Complaint 1081042
2013 FLEETWOOD STORM • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD • incident Aug 22, 2013
- Complaint ID
- 1081042
- Make
- FLEETWOOD
- Model
- STORM
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
- Incident Date
- Aug 22, 2013
- Date Received
- Jun 30, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Owner Narrative
I PURCHASED MY MOTOR HOME FROM LAZY DAYS IN MARCH OF 2013 IN TAMPA FLORIDA . WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. I CALLED THE FLEETWOOD DEALER THE FLOWING DAY AT WHICH TIME THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO JIM'S MARINA IN NICHOLS, NY. I TOOK MY MOTORHOME DOWN ON 8-22-13 FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED IT UP A WEEK LATER. UPON GETTING IT HOME I STARTED CLEANING IT AND REALIZED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AGAIN AND THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. I WAS ADVISED AGAIN TO TAKE IT BACK TO JIM'S MARINA. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 9-23-2013, PICKED IT UP 2 WEEKS LATER AND AGAIN THE SAME THING WITH THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD FOR THE 3RD TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO JIM'S MARINA. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 10-12-2013, PICKED IT UP 2 WEEKS LATER AND BASICALLY PARKED IT FOR THE WINTER. UPON TAKING A TRIP IN THE MOTORHOME IN MAY, I WAS GETTING GAS AND DECIDED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. UPON LOOKING UP, YOU COULD SEE A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD ALONG THE TINT. AGAIN I CALLED THE FLEETWOOD AGENT AT WHICH TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME. WHEN THE FLEETWOOD AGENT CALLED ME BACK I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO CICERO, NY. I DROPPED IT OFF ON 06-16-2013 AT BURDICK CARS & RV. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE AGENT AT THIS TIME. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.