2000 Fleetwood Southwind 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 2000 Fleetwood Southwind, 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 / unspecified211.1%
- Electrical211.1%
- Suspension211.1%
- Brakes211.1%
- Visibility211.1%
- Exterior lighting15.6%
- Steering15.6%
- Tires & wheels15.6%
- Interior & seats15.6%
- Body & structure15.6%
- Driver assistance15.6%
- Fuel system15.6%
- Airbags15.6%
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
PURCHASED SIX SAMSON GL 283 245/70/R/19.5 TIRES (DOT OD J D 22 ------) THROUGH WILKE TIRE SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FROM AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS ON HORNE ROAD IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. I HAD REQUESTED FROM WILKE TO RECORD ALL MANUFACTURERS DATE ON THE TIRES, HOWEVER, AFTER THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ONTO MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT FIND A MANUFACTURE DATE ON FIVE OF THE TIRES AND A DATE OF MAYBE 2114 THAT WAS BARELY READABLE ON ONE TIRE. THE OTHER MGF DATES LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD EITHER BEEN BUFFED OFF AND/OR MELTED OFF. WHEN I CONFRONTED WILKE TIRE ABOUT THE DATES, THEY REPLIED, WELL ANYONE CAN SEE THEY ARE NEW TIRES AND ANOTHER PART OWNER REPLIED THAT THE TIRES WOULD DRY ROT BEFORE WEARING OUT. I REPLIED, THAT IS THE VERY REASON I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DATE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND/OR HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN STORED IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE THEN TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. I CONTACTED ATD AND THEY ASKED FOR THE DOT NUMBER AND ALL I COULD GIVE THEM WAS DOT OD J D 22 ----, AND SINCE THEY WERE BLANK AND HAD NO DATE, HE INFORMED ME JUST BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER, THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2012! I THEN DROVE TO THE ATD WAREHOUSE AND HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TRY TO FIND A DATE ON THE OTHER FIVE TIRES, HE COULD NOT, BUT INFORMED ME THEY DID NOT SELL ANY OLD TIRE AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALRIGHT TO SUM IT UP, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT AGE THESE TIRES ARE! I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT BY DOT AND NHTSA REGULATIONS THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW? *TR
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED, AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. BRAKES FAILED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING. AFTER VEHICLE COOLED OFF FOR A HALF HOUR IT STARTED UP AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION. *AK
EXHAUST GASES FROM THE RUNNING GENERATOR FLOW UNDER THE EXTENDED SIDEWALLS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY SERIOUS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED. THERE IS EV IDENCE OF SOOT-LIKE MATERIAL AT A NUMBER OF POINTS INSIDE THE MOTORHOME'S LIVING SPACE. CO LEVELS UP TO 147 PPM IN THE BATHROOM FLOOR VENT AND 79 PPM IN THE BATHROOM ITSELF WERE MEASURED. S.E.A. INC HAS DETERMINED IT IS UNSAFE TO OCCUPY THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WITH THE GENERATOR RUNNING AND THE SIDEWALS EXTENDED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
JULY 2004 WINDSHIELD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME IN MY 2000 SOUTHWIND MOTOR HOME. ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT LEAF SPRING LOST TENSION. THE WINDOW WAS RESET TWICE AND AFTER THE THIRD TIME IT BROKE WHEH LEVELING THE MOTOR HOME. THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BUSHINGS ADDED TO BRING IT UP TO LEVEL
FRONT SPRINGS VERY WEAK, OVER 4" SAGGING IN FRONT, SO MUCH THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS RIPPED RIGHT FRONT FENDER. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, FLEETWOOD, AND FORD (FORD'S CHASSIS). IT IS HAZZARDOUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION.*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
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED, AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. BRAKES FAILED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING. AFTER VEHICLE COOLED OFF FOR A HALF HOUR IT STARTED UP AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION. *AK
INCIDENT VEHICLE IS SOUTHWIND STORM MOTORHOME ON A P22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND GM 6.8 LITER VORTEC ENGINE. ELECTRO-HAYDRAULIC DRIVELINE MOUNTED PARKING BRAKE/AUTOPARK SYSTEMS ENGAGED ON ITS OWN FOUR TIMES IN TRAFFIC AFTER HITTING A ROUGH STRETCH OF ROAD WITH SLECTOR KNOB IN OFF POSITION THEN LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND FAILED TO RELEASE. TRACED PROBLEM TO BLOWN FUSE. BLEW FUSE ON TWO OCCAISIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THAT INCIDENTS HAD RENDERED BOTH PARKING BRAKE AND PARK POSITION ON TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. HAD TO USE WOODEN BLOCK TO CHOCK VEHICLE WHENEVER PARKING. VEHICLE HAS NO WARNING SYSTEM TO INDICATE LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, ONLY INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT IT IS ENGAGED. *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
JULY 2004 WINDSHIELD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME IN MY 2000 SOUTHWIND MOTOR HOME. ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT LEAF SPRING LOST TENSION. THE WINDOW WAS RESET TWICE AND AFTER THE THIRD TIME IT BROKE WHEH LEVELING THE MOTOR HOME. THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BUSHINGS ADDED TO BRING IT UP TO LEVEL
WHEN LEVELING THE MOTORHOME WITH THE FACTORY SUPPLIED LEVELING JACKS, THE WINDSHIELD BUCKELS AND EXPLODES, CAUSING GLASS CHIPS TO FLY ONTO PEOPLE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATS. THIS IS ALL DONE WHILE THE MOTORHOME WAS STATIONARY.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED, AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. BRAKES FAILED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING. AFTER VEHICLE COOLED OFF FOR A HALF HOUR IT STARTED UP AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED SIX SAMSON GL 283 245/70/R/19.5 TIRES (DOT OD J D 22 ------) THROUGH WILKE TIRE SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FROM AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS ON HORNE ROAD IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. I HAD REQUESTED FROM WILKE TO RECORD ALL MANUFACTURERS DATE ON THE TIRES, HOWEVER, AFTER THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ONTO MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT FIND A MANUFACTURE DATE ON FIVE OF THE TIRES AND A DATE OF MAYBE 2114 THAT WAS BARELY READABLE ON ONE TIRE. THE OTHER MGF DATES LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD EITHER BEEN BUFFED OFF AND/OR MELTED OFF. WHEN I CONFRONTED WILKE TIRE ABOUT THE DATES, THEY REPLIED, WELL ANYONE CAN SEE THEY ARE NEW TIRES AND ANOTHER PART OWNER REPLIED THAT THE TIRES WOULD DRY ROT BEFORE WEARING OUT. I REPLIED, THAT IS THE VERY REASON I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DATE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND/OR HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN STORED IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE THEN TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. I CONTACTED ATD AND THEY ASKED FOR THE DOT NUMBER AND ALL I COULD GIVE THEM WAS DOT OD J D 22 ----, AND SINCE THEY WERE BLANK AND HAD NO DATE, HE INFORMED ME JUST BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER, THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2012! I THEN DROVE TO THE ATD WAREHOUSE AND HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TRY TO FIND A DATE ON THE OTHER FIVE TIRES, HE COULD NOT, BUT INFORMED ME THEY DID NOT SELL ANY OLD TIRE AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE ALRIGHT TO SUM IT UP, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT AGE THESE TIRES ARE! I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT BY DOT AND NHTSA REGULATIONS THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW? *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
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
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED, AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. BRAKES FAILED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING. AFTER VEHICLE COOLED OFF FOR A HALF HOUR IT STARTED UP AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER NOTICED STOP LIGHT ON REAR WAS INOPERABLE, LATER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE, THE STOP LIGHT'S BULB HAD EXPLODED DUE TO IMPROPER BULB SIZE BEING INSTALLED, PARKING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WERE FAULTY DUE TO BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SEAT MATERIAL, DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE SEATS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY ANY REASON WHY. *SLC
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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