2005 Fleetwood American Tradition problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer (1)
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.
Electrical System 2005-04-01 · 0255 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
electronic surge protection (esp) failure may cause a complete shutdown of the motor home 120 volt power and all indicator lighting on the esp panel. *tt
What owners report
2022-07-22 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 19,000 mi“the contact owns a 2005 fleetwood american tradition. the contact stated that the odometer was fluctuating while driving. additionally, the abs warning light was illuminated and the electrical system was inoperable. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or re…”
2020-09-26 · Visibility/Wiper · 50,000 mi“driver side window is fogging up and cannot see outside mirror the glass is double pane and the fogging is between the two layers of glass not sure what caused this problem other than a bad design of sealing the two layers of glass in the frame the problem started last year and has continue to get worst…”
2018-10-21 · Unknown Or Other“we have been locked in and or out of our motor home several times. at our age, we cannot get out of the windows so we have completely disabled the system. we have taken all the batteries out of the fobs and use the dead bolt lock to lock our vehicle because we are afraid of again being locked in. what were to happen if we were locked in and a fi…”
2018-04-17 · Unknown Or Other“all instrument panel gauges sweep back and forth constantly. therefore, the speedometer reading is impossible as well as the fuel gauge, temperature gauge, oil gauge, front and back air psi gauges, rpms, etc. all gauges begin to wag as soon as the motor is started and continue the whole time the vehicle is in motion on the highway.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.