2005 Fleetwood Excursion Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Fleetwood Excursion, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Visibility642.9%
- Body & structure214.3%
- Engine214.3%
- Other / unspecified214.3%
- Brakes17.1%
- Electrical17.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FOGGY SUBSTANCE APPEARED IN BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANEL WINDOW GLASS. THE RV WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RV WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
MOST OF THE RV WINDOWS HAVE FOGGED OVER AND CAN'T BE CLEANED AS THE FOG/HAZE IS INSIDE THE WINDOWS. THE WINSHIELD IS THE ONLY GLASS THAT IS CLEAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS EXTREMELY FOGGED AND INTERFERS WITH VIEWING THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT AS YOU CAN'T CLEARLY SEE MOVING TRAFFIC ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WITH THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. YOUR ATTENTION IS DISTRACTED AS YOU TRY TO SEE IF YOU HAVE MOVING TRAFFIC ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WHILE TRYINGMTO SEE THAT SIDE YOU END UP TAKING YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE WINSHIELD. THIS IS A BAD SITUATION WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND AVENUES. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE THE NORM FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE AS I HAVE MEET OTHER RV OWNERS WITH THE SAME WINDOW CONDITIONS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SLIDE OUT SEALS ON FLEETWOOD EXCURSION MOTOR HOME. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. STATED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT INSPECTING MOUNTING SCREWS, EVEN THOUGH THEY CANNOT BE SEEN FROM A NORMAL VIEWPOINT. ALSO CLAIMS IT WAS NEGLECT OF CARE, YET I TREAT AND LUBE SLIDEOUT SEALS 3-4 TIMES YEARLY. IMPROPER INSTALLATION HAS RESULTED IN LEAKS/WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR SEALS AND LABOR FOR REPLACING SEALS, I WILL PAY FOR WATER DAMAGE REPAIR. *TR
MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SLIDE OUT SEALS ON FLEETWOOD EXCURSION MOTOR HOME. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. STATED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT INSPECTING MOUNTING SCREWS, EVEN THOUGH THEY CANNOT BE SEEN FROM A NORMAL VIEWPOINT. ALSO CLAIMS IT WAS NEGLECT OF CARE, YET I TREAT AND LUBE SLIDEOUT SEALS 3-4 TIMES YEARLY. IMPROPER INSTALLATION HAS RESULTED IN LEAKS/WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR SEALS AND LABOR FOR REPLACING SEALS, I WILL PAY FOR WATER DAMAGE REPAIR. *TR
MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
RV GAS/ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT GAS (AMMONIA) INTO COACH MAKING OCCUPANTS VERY ILL AND LIGHT HEADED. GAS SEEMED TO ALMOST IGNITE BEFORE AREA WAS OPENED TO THE ACCESS PANEL OF COOLING UNIT AND VENTED. COOLANT GAS WAS OPEN TO LP GAS HEATING ELEMENT FLAME FOR POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED IGNITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE TO COACH. AREA EXTREMELY HOT WHICH SUSPECTS A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR
THE SLIDER ON A FOUR SLIDER MOTORHOME WILL NOT COME IN MANY TIMES. I DRIVE ALONE, AND MY SAFETY IS AT RISK IF I CAN'T PULL IN THE SLIDERS AND LEAVE. THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE HAVE TO LIFT AND PUSH AND JERK IN THE SLIDER. I CAN NOT USE THIS RV BECAUSE OF FEAR AND THE SLIDER DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE. FOUR OR 5 TIMES TO DEALER, THEIR STATEMENT, THEY HAVE NO CLUE. ALSO IN AAA MOTORHOME MAGAZINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, FLEETWOOD IS HIDING FROM THE PUBLIC. I WAS STUCK IN MEXICO AND MONTANA AWAY FROM ALL MECHANICAL HELP, EXCEPT THOSE WHO WE COULD GATHER UP. THEIR OFFER TO ME FLEETWOOD )) WAS TO BUY A NEW RV FOR $ 220000. THE SERVICE WRITER,I OVERHEARD, THIS PROBLEM IS UN-SOLVABLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME, HE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T WANT ME TO TELL ANYONE THIS. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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