Fleetwood Fleetwood 1998
Model Fleetwood made in 1998 by Fleetwood got 17 consumer complains there is 1 investigation as well as 7 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and equipment. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, equipment and fuel system, gasoline. The car had one investigation (suspension).
Model 1998
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 982 | 02/10/1998 | 600990 | A wiring error on 1998 redwood model folding trailers. *yc | 06/17/1998 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 988 | 06/18/1998 | 6010460 | Information on the factory installation of air conditioner brace. *tt | 12/23/1999 | |
| 988 | 06/18/1998 | 601460 | Information regarding factory installation of air conditioner brace. *tt | 12/23/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| 120198 | 12/01/1998 | 604542 | Service publication revisions to rv ownercare manual. *tt | 05/05/1999 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||||
| 04212008 | 04/21/2008 | 10025322 | Consumer maintenance advisory, generator fuel lines. fleetwood motor home owners. csc was received. *pe | 07/29/2008 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 975 | 07/31/1997 | 604129 | Subject regarding abs top seal repair kits. *tt | 04/14/1999 | |
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| TIB990908 | 10/01/1999 | 612097 | Subject on the mountain mawter (mm) rear suspension spacer installation on the 1996-2000 fleetood models. *mjs | 06/05/2000 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | ||||||
| RQ00001 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 01/04/2000 | 01/04/2002 | DISPROPORTIONATE AXLE WEIGHT | 99V277000 | |
| Fleetwood enterprises filed a defect information report dated october 5, 1999, to address 'disproportionate front axle loading' in 1996-2000 model year american eagle, american dream, and american tradition class a motorhomes.these motorhomes can have one or two slide out sections. fleetwood issued the recall after an investigation conducted by fleetwood in response to a second fatal accident involving an american coach product in september 1999. they discovered that one side of the axle may have more weight than the other, increasing the risk that the tire on that side may fail.odi has received two complaints on bounder class a motorhomes equipped with slide out sections andmanufactured by fleetwood, which describe similar disproportionate axle loading.both owners identify the left side with the slide out, as the heavier side.the subject vehicles are those motorhomes equipped with slide out sections, in which the owner can extend part of the side or rear of the motorhome outward from the vehicle.this would increase the weight on the side the slide out is located.this investigation is opened to evaluate the problem experience, scope, and the impact of slide out sections on disproportionate axle loading.. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/03/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| I am a very unsatisfied customer since the first day we bought our rv because we began having problems. on 5/2000 we attended to united rv at ft. worth, texas, where we bought it on 9/98 and had it fixed. we lost a lot of money in our expenses (which we should haven't paid) and, besides that, we attended a nearby fleetwood factory at longview, texas, to have it fixed again because it wasn't fixed right the first time. now, almost two months from our return, we began to experience lots of headaches since the main leaf spring at the right side of the rv broke risking my wive's and my lives due we were towing the rv at 50 miles per hour on our way back to our home place at mexico city where we live. thanks to a mexican highway patrol we didn't experience any accident. there are too many things failed, like a non-working fridge, no electricity from the electric contacts except for the microwave oven and the a/c, the lpg leak detection alarm has turned my wife and i crazy since we can't stop it and shut it off while the lpg is shut off, the bathroom door knob failed and my wife stood almost 2 hours inside the toilet without making her way out (what would have happened in an event of fire?), we had raindrops on the interior and it was all wet everytime it rained, etc. etc,, and i can still write a lot of more deffects. this rv we bought was brand new but it seemed to be more than 20 years old. we live in mexico city and we haveour rv located at a trailer park on the city of cuernavaca, 50 miles away from mexico city. i will appreciate any kind response you can provide.*ak | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| There are several items i did not list . air conditioner leaked,radiator, roof, hot water heater totals estimated $1200.00. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| There are several items i did not list . air conditioner leaked,radiator, roof, hot water heater totals estimated $1200.00. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 12/26/1999 | 07/23/1998 | ||
| Defective locking caused awning to open while traveling awning openned like a kite on the highway fleetwood prowler 1998 | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| There are several items i did not list . air conditioner leaked,radiator, roof, hot water heater totals estimated $1200.00. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 04/10/2012 | 5000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 fleetwood trailer. the contact stated that he heard a loud noise come from the dometic refrigerator inside the trailer. the contact stated that there was a crack on the refrigerator motor and a yellow substance was leaking from the bottom of the refrigerator. the contact stated that he contacted the manufacturer about the failure and they informed him that a repair had previously been perfomred on the vehicle under a manufacturer's recall. the vehicle was not repaired again. the failure mileage was 5000. the vin was not available. | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 2 | |||
| Pin broke for the manual crank mechanism resulting in the collapse of top. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| There are several items i did not list . air conditioner leaked,radiator, roof, hot water heater totals estimated $1200.00. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 06/03/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| I am a very unsatisfied customer since the first day we bought our rv because we began having problems. on 5/2000 we attended to united rv at ft. worth, texas, where we bought it on 9/98 and had it fixed. we lost a lot of money in our expenses (which we should haven't paid) and, besides that, we attended a nearby fleetwood factory at longview, texas, to have it fixed again because it wasn't fixed right the first time. now, almost two months from our return, we began to experience lots of headaches since the main leaf spring at the right side of the rv broke risking my wive's and my lives due we were towing the rv at 50 miles per hour on our way back to our home place at mexico city where we live. thanks to a mexican highway patrol we didn't experience any accident. there are too many things failed, like a non-working fridge, no electricity from the electric contacts except for the microwave oven and the a/c, the lpg leak detection alarm has turned my wife and i crazy since we can't stop it and shut it off while the lpg is shut off, the bathroom door knob failed and my wife stood almost 2 hours inside the toilet without making her way out (what would have happened in an event of fire?), we had raindrops on the interior and it was all wet everytime it rained, etc. etc,, and i can still write a lot of more deffects. this rv we bought was brand new but it seemed to be more than 20 years old. we live in mexico city and we haveour rv located at a trailer park on the city of cuernavaca, 50 miles away from mexico city. i will appreciate any kind response you can provide.*ak | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 12/26/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| The passenger side inside rear dual tire on our 29 foot rv suffered total thread separation at 60 mph. this happened just after i detected a vibration that felt like an unbalanced wheel. i stopped the vehicle and inspected all 6 tires. there was no sign of a problem. i even touched each tire to see if one was a different temperature than the others. all seamed well, so i proceeded onto the highway to continue my trip. approximately 2 or 3 miles later, a loud bang occurred and i saw tire material exiting the vehicle on the passenger side. after stopping once again, it was obvious that the threads had left on of the tires. these tires were impeccable maintained. they were rotated at the prescribed interval, and i checked the pressures just before the trip (approx. 30 miles before the incident). i was traveling florida sr520, a smoothly paved highway. it was a cool day and the tires were slightly warm to the touch. while firestone tires was at a loss to explain the failure, they insist that the tires are safe and, because they are not on the recall list, they will not replace the remaining tires. i can only imagine what would have happened had the detected tire been on of the front tire given the gvwr of an rv. given similar problems with other firestone tires, i fear for the safety of my family when traveling on the remaining tires. i feel the nhtsb should investigate the safety of these tires. there are many vehicles on the road with these tires. roiling motor homes will cause a lot more havoc on the roads than have the many suvs that crashed due to faulty firestone tires.*ak (dot number: vn1l 1xd tiresize: lt225/75 r) | |||
| 4 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/17/2000 | 2 | 11/19/1998 | |
| Tread came off fleetwood tires. these tires have less than 7,000 miles on them. failure due to axle misalignment. owner took vehicle to dealer to reposition axles at right angles to the direction of travel. *ak *ml | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/10/2012 | 5000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 fleetwood trailer. the contact stated that he heard a loud noise come from the dometic refrigerator inside the trailer. the contact stated that there was a crack on the refrigerator motor and a yellow substance was leaking from the bottom of the refrigerator. the contact stated that he contacted the manufacturer about the failure and they informed him that a repair had previously been perfomred on the vehicle under a manufacturer's recall. the vehicle was not repaired again. the failure mileage was 5000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| There are several items i did not list . air conditioner leaked,radiator, roof, hot water heater totals estimated $1200.00. *ak | |||