Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / PROWLER / 2005

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007107580 Incident Date: Feb, 15 2007
Consumer's City: CLEVELAND Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Model Name: PROWLER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1EC5R392452 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 31 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Weld failure on the rear axle of my fifth wheel. the axle twisted causing significant damage to all four tires. a temporary repair was done in kansas where i was staying at the time so that i could get the rig to a axle repair shop in oklahoma. it was found that the axles were hung out of true originally with improper hangers for the weight specs for the axles. the axle was replaced with beefed up hangars and adjusted to be in true. the technicians at theaxle company that did the repair were amazed that the 5ver only had 2 axles. they told me that for the weight and length of the unit it should have 3 axles. when i contacted fleetwood they told me the manufacturer defect warranty was for one year and there was nothing they could do. (2005 unit purchased in 9/05.) low towing milage of about only 5,000 miles or less. luckily my extended warranty company absorbed most of the costs but i still had to pay over $1,800 out of pocket. *tr