FLEETWOOD Complaints

2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE MOTORHOME WILL NOT CARRY THE MANUFACTURER'S PRINTED LABEL AND CERTIFIED CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY. THE FRONT AXLE HAS A 14,600 POUND LOAD RATING WHICH IS EXCEEDED BEFORE THE CERTIFIED CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY IS REACHED. *JB

2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT HIS RV WAS OVER THE SPECIFIED MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 14,600 LBS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV WAS 640 LBS OVERWEIGHT. THIS WAS WITH FULL FUEL, 1/2 WATER AND EMPTY HOLDING TANKS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO DEFINITIVE FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED TO CARRY 1/2 FUEL AND 1/2 WATER AND TO HAVE 120 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRES. *JB

2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORHOME WAS OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE BY 700LBS. TO MEET THE ACTUAL FRONT WEIGHT OF 15,300LBS, THE TIRE PRESSURE WOULD NEED TO BE 125LBS. BUT THE RIM HAS A MAXIMUM COLD PRESSURE RATING OF 120LBS. *JB

2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE DESIGN AND CERTIFIED RATING OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE USUAL AND INTENDED USE OF THE MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS MOTORHOME WEIGHED SEVERAL TIMES. WITH FULL FUEL, PROPANE, WATER EMPTY BLACK AND GRAY WATER TANKS, THE FRONT AXLE WAS OVERLOADED BY 580 POUNDS. *JB

2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV DOES NOT CARRY THE MANUFACTURER'S PRINTED AND CERTIFIED CCC AND WITH THE CURRENT DESIGNATED FRONT AXLE, WHEELS AND TIRES, PLUS BRAKING SYSTEM, THE RV IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO TRAVEL WITH 1/2 FUEL, MINIMUM WATER AND REDUCE THE WEIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THE FRONT AXLE AND REMAIN UNDER THE 15,200 LBS RATED AXLE LIMIT. *JB

2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN AND CERTIFIED RATING OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR THE USUAL AND INTENDED USE OF THE MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A FIX WAS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE FRONT AXLE. THE FRONT AXLE HAS A DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION LOAD RATING OF 14,600 POUNDS. WITH THE MOTORHOME LOADED AS SPECIFIED IN THE FLEETWOOD OWNER'S MANUAL, THE FRONT AXLE IS OVERLOADED BY 588 LBS. THE LOAD INCLUDED FULL FUEL, FRESH WATER TANKS, EMPTY WASTED WATER TANKS, TWO PEOPLE WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 325 LBS AND A EMPTY CARGO OF 820 LBS. THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AS WEIGHED IS 39,600 LBS WITH A DESIGN RATING OF 44,000 LBS. THE CERTIFIED CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY IS 5,792. *JB

2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN ALLEGIANCE FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN AND CERTIFIED RATING OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR THE USUAL AND INTENDED USE OF THE MOTORHOME. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY AN ENGINEER THAT THE AXLE SYSTEM WOULD BE UPGRADED ONCE A SOLUTION HAD BEEN OBTAINED. THE FRONT AXLE HAS A DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION LOAD RATING OF 14,600 POUNDS. WITH THE MOTORHOME LOADED AS SPECIFIED IN THE FLEETWOOD OWNER'S MANUAL, THE FRONT AXLE IS OVERLOADED WITHOUT CARGO. THE LOADING INCLUDES FULL FUEL, FRESH WATER TANKS, EMPTY WASTE WATER TANKS, TWO PEOPLE HAVING A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 308 POUNDS AND ZERO CARGO. THE TOTAL WEIGHT UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS, AS WEIGHED, IS 39,000 POUNDS WITH A DESIGN RATING OF 44,600. THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OVER 5,000 POUNDS OF CARGO. NONE OF THE DESIGNED CAPACITIES CAN BE ATTAINED WITH THE PRESENT FRONT AXLE CONFIGURATION.*JB

2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE KNEW THE FRONT AXLE GAWR WOULD BE GROSSLY EXCEEDED IF HE LOADED IT TO THE MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFIED CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED BY ADDING FUEL, WATER AND PEOPLE WEIGHT TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL CONFIGURATION THE COACH IS DRIVEN. DATA SHOWED, THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT AXLE EXCEEDED THE GAWR BY ABOUT 1,265 POUNDS. *JB

2007 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN EAGLE FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE RV FAILED TO MEET CCC POSTED AND ADVERTISED SPECIFICATIONS WITH FULL FUEL, WATER, ONE PASSENGER AND 250 LBS OF CARGO. THE FRONT AXLE WAS OVERWEIGHT BY 200 PLUS POUNDS. *JB

2008 FLEETWOOD EAGLE CONSUMER CONCERN ABOUT FRONT AXLE DESIGN . *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AXLE DESIGN RATING OF THE MOTORHOME IS 14,600 POUNDS. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO LOAD THE MOTORHOME WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE FRONT AXLE WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE MOTORHOME HAS A 5,792 POUND DESIGN CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY, BUT WITH AN ESTIMATED CARGO OF 792 POUNDS, THE FRONT AXLE IS OVERLOADED BY 520 POUNDS.