1998 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Problems & Recalls

I OWN AND OPERATE A GENERAL REPAIR SHOP. MY TECH REPLACED FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS ON FOR MENTIONED VEHICLE. WORKHORSE MFG PART NUMBERS (W8006778) AND (W8006803). WHILE ON TEST DRIVE THE ABS SYSTEM ENTERED FALSE DEPLOYMENT MODE AT 15MPH WHILE APPROACHING A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO STAND O...

Mileage: 40,907

GASOLINE LEAKING FROM CRACKED FUEL LINE BETWEEN MAIN GAS TANK AND GENERATOR ON 1998 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER MOTORHOME. CONCERN ABOUT DANGER OF LEAKING GASOLINE BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO LEAK. IF THERE WAS ANY SPARK FROM THIS CONNECTION, IT MAY CAUSE GAS TAN...

Mileage: 74,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE FOUR THERMO-PANE WINDOWS IN THE MOTOR HOME LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. THREE OF THESE WINDOWS HAVE DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG REDUCING THE DRIVERS VISION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

Mileage: 29,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE FOUR THERMO-PANE WINDOWS IN THE MOTOR HOME LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. THREE OF THESE WINDOWS HAVE DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG REDUCING THE DRIVERS VISION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

Mileage: 29,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK......WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DOWN TOWN ATLANTA THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, NEARLY THROWING THE DRIVER ANS PASSENGER (S) OUT OF THEIR SEATS. IF THIS OCCURRED ON ICE/SNOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTE...

Mileage: 30,900

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A PERIODIC MAINTENANCE LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINT ON THE BRAKE.*JB

Mileage: 53,000

VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOSE THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR FUEL TANK AND GENERATOR.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GENERATOR MAKING NOISES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE FUEL LINE TO THE COACH GENERATOR (110VAC-5.5 KVA) *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL LINE IS INSTALLED FROM OEM CHASIS CHEVROLET TO THE COACH GENER...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GENERATOR MAKING NOISES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE FUEL LINE TO THE COACH GENERATOR (110VAC-5.5 KVA) *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL LINE IS INSTALLED FROM OEM CHASIS CHEVROLET TO THE COACH GENER...

THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT AT BOTTOM DUE TO FLAW AT FACTORY. 5/8 OF FIBER GLASS WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE RUBBER SEAL AND THE BODY. *YH

A REPAIR MAN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED THE PROPANE LINE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL WAS BROKEN AND THE WIRE HARNESS ABOVE THE WHEEL WELL COVER WAS SPLIT, THE PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE WHEEL WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE DEFECT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS O...

A REPAIR MAN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED THE PROPANE LINE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL WAS BROKEN AND THE WIRE HARNESS ABOVE THE WHEEL WELL COVER WAS SPLIT, THE PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE WHEEL WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE DEFECT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS O...

I WILL MAKE THIS SHORT. I OWN A RV MADE BY FLEETWOOD. GOING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE TORE UP WHEEL WELL COVER AND THEN DESTROYED A MAIN WIRING HARNESS WITH BOTH AC/DC POWER. THE MAIN CONCERN WAS IT ALSO BROKE A GAS LINE, THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION FROM THE SPA...

I WILL MAKE THIS SHORT. I OWN A RV MADE BY FLEETWOOD. GOING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE TORE UP WHEEL WELL COVER AND THEN DESTROYED A MAIN WIRING HARNESS WITH BOTH AC/DC POWER. THE MAIN CONCERN WAS IT ALSO BROKE A GAS LINE, THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION FROM THE SPA...

I WILL MAKE THIS SHORT. I OWN A RV MADE BY FLEETWOOD. GOING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE TORE UP WHEEL WELL COVER AND THEN DESTROYED A MAIN WIRING HARNESS WITH BOTH AC/DC POWER. THE MAIN CONCERN WAS IT ALSO BROKE A GAS LINE, THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION FROM THE SPA...

THERE WAS A QUARTER OF AN INCH GAP IN WINDSHIELD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT AT BOTTOM DUE TO FLAW AT FACTORY. 5/8 INCH OF FIVER GLASS WAS NEEDED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE RUBBER SEAL AN...

FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS WEARING UNEVENLY. AFTER INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BOLT HOLDING TIE ROD IN PLACE WAS LOOSE AND READY TO SNAP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INNER SIDE DUE TO THE 4 BOLTS HOLDING THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE AN...

MANY FLEETWOOD OWNERS REPORT THEIR HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUD OVER (BECOME MILKY) AND THEREFORE THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. THIS DEFECT APPEARS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LENSE. FLEETWOOD HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM WHEN A MOTORHOME IS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT, IF IT NOT...THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. THEY ...

PARKING BRAKE MOUNTED ON DRIVESHAFT. HAD PUT ON PARKING BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. PARKING BRAKE HAD BURNED UP. WOULD NEED TO PUT DOWN ELECTRIC JACK TO PREVENT MOTOR HOME FROM ROLLING AWAY. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER SHROUD NEARLY SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLTS. I HAD TO REMOVE THE COVER TO CONTINUE MY TRIP. *AK

MY VEHICLE IS A 35 FT MOTOR HOME BUILT BY FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC., RIVERSIDE, CA, THE COACH WAS CONSTRUCTED ON A FORD F-SUPER DUTY CLASS A MOTOR HOME CHASSIS WITHA 228 " WHEEL BASE. FORD RATES THE MAX GVWR AT 17,000 LBS WITHA 6000 LB FRONT AXLE CAPACITY. THE LOAD ON THE FRONT AXLE HAS BEEN MEA...

THE SLIDEOUT ROOM IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY WITH THE BODY AND ALLOWS CARBON MONOXIDE TO LEAK IN WHEN WE RUN THE GENERATOR. THE RUBBER SEALS DON'T SEAL BECAUSE THE SLIDEOUT IS TWISTED. THE MOTORHOME WAS RETURNED TO THE FACTORY ONCE TO REPAIR THE SLIDEOUT. MY DEALER HAS TESTED AND VERIFIED CO LEAKAGE...

THE GENERATOR EXHAUST OUR 1998 BOUNDER 32K SEEPS BACK INTO THE MOTOHOME AND RAISES THE CO2 LEVELS TO UNSAFE LEVELS. THIS RESULTS IN THE CO2 DETECTOR BEING SET OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE HAVE USED OUR MOTORHOME.

MODEL 32H - REAR OF VEHICLE WITHIN 500 LBS MAXIMUM AXLE RATING WITH NO WATER, NO GEAR, AND 3/4 TANK FUEL. 100 GALLON (800 LBS) WATER TANK AND ALMOST ALL AVAILABLE STORAGE BEHIND REAR AXLE. VEHICLE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE OVER RATED REAR AXLE WEIGHT WHEN IN OPERATION. PROBLEM CORRECTED IN 1999 MODEL...

SLIDE OUT WOULD GO IN AND OUT WITHOUT THE KEY IN CONTROL. MJS

HYDRAULIC JACKS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND MISSING SEALS, CONSUMER STRANDED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONAL JACKS, WARNGIN LIGHT FOR JACK OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATES. MJS

MAIN DOOR LATCH IS BENT, ONCE IT IS LATCHED VERY DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH. MJS

GENERATOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. MJS

KICKS OUT OF CRUISE WHEN GOING UP HILLS. MJS

WATER HEATER LEAKS WATER WHEN HEATING UP. MJS

ENTRY STEPS STICK ON OCCASIONS, WILL NOT COME DOWN. MJS

ELECTRICAL WIRES HANGING FROM CASE UPON DELIVERY. MJS

CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR MISSING WHEN DELIVERED. MJS

WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE, MISSING SEALS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER ALSO. MJS

IF DOME LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON, BOTH HEADLIGHTS INSTANTLY BURN OUT. FUSE LEFT IN BY MISTAKE AT FORD. ALL FORD F-53 CHASSIS (1999) IT ALSO DRAINS BATTERY WHEN STORED. FIX--REMOVE FUSE THAT ENABLES DOME LIGHT SWITCH. DOMELIGHT SWITCH IS PART OF DASH DIMMER SWITCH.

WHEN THE MOTORHOME WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ALL OVERHEAD CABINETS ABOVE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER FELL DOWN, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. THE MOTORHOME WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CRASH. *AK

RECALL ON MOTORHOME CHASIS, UNABLE TO TALK TO ANYONE WHO CAN REFER HIN TO A DEALER THE CAN SERVICE THE MOTORHOME.

WHILE CAMPING SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FOUND WIRES WERE TOO CLOSELY TOGETHER, THEY SHORTED OUT AND BURNED .