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1999 Fleetwood Discovery Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 22, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 4, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Fleetwood Discovery. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 22, 2006

TIRE FAILURE (BLOW OUT) CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIRE.. *NM

NHTSA ID
10168988
Incident
Sep 22, 2006
Mileage
20,810 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed May 30, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIX TIRE MINDERS PURCHASED TO MONITOR THE AIR PRESSURE ON A FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY MOTOR HOME ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS AN INDICATOR ON THE TIRE MINDER THAT SHOULD HAVE TURNED YELLOW IF THE PRESSURE WAS DOWN. THE INDICATOR STAYED BLACK INDICATING THE PRESSURE WAS GOOD. UPON RETURNING FROM AN EXTENDED TRIP, THE CONTACT CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE TIRES; THE PRESSURE WAS ONLY AT 40-60 POUNDS. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE WAS 110 POUNDS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND THEY HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS MINDER RESEARCH CORPORATION. *AK UPDATED 6/16/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID
10158570
Incident
May 30, 2006
Mileage
99,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 22, 2005

TIRE FAILURES MADE BY MICHELIN ON MY MOTORHOME

NHTSA ID
10126284
Incident
Aug 4, 2003
Mileage
22,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 15, 2004

THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, AND NEITHER ONE COULD LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID
10092815
Incident
Oct 27, 2003
Mileage
37,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 16, 2003

THE CONSUMER STATED, WHEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED IT DESTROYED THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10051612
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 12, 2003

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE BLOW OUTS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BE THE TIRE DEALER THAT THE SIDEWALL WERE WEAK WHICH CAUSED THE BLOWOUTS. *TS MICHELIN STATED THE BLOWOUT WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE SET AT THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10042793
Incident
Jun 25, 2003
Mileage
60,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 10, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10038617
Body & structure
Filed Feb 3, 2003

THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CONTAINED CRACKS IN THE REAR WALLS, ALSO THE FRONT FINDER CRACKED DUE TO VIBRATION.*JB

NHTSA ID
10004575
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Aug 16, 2002

FLEETWOOD TELLS US THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO BE SURE TO HAVE MY WIFE WEAR HER SEATBELT ALSO TO KEEP BOTH LOCKS LOCKED. THE DOOR SHOULD STAY SHUT JUST BY FORCE. FLEETWOOD LAST REPAIRED THIS IN JUNE, 2002 AT THE DECATUR, IN LOCATION. ONE OF THEIR REPRESTATIVES MADE A HOUSE CALL ON 7/30/02 AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE WE SHOULD HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE.

NHTSA ID
765753
Incident
Aug 8, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Jul 29, 2001

I WAS GOING UP THE STEPS GETTING INTO MY MOTORHOME, AND I USED THE GRAB HANDLE TO PULL MYSELF UP AND IT CAME APART IN MY HANDS, I FELL BACKWARDS, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH MYSELF BEFORE I FELL DOWN. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO AN OLDER PERSON IT COULD OF BEEN REAL BAD. THE PULL HANDLE IS MADE OF CLEAR PLASTIC AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE STRESS CRACKS/MARKS IN THE PLASTIC. I SAVED THE OLD PIECE. I CONTACTED THE MFG. FLEETWOOD AT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 800-322-8216 AND SPOKE WITH "MICHAEL" WHO INFORMED ME IT WAS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR. I BELONG TO "THE DISCOVERY OWNERS ASSOCIATION" WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT 1700 COACH OWNER MEMBERS AND THRU OUR WEB SITE, WEB MASTER BOB COOK E-MAIL [email protected], HE INFORMED ME OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR GRAB HANDLE. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZZARD TO THE ELDERLY COACH OWNERS AS WELL AS THE YOUNGER ONES TOO. FLEETWOODS ATTITUDE IS NOT A CONCERN ABOUT THIS ITEM. THE PLASTIC EVIDENTLY PUT UNDER A STRESS WHEN ITS MADE. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN FORWARDED TO JIM POURROY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA A TECHNICAL SERVICE TRAINER WITH FLEETWOOD PHONE 909-274-2000.*AK

NHTSA ID
749398
Incident
Jul 14, 2001
Steering
Filed Feb 18, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTRED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
741089
Visibility
Filed Dec 21, 2000

WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT WINDSHIELD ACTS LIKE A REFLECTING MIRROR. IT REFLECTS BACK WHAT EVER IS INSIDE MOTORHOME. IT MAKES VISIBILITY HARD. CANNOT SEE SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO WINDOW GLASS REFLECTING BACK. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
876915
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 12, 2000

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FIVE FAILURES OF LEFT FRONT TIRE (MICHELIN XRV) ON DISCOVERY MOTORHOMES. THESE FAILURES ARE ARGUABLY SIMILAR TO THOSE ON THE FLEETWOOD AMERICAN COACH PRODUCT LINE WHICH WAS RECALLED AFTER SIX REPORTED DEATHS EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE REPORTS ARE FILTERING IN ON THREE INTERNET SITES; DISCOVERY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INTENET DISCOVERY MOTORHOME CLUB AND DISCOVERY INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER OF FMCA. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE IS A LOAD IMBALNCE DUE TO ADDTION OF LIVING ROOM SLIDE ON 1999/2000 MOTORHOMES. THE NEWEEST MODELS HAVE HAD TIRES INCREASED FROM 235 TO 255 AS WELL AS A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN AXLE CAPACITY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THIS FAILURE MODE. NEEDS FURTHER RESEARCH ON URGENT BASIS IN MY OPINION. *AK

NHTSA ID
737715
Body & structure
Filed Nov 8, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSANGER'S DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE LOCKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY REPLACING THE DOOR. *YH

NHTSA ID
874650
Powertrain (other)
Filed Nov 23, 1999

THE ODOMETER IS DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYLIGHT AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO READ AT NIGHT WITH THE PANEL LIGHTS ON. NLM

NHTSA ID
549665
Electrical
Filed Jun 4, 1999

THE PROPANE TANK FOR THE GENERATOR WHICH IS MOUNTED IN THE MIDDLE/BELOW THE FRAME IS SCRAPING AGAINST THE ROAD WHICH IS CAUSING DEEP SCRATCHES IN THE TANK AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
837052

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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