PACE ARROW Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 PACE ARROW. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE WELD FAILED ON THE REFRIGERATOR AND CAUSED AN AMMONIA LEAK. DOMETIC HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 083032000 (EQUIPMENT) AND 063076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) WERE REFERENCED. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACTS CLIENT OWNS A 1998 PACE ARROW VISION. THE CONTACT WAS THE INSURANCE AGENT OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER, FENDER, AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07T003000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE TIRES WERE FTS TELLURIDE, SIZE LT265/75R16 AND THE CLIENT HAS THEM AVAILABLE. THE SPEED, ROAD CONDITIONS, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, POWERTRAIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,235. THE CONSUMER STATED ALSO HAS THE FRONT TIRE THAT DID NOT SEPARATE AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT AS WELL. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PACE ARROW VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER LOST 12-BOLTS OF POWER DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE BOARD WAS HELD TOGETHER BY DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE AND IS BECOMING LOOSE AND SHORTENING. FLEETWOOD TRAILERS STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK ON THE SITUATION, BUT WEEKS HAVE SINCE PASSED. THE VIN WAS CONFIRMED WITH THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,473 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED THREE TIMES. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 20MPH WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE SCENE. THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AND IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE AUTO PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE LOCKED A SECOND TIME IN JANUARY 2004. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE ENTIRE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. PRIOR TO EACH FAILURE THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ILLUMINATED, BUT THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT LOCKED.

DT: DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT OF MOTOR HOME TWICE. CALLER SAID THE MOTOR HOME SHOOK BADLY BEFORE THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT. THERE A . RECALL 98V211000, WAS ISSUED ON THE DRIVSHAFT, BUT THIS MOTOR HOME WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT WAS ON MAY 2, 2005. THEY HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND FIXED IT IN FLORIDA. THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT WAS ON JULY 28, 2005. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT A RV SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. DEALER ADVISED OWNER TO CALL FORD. ON THE OTHER HAND FORD CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON DRIVESHAFT. *AK

THE CAMPER'S AUTO PARK SYSTEM ENGAGED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING ODD, THEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND LOCK-UP. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL INTO A CAMP GROUND. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE P30 FORD CHAISE. *LA *NM

CHEVROLET P30 'AUTO PARK'. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM IN THAT IT WOULD 'AUTO PARK' WHEN I PUT THE TRANS IN REVERSE AND I COULD NOT BACK UP. THE NEXT DAY(OR WEHN I LEFT THE RV PARK) IT WOULD WORK FINE. LIKEWISE, WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT FOR SERVICE IT WOULD WORK FINE. I GOT ON THE INTERNET ON SOME RV BOARDS AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS-ONE WAS LOCKED DOWN TOTALLY IN THE YARD, ANOTHER WOULD NOT HOLD, BUT THE WORSE WAS A LOCKDOWN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD! I COULD HANDLE THE MINOR ONES BUT NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE "GOING DOWN THE ROAD LOCKDOWN". THAT COULD BE SERIOUS! THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT CORRECT BECAUSE I CAN'T RECALL EXACTLY THE TWO TIMES I HAD PROBLEMS BUT HAD TO FILL IN THE FIELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

THE AUTOMATIC PARK SYSTEM ON OUR PACE ARROW (P30 CHASSIS GMTRS) FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OFF WAS TO BLOCK THE WHEELS.*AK

THE BRAKES FAILED, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE ANOTHER 70 MILES, THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. *JB *TS

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING OFF A HILLS AND ON TO FLAT PAVEMENT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . *AK