2006 Fleetwood Flair 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 2006 Fleetwood Flair, 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
- Body & structure125.0%
- Brakes125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Powertrain (other)125.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TOOK THE MOTOR HOME FOR REPAIR OF THE FRAME DUE TO THE FLOOR SAGGING ON 11/2006. AT THE TIME THEY WELDED THE FRAME TO SUPPORT THE FLOOR. THEN , THERE WAS A REAR AXLE NOISE ,AND I TOOK IT IN TO GET REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/2007. THEY INFORMED AT ME THAT TIME THAT THE FRAME HAD BEEN EXTENDED. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE RV DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. ON 7/5/2007 I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEMFORD DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER SAYING THAT HE RECEIVED A BILL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE AXLE REPAIR, ALSO, TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE ALTERATION OF THE FRAME. THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS COST OVER $4,000.00. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY TOLD ME WHEN THEY SOLD THE FRAME TO RV MANUFACTURERS. THEY WERE INFORMED THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THE FRAMES OR CHASSIS VOIDED THE WARRANTY. I WAS AWARE BECAUSE OF THE STATEMENT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME THAT I NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY ON THIS COACH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT FLEETWOOD AT THIS TIME, AND I WAS WAITING FOR A REPLY. SO HERE I AM, HELP! HELP, ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOUILD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD FLAIR RV. WHILE BRAKING FROM 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE ENOUGH FOR REPAIRS. THE CYLINDERS WERE LUBRICATED BY THE DEALER YET NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD FLAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE WELDS BETWEEN THE HITCH RECEIVER BOX AND THE FRAME BROKE APART. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED DETACHED AND ROLLED ACROSS THE ROADWAY BEFORE CRASHING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
TOOK THE MOTOR HOME FOR REPAIR OF THE FRAME DUE TO THE FLOOR SAGGING ON 11/2006. AT THE TIME THEY WELDED THE FRAME TO SUPPORT THE FLOOR. THEN , THERE WAS A REAR AXLE NOISE ,AND I TOOK IT IN TO GET REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/2007. THEY INFORMED AT ME THAT TIME THAT THE FRAME HAD BEEN EXTENDED. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE RV DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. ON 7/5/2007 I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEMFORD DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER SAYING THAT HE RECEIVED A BILL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE AXLE REPAIR, ALSO, TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE ALTERATION OF THE FRAME. THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS COST OVER $4,000.00. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY TOLD ME WHEN THEY SOLD THE FRAME TO RV MANUFACTURERS. THEY WERE INFORMED THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THE FRAMES OR CHASSIS VOIDED THE WARRANTY. I WAS AWARE BECAUSE OF THE STATEMENT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME THAT I NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY ON THIS COACH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT FLEETWOOD AT THIS TIME, AND I WAS WAITING FOR A REPLY. SO HERE I AM, HELP! HELP, ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOUILD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
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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