AutoDefect IQ

2004 Fleetwood Southwind problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes, Hydraulic (6) · Visibility/Wiper (1) · Trailer Hitches (1)

13
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (1)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2004-12-01 · 0251 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

air intake baffle procedure/installation which may be susceptible to stalling or sputtering during heavy rains or when water is sprayed directly at the front end. the check engine light may illuminate also. various models including fleetwood 2005 bounder, pace arrow, flair and storm. *tt

What owners report

2015-02-16 · Visibility/Wiper · 18,000 mi

“no incident has happen yet the side windows has double pain the gas has cloudle to a point when the sun is heating up the glass that it restrict the view in the right side mirror that. *tr …”

2013-08-18 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer

“our rv norcold refrigerator's alarm sounded. the fault says no co--no cooling unit. norcold sent the high temperature sensor part as our refrigerator/cooling unit is under recall; it was installed by rv service center on 8/8/13. this week end out camping the alarm sounded again; it was reset by rv owner, but alarm sounded again. the owner can on…”

2013-06-24 · Equipment · 15,500 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood southwind. the contact stated that hydraulic fluid leaked into the exhaust system. the contact noticed smoke coming from under the vehicle. the contact used the fire extinguisher before the fire erupted. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection or repair. the failure was reported to the manufacturer…”

2011-05-25 · Unknown Or Other · 1,633 mi

“after numerous times complaining, i was told to spray the jacks with wd-40. i still have to do this several times a trip. if i forget to, the jacks don't come up and drag on the ground…”

2010-08-13 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 9,000 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood southwind motor home. the contact stated while driving 55 mph the contact smelled an unusual odor near the brakes and the abs light came on. the contact called the manufacturer and they stated that the dealer should perform a diagnostic test and if the test does not show results of brake damage the contact will…”

2010-08-11 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 32,648 mi

“loss of brakes in mountains due to over heating. rear wheels smoking and too hot to touch. pulled of into rest area and stayed there for 4 hours to let brakes cool down. after stopping brake pedal went to the floor until things cooled down and then pumped the brakes to get to camp ground 8 miles away. after 3 days the brakes had to be pumped in…”

2010-03-30 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 21,300 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood southwind rv. while driving at approximate speeds of 30 mph, there was a burning odor coming from the brakes. no repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was approximately 21,300 and the current mileage was 21,500.…”

2009-08-17 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 12,000 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood south wind. the contact received recall#50901-c from workhorse in regards to the hydraulic brake failure. the abs light illuminated due to the left rear brake caliper failure which burned the abs sensor in june 2009. on august 14, 2009, the right rear brake caliper also failed. the rv motor home is being repaire…”

2009-08-11 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 14,194 mi

“ brakes,calipers,sensors in rear lost southwind 2004 workhorse chasis will only cover 32 percent of bill because we didn't take it to a workhorse tech. the brakes were weak we were afraid to drive to far on the hwy. we didn't know we had to take it to a workhorse tec. there is going to be a recall so the should pay entire bill regard less. *tr…”

2009-05-25 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 18,542 mi

“on 2/2/06 had southwind motorhome in to shop with complaint of strange brake noise and abs light being on. other issues also. on 09/18/08 had motorhome in to shop with complaint of abs light being on. had other issues also. abs light came back on as soon as we left the repair shop. my understanding was that the fix was to replace the circuit ba…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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