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 16, 2015
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 Feb 23, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 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
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Fuel system
Filed Sep 16, 2015
ON AUGUST 28, 2015 MY MOTORHOME, BUILT ON A FORD F53 CHASSIS, SPUTTERED TO A HALT ON A BUSY FREEWAY DUE TO A FAILING OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP. THE FORD PART NUMBER FOR THIS FAILED PUMP IS F6PU9H307DB. MY FUEL PUMP, WHICH I HAD REPLACED ONLY THREE YEARS EARLIER ON JULY 10, 2010 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HAD ONLY 750 MILES OF USE ON IT. THE REPLACEMENT PUMP'S OVERHEATING FAILURE HAD AGAIN ENDANGERED MYSELF, AND EVERYONE TRAVELING IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. MY MOTORHOME'S GVWR IS 17,000 POUNDS. ON A VEHICLE WEIGHING 17,000+ POUNDS, THESE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE BULITPROOF!! THIS LATEST FUEL PUMP REPAIR COST ME $1,323. THE PREVIOUS NEW PUMP, REPLACED JUST THREE YEARS AGO AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, COST ME $1,143. FORD CLAIMS THE PUMP I REPLACED JUST THREE YEARS AGO IS OUT OF WARRANTY (A WARRANTY OF JUST 2YRS OR 12,5000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST), AND FORD HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IF ONE RESEARCHES "FORD F53 FUEL PUMP PROBLEM" ON GOOGLE YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS BY MOTORISTS OF THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMPS. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THIS FUEL PUMP! WHY WOULD THEY? FORD MAKES MORE THAN $1,000 WITH EACH FAILURE. AND, THE GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO FORCE FORD TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING. WHICH IS TO FIX THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF PURE LUCK, AND THE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBLE THE DRIVERS OF THESE LARGE VEHICLES, THAT THE REPEATED FAILURE OF THESE PUMPS HASN'T CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND DEATH. OR, HAVE THERE ALREADY BEEN SUCH ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS? MY NEW FUEL PUMP FOR THIS VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO IS WARRANTED FOR ONLY TWO YEARS, OR 12,500 MILES, IS PART NUMBER F6PZ9H307DB. THESE FUEL PUMPS ARE SO DANGEROUS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THAT FORD ACCOUNT TO THEM FOR EVERY REPLACEMENT PUMP INSTALLED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. THESE FUEL PUMP FAILURES AREN'T HAPPENING BECAUSE OF POOR USER MAINTENANCE.
NHTSA ID
10764145
Incident
Aug 28, 2015
Mileage
27,200 mi
Steering
Filed Sep 24, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER. STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA ID
10040561
Incident
Sep 24, 2003
BrakesTransmission
Filed Mar 7, 2003
AUTO PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. NO REVERSE. AUTO APPLY BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE. FOUND LINKAGE SHIFTED. NOTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. CRACKING NOISE FROM DAY OF PURCHASE. CRACKING NOISE STILL EXIST. PARKING BRAKE FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEMS EXIST. BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR 3RD TIME. *TT *JB *TS
NHTSA ID
10007329
Incident
Jun 23, 2002
Mileage
57,000 mi
BrakesInterior & seatsTransmission
Filed Jun 29, 2002
PARKING BRAKE LOCKS UP WHEN WE ARE DRIVING - 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED 8/94-TRANSMISSION FAILED -NO REVERSE- 2ND TIME 10/94 BRAKES LOCKED UP-FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION -HEAVY TRAFFIC- TRUCK IN REAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING US - 6/96 WE HAD TO PAY FOR CLUSTER PANEL EVEN THOUGH IT DIDNT WORK FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE - 9/97 TRANSMISSION -NO POWER ON HILL -PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD - CRACKING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE -STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM - 11/98 BRAKE PROBLEM AGAIN - 6/23/02 -BRAKE LOCKED UP AGAIN-VEHICLE AT HAWKINS CHEV. DEALER IN DANVILLE, PA. SINCE THEN. MECHANIC TOO BUSY TO INSPECT AND GIVE US REPORT ON REPAIRS - WE PAID FOR ALL PRIOR REPAIRS - CONCERNED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION EXIST AND BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AGAIN . MY HUSBAND IS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTOR HOME EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED OR WE WOULD BE DEAD. I NEED HELP ASAP
NHTSA ID
763627
Incident
Jun 22, 2002
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 30, 2000
VEHICLE HAS A STOVE THAT RUNS OFF PROPANE. WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, THE VALVE GETS STUCK, AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE TURNED OFF, IS OUTSIDE FROM THE MAIN TANK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
859455
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jun 4, 1999
WHEN PUTTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE WITH INDICATOR SHOWING THE GEAR, PARKING BRAKE WILL ENGAGE BY ITSELF . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCH, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
NHTSA ID
838871
Electrical
Filed Apr 9, 1997
BATTERY ACCESS DOOR FELL OFF.
NHTSA ID
516289
Incident
May 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 30, 1995
WHILE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED BRAKES OVERHEAT, SMOKE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND HAS A SMELL. TT
NHTSA ID
975809
Incident
Mar 8, 1995
Fuel systemOther / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Nov 20, 1995
VEHICLE HAS NATURAL GAS LEAKS DUE TO MISSING SEALING PIPES WHEN IN MFR PLANT. THE LEVELING JACKS GO DOWN IN REVERSE. TT *SLC
NHTSA ID
975159
Steering
Filed Feb 23, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN TO STEERING BOX FELL OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER. TT
NHTSA ID
960447
Incident
Dec 30, 1994
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.