2003 Fleetwood WILDERNESS: complaints, problems and recalls

I HAVE A 1998 WILDERNESS 5TH WHEEL CAMPING TRAILER. THE REFRIGERATOR IN THIS UNIT IS A DOMETIC MODEL RM2652 SERIAL NO. 81303309. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DOMETIC INFORMING ME TO TAKE MY UNIT TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE AN UPDATE INSTALLED IN THE REFRIGERATOR TO PREVENT A FIRE. I TOOK THE UNIT TO CAMPING WORLD IN DENVER, CO AND THEY DID THE RECALL UPDATE. MY REFRIGERATOR NEVER WORKED AGAIN AFTER I RECEIVED THE UNIT BACK FROM THEM. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A LOT OF YELLOW RESIDE IN THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND A BURNING…

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THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO DISCONNECT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT MAKE THE LANDING GEAR ANYMORE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONSUMER A REPAIR KIT TO FIX THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

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I HAVE A 2001 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS TRAVEL TRAILER WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL NUMBER RM 2652 THAT HAD STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED OVER TO GAS OPERATION THE REFRIG. CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT PUT OUT BEFORE IT DID ANY MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE UNIT THEN PROCEED TO SPILL LARGE AMOUNTS OF A YELLOW OILY LIQUID INSIDE THE CAMPER. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG AMMONIA SMELL AFTER THE FIRE. WE LATER LEARNED OF A RECALL # 06E076000 ON THIS MODEL REFRIG. BY DOMETIC FOR THIS VERY REASON, A FIRE HAZARD THAT MY…

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AFTER WAITING FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS, THE PART TO REPAIR THE MICROWAVE UNDER RECALL STILL WASN'T AVAILABLE. *PH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE MODEL NUMBER: MR5491G. *MR

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CONSUMER HAD A MOTOR HOME WHICH INCLUDED A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE. BECAUSE OF THE VIN THIS MOTOR HOME WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE MICROWAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK

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CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S FRAME BROKE ENABLING THE CONSUMER TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CURBSIDE REAR SPRING HANGER BRACKET BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TWISTED AND WAS UNSAFE TO TRAVEL BEFORE REPAIRS. WHEN THE RV WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER MORE CRACKS WERE FOUND AND THE REAR AXLE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. *SCC *NLM

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FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS 5TH WHEEL MAIN FRAME WAS FAILING.*MR WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING THE RV'S TIRE PRESSURE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FAILING ON THE LEFT REAR SPRING BRACKET. THE BRACKET ITSELF WAS IN TACT BUT THE FRAME FLANGE ITSELF HAD BROKEN FROM THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE FRAME (THE WELD DID NOT FAIL). THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL CRACKS IN THE FRAME. *NM

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CRACKS IN WELDS ON MAIN FRAME OF TRAILER. DRY ROTTED TIRES LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TRAILER AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE THE BRAND OF TIRE FOR SURE BUT I THINK THEY ARE GOODYEAR. THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE OWNED THE TRAILER THE TIRES WERE SELDOM EXPOSED TO SUN LIGHT. *NM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT), BUT STATED THAT THE POWER SUPPLY FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED FLUID, AND TOXIC FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNLESS THE CONTACT SIGNED A WAIVER. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHEN THE REFRIGERATOR WAS ON, THE CONTACT NOTICED TOXIC FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN…

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RECALL# 03E044000 SUBJECT: MICROWAVE OVENS/CIRCUIT SHORT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED SAMSUNG FOUR TIMES TO GET INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER HAS LEFT MESSAGES AND HAS RECEIVED NO FEEDBACK. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. *NLM

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I HAVE A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN MY CAMPER, AND A FEW YEARS AGO I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF AMMONIA FILL THE CAMPER (I HAD TO EVACUATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS). WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NO LONGER COOL, AND HAD STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT YEAR I REC'D A RECALL FROM DOMETIC STATING THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MY UNIT: "A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE OF THE IDENTIFIED REFRIGERATORS, WHICH CAN PERMIT THE RELEASE OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION. IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC …

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,400. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE TRAILER.

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TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

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AFTER TRAVELING 45 THOUSAND MILES TRAVEL TRAILER STEEL HAD SEPAPARATED AND LEFT SPRING WAS BROKEN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WATER MAY BE IN TIRES WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS DEFECT. TRAILER WAS SERVICEED, AND TECHNICIAN DID NOTICE WATER IN TIRES WHICH CAUSED HARD VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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CRACKS IN WELDS ON MAIN FRAME OF TRAILER. DRY ROTTED TIRES LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TRAILER AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE THE BRAND OF TIRE FOR SURE BUT I THINK THEY ARE GOODYEAR. THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE OWNED THE TRAILER THE TIRES WERE SELDOM EXPOSED TO SUN LIGHT. *NM

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PURCHASED NEW=OCT.2004.......... 2005 FLEETWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER 25RKS......... MFG. INSTALLED INADEQUATE TIRES............ VEH.GVWR= 7250 LB.... TIRES MAX= 7280 LB LOAD C......... THREE TIRES POP SIDEWALLS WITHIN 1 YR......... VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY POTENTIALS........ MFG. SHOULD USE LOAD D FOR GVWR 7250 LB...

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER WERE TOO SMALL. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT FOR THE TRAILER WAS 9,600 POUNDS. GROSS WEIGHT FOR EACH TIRE WAS 2,150 POUNDS; A TOTAL OF 8,600 POUNDS. THERE WERE 2,500 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIRES WERE THE CORRECT MINIMUM REQU…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS SCOUT. THE VEHICLE HAS HIGHWAY MASTERS, SIZE ST22575R15 TIRES (NA). UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS ALREADY PATCHED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE BARELY MET WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR COACH WEIGHT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES. UPD…

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RECALL 00V379000, CONCERNING FLEXING OF CHASSIS STRUCTURE: AFTER EXAMINING THE TRAILER CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TO TWO TIRES. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

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DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS ADVANTAGE. A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CHASSIS WAS ISSUED, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO CALL ONE NUMBER. HOWEVER THEY GAVE THE CONSUMER LITTLE OR NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY JUST TOLD HIM THE CHASSIS WAS MISSING WELD, TO BEEF UP THE CHASSIS, AND ABOUT SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE CHASSIS BUCKLED. HE ASKED FLEETWOOD TO COME AND PICK UP THE TRAILER, AND THEY REFUSED TO PICK UP THE TRAILER. HE ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR FROM FLEETWOOD, AND THEY WOULD NOT LET HIM SPEAK WITH ANYONE. IT SOUNDED TO…

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"BARGMAN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR" CAME LOOSE FROM SOCKET WHILE TOWING, RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES ON TRAILER, AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN A FATALITY. BARGMAN IS AN ELECTRICAL CONX THAT CONNECTS TRAILER TO TOW VEHICLE.*AK

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VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DURING DELIVERY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED / CLAMPED BETWEEN CHASSIS AND FLOORING. THIS CAUSED THE HARNESS WIRING TO SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FLOORING / INSULATION. DAMAGE INCLUDED SMOKE, REROUTING / REPAIR OF BURNT HARNESS, REPAIR OF SLIDE SWITCH, SLIDE SWITCH HARNESS, SLIDE SWITCH CONNECTOR, SLIDE SWITCH MOTOR, SEVERAL FUSES, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE TOW VEHICLE. HARNESS HAS BEEN REROUTED AND REPAIRED. FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. REMAINING PART…

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DESIGN/LOCATION OF THE PROPANE GAS LINES (OUTSIDE FRAME)COULD BE DANGEROUS IF TIRE BLEW OUT.

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DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION. UNIT WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER ACCORDING TO DOMETIC AND SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL AND FIRE HAZARD ACCORDING TO WHERE CRACK IS LOCATED THAT LEAKED OUT COOLING SUBSTANCE. DOMETIC SAID THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THE UNITS UNDER THE RECALL. SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY HAVE SENT THEM UNITS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SAME EXACT CRACK ISSUE AND DOMETIC REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND SAFETY RECALL. *TR

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5TH WHEEL TRAILER: THE BARGMAN 7-WAY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PLUG CAME LOOSE FROM ITS BARGMAN SOCKET MOUNTED IN THE WHEEL WELL OF THE OWNER'S TOW VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE ELECTRICAL BRAKES ON THE 32 FOOT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WERE NOT WORKING AS THE OWNER AND HIS WIFE DESCENDED THE VERY STEEP WEST SIDE OF THE TETON MOUNTAINS IN WYOMING. AS A RESULT THE BRAKES ON THE TOW VEHICLE BURNED OUT LEAVING THE ENTIRE RIG WITHOUT BRAKES CAUSING A TRAGIC ACCIDENT RESULTING IN THE EVENTUAL DEATH OF THE PASSENGER/ WIFE OF THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ALERTED …

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