FLEETWOOD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED RESIDUE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB CAP. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING NEAR THE BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAL WHICH HELD THE OIL THAT LUBRICATED THE BEARINGS WAS LEAKING BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEALS ON ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILED WHICH ALLOWED AIR AND WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE WINDOWS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,691.

DEFECTIVE DUAL PANE RV WINDOWS MY RV WINDOW HAVE BROKEN SEAL AND BECOME CLOUDED MAKING FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE A 2004 FLEETWOOD, AND I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN 2006. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S. I CALLED SE-GI THE WINDOW MANUFACTURE IN NORCO CA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE RV MANUFACTURE, FLEETWOOD IN DECATUR, IN AND ALL THEY SAID THEY COULD DO WAS SELL ME THE WINDOWS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO BUY THE WINDOWS SINCE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INSTALLED. I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAUSE AN OHIO POLICE OFFICER SAID IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOW ALL OF THE WINDOWS ARE CLOUDED I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THESE COMPANIES SHOULD CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE WINDOWS FROM CLOUDING. *TR

INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND DAMAGE TO FRONT BRAKE PARTS. TOOK RIG TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE SO PAID FOR REPAIR IN FULL. AFTER INITIAL RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, CONTACTED WORKHORSE BUT CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FALL IN THEIR SPECIFIC TIME FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD NOTICE THAT THE LCD SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD TAKE UNUSUALLY LONG TO ILLUMINATE BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WINDOWS ARE FOGGED UP. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW & PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ARE THE WORST. CAN'T SEE OUT SIDE MIRRORS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, CHANGING LANES. *TR

I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM WORKHORSE FOR THE FIX FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM, I TRIED TO CALL THEM AND GO THREW THE SYSTEM OF TRANSFERS ONLY TO GET HUNG UP ON BY THE MACHINE. YES MY MOTORHOME IS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, BUT WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THE THOUSANDS I'VE SPENT REPLACING BRAKE ROTORS TO KEEP THE MOTORHOME USEFUL WHILE WAITING ALMOST 8 YEARS. YOU CAN'T GET A PERSON A WORKHORSE ON THE PHONE TO EVEN ASK THE QUESTION MUCH LESS GET AN ANSWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD CHEYENNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE BAG WHICH THE AWNING FOLDS INTO OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINING THE AWNING SHE NOTICED THE THREAD FOR THE BAG WAS VERY BRITTLE AND WAS EASILY SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECORD MILEAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE, EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO LT225/75/R16 TIRES, DOT K21LKN. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OUT TIRE HAD SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100.

(1) TREAD SEPARATION AND (2) BLOWOUTS OUT OF (9) KUHMO ROAD VENTURE APT/KL51, 235X85X16 E RATED TIRES WITHIN 6600 MILES OF INSTALLATION. THE FIRST TIRE SEPARATED AT 2957 MILES. A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED FROM ORIGINAL VENDOR (THE TIRE RACK) WHEN NO KUMHO DEALER WOULD REPLACE IT. THE SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT AT 5668 MILES ON SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 2010 AND A UNIROYAL REPLACEMENT WAS PURCHASED FROM WALMART FOR $159.89. THE THIRD TIRE BLEWOUT AT 6598 MILES, SPARE WAS MOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES HOME. THE TIRE RACK AND CHARLES ROUSH AT KUMHO WERE CALLED ON S EPTEMBER 1, 20010. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS TAKEN TODISCOUNT TIRE OF TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010, CHARLES ROUSH AGAIN COULD NOT BE CONTACTED AND NO ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE MADE WITHOUT HIS APPROVAL. I GET THE SAME FROM MAGGEN AT THE TIRE RACK. IT APPEARS THAT KUMHO KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP AND CHOOSES NOT TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. DEALERS CONTINUE TO SELL THE PRODUCT THAT IS VERY HIGHLY RATED; BUT WILL NOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. MY FAMILY AND I ARE LUCKY THAT WE STOPPED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DELAMITATED AND THE TWO BLOWOUT WERE ON DUAL WHEELS OR OUR RV WOULD PROBABLY PILED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHAT TESTS ON THESE TIRES HAS BEEN DONE PER 49 CFR PART 571, JUNE 1, 2007? THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH KUMHO. *TR