1999 Fleetwood Prowler 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 1999 Fleetwood Prowler, 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
- Other / unspecified758.3%
- Body & structure216.7%
- Visibility216.7%
- Heating & air conditioning18.3%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
LAST OCTOBER I WAS TOWING MY RV HOME FROM THE LAST CAMP OUTING FOR THE SEASON USING MY DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR ON LP GAS NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS UNIT. DURING THIS TRIP HOME AT SOME POINT LP GAS RUN OUT OF GAS. LUCKY FOR MY FAMILY & I BECAUSE THE REFRIGERATOR UNIT FAILED. AT THIS I DID NOT KNOW THE UNIT HAD FAILED. IN DECEMBER OF 2007 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FLEETWOOD, AT THIS TIME THE RV WAS WINTERIZED . I DECIDED TO TAKE MY RV INTO A SERVICE CENTER [ ALL AMERICAN COACH] IN THE SPRING TO HAVE THE RECALL PART REPLACED ON THE REFRIGERATOR. ALL AMERICAN COACH INFORMED ME THAT THE THEY COULD NOT PUT ON THE SBH KIT TO REPAIR THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE AMMONIA COOLANT HAD ALREADY LEAKED OUT. DOMETIC WILL NOT REPLACE OR REIMBURSE ME IN ANYWAY. HAD I GOT THIS RECALLED SOONER I COULD HAVE SAVED THIS UNIT. WHAT REALLY MAKES ME MAD IS, LASTED WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SAME RECALL FORM STERICYCLE VIA UPS GROUND. THANKS MARK GEISLER *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FLEETWOOD PROWLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DOMETIC PERTAINING TO THE EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2008 AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE REFRIGERATOR'S COOLANT LINE FRACTURED. COOLANT LEAKED OUT AND THE CONTACT SMELLED AMMONIA. DOMETIC STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.
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
DT: THE FRONT END OF THE BODY OF THE 5TH WHEEL UNIT BROKE. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE BODY TO THE FRAME BROKE OR SHEARED OFF UNDER PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE TRAILER IN TOW. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A PIECE OF MATERIAL SLIDING OUT OF THE TRAILER UNIT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT END HAD OPENED UP NEARLY 3 INCHES, AND FIRST THOUGHT THE FRAME WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND WATCHED THIS CAREFULLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THERE THE UNIT WAS OPENED, AND TOOK APART THE NOSE PIECE OFF THE TRAILER AND NOTED BOLTS BROKE OFF. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED NO REMEDY. THE CONSUMER CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THEY HAD NO RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS ON THAT TRAILER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALL OF THE BROKEN BOLTS WITH A LARGER SIZE BOLTS. THIS WAS JUST COMPLETED, AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT PICKED UP THE TRAILER YET. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED IF THESE LARGER BOLTS WORKED. THIS IS MADE BY FLEETWOOD, PROWLER. *AK *SC
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MOLD GROWING UNDERNEATH BECAUSE THE SEALS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT CORRECTLY SEALED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTOR HOME PARKED. NOTICED HEAT WARMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CHEMICAL VAPORS COMING THROUGH VENTS. HAD CAUSED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS HEADACHES, DIZZINESS & NAUSEA. ALSO HAD AFFECTED THE SINUSES. HAPPENS EVEN WITH VENTS OPEN & HEAT TURNED ON. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE HOME PARKED. VENTS CLOSED. CHEMICAL ODORS WOULD COME THROUGH THE VENTS, CAUSING HEADACHES/DIZZINESS & NAUSEA. ALSO, HAS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS & SINUSES. HAPPENS WHEN VENTS ARE OPEN & HEAT TURNED OFF. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
DRAIN VALVE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. NLM
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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