FLEETWOOD Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER CLEANING AREA LEAVE A LARGE UNTOUCHED AREA 12-14 INCHES BETWEEN THE BLADES; DURING HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I CAN NOT SEE THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF HWY. AND HAVE DIFFICULTLY SEEING THE ROAD AS I DRIVE AROUND RIGHTHAND TURNS. THE CLEAN AREA HEIGHT IS ONLY BARELY EYE LEVEL(I'M 5' 4") WHICH MAKES SEEING SIGNAL LIGHTS DIFFICULT. I FEEL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I CANNOT SEE THE WHOLE ROAD WHEN I DRIVE IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. O'CONNOR'S RV (MY RV DEALER) IN CHILLIWACK,B.C.,CANADA, HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, FLEETWOOD; THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED ON THEIR 2012 MODELS. THIS CHANGE ON NEXT YEAR MODEL DOES NOT HELP CORRECT MY PROBLEM OR ANYONE ELSE WITH A 2011 MODEL, LEAVING US WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I AM HOPING THAT YOU ARE ABLE HELP ME CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM FLORIDA THIS SPRING AND HAD HEARD A NOISE LIKE I HAD HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING AT THE TIME. WHEN WE STOPPED FOR FUEL WALKING AROUND THE MOTORHOME I SAW THAT THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 37A 2003 PACE ARROW THAT HAS ALL OF 27,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED FLEETWOOD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE COACH. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM FROM FLEETWOOD'S MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF GLUING IN THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THESE MOTORHOMES. *TR

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FOGGED AS WELL AS WINDOW BEHIND PASSENGER AND ONE OVER SINK. SLOWLY I BELIEVE THEY WILL ALL FAIL. I MADE MIKE THOMPSON RV AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, EVERY TIME SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO OPTIONS BUT TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST. *TR

MOTORHOME 2004 PACE ARROW 36R, SAFETY RECALL 51101-C. AT THE TIME THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED, CRACKED ROTORS WERE FOUND AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE ENGINE OR GENERATOR WERE IN OPERATION AN EXTREMELY STRONG DIESEL ODOR WOULD EMIT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DIESEL FUEL LEAK, AND REPAIRED THE RV. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FUMES CONTRIBUTED TO MIGRAINE HEADACHES AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. THE CONTACT HAD POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS FUMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/17/11*JB

2004 TERRY TRAILER W/ DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL 2852 SERIAL# 605-03267. ITEM WAS RECALLED FOR DEFECT BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS UNTIL FAILURE OF COMPONENT. DOMETIC REFUSING TO REPAIR REFRIGERATOR. DUE TO THE LEAKAGE OF AMMONIA THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LEVELING JACKS WERE BENT AND WERE UNABLE TO RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OR MAKE USE OF ANY OF THE FIXTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LEVELING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 771 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW BECAME FOGGY DUE TO THE SEAL LEAKING. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VISION TO BE OBSCURED WHEN HE HAD TO LOOK OVER TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE WINDOW AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

2005 FLEETWOOD REVOLUTION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECT IN MOTORHOME REFRIGERATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SO THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A BRAND NEW REFRIGERATOR AT HER EXPENSE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FLEETWOOD TERRA MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS HE TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND THE TOP OF THE BLADE BLOCKED HIS VISION AS THEY MOVED BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT; THEREFORE, HE HAD TO LOWER HIS HEAD IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY WERE DESIGNED THAT WAY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID MEET THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,937.