NHTSA Complaint #741437 — 1994 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER

AS FIRST OWNERS OF THIS RV, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE THAN OUR SHARE OF PROBLEMS, THE LATEST OF WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE THERMOPANE WINDOWS ON THE COACH HAVE SEALS THAT LEAK. ALL BUT (2) OF THE COACH WINDOWS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD AND ENTRY DOOR SEEM FINE FOR NOW. THE WINDOWS HAVE SO MUCH CONDENSATION FORMING WITHIN THE PANES OF GLASS, VISION IS SEVERLY OBSTRUCTED. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, AND ALL COACH WINDOWS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH TO VARYING DEGREES. VISION FROM THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED AS ARE ALL COACH WINDOWS ON THAT SIDE OF THE RV. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS VARYING DEGREES OF IMPAIRITY. FLEETWOOD RESPONDED TO THE COMPLAINT (AFTER THE DEALER AGREED WITH US THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A DEFECT) THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED FOR REPLACEMENT IF THEY IN FACT THEY HAD SQUARE CORNERS. WITHOUT HAVING THE GLASS REMOVED, WE CONCLUDED THAT THE WINDOWS HAD ROUND CORNERS TO THE EXTENT THAT IS HOW THEY APPEARED (INTACT WITH THE MOULDING SURROUNDING THEM.) THE INSIDE CORNERS ARE SQUARE. (WINDOWS ARE SLIDING PANELS) THIS A DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AS OUR VISION IS SEVERLY OBSTRUCTED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS OR USE THE MIRRORS. BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE....WE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AT 30 MPH , LUCKILY WE WERE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT CONSIDERABLY HIGHER SPEEDS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT. WHILE ON VACATION, WE HAD TO HAVE THE CALIPERS , BRAKE PADS, HOSES REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS TURNED. THIS WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM WHICH BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WE HAD NO BRAKES. THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID THE CALIPERS WERE NOT RELEASING AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO BOIL. WE DROVE THE RV HOME AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. THE CALIPERS FAILED TO RELEASE AS BEFORE EVEN AFTER HAVING ALL NEW PARTS INSTALLED. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED BRAKE FAILURES TO NHTSA.