Complaint 479618
1997 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION • incident Jun 6, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 479618
- Make
- FLEETWOOD
- Model
- BOUNDER
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Jun 6, 2004
- Date Received
- Jun 14, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
TRANSMISSIOIN FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE THE SEALS REPLACED ALMOST FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE UNIT NEW. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. HAD TWO HEADS REPLACED AND AN ENTIRE MANIFOLD SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THAT YEAR OF MOTORHOME ENGINE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS. ENDED UP WITH A 350 DOLLAR TOWING BILL AND OUT THE USE OF THE MOTORHOME AS WE ARE "NEGOTIATING" WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE FAILURE.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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