2005 Fleetwood Bounder Problems

DRIVER SIDE THERMAL PANE WINDOW AND PASSENGER SIDE THERMAL PANE WINDOW SEALS HAVE FAILED RESULTING IN FOG BETWEEN THE WINDOW PANES. WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR THESE WINDOWS, CRITICAL REAR/SIDE VISION IS DIMINISHED SINCE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS MUST BE VIEWED THROUGH THESE FOGGED PANES. THIS ONGOING PROBLEM OF DIMINISHED REAR AND SIDE VISION DUE TO THESE FAILED THERMAL SEALS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FOGGED AS WELL AS WINDOW BEHIND PASSENGER AND ONE OVER SINK. SLOWLY I BELIEVE THEY WILL ALL FAIL. I MADE MIKE THOMPSON RV AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, EVERY TIME SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO OPTIONS BUT TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING SMELL AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS, SEAL, BRAKE PADS, AND HOSES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKE, AIR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO COOL BEFORE PROCEEDING. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE COOL, THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL IN PRODUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I44 EAST OF ST.LOUIS, ON 04/14/16 WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND TORE OUT THE WIRING IN THE WHEEL WELL FOR THE 120 VAC AND THE 12 VDC AND DAMAGED 2 COMPARTMENTS AND ABOUT 5 FEET OF THE TAILPIPE WAS CRUSHED. THE SECOND TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE BACK,(04/16/16), ALSO ON THE REAR INSIDE, BLEW OUT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I70 7 MILES FROM THE I270 TURNOFF WEST OF CINCINATTI OHIO. THE TREAD HAD ALSO PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND ALSO DAMAGED THE 2 COMPARTMENTS NEAREST THE TIRE WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE WIRING WAS ALSO TORN OUT. THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE DAMAGE WAS $11,000. THE TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED IN BOTH INSTANCES AND WERE AT AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE ,WELL BELOW THE 100 PSI RANGE.

WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I44 EAST OF ST.LOUIS, ON 04/14/16 WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND TORE OUT THE WIRING IN THE WHEEL WELL FOR THE 120 VAC AND THE 12 VDC AND DAMAGED 2 COMPARTMENTS AND ABOUT 5 FEET OF THE TAILPIPE WAS CRUSHED. THE SECOND TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE BACK,(04/16/16), ALSO ON THE REAR INSIDE, BLEW OUT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I70 7 MILES FROM THE I270 TURNOFF WEST OF CINCINATTI OHIO. THE TREAD HAD ALSO PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND ALSO DAMAGED THE 2 COMPARTMENTS NEAREST THE TIRE WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE WIRING WAS ALSO TORN OUT. THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE DAMAGE WAS $11,000. THE TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED IN BOTH INSTANCES AND WERE AT AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE ,WELL BELOW THE 100 PSI RANGE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE TO BE PARKED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT LEFT. THIS NOISE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE TIE ROD BUSHING AND REPAIRED THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE TO BE PARKED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT LEFT. THIS NOISE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE TIE ROD BUSHING AND REPAIRED THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

THE HITCH THAT IS FACTORY INSTALLED BROKE AWAY FROM THE RV DUE TO IT NOT BEING PROPERLY WELDED TO THE FRAME. OUR JEEP BROKE COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THE RV WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE HAD A CERTIFIED WELDER REPAIR THE RV AND WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DEFECTIVE WELD. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK THIS OUT WITH FLEETWOOD SINCE THE INCIDENT, BUT THEY KEEP GIVING US THE RUNAROUND. THEY SAY THE WELDER WAS A SUBCONTACTOR FOR THE FACTORY AND THEY WILL NEED TO CONTACT THEM. THIS WAS LAST YEAR AND THEY STILL WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I44 EAST OF ST.LOUIS, ON 04/14/16 WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND TORE OUT THE WIRING IN THE WHEEL WELL FOR THE 120 VAC AND THE 12 VDC AND DAMAGED 2 COMPARTMENTS AND ABOUT 5 FEET OF THE TAILPIPE WAS CRUSHED. THE SECOND TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE BACK,(04/16/16), ALSO ON THE REAR INSIDE, BLEW OUT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE I70 7 MILES FROM THE I270 TURNOFF WEST OF CINCINATTI OHIO. THE TREAD HAD ALSO PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND ALSO DAMAGED THE 2 COMPARTMENTS NEAREST THE TIRE WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE WIRING WAS ALSO TORN OUT. THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE DAMAGE WAS $11,000. THE TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED IN BOTH INSTANCES AND WERE AT AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE ,WELL BELOW THE 100 PSI RANGE.