2005 Weekend Warrior Fs 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 2005 Weekend Warrior Fs, 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
- Exterior lighting150.0%
- Suspension150.0%
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
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS2300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING; HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE HONORED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ RECALL 05V444000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB
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
I HAVE AN 05 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS2600 TRAVEL TRAILER. WITH THE OWNERS PACKET IN THE TRAILER WAS A MANUAL FOR THE ALKO BRAND AXLES WHICH WERE INSTALLED ON THE TRAILER. ON PG 30 OF THE MANUAL IT CLEARLY STATES THAT THE SUSPENSION POINTS DO NOT NEED TO HAVE PERIOD LUBRICATION, BUT LUBRICATION MAY BE DONE IF DESIRED. DURING A PRE-TRIP INSPECTION I FOUND A PROBLEM. THE SHACKLES WHICH ATTACH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SPRING TO THE EQUALIZER HAD FAILED LEAVING THE SUSPENSION INTEGRITY COMPROMISED IS A PIC OF THE FAILED PARTS. HTTP://WWW.PUTFILE.COM/PIC.PHP?IMG=4442971..YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE REAR SPRINGS IS NOW DETACHED AT IT'S FRONT POINT. HERE IS ANOTHER PIC SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE EQUALIZER PIVOT HTTP://WWW.PUTFILE.COM/PIC.PHP?IMG=4453413 ..I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE AND WEAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR SERIOUSLY REDUCED IF THE MFG. RECOMMENDED A PERIOD LUBE OF THESE PARTS. THIS FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT I SEE A REAL HAZARD. I HAVE POSTED THIS PROBLEM ON RV.NET AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE ALKO COMPANY SHOULD AMEND THERE OWNERS MANUAL TO STATE THAT LUBRICATION OF THE SUSPENSION POINTS ON A REGULAR BASIS IS NECESSARY TO HELP AVOID THESE FAILURES AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE REPLACED THESE PARTS AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO REPAIR THE TRAILER. AS I REMOVED THE OLD PARTS I WAS ALARMED AT THE WEAR ON ALL OF THE FRICTION SURFACES OF THE SUSPENSION. I HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION EQUALIZERS, SHACKLES, AND THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THESE PARTS. *NM
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
Data on this page last refreshed .