2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW Problems & Recalls

A FORD TRITON V10 ENGINE BLEW OUT #8 SPARK PLUG WHILE GOING 50 MPH DOWN A HILL. *TR

Mileage: 49,700

WHILE DRIVING MY MOTOR HOME WHICH IS BUILT ON A 1999 FORD CHASSIS I LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT SHUT COMPLETELY OFF BUT I HAD NO POWER TO CONTROL THE SPEED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO START IT AND IT STARTED. AS WE DROVE OFF IT RAN FINE THE REST OF THE...

Mileage: 36,021

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED FROM AN IDLE POSITION TO INCLUDE AT 5 MPH OR LESS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS H...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. IN 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTICES FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,800. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF

2000 PACE ARROW. RECALL FOR SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY DEALER IN HER AREA DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. DEALERS TOLD HER THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE THE PART UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2007 OR JANUARY OF 2008. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) SINCE 2005. THE CONTACT HAS BAD KNEES AND CANNOT DISCONNECT THE FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL JANUARY OF 2008. HE WAS ADVISED TO TEMPORARILY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH HE USES OFTEN. THERE HAD BEEN ...

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD HAVE THE SAME DEACTIVATION SWITCH PROBLEM IN HIS MOTORHOME THAT IS IN HIS F150. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (PART NUMBER F3TA-9F924CA-5219). THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNS A 2000 PACE ARROW WHICH IS BUILT ON A FORD F53 CHASS...

THE WELDS WHICH HELD THE BODY TO THE FRAME BROKE. IT WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN.

Mileage: 1,500

FLOORBOARD ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAD LOOSENED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRED. BUT, PROBELM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER ADDS BRACES THAT SUPPORT THE BULK HEAD ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT WEIGHT CAUSING THEM TO BRAKE. DELAER TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *TT

MOTOR HOME IS TOO LARGE FOR CHASSIS. WOULD BE DRIVING AND MOTOR HOME CAUSES VEHICLE TO SWAY A LOT. DOORS WOULD COME OPEN WHEN IT SWAYS TOO MUCH. MOTOR HOME ON A FORD, F350.*AK

DURING WET, RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER GETS INTO FILTER AND CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, LEVELING JACK COMMENCED TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CONSUMER STATED IT SHORTED OUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. *AK *SLC

DURING WET, RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER GETS INTO FILTER AND CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, LEVELING JACK COMMENCED TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CONSUMER STATED IT SHORTED OUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. *AK *SLC

DOWNSPOUT WAS ADDED TO GUTTER ON MOTORHOME, WHEN RAINING, THE DOWNSPOUTS DIRECT WATER ONTO BOTH REARVIEW MIRRORS, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

EXHAUST FROM THE ELECTRIC GENERATOR ENTERS BEDROOM SETTING OFF CABON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, CONSUMER THINKS EXHAUST SHOULD BE ROUTED DIFFERENTLY. *SLC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REFRIGERATOR CONDENSATION OVERFLOWING OVER AN 120 VOLT OUTLET. NOTIFIED DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER TO NOTIFY FLEETWOOD. FLEETWOOD INFORMED CONSUMER TO NOTIFY DEALER. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. *AK