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1992 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 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 Dec 1, 2010
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 Apr 19, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Fleetwood Pace Arrow. 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 1–13 of 13

BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 1, 2010

CONTINUOUS BRAKE FAILURE AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. THE PARKING BRAKE LOCKS AND HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST. REPLACED FIRST TRANSMISSION WITH COMPLETE INTERNAL FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING FROM BRAKES (FRONT DISC AND PARKING) LOCKING UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 11/13/07 - ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES PLACING UNDUE STRAIN ON THE DRIVETRAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ENGINE DUE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. 11/12/10 - A SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 59,190 MILES WITH NO OVERDRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM FOR THIS VEHICLE IS MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWS EXCESS HEAT TO BUILD UP AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION FILTER (PLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR) WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTOR HOME AND FOUND TO BE CLOGGED. RESEARCH DISCOVERED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FILTER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN THEY FAILED TO ENGINEER A BYPASS VALVE INTO THE FILTER WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION AND/OR ENGINE FAILURE COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS.

NHTSA ID
10368952
Incident
Mar 14, 2005
Mileage
54,966 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 11, 2000

ENGINE STALLS WHEN EXITING FREEWAY,BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS. OCCURES IN HOT ENVIRMONT, AZ. HAS HAPPENED EVERY SUMMER,94-2000. OCCURED 7 TIMES 7/24-7/25/2000. *AK

NHTSA ID
734016
Incident
Jul 24, 2000
Filed Sep 21, 1999

RECALL 94B37 ACCOMPLISHEDAT 11327 MILES

NHTSA ID
711712
Transmission
Filed Jul 8, 1999

TRANSMISSION SHAFT SHEARED OFF AT ROAD LOAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID PACE CAUSING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. TWO VEHICLES WENT OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE MOTORHOME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES.*AK

NHTSA ID
708351
Incident
Jul 2, 1999
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 3, 1998

ODOMETER FAILURE. EACH ATTEMPT TO REPLACE HAS RESULTED IN FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
540530
Incident
Aug 11, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 28, 1997

CONTINUOUS BRAKE FAILURE AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

NHTSA ID
521244
Incident
Aug 1, 1992
BrakesHeating & air conditioningTires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 1997

BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FAIL.

NHTSA ID
520249
Incident
Aug 1, 1992
AirbagsBrakesHeating & air conditioning+1 more
Filed Apr 29, 1997

FRONT AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
516779
Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER FOUND NO CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FUTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
809891
Brakes
Filed Sep 7, 1995

HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES FAILED REPEATEDLY W/CAUSE UNKWNOWN. MOTORHOME INVOLVED WITH RECALL BY CHEVROLET SAYS NOT RELATED. TT

NHTSA ID
971714
Brakes
Filed Sep 6, 1995

REOCCURING BRAKE FAILURE, OVERHEATING OF BRAKE FLUID CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL . TT

NHTSA ID
971655
Incident
Sep 3, 1995
Suspension
Filed Aug 9, 1995

THE LEFT FRONT SHOCK HAS BROKEN FOUR TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
970057
Electrical
Filed Apr 19, 1995

LOCATION OF BATTERY TOO CLOSE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, CAUSING CORROSION OF BATTERY AND BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO CONTROLS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
489240
Incident
Apr 19, 1995

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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