FLEETWOOD Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 FLEETWOOD REVOLUTION 38B MOTORHOME WHICH HAS SE-GI WINDOWS. THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW HAS FOGGED UP AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. IT IS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. NEITHER FLEETWOOD NOR SE-GI IS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW. THERE ARE MANY MANUFACTURERS WHO USE THESE WINDOWS AND THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. SE-GI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING A DEFECTIVE WINDOW WHICH PRODUCES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD GEAR BOX TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DOMETIC REGARDING HIS REFRIGERATOR AND THE FATIGUE CRACK THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE. THE NOTICE ALSO INDICATED THAT IF A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION IS RELEASED IN AN AREA WHERE GAS OR FLAMES ARE PRESENT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. A FLEETWOOD DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS ONLY A HEAT SHIELD TO CONTAIN THE FIRE AND REPAIR THE CRACK. DOMETIC ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD TO PREVENT A FIRE.

BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED ON MY 2004 BOUNDER MOTORHOME WITH WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE DRAGGING BRAKE ON RIGHT REAR BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO BOIL WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL TO THE POINT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ANY TYPE OF BRAKING OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WORKHORSE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. EVENTUALLY THE CALIPER RELEASED AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. NOTHING WAS FIXED NOR DONE AND AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FORM THE DEALER AND HAS BEEN IN STORAGE. THE BRAKES FAILED FOR NO REASON AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THEM OR PREVENT RECURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD PROWLER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER RM2852, SERIAL NUMBER 22200048. HE NOTICED YELLOW RESIDUE LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR, AND THEN SMELLED AMMONIA. THE REFRIGERATOR FAILED TO REGULATE COLD TEMPERATURES. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE# 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT). DOMETIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE REFRIGERATOR. THE REPAIRS REFERENCED IN THE CALL ONLY CONTAINS THE FAILURE, BUT DOES NOT SERVE AS A PREVENTIVE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 11/03/09 UPDATED 11/04/09

THE DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY MOTOR HOME HAVE LOST VACUUM AND ARE FOGGING OVER. THE WINDOWS ARE IN THE DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO MY MIRRORS. ALL OF THE DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS ON THE MOTOR HOME ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOT CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE. FLEETWOOD HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY OF THE WINDOWS. *TR

NOTICE BY FLEETWOOD ABOUT THE BATTERY CABLE RECALL. TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT RNR RV IN LIBERTY LAKE WASHINGTON. THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS, BUT ORDERED THE PARTS. WE ARE FULL TIME RVERS AND WERE UNABLE TO TAKE THE MOTOR HOME BACK. THEY GAVE US THE PARTS. TRIED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AT ANOTHER RV REPAIR SHOP THAT IS A FLEETWOOD DEALER. THIS DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RECALL. THERE IS NOTHING IN ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE THAT SAYS THERE IS A DROP DEAD DATE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED OR THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX. *TR

BAD BRAKE NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS. BRAKES SMOKE AFTER VERY SHORT TRIPS DOWNHILL. HAD DEALER PULL ALL WHEELS SAID THINGS LOOKED FINE. ON THE WAY HOME,LOST SOME PEDAL,BUT CAME BACK. SMOKED BRAKES AGAIN. LET COOL FOR 2 HRS AND EASED ON HOME. NEED TO PULL WHEELS AGAIN AND CHECK. WANT TO CROSS THE COUNTRY IN NOV. AND NOW DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WORKHORSE SAID THEY CAN'T FIX ANYTHING UNTIL IT FRAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FLEETWOOD PROVIDENCE RV. ALL OF MY STATIONARY WINDOWS ARE "FOGGING UP" WHICH IS A NUISANCE IN ITSELF. HOWEVER, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. IT IS SO FOGGY I'M UNABLE TO CLEARLY SEE MY SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. BOTH TIMES I'VE CONTACTED FLEETWOOD REGARDING THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALL OF MY FLEETWOOD FRIENDS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE DEFROST DID NOT OPERATE NORMALLY SINCE THE SEALANT ON THE WINDOWS FAILED TO SEAL THEM PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VISIBILITY TO BE IMPAIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER IS LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HEAT BUILD-UP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,500.