2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD OPERATE THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD NOTICE THAT THE LCD SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD TAKE UNUSUALLY LONG TO ILLUMINATE BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 35E RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE THEN SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE C...

Mileage: 13,760

THE DUAL PANE WINDOWS IN MY MOTOR HOME ARE FOGGED UP MAKING IT HARD TO SEE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THERE ARE MORE WINDOWS FOGGING UP BUT NOT ONES THAT WOULD AFFECT MY ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. FLEETWOOD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CONTINUES TO DO BUSINESS WITH SI-GE WINDOWS AND IS NOT CONCERN...

Mileage: 41,000

I OWN 2003 BOUNDER BUILT ON THE W/22 (WORKHORSE) CHASIS.. THREE TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD MY LEFT FRONT ABS (BOSCH SYSTEM) BRAKE WHEN APPLIED GOING DOWN STEEP GRADE DRAG. MEANING RATHER THAN THE PUMPING ACTION OF ABS IT WAS NOT RELEASING, AND ONE COULD HERE AND FEEL THE SOUND SIMILAR TO METAL ON METAL....

Mileage: 25,180

BRAKE FAILURES(2) ON 2003 BOUNDER MOTORHOME WITH WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CHASSIS PURCHASED NEW ON JAN.14,2004. LR BRAKE FAILED ON 8-29-08 ON I-5 AT OLYMPIA, WA, WITH APPROX. 21,100 MILES ON VEHICLE. RR BRAKE FAILED ON 9-29-08 ON HWY. 20 IN COUPEVILLE, WA AT APPROX.21,482 MILES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND ...

Mileage: 21,000

I OWN A 2003 BOUNDER MOTOR HOME BUILT ON THE WORK HORSE CHASSIS. ON AUG. 08, 2008 WHEN I STARTED MY MOTOR HOME I NOTICED THAT THE LCD SCREEN (WINDOW) WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. THIS LCD WINDOW IS PRT OF THE ACTIA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I CALLED A WORK HORSE AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER IN BATH, NY AND MADE AN...

Mileage: 27,000

IN JUNE, AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT, A CERTIFIED BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT SHOP DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STICKING WHICH CAUSED SEVERE OVERHEATING OF ALL BRAKE AND BEARING COMPONENTS. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND ALL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THIS WAS INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED BY ...

Mileage: 20,238

IN JUNE, AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT, A CERTIFIED BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT SHOP DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STICKING WHICH CAUSED SEVERE OVERHEATING OF ALL BRAKE AND BEARING COMPONENTS. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND ALL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THIS WAS INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED BY ...

Mileage: 20,238

IN JUNE, AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT, A CERTIFIED BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT SHOP DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STICKING WHICH CAUSED SEVERE OVERHEATING OF ALL BRAKE AND BEARING COMPONENTS. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND ALL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THIS WAS INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED BY ...

Mileage: 20,238

DT: INTERMITTENTLY THE DASHBOARD GAUGE PANEL WENT DEAD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE GAUGE PACKAGE, AND TODAY IT WENT DEAD AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE PANEL ON APRIL 4, 2005. SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER KNEW TH...

THE PARKING BRAKE SOMETIMES DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE. *NM THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY WAS CURVED AND AS IT WAS INSTALLED IT RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE LEVER DOWNWARD THUS CAUSING THE PAWL TO NOT FULLY ENGAGE. THE PAWL LEVER RESTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE PAWL TO BE ONLY PARTIALLY ENGAGED WHEN TH...

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY WHILE A QUARTER TANK OR MORE OF FUEL REMAINS IN THE TANK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND TH...

Mileage: 5,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY WHILE A QUARTER TANK OR MORE OF FUEL REMAINS IN THE TANK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND TH...

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED SIX TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 8,135

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2003 FLEETWOOD, BOUNDER MOTORHOME AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING MUCH DIFFICULTY IN HAVING A LEAK REPAIRED IN OUR REAR BEDROOM. OUR CARPETING HAS BEEN SOAKED IN A CERTAIN SPOT AND NOW WE BELIEVE MILDEW IS SETTING IN. *AK

SAFETY OF MICHELIN XRV 225/80 R 22.5 TIRES. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPRESSED CONCERNS RELATED TO THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE MICHELIN XRV TIRES. THE CONSUMER WITNESSED FIRST HAND THE BLOWOUT OF A PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DUAL TIRE ON A 2001 BOUNDER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS TIRES MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE T...