1995 Fleetwood Pace Arrow

Routine

Owners filed 10 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device1
000
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
101
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable1
000
Parking Brake › Conventional1
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000
Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
000
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1
000
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 16, 201527,200 milesWA

ON AUGUST 28, 2015 MY MOTORHOME, BUILT ON A FORD F53 CHASSIS, SPUTTERED TO A HALT ON A BUSY FREEWAY DUE TO A FAILING OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP. THE FORD PART NUMBER FOR THIS FAILED PUMP IS F6PU9H307DB. MY FUEL PUMP, WHICH I HAD REPLACED ONLY THREE YEARS EARLIER ON JULY 10, 2010 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HAD ONLY 750 MILES OF USE ON IT. THE REPLACEMENT PUMP'S OVERHEATING FAILURE HAD AGAIN ENDANGERED MYSELF, AND EVERYONE TRAVELING IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. MY MOTORHOME'S GVWR IS 17,000 POUNDS. ON A VEHICLE WEIGHING 17,000+ POUNDS, THESE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE BULITPROOF!! THIS LATEST FUEL PUMP REPAIR COST ME $1,323. THE PREVIOUS NEW PUMP, REPLACED JUST THREE YEARS AGO AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, COST ME $1,143. FORD CLAIMS THE PUMP I REPLACED JUST THREE YEARS AGO IS OUT OF WARRANTY (A WARRANTY OF JUST 2YRS OR 12,5000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST), AND FORD HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IF ONE RESEARCHES "FORD F53 FUEL PUMP PROBLEM" ON GOOGLE YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS BY MOTORISTS OF THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMPS. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THIS FUEL PUMP! WHY WOULD THEY? FORD MAKES MORE THAN $1,000 WITH EACH FAILURE. AND, THE GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO FORCE FORD TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING. WHICH IS TO FIX THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF PURE LUCK, AND THE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBLE THE DRIVERS OF THESE LARGE VEHICLES, THAT THE REPEATED FAILURE OF THESE PUMPS HASN'T CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, AND DEATH. OR, HAVE THERE ALREADY BEEN SUCH ACCI

Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device
Filed Sep 24, 2003CA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER. STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Filed Mar 7, 200357,000 milesPA

AUTO PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. NO REVERSE. AUTO APPLY BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE. FOUND LINKAGE SHIFTED. NOTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. CRACKING NOISE FROM DAY OF PURCHASE. CRACKING NOISE STILL EXIST. PARKING BRAKE FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEMS EXIST. BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR 3RD TIME. *TT *JB *TS

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 29, 2002PA

PARKING BRAKE LOCKS UP WHEN WE ARE DRIVING - 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED 8/94-TRANSMISSION FAILED -NO REVERSE- 2ND TIME 10/94 BRAKES LOCKED UP-FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION -HEAVY TRAFFIC- TRUCK IN REAR HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING US - 6/96 WE HAD TO PAY FOR CLUSTER PANEL EVEN THOUGH IT DIDNT WORK FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE - 9/97 TRANSMISSION -NO POWER ON HILL -PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD - CRACKING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE -STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM - 11/98 BRAKE PROBLEM AGAIN - 6/23/02 -BRAKE LOCKED UP AGAIN-VEHICLE AT HAWKINS CHEV. DEALER IN DANVILLE, PA. SINCE THEN. MECHANIC TOO BUSY TO INSPECT AND GIVE US REPORT ON REPAIRS - WE PAID FOR ALL PRIOR REPAIRS - CONCERNED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION EXIST AND BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AGAIN . MY HUSBAND IS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTOR HOME EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED OR WE WOULD BE DEAD. I NEED HELP ASAP

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Mar 30, 2000ID

VEHICLE HAS A STOVE THAT RUNS OFF PROPANE. WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, THE VALVE GETS STUCK, AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE TURNED OFF, IS OUTSIDE FROM THE MAIN TANK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jun 4, 1999TX

WHEN PUTTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE WITH INDICATOR SHOWING THE GEAR, PARKING BRAKE WILL ENGAGE BY ITSELF . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCH, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 9, 1997PA

BATTERY ACCESS DOOR FELL OFF.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 30, 1995NY

WHILE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED BRAKES OVERHEAT, SMOKE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND HAS A SMELL. TT

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 20, 1995TN

VEHICLE HAS NATURAL GAS LEAKS DUE TO MISSING SEALING PIPES WHEN IN MFR PLANT. THE LEVELING JACKS GO DOWN IN REVERSE. TT *SLC

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 23, 1995FL

THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN TO STEERING BOX FELL OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER. TT

10 of 10 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20230300Routine
20220300Routine
20210400Routine
20200200Routine
20191200Routine
20183500Routine
20173100Routine
20090100Routine
20081400Routine
20071500Routine
20063500Routine
200511420Routine
200418600Routine
200312710Routine
20025400Routine
20013300Routine
200015200Routine
199915104Fatalities reported
199811200Routine
199711400Routine
19969200Routine
1995 — this page10000Routine
19943000Routine
199312100Routine
199213100Routine
19919100Routine
19904100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.