FLEETWOOD Complaints

ALL DUAL PANE WINDOWS ARE FOGGED UP. CAN NOT SEE OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN SUNLIGHT IS DIRECTLY ON IT. DRIVERS WINDOW ALSO FOGGED UP AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. ALL OTHER WINDOWS IN LIVING AREA ALSO BEGINNING TO FOG UP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A FUEL LINE FRACTURED AND FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THE KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT LT215/85 R16S ON MY 2010 FLEETWOOD PULSE MOTORHOME BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS ON THE PULSE YAHOO FORUM. TODAY, I NOTICED A 4 TO 5 INCH LONG, 1 INCH HIGH BULGE ON THE SHOULDER BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL ON MY LEFT REAR INNER DUAL. THE TIRE WAS FULLY INFLATED. THE MOTORHOME HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A FEW HUNDRED MILES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, SINCE I LAST INSPECTED THE TIRES. KUMHO FAILURES ON FLEETWOOD PULSE / ICON / QUEST MOTORHOMES HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED. THEY ARE ON 2008 DODGE SPRINTER CHASSIS AND THE DATE CODE INDICATES MANUFACTURE EARLY IN 2007. DOT CODE H20P YD4A 2307. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL WOULD BE WARRANTED. (ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING UNDER THE "KUMHO" "KUMHO" LINE OF TIRES. MANY OF THEM SEEM TO BE THE ROAD VENTURE(S) AT LINE OF TIRES.) *TR

WE RETURNED FROM A TRIP (DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES) AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP TO TAKE IT BACK TO INDOOR STORAGE, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE FORD V10 ENGINE AND STRIPPED OUT THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE, BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN ON THESE EARLIER FORD V10'S. BEFORE FORD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE CYLINDER HEADS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT TO LOG IN MY ENGINE FAILURE AS YET ANOTHER INCIDENT OF THIS FREQUENT FAILURE. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR WHEN IT OCCURS AND CHANGE BOTH CYLINDER HEADS WITH THE NEW DESIGN (IF POSSIBLE) ONCE A VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WINDOWS WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY FOGGY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SIDE MIRROR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN OR TO SEE ANY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A FEW YEARS AGO I BEGAN NOTICING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DUAL PANE WINDOWS WERE LOOKING SORT OF SMOKY OR FOGGY LOOKING. EVEN THOUGH I'VE TRIED CLEANING THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN THE SITUATION HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN SO MUCH THAT I AM NOW HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING TO TURN AND SWITCH LANES SAFELY. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

BOUGHT MY RV NEW WITH 537 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRES DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLES. I HAVE PURCHASED 6 NEW TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED MY RV. 1) SIDEWALL BUBBLE 9/21/2010 AT 4425 MILES. 2) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT 5/10/2011 AT ? MILES. 3) (2 TIRES) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND SIDEWALL BUBBLE 8-20-2011 AT 17135 MILES. 4) TIRE TREAD SEPARATION 9/29/2011 AT 20010 MILES. TIRES ARE KUMHO ROAD VENTURE AT LT 215-85R16 DOT # H20P YD4A THE FLEETWOOD DEALER ASK ME ON 6/3/2011, IF I HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I TOLD HIM I TOLD HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT MY TIRES PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD OVER 100 OF THESE RV'S AND MORE THAN 30% HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. *TT

I HAVE HAD 6 TIRE FAILURES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CARLISLE TIRES ON MY CAMPER. THE TIRES ARE BLOWING OUT AT SPEED. I HAVE PUT THE SAME TIRE ONE EACH TIME AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT FAILURE. IT'S NOT JUST ONE SPOT ON THE AXLES ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT, THERE SEAM TO BE A HIGH TIRE BLOW OUT PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAND. MY TRAILER HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A TRAILER SHOP AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT . THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES TOO. *KB

ON 6/17/11 I WAS DRIVING THE RV I JUST PURCHASED ON 6/1/11 WITH MY 2 SONS AND HEARD ONE OF MY BACK TIRES BLOW OUT. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER INSIDE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OFF. DROVE TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY PUT THE SPARE ON. ON 7/28/11 MY WIFE AND I AND ANOTHER COUPLE WERE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA IN THE RV. WE DROVE 200 MILES WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT. WHEN WE FOUND A GAS STATION TO PULL OVER AT WE SAW THAT IT WAS THE SPARE TIRE WE HAD REPLACED FROM THE FIRST BLOWOUT. THE GARAGE ONLY HAD 1 USED TIRE THAT THEY GAVE US TO GET US TO A TIRE DEALER. AT OUR NEXT STOP FOR GAS WE CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE WAS HOT AND HUMPED IN THE MIDDLE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WE COULD SMELL RUBBER AND THEN STARTED HEARING PIECES OF THE TIRE COMING OFF. WE FOUND A TIRE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA AND PURCHASED 3 NEW FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WAS WHAT WE HAD ON THE FRONT OF THE RV. THE 4 TIRES ON THE BACK AND THE SPARE WERE ALL COOPER TIRES AND WERE BOUGHT IN 2009. THE RV ONLY HAD A TOTAL OF 24,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT AND SINCE THE COOPER TIRES WERE JUST BOUGHT IN 2009 THEY COULDN'T HAVE HAD MANY MILES ON THEM AND I DON'T THINK THE SPARE HAD EVER BEEN ON THE ROAD UNTIL WE PUT IT ON. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER GASKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO FRACTURE AND BLOW INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED EXTREMELY SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITH DUCK TAPE IN ORDER TO RESUME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.