2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Problems & Recalls
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 35E RV EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FOG UP AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. A WINDOW REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DUAL PANE HAD LOST ITS S...
Mileage: 25,000
2004 FLEETWOOD BONDER DIESEL PUSHER 8 FIXED WINDOWS FOGGING WORST IS DRIVER SIDE I HAVE TROUBLE SEEING REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, AND THE WINDOW BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT ARE FOGGING BETWEEN THE PANES OF GLASS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AS WELL AS THE REAR BEDROOM WINDOW ARE FOGGY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,...
Mileage: 36,000
SEVERAL WINDOWS IN OUR MOTORHOME ARE FOGGING BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANE GLASS. THIS STARTED TO APPEAR APPROX. 4 YRS. AGO. THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAVE BECOME SO CLOUDY THAT WHEN THE SUN REFLECTS ON THOSE WINDOWS IT IS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SIDE MIRRORS MAKING LANE CH...
Mileage: 15,000
INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND DAMAGE TO FRONT BRAKE PARTS. TOOK RIG TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE SO PAID FOR REPAIR IN FULL. AFTER INITIAL RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, CONTACTED...
Mileage: 4,000
2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 34 F. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REFRIGERATOR FAILURE ISSUES*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING AND ALL OF THE REFRIGERANT LEAKED OUT DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE.. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS RV WAS NOT COVERED BY THE NORCOLD RECALL, BECAUS...
2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 34 F. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REFRIGERATOR FAILURE ISSUES*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING AND ALL OF THE REFRIGERANT LEAKED OUT DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE.. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS RV WAS NOT COVERED BY THE NORCOLD RECALL, BECAUS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FALL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND WOULD EXHIBIT RESISTANCE TO BRAKING PRESSURES. THIS CAUSED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIO...
Mileage: 26,000
2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER BUILT ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. BOTH REAR BRAKES FAILED AND LOST BRAKE PEDAL. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST FOR A WHILE BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM YET. THIS IS A 22,000 LB MOTOR HOME. *TR
Mileage: 22,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT A...
Mileage: 25,000
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS ON MY 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER ARE FOGGING ON THE INSIDE OF THE DUAL PANE WINDOW. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE YOUR SIDE MIRRORS AND VEHICLES ON YOUR SIDE. I HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW THAT IS ALSO FOGGING. *TR
Mileage: 29,770
BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED ON MY 2004 BOUNDER MOTORHOME WITH WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE DRAGGING BRAKE ON RIGHT REAR BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO BOIL WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL TO THE POINT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ANY TYPE OF BRAKING OCCURRED. VE...
Mileage: 6,100
FRONT RIGHT & REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP ON OUR 2004 W-22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. BURNED OUT ABS LEFT. REAR SENSOR. WAITED UNTIL BRAKES COOLED, MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. FIRST TIME THIS OCCURED. MILEAGE 23,446.4 MILES. CHECKED AT LOCAL W/H DEALER, INFORMED THAT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEW REPLACEME...
Mileage: 23,446
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEET WOOD BOUNDER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE GLASS IS SE-GI PRODUCTS INC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS ARE NOT CLEAR, WHICH IMPAIRS HIS VISIBILITY. A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WI...
Mileage: 22,800
2004 BOUNDER COACH PURCHASED NEW IN AUG/SEPT 2003. I (2ND OWNER) PURCHASED COACH IN DEC 2006. COACH PUT DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE UNTIL FEB 2007, WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE L/R WINDOW WERE FOGGED. THOUGHT IT WAS FILM FROM BEING STORED. IT WAS NOT AFTER INSPECTION. WINDOWS HAVE COM...
Mileage: 25,000
MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES ON 2004 RV WITH CHEVY WORKHORSE CHASSIS - OVERHEATING DISC BRAKE CALIPERS AND POOR PERFORMANCE. RV HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME AND WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR BRAKE ISSUE FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST 8-10 MONTHS. THE AUTHO...
Mileage: 5,000
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER BRAKE WERE USED IN STOP AND GO DRIVING. SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WITH RIGHT FRONT BRAKE UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, THE BRAKE SHOES RUBBED AGAINST THE ROTORS. THEY DO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AND CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER UNEXPECTEDLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A ...
Mileage: 8,000
MY WIFE AND I LEFT OUR HOME IN SURFSIDE BEACH, SC FOR A WEEKEND OF NC CAMPING. WE PASSED THROUGH CONWAY, SC ON HWY 501. MY WIFE ASKED IF I LEFT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, BECAUSE THERE CAME A SMELL OF OVERHEATED BRAKES. MY BRAKE WAS OFF, AND WE THOUGHT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM TRAFFIC AHEAD OF US. ...
Mileage: 17,203
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART WHILE STILL IN MOTION. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY T...
Mileage: 18,000
THE COVER OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE THE MOTORHOME IS MADE OF FIBERGLASS. THE FIBERGLASS HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT STAND ON IT FOR FEAR OF FALLING THROUGH IT ONTO THE ENGINE. THE COVER IS IN A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO STAND ON IT TO GET TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEAT. IT ALSO...
Mileage: 20,000
2004 BOUNDER COACH PURCHASED NEW IN AUG/SEPT 2003. I (2ND OWNER) PURCHASED COACH IN DEC 2006. COACH PUT DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE UNTIL FEB 2007, WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE L/R WINDOW WERE FOGGED. THOUGHT IT WAS FILM FROM BEING STORED. IT WAS NOT AFTER INSPECTION. WINDOWS HAV...
2004 BOUNDER COACH PURCHASED NEW IN AUG/SEPT 2003. I (2ND OWNER) PURCHASED COACH IN DEC 2006. COACH PUT DIRECTLY INTO STORAGE UNTIL FEB 2007, WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE L/R WINDOW WERE FOGGED. THOUGHT IT WAS FILM FROM BEING STORED. IT WAS NOT AFTER INSPECTION. WINDOWS HAV...
2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER PURCHASED IN JULY 2003 IS PROGRESSIVELY LOOSING THE SEALS IN MY DUAL PANE TEMPERED WINDOWS. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO ALL OF THE WINDOWS. NOW I CANNOT SEE OUT MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO THE OUTSIDE MIRROR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SE-G...
FAX FROM CONSUMER RE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. *TS WHEN HE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RV IT WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE SLIDES CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. RAIN WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE CEILING AND THE ...
FAX FROM CONSUMER RE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. *TS WHEN HE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RV IT WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE SLIDES CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. RAIN WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE CEILING AND THE ...
THERE IS A GLARE IN THE WINDOW THAT DISTURBS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHEN THE MOTOR HOME IS ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE GLARE IS ACTUALLY A REFLECTION/MIRRORING DISTORTION, THAT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC WHEN TRYING TO USE EITHER SIDE MIRROR. ...
THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTER THAN THE RUNNING OR TURN SIGNAL LAMP. RECALL 04V454000)HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE AUTHORITIES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 5,700
WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 5 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOOT WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE BOTTOM END OF THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
Mileage: 10,000
STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST ON VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL.*MR CONSUMER DIDN'T HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE BELIEVED THE TIRE CAUSED THE STEERING FAILURE. THERE WAS HEAVY RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE MOTORHOME, A DAMAGED WHEEL AND FLAT TIRE. ...