Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / DISCOVERY / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000024244 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: YORK Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Model Name: DISCOVERY Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4U26XFBA0YC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 30 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer stated after the motorhome was purchased, she noticed black tape all over the top of one of the batteries, 4 months later while driving, consumer lost all electrical power and discovered a hole burnt into the same battery that was taped up, the battery was replaced, however dealer was unable to determine what caused the problem, several months later the vehicle again lost all electrical power, the rv was taken back to the dealer and this time consumer was infomred the batteries had not been grounded properly and this caused them to over heat, the grounding screw was replaced with a larger one to get a better ground, several months later all power was lost again, and the one battery was totally dead and could not be charged, and the dealer stated there was some corrosion between the inverter and the batteries.*jb