EXTERNAL TEMP WAS MUCH LOWER 80 TO 85F AND WE HAD NO PROBLEMS. 2013 >105F STOPPED LEFT ENGINE RUNNING AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN ALL BY ITSELF. TRIED TO RESTART BUT, NO STARTER ENGAGEMENT SO, HAD TO TURN OF THE IGN. SWITCH AND THEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED, CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO CAMP SITE AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO DIE BY ITSELF (NOTE: ALARM POSTED NO J1850 ACTIVITY) UNTIL WE HAD TO WAIT >30MINS TILL THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. THIS WAS ALL WHILE BLOCKING THE PATH WAY IN THE CAMP GROUNDS. BIGGEST FEAR IS THIS OCCURRING ON HIGHWAYS AS STEERING/BREAKS ARE QUESTIONABLE THIS CONDITION. SEARCHED THE WEB FOR RECALLS, NO J1850 NO CLEAR ACTIONS. I DID LOOK INTO THE J1850 PROTOCOL BY D. JOHN OLIVER INTEL CORPORATION AND FOUND THAT IC CHIPS USED HAVE A MAX TEMPERATURE OF 125C OR 257F. OPERATING TEMP OF THE ENGINE IS ~200F, EXHAUST MANIFOLD TEMPS >400F, VEHICLE IN AN IDLE CONDITION I.E. NO AIR FLOW ACROSS THE VEHICLE ECM (THE ECM IS MOUNTED ABOVE ENGINE/RADIATOR WHERE ALL THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EXITS IN AN IDLE CONDITION) IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE CHIPS ARE OVERHEATING AND UPON THE OVERHEATING CONDITION THE ECM NEEDS TO BE RESET I.E. HAVING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO GENERATE A WAKE UP CONDITION... CHIPS (AU5780, AU5780A & 7510) NOT TESTED FOR TEMP. CONTINUING TO TEST NOW! *TR

OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS SO FOGGED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR US TO DRIVE IT .OTHERS HAVE THE FOG AS WELL, I AM JUST DISGUSTED WITH THE FACT IT IS NOW SO DANGEROUS. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER WEBSITES THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE WINDOWS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WITH THE PRICE OF THESE RV'S HOW FLEETWOOD WOULD CONTINUE TO USE SUCH DEFECTIVE WINDOWS AND ACTUALLY THINK THE PUBLIC WILL RETURN TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FLEETWOOD PRODUCT. *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

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF EVENTS WHERE I HAVE FOUND LARGE STRUCTURAL CRACKS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 5TH WHEELS FRAME..PARTICULARLY THE FRONT PIN BOX FRAME AND LOWER FRONT SUPPORT FRAME. FROM WHAT MYSELF AND OTHERS HAVE OBSERVED, WE FEEL THAT BOTH POOR WELDS, LOW QUALITY STEEL, INSUFFICIENT CROSS BRACING, AND TOO LIGHT A GAUGE OF METAL TO PROPERLY SUPPORT THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THIS AND OTHER TYPES OF TRAILERS. MY FRAME HAS BEEN WELDED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, I HAVE LOST AXLES FROM UNDER IT BECAUSE OF BROKEN OR INSUFFICIENT CROSS BRACING ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE, THE UPPER FRONT FRAME WAS RE WELDED AND SUPPOSEDLY RE BRACED A FEW YEARS BACK BY A FACTORY DEALER. WE JUST RETURNED FROM WHAT WAS TO BE OUR VACATION, AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE A BREAK ON OUR TRIP WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY TRAILER HAD TORN LOSE AND WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETELY RIP FREE FROM MY TRUCK..AFTER LOOKING AT WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE STOPPED WHEN WE DID, THE METAL THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS COMPLETELY TORN LIKE A SHEET OF PAPER, THE WELDS THAT WERE TO BE FIXED LAST TIME WERE LOOKED OVER AND NEVER RE BRACED OR WELDED.. THE FRAME MANUFACTURER I AM SURE YOU FOLKS HAVE HAD PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPANY. THE NAME OF COMPANY IS LIPPERT FRAMES.. LIPPERT FRAMES AT ONE TIME AND STILL DOES MANUFACTURE FRAME FOR PROBABLY 60-75% OF 5TH WHEEL AND OTHER TRAILERS TODAY..OUR CONCERN IS THAT THEY AS A MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR WORKMANSHIP, LOW QUALITY MATERIALS,OR STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY BUILD, WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT OURSELVES OR ANY OTHER MOTORIST HAS NOT BEEN KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED IF ONE OF THESE FRAMES COMPLETELY LET LOSE. *TR

A FORD TRITON V10 ENGINE BLEW OUT #8 SPARK PLUG WHILE GOING 50 MPH DOWN A HILL. *TR

ALL SIDE WINDOWS IN FRONT OF COACH ARE FOGGING OVER AND HAVE CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD IN VIEWING. *TR

MY CONCERN BEGAN LATE 2006 AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 2006 RV FLEETWOOD PROVIDENCE IN DECEMBER. THEREAFTER IT APPEARED THAT DURING THE COLD PERIOD TO INCLUDE RAIN IT WAS THE EARLY SPRING OF 2007 WHEN WE NOTICED THE WINDOWS AROUND THE CORNERS BEGUN TO CLOUD JUST SLIGHTLY AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE SEAL WAS THEN CHECKED AND SERVICE WAS INDICATED THAT IT WAS GOOD. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PROBLEM WORSEN SPREADING TO THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE UNIT; PARTICULARLY WHEN IT RAINED THE MOIST TURNED INTO DEEP CLOUDING AND IS CONTINUOUS WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING DURING THE NIGHT; WHICH HAS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AND A HUGE CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP! AS I FEEL THIS IS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. DURING THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WE RETURNED THE UNIT FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE; ALL EXCEPT THE FACT THE SEALS WERE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE WINDOWS WERE SEALED PROPERLY. THE COMPANY THAT WE PURCHASED THE UNIT FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. AGAIN, PLEASE HELP! WINDOWS ARE GETTING WORSE---THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE TRULY BELIEVE IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!! *TR

THE SAMSUNG MICROWAVE MODEL MRS5492 IN MY 2003 TERRY MODEL 722F CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY. CAUSING EXTENSIVE SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER. I BOUGHT THIS TRAILER NEW IN 2003 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 03E044000. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FLEETWOOD, BAYDOS RV . THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TRAILER, OR SAMSUNG. THIS FIRE HAPPENED WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED NEXT TO MY HOUSE AND IF IT HAD NOT WENT OUT ON ITS OWN IT COULD HAVE BURNED MY HOME AND MY NEIGHBORS HOME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD. *TR UPDATED 05/16/13