FLEETWOOD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE RADIAL TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AND SIDE WALL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BODY DAMAGES REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

1991 FLEETWOOD FLAIR MOTORHOME ROOF AIR CONDITIONER KEPT TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON A RECENT TRIP. THE BREAKER WAS VERY HOT. I OPENED THE PANEL AND FOUND A LOOSE LINE CONNECTION TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT NOTICED THAT ALL 110 VOLT WIRING IN MY MOTORHOME IS SOLID CONDUCTOR, NOT STRANDED. EVEN THE DUMBEST ELECTRICAL ENGINEER KNOWS NEVER TO USE SOLID CONDUCTOR WIRING IN A VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES AND MOTORHOMES. SINCE THE MOTORHOME IS NEARLY 20 YEARS OLD I AM FEARFUL OF FIRE IN THE 110 VOLT WIRING DUE TO FATIGUE OF THE SOLID CONDUCTORS. THE LOOSE CIRCUIT BREAKER CONNECTION MAY BE JUST THE BEGINNING OF A SERIOUS FIRE POTENTIAL.. *TR

NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. CLEAR DRY PAVEMENT. NY THRUWAY. SUDDEN COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT INSIDE DUAL TIRE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CARGO COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL. DESTROYED TAILPIPE HANGER BRACKET. DENTED BOTTOM OF CARGO BIN DOOR.REPLACED TAILPIPE HANGER BRACKET. REPLACED BOTH DUAL TIRES THREE WEEKS LATER NEAR RAPID CITY SD A 2 FOOT PIECE OF TREAD ON THE LEFT INSIDE DUAL SEPARATED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CARGO BIN AND DAMAGED THE BODY TRIM AROUND THE WHEEL WELL OPENING. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED REPAIRS PENDING. OLD TIRES NOT AVAILABLE BUT HAVE PHOTOS. MICHELIN 225/R75/16 MS 06 YEAR. . 2007 FLEETWOOD TIOGA SL27000 MILES BEFORE FIRST FAILURE 29,000 AT SECOND FAILURE. RV WAS UNDER GVWR NEVER DRIVEN A SINGLE DAY IN 3 YEARS WITHOUT CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE. DRIVEN REGULARLY WEEKLY IN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE RV WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. *TR

FOGGY DOUBLE WINDOWS IN THE DRIVERS CAB OF A 2007 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. SE-GI WINDOWS. COULD NOT SEE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. WE HAD THE INSIDE PANE OF THE STATIONARY WINDOW TAKEN OUT BY A GLASS INSTALLER. WE GOT NO HELP FROM FLEETWOOD OR SE-GI. 7 OF 10 WINDOWS ARE FOGGING. WE FIRST NOTICE IT A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER WE BOUGHT THE NEW MOTORHOME. *TR

7 DIFFERENT WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP DUE TO FAILED SEALS IN THE DUAL GLAZED WINDOWS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD PROVIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE BECAME COVERED WITH FOG WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOWS WERE DUAL PANE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MOISTURE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE PANES CAUSED THE FOG TO APPEAR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED THE WINDOWS HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR NEAR THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IF THE TEST DOES NOT SHOW RESULTS OF BRAKE DAMAGE THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELATED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES AND THE MANUFACTURER NOT AUTHORIZING THE SERVICE BRAKES RECALL ( 09V198000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

LOSS OF BRAKES IN MOUNTAINS DUE TO OVER HEATING. REAR WHEELS SMOKING AND TOO HOT TO TOUCH. PULLED OF INTO REST AREA AND STAYED THERE FOR 4 HOURS TO LET BRAKES COOL DOWN. AFTER STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UNTIL THINGS COOLED DOWN AND THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES TO GET TO CAMP GROUND 8 MILES AWAY. AFTER 3 DAYS THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO GET BRAKES. AFTER CALLING WORKHORSE I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR HOME TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH TOOK 2 DAYS TO GET APPROVAL FROM WORKHORSE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL IS TAKING SO LONG, AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WORKHORSE SAID THE FIX WILL COME SOMETIME AFTER NOVEMBER 2010. IS THIS A SAFE WAY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FLEETWOOD REGAL 5TH WHEEL MODEL 335RK RV, WITH HIGHWAY MASTER TIRES, SIZE ST235/80/R16 (NA). THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON AUGUST 6, 2007. ON JANUARY 5, 2010 HE NOTICED A BULGE ON ONE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES AND ONE OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRES. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 7,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THEY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE RV FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS REIMBURSED FOR TWO TIRES, BUT NOT FOR THE REMAINING TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE TIRE WOULD POTENTIALLY FAIL. UPDATED 12/01/10

THE INSIDE LIGHTS OF THE CAMPER REMAINED ON WHILE IT WAS FOLDED DOWN AND BURNED THE DRAPES AND MELTED THE WINDOWS AS WELL AS THE LIGHT FIXTURE. IT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE IGNITED THE PROPANE SYSTEM IF IT WAS NOT DISCOVERED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE SITE IT AS OWNER ERROR, BUT IT SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THOSE LIGHTS TO HAVE POWER WHEN THE TRAILER IS FOLDED DOWN SINCE THERE IS A SWITCH THAT CUTS THE POWER INSIDE THE TRAILER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE FAILING TO REPAIR THE PART. *TR