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1997 Fleetwood Prowler 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, 2001
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 14, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Fleetwood Prowler. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 1, 2001

I HAVE HAD THREE WHEELS BREAK AT THE WELDS. ACCORDING TO WOODALLS MAGAZINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS. I HAVE CONTACTED CONTINENTAL IMPORTS, THE FIRM DISTRIBUTING THE WHEELS, AND ALSO U.S.WHEEL CO. IN CALIFORNIA. I HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE, FROM EITHER PARTY. THESE WELD BREAKS BEGIN WITH AN AIR LEAK, AND WHEN PRESSURE IS KEPT UP, THE RIM BREAKS LOOSE FROM THE SPOKE CENTER, CAUSING BLOWOUTS, TRAILERS OVERTURNING AND SWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH OF THEM, THAT I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND REPLACED WITH A WHEEL THAT IS WELDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTER PIECE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225XR75X15)

NHTSA ID
755156
Incident
Oct 23, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 19, 2001

EXPERIENCED TWO TREAD SEPARATIONS ON TWO DIFFERENT DATES ON MY LAST TRIP. BOTH TIRES WERE (PRESUMABLY) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, GOODYEAR ST225/75R15D RADIAL TUBELESS TIRES. DOT NUMBERS ARE 272926 AND 272927-BW-1GK.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 272926 TIRESIZE: ST22575R15)

NHTSA ID
742686
Incident
Feb 16, 2001
Filed May 14, 1998

THE MICROWAVE IN THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ON ITS OWN AND COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. IT HAPPENED ON 8/97, AND WAS REPAIRED. IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME ON 5/98, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT REPLACE IT AT CONSUMER'S REQUEST. CONSUMER'S WARRANTY EXPIRES 7/98. *AK

NHTSA ID
823329
Incident
May 11, 1998

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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