FLEETWOOD Complaints

BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2003 FLEETWOOD WORKHORSE CHASSIS MOTORHOME. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FLEETWOOD PROVIDENCE 39V RV. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE RV, BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY EXIT BECAUSE THE SLIDERS WERE NOT EXTENDED AND THE EMERGENCY EXIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO EXIT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE RV IS AWAITING REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,000. UPDATED 12/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/11/08.*JB UPDATED 03/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR JAMMING SEEMED TO BE A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM EVERY TIME THE RV WAS DRIVEN. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE LOCKSMITH THAT WAS CALLED WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN AS WELL. THE LOCKSMITH HAD TO USE AN AIR BAG TO CREATE AN OPENING BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. HE THEN HAD TO REMOVE THE SHAFT THAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/18/09

THE SEALS IN THE DUAL PANE WINDOWS A FAILING AND LETTING AIR IN CAUSING THEM TO DISCOLOR AND ARE TO SEE OUT OF. A CLOUD OR DISCOLORATION IS INSIDE THE PANES. FLEETWOOD SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY,ORDER ALL NEW WINDOWS OR HAVE A GLASS CO. LOOK AT THEM. GLASS CO. SAYS NOTHING CAN BE DONE EXCEPT TO REPLACE. THEY ALSO SAID VIN#DUAL PAINE WINDOWS SHOULD HAVE A 10 YR. WARRANTY AND SHOULD LAST 20 YRS. OR MORE. THE WINDOWS ARE ALL IN THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR HOME 2 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 2 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS ARE NEEDED TO SEE OUT OF TO MY RIGHT FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DISCOLORATION IS GETTING WORSE WEEK BY WEEK. THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT ACCEPT MY VIN # .*TR

I OWN A 2003 BOUNDER MOTOR HOME BUILT ON THE WORK HORSE CHASSIS. ON AUG. 08, 2008 WHEN I STARTED MY MOTOR HOME I NOTICED THAT THE LCD SCREEN (WINDOW) WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. THIS LCD WINDOW IS PRT OF THE ACTIA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I CALLED A WORK HORSE AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER IN BATH, NY AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AUG. 24. THEY TOLD ME IN THE MEANTIME THEY WOULD CONTACT WORK HORSE ON THIS TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO SPEED UP THE REPAIR. IN THAT TIME PERIOD WORK HORSE DID NOT GET BACK TO THEM, AND SO THE DAY I ARRIVED AFTER DRIVING OVER TWO HOURS I WAS INFORMED NO WORD YET. I KNEW THAT THEY HAD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. ALL ONE HAD TO DO WAS LOOK AT THE SCREEN AND SEE THAT NOTHING ON IT COULD BE READ. THE SCREEN SERVES A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS BESIDE SHOWING WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. RIGHT NOW IT IS A MATTER OF FEELING THE SHIFT THROUGH TO DRIVE. FIRST CLICK REVERSE, 2ND. CLICK NEUTRAL, 3RD. CLICK DRIVE. ANY OTHER DOWN SHIFT TOO DANGEROUS TRYING TO FIND 3, 2, 1....THE LCD SCREEN ALSO SHOWS THE MILEAGE WHICH IS NOT ABLE TO BE READ. CAN'T SELL IT OR TRADE IF I WANTED TO. IT ALSO SHOWS MPG, OIL PRESSURE, INDIVIDUAL TRIP, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVER AID FUNCTIONS..IT IS PART OF THE WARNING SYSTEM OF A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. NOW IF A BUZZER OR BEEP SOUNDS THE SCREEN WOULD NORMALLY INDICATE WHAT IT IS ABOUT. KIND OF LIKE DRIVING BLIND! THE ACTIA CLUSTER HAD A RECALL REPAIR ON THIS FEB. 2006, I BOUGHT THE MH MARCH 2006. THE RECALL PERTAINED TO A RE-PROGRAMMING OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THE ABS BRAKE WARNING. THE LCD IS PART OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER..WH SAID THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AN AUTHORIZED WH DEALERSHIP. IT DID TO GET DONE. LATER I WAS TOLD IN PHONE CONVERSATION WITH WH THAT THERE WAS A COURTESY RECALL GOOD UNTIL FEB. '09. OCT 8, I TOOK IT TO LAZY DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE AUTHORIZED. THEY SAID WH WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ABOUT A BRAKE ISSUE.. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT NO LCD SCREEN IS VERY COMMON. CONTACT ME PLEASE. *TR

SMELLED BURNING THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP. STOPPED AND CHECKED FLUID, ETC., COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. CONTINUED ON OUR WAY WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. *TR

DUAL PANE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS A FAILED SEAL THAT RESULTS IN WINDOW BECOMING DISCOLORED. SIDE MIRROR CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN THROUGH THIS WINDOW MAKING THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGES MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS BRAND WINDOW BUT DOES NOT OFFER ANY REMEDY. WINDOW MUST BE REPLACED AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO CONSUMER. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FLEETWOOD TRAILER . FIRST TRIP WITH IT THE AXLE LOCKED UP. UPON FURTHER REVIEW WE FOUND THAT LIPPERT AXLE'S ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER DID NOT HAVE ANY GREASE IN THE BEARINGS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO A CRASH. BOTH LIPPERT COMPONENTS AND FLEETWOOD AS WELL AS OUR DEALER HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. *TR

WHILE ON A TRIP THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BREAKING ABILITY WAS COMPROMISED. THIS IS DESPITE ME DOWNSHIFTING REPEATEDLY WHILE GOING DOWN HILLS AND APPLYING BREAKS STEADILY (NO PUMPING) AS NEEDED. AFTER I RETURNED HOME, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE RV TO A SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE O-RINGS ON THE FRONT BREAKS HAD MELTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND WHEEL SEALS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT CALIPERS, ALL 4 ABS SENSORS AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BOILING OF THE BREAKING FLUID. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WORKHORSE ENGINEERING FAILURE COST ME $2133 ON MY RV, WHICH HAS ONLY 6578 MILES ON IT. WE HAD USED OUR RV FREQUENTLY ON LOCAL TRIPS UP UNTIL THIS TRIP TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SINCE THIS IS NOW THE 2ND FAILURE IN LESS THAN 4000 MILES, I HAVE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER WORKHORSE CHASSIS OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE IF THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT IS NOT RESOLVED, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT WORKHORSE HAS ADDED LARGER BREAK SYSTEMS AND A ZERK FITTING CORRECTION TO RV'S BUILT AFTER OURS WAS MANUFACTURED INDICATES TO ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL. BASED ON THE COMMENTS I AM READING ON-LINE, I ALSO FORESEE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS AGAINST WORKHORSE......PARTICULARLY IF THEIR INVESTIGATION OR NEGLECT ON THIS ISSUES DRAGS ON FOR YEARS AND IS NOT RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PROWLER TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. IN AUGUST OF 2008, THE COOLING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 08E032000 AND 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, HE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES. HE CALLED DOMETIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALLS APPLY TO HIS REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO REACH DOMETIC ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ THERE WAS YELLOW RESIDUE ON THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH BOARD, HE SMELLED BURNING RUBBER AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND VEER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149400. JP UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB