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2000 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 10, 2007
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 May 18, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 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

Showing 1–9 of 9

Fuel system
Filed Sep 10, 2007

CUMMINS 5.9 ISB LIFT PUMP FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES CAUSED ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND STALL. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SIMILAR TO NHTSA #05E054000. *JB

NHTSA ID
10202347
Incident
Sep 1, 2007
Mileage
40,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 31, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHISTLES, WATER LEAKS IN, THE DOOR CAME OPENED. THE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE.

NHTSA ID
10122549
Incident
May 25, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 26, 2004

MICHLIN 235-80-22.5 TIRE BLEW OUT (RIGHT INNER DUAL SIDE WALL).TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. JUST HAD MOTORHOME WEIGHED AT EACH CORNERAT RALLY IN TEXAS 2 DAYS BEFORE BLOWOUT AND IT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIMITS. 2000 DISCOVERY (36,000) MILES CAUSED $3100.00 DAMAGE TO BODY. 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DOING MAINT. DISCOVERED MUNTIPLE BULGES IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. REPLACED THEM AND NOW AM REPLACING LEFT REAR DUALS FOR FEAR THEY WILL BLOW! THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM MICHLIN AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY CAN GET ANY. I THINK 6 TIRES AT 36,000 MILES IS A PROBLEM!! I HAVE PHOTOS OF BLOWN OUT TIRE AND DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10088591
Incident
Apr 30, 2004
Mileage
36,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A BLOW OUT ON ONE OF THE TIRES. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED A 9 INCH TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL. MICHELIN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO CONSUEMRS REQUEST FOR A PRORATED ADJUSTMENT OF THE REPLACEMENT. THE TIRE IS A MICHELIN XRL 235/80R 22.5 *JG *DT

NHTSA ID
567926
Incident
Aug 27, 2002
Body & structureElectrical
Filed May 1, 2002

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE DOOR INADVERTENLY OPENS, CONSUMER STATES THE DEAD BOLTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL, THE MOTORHOME HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE DOOR WITH ANOTHER BAD DOOR, THE SECOND TIME THEY ADJUSTED THE LOCK WHICH DID NOT HELP EITHER, AND IS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK FOR A 3RD TIME.*JB

NHTSA ID
565514
Body & structure
Filed Sep 6, 2001

BODY MOUNT SEPARATED FROM FRAME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
895844
Incident
Aug 14, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2001

LEFT REAR OUTSIDE BLEW OUT. SUPPOSDLY CAUSED BY A "SCREW" APPROX 1 1/4 INCH. TORE CABLING APART WITHOUT CUASING A LEAK. POSSSIBLE BUT NOT PROBABLE. A TIRE SO LARGE TO CUASE TO BLOW OUTBY SOMETHING SO SMALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: B6BJ BVJX TIRESIZE: 735/80/225)

NHTSA ID
751302
Incident
Aug 15, 2001
Engine
Filed Jun 13, 2001

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE MOTORHOME WITH THE CUMMINS 1SB300 ENGINE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS, THE NEW UNITS WERE INSTALLED WITH FAULTY OIL PRESSURE SENSORS WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED, THEN THE FUEL LINE BROKE LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A DEFECT WHICH WAS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER HAS INFORMATION RELATING TO 1SB DRAINLINE REPLACEMENT. *MJS

NHTSA ID
561619
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Filed May 18, 2001

LOWER ATTACHMENT APPLIANCES AND CABINETS ARE SEPARATING FROM WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PUT ON NAIL ADHESIVE FOR REPAIRS. ASKING FOR NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
888636
Incident
May 10, 2001

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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