FLEETWOOD Complaints

HAVE A DOMETIC FRIG MODEL RM-2652 SERIAL 13403291 THAT DOMETIC DID A SO CALL REPAIR ON A YEAR AGO ON 5/16/07 AND MY FLEET WOOD PIONEER HAS SET IN YARD FROM THAT TIME ON ONLY 60 HOURS ON FRIG BUT TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BROUGHT IN 2002, IT APPEARS THAT DOMETIC DID A TEMP FIX TO GET YOU PASS WARRANTY AS MY FRIG NOW IS DOWN AND HAS YELLOW STAIN ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE FRIG. NOW DOMETIC TELL ME I AM ON MY OWN EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT A JUNK FRIG IN MY UNIT. THE WHOLE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD HAVE COME OUT AND BE REPLACED NOT THE TEMP FIX THEY HAD DONE. *TR

RECALL 06E-076 DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR AS THE RESULT OF A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE BOILER TUBE, PERMITTED THE RELEASE OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION, CAUSING AN OUT OF CONTROL FIRE AND RENDERING THE REFRIGERATOR INOPERABLE AND LOCALIZED FIRE DAMAGE TO THE APPLIANCE AND STRUCTURE. *TR

RECALL ON DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN 2004 FLEETWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LETTER STATES THAT THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF THEY HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBER, MODEL NUMBER FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. *NJ THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING AND A STRONG SMELL OF AMMONIA FILLED THE TRAILER. YELLOW RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD TERRY. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A UTILITY BUILDING ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN UPDATED 12/15/08

DOMETIC RV REFRIGERATOR RECALL - WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY DOMETIC OR DEALERSHIP WHILE MY REFRIGERATOR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. REFRIGERATOR HAS NOW FAILED 7 MONTH OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY DUE TO RECALL DEFECT. MANUFACTURER NOW NOT REPLACING UNITS THAT FAIL OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY. THERE IS NO DOUBT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

IM INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD ON MY DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR AND IT IS THE WEEKEND AND I CANT GET ANY INFORMATION FROM ANYONE. TO ME THIS IS A CROCK. OUR BUSINESS HOURS OUR MON. THROUGH FRI.@#%&&^&(.ITS FILLED WITH FOOD THAT I CANT AFFORD TO WASTE. THEY SAY TO AT LEAST TURN OFF THE GAS PART OF IT BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET TO IT. *TR

BRAKE FAILURES(2) ON 2003 BOUNDER MOTORHOME WITH WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CHASSIS PURCHASED NEW ON JAN.14,2004. LR BRAKE FAILED ON 8-29-08 ON I-5 AT OLYMPIA, WA, WITH APPROX. 21,100 MILES ON VEHICLE. RR BRAKE FAILED ON 9-29-08 ON HWY. 20 IN COUPEVILLE, WA AT APPROX.21,482 MILES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND ROADS WERE DRY; DUAL HOLDING TANKS WERE EMPTY; 100 GAL WATER TANK WAS ALSO EMPTY; FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL (35 GAL.). MOTORHOME WAS NOT OVERLOADED AND NO VEHICLE WAS IN TOW. 8-29 FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SLOWING IN PRE-LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAFFIC AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON INITIAL APPLICATION. REPEATED APPLICATIONS OF BRAKE PEDAL GAVE ABOUT 1/2 PEDAL TRAVEL WITH GREATLY LESSENED DECELERATION TIME AND STOPPING DISTANCE . THE SECOND FAILURE ON 9-29-08 OF THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS LESS SURPRISING AND BRAKE PEDAL PUMPING WAS MORE INSTINCTIVE. STOPPING A 24,000 POUND MOTORHOME ON AN EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT MERELY CLAMPS AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION. REPAIRS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL AFFECTED BRAKE ROTORS, BOSCH CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS, PLUS A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE FAILURE. APPROX. $2200 IN REPAIR COSTS FOR TWO BRAKES. A NEIGHBOR OF MINE WITH EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL MOTORHOME/CHASSIS AS MINE IS NOW AT A REPAIR FACILITY IN YUBA CITY, CA HAVING EXPERIENCED FAILURE OR BURN-OUT OF ALL 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLES WHILE ENROUTE FROM RENO,NV TO SACRAMENTO,CA.. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE SAFETY RECALL ON W-22 BRAKE SYSTEMS NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE CHASSIS #33356806 CUTOFF SPECIFIED IN NHSTA RECALL 04V084000. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES ON 2004 RV WITH CHEVY WORKHORSE CHASSIS - OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPERS AND POOR PERFORMANCE. RV HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME AND WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR BRAKE ISSUE FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST 8-10 MONTHS. THE AUTHORIZED WORKHORSE DEALER COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SO JUST TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS TO TRY TO FIX IT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED, CALIPERS WERE REPLACED THE LAST TIME AND THERE IS AN ABS ISSUE THIS TIME. *TR

1. FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING. AMMONIA SPEWED OUT OF THE REAR REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT. 2. FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE AND REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER NO LONGER COOLED SINCE THE REFRIGERATE WAS GONE. 3. IMMEDIATELY CALLED DOMETIC TO SEE IF THE REFRIGERATOR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. DOMETIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH. A MONTH LATER, AT A LOCAL RV SHOW, I FOUND A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS A MEMBER OF THE RV REFRIGERATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION. ON APRIL 13, 2008, I DROVE 100+ MILES TO TAKE MY RV TO SHELBOURNE RV (423-629-2175 OR 423-290-8367) IN RINGGOLD, GEORGIA FOR REPAIR. JUST OVER 1 MONTH LATER I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MY RV, AND DROVE BACK 100+ MILES TO PICK IT UP. THE REPAIR BILL (EXCLUDING GAS) WAS $760!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FLEETWOOD TERRY TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A METAL FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITH BRACKETS SUPPORTING THE WATER TANK. WHILE CLOSELY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRACKETS HAD INADEQUATE WELDING AND SUPPORT, WHICH CAUSED THE BOLTS TO DETACH. ALSO, THE PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT THE TANK IS MANUFACTURED FROM HAS A DEFORMED, SAGGY SHAPE. THE WATER TANK, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS, COULD FALL AND CAUSED A CRASH OR SERIOUS INJURY. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.