1999 Fleetwood Discovery

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX HYDRAULIC LINES ARE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO A SHARP EDGE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE LINES TO RUPTURE AND RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK.

Risk. THIS FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED HOSES AS NECESSARY, AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES.

TIRE FAILURE (BLOW OUT) CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIRE.. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIX TIRE MINDERS PURCHASED TO MONITOR THE AIR PRESSURE ON A FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY MOTOR HOME ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS AN INDICATOR ON THE TIRE MINDER THAT SHOULD HAVE TURNED YELLOW IF THE PRESSURE WAS DOWN. THE INDICATOR STAYED BLACK INDICATING THE PRESSURE WAS GOOD. UPON RETURNING FROM AN EXTENDED TRIP, THE CONTACT CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE TIRES; THE PRESSURE WAS ONLY AT 40-60 POUNDS. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE WAS 110 POUNDS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND THEY HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS MINDER RESEARCH CORPORATION. *AK UPDATED 6/16/2006 - *NM

TIRE FAILURES MADE BY MICHELIN ON MY MOTORHOME

THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, AND NEITHER ONE COULD LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

THE CONSUMER STATED, WHEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED IT DESTROYED THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE BLOW OUTS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BE THE TIRE DEALER THAT THE SIDEWALL WERE WEAK WHICH CAUSED THE BLOWOUTS. *TS MICHELIN STATED THE BLOWOUT WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TIRE INFLATION, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE SET AT THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR DUAL TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CONTAINED CRACKS IN THE REAR WALLS, ALSO THE FRONT FINDER CRACKED DUE TO VIBRATION.*JB

FLEETWOOD TELLS US THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO BE SURE TO HAVE MY WIFE WEAR HER SEATBELT ALSO TO KEEP BOTH LOCKS LOCKED. THE DOOR SHOULD STAY SHUT JUST BY FORCE. FLEETWOOD LAST REPAIRED THIS IN JUNE, 2002 AT THE DECATUR, IN LOCATION. ONE OF THEIR REPRESTATIVES MADE A HOUSE CALL ON 7/30/02 AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE WE SHOULD HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE.

I WAS GOING UP THE STEPS GETTING INTO MY MOTORHOME, AND I USED THE GRAB HANDLE TO PULL MYSELF UP AND IT CAME APART IN MY HANDS, I FELL BACKWARDS, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH MYSELF BEFORE I FELL DOWN. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO AN OLDER PERSON IT COULD OF BEEN REAL BAD. THE PULL HANDLE IS MADE OF CLEAR PLASTIC AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE STRESS CRACKS/MARKS IN THE PLASTIC. I SAVED THE OLD PIECE. I CONTACTED THE MFG. FLEETWOOD AT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 800-322-8216 AND SPOKE WITH "MICHAEL" WHO INFORMED ME IT WAS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR. I BELONG TO "THE DISCOVERY OWNERS ASSOCIATION" WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT 1700 COACH OWNER MEMBERS AND THRU OUR WEB SITE, WEB MASTER BOB COOK E-MAIL [email protected], HE INFORMED ME OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR GRAB HANDLE. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZZARD TO THE ELDERLY COACH OWNERS AS WELL AS THE YOUNGER ONES TOO. FLEETWOODS ATTITUDE IS NOT A CONCERN ABOUT THIS ITEM. THE PLASTIC EVIDENTLY PUT UNDER A STRESS WHEN ITS MADE. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN FORWARDED TO JIM POURROY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA A TECHNICAL SERVICE TRAINER WITH FLEETWOOD PHONE 909-274-2000.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTRED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT WINDSHIELD ACTS LIKE A REFLECTING MIRROR. IT REFLECTS BACK WHAT EVER IS INSIDE MOTORHOME. IT MAKES VISIBILITY HARD. CANNOT SEE SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO WINDOW GLASS REFLECTING BACK. *AK *SLC

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FIVE FAILURES OF LEFT FRONT TIRE (MICHELIN XRV) ON DISCOVERY MOTORHOMES. THESE FAILURES ARE ARGUABLY SIMILAR TO THOSE ON THE FLEETWOOD AMERICAN COACH PRODUCT LINE WHICH WAS RECALLED AFTER SIX REPORTED DEATHS EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE REPORTS ARE FILTERING IN ON THREE INTERNET SITES; DISCOVERY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INTENET DISCOVERY MOTORHOME CLUB AND DISCOVERY INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER OF FMCA. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE IS A LOAD IMBALNCE DUE TO ADDTION OF LIVING ROOM SLIDE ON 1999/2000 MOTORHOMES. THE NEWEEST MODELS HAVE HAD TIRES INCREASED FROM 235 TO 255 AS WELL AS A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN AXLE CAPACITY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THIS FAILURE MODE. NEEDS FURTHER RESEARCH ON URGENT BASIS IN MY OPINION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION PASSANGER'S DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE LOCKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY REPLACING THE DOOR. *YH

THE ODOMETER IS DIFFICULT TO READ IN DAYLIGHT AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO READ AT NIGHT WITH THE PANEL LIGHTS ON. NLM

THE PROPANE TANK FOR THE GENERATOR WHICH IS MOUNTED IN THE MIDDLE/BELOW THE FRAME IS SCRAPING AGAINST THE ROAD WHICH IS CAUSING DEEP SCRATCHES IN THE TANK AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK