2002 Fleetwood Bounder Problems, complaints & recalls

Owning this coach since 2003 near new I have had hundreds of episodes of rocking, tracking and steering control problems that have been near misses and roll over accidents. I have owned the same brand in other rvs previously through the years because I believed in the manufactured brand. The suspension is well known as a "fleetwood rocker" instead of a fleetwood bounder by all the motorhome dealers that carry other frames and chassis. They obviously know the problems with it being dealers and not engineers. I...

I received the information from workhorse for the fix for the brake problem, I tried to call them and go threw the system of transfers only to get hung up on by the machine. Yes my motorhome is part of the campaign, but who's gonna pay for the thousands I've spent replacing brake rotors to keep the motorhome useful while waiting almost 8 years. You can't get a person a workhorse on the phone to even ask the question much less get an answer. *Tr

Tl * the contact owns a 2002 fleetwood bounder rv. While driving 50 mph the vehicle front brakes locked up. He drove the vehicle off to the side of the road. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the compliant.The contact reference nhtsa recall 09v11000 and stated that a quick fix recall repair was done some years ago. The approximate[failure and current mileage was 22,000. Updated 7/28/10. *Lj

While on a trip through northern california, my abs light came on and breaking ability was compromised. This is despite me downshifting repeatedly while going down hills and applying breaks steadily (no pumping) as needed. After I returned home, I immediately took the rv to a service center and was told that the o-rings on the front breaks had melted due to excessive heat and wheel seals had been damaged. In addition, both front calipers, all 4 abs sensors and brake fluid needed to be replaced due to boiling of the...

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford (na) bounder. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable and did not know when they would arrive. The contact felt that was unacceptable. There had been no failure to date. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage was 18,000.

Tl*- the contact owns a 2002 fleetwood bounder rv. The product # 9211460-59 and serial # 12500059. He would like dometic refrigerator informational model #rm3862. The contact's refrigerator cracked and began leaking. He came home and noticed the odor of the coolant leaking. To avoid a fire he turned everything off. The entire unit had to be replaced. He later read in the good sam magazine about the recall. The contact stated the dometic voice mail message was vague, and the repair was finished on 12/2/06. The contact expects to be reimbursed and is aware of recall dates april - june 2007. *Ak updated 2/22/2007 - *nm

2002 Fleetwood bounder left inside rear tire blew out. This took out a considerable amount of electrical wiring. *Ts the consumer was concerned about the location of the electrical wiring next to an inside tire. *Jb

Dt: the contact stated the interior overhead console in the front passenger area dropped down from the ceiling about one inch. The contact feared that this might completely separate from the ceiling and injure the occupants. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer. *Ak

Dt: the consumer received nhtsa recall 04v084000 concerning brake calipers on 2002 fleetwood bounder in october of 2004. The consumer was having problems with brakes starting in july 2003. The consumer had the brakes fixed under warranty. The recall work was done on august 10, 2004, but the owner had not received recall notice at this point. He was given information about the recall from the dealership. The consumer called dealership back and told him that recall work needed to be done. The consumer was...

2002 Fleetwood bounder 36 s purchased new 4-april-2003 dealer has refused warranty service since 5-april-2003,vehicle is still under the original new vehicle 12/15 warranty and now has only 1500 miles,it has taken over 8 months to get selling dealer to take vehicle in for warranty repairs,vehicle has as severe rebound bouncing problem such as when hitting unven pavement crossing a bridge at road speed the front of the vehicle bounces and feels as if the vehicle is rocking across the rear axle pulling the front...

Unsealed space in rear bedroom allowed one to look outside. The exhaust tail pipe, the exhaust from the water heater and other outside elements, such as fumes, snakes, insects or anything else, had free access to motor home. *Ak the entrance steps deployed, while the motor home was in motion, the back up camera consistently blew fuses. *Jb

The unit is "topping out" against the shocks when the vehicle goes over a series of bumps. It seems as if the unit is too light in the front end. There is a 14 foot overhang from the bumper to the center-rear axel. Wheel base is 228 inches and the total length of the coach is 37'11". The braking system shakes like crazy and doesn't slow the unit down. This failure is random and there are no consistent conditions under which this failure occurs. The dealer has investigated this problem and cannot find anything wrong with the brakes.