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2005 Fleetwood Excursion problems

Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 2005 Fleetwood Excursion with NHTSA between 2007 and 2017. The largest single group is the windows, mirrors & wipers.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Fleetwood Excursion All 2005 cars
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

15

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

6

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

15,111 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

80%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

How 2005 compares with every other Fleetwood Excursion

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 2005 Fleetwood Excursion

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 40.0%

Median failure at 34,000 miles

Equipment & Accessories 3 20.0%

0 crashes, 2 fires · median 30,000 mi

Body & Structure 2 13.3%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 10,055 mi

Engine & Cooling 2 13.3%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 10,055 mi

Lights 1 6.7%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 5,000 mi

Electrical System 1 6.7%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 5,000 mi

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

1,000 – 9,999 miles 6 40.0%
10,000 – 24,999 miles 3 20.0%
25,000 – 49,999 miles 5 33.3%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 1 6.7%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Jan 2007 peak 4 Jun 2017

NHTSA investigations into the 2005 Fleetwood Excursion

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE06005 Opened 20 Jan 2006 Closed 2 May 2006 EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON ODI'S RECEIPT OF A CONGRESSIONAL LETTER ON BEHALF OF A CONSTITUENT.THE CONSTITUENT REPORTED INCIDENTS WHERE THE SLIDE OUT ROOM OF HIS MOTOR HOME WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE (EXTEND) DURING HIGHWAY USE.ODI WAS CONCERNED THAT A FULLY EXTENDED SLIDE OUT WOULD DEGRADE THE VEHICLE'S DYNAMIC HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND/OR POSSIBLY IMPACT AN OBJECT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH.ODI CONTACTED FLEETWOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT SLIDE OUT ROOMS WERE INSTALLED IN MOTOR HOMES, TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FOLDING TRAILERS. AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION ODI VISITED A RV SHO...

Recalls on the 2005 Fleetwood Excursion

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 2008246 11,692 units in Canada

Other

On certain motorhomes, conventional travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a Dometic Corporation refrigerator, a fatigue crack can develop in the boiler tube. This could allow the release of pressurized coolant solution into an area where an ignition source is present, which could result in a fire. Correction: Dealers will install a secondary burner housing.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

at 30,000 miles Hogansville, GA Fire

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

RV GAS/ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT GAS (AMMONIA) INTO COACH MAKING OCCUPANTS VERY ILL AND LIGHT HEADED. GAS SEEMED TO ALMOST IGNITE BEFORE AREA WAS OPENED TO THE ACCESS PANEL OF COOLING UNIT AND VENTED. COOLANT GAS WAS OPEN TO LP GAS HEATING ELEMENT FLAME FOR POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED IGNITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE TO COACH. AREA EXTREMELY HOT WHICH SUSPECTS A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10369334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Hogansville, GA Fire

EQUIPMENT

RV GAS/ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT GAS (AMMONIA) INTO COACH MAKING OCCUPANTS VERY ILL AND LIGHT HEADED. GAS SEEMED TO ALMOST IGNITE BEFORE AREA WAS OPENED TO THE ACCESS PANEL OF COOLING UNIT AND VENTED. COOLANT GAS WAS OPEN TO LP GAS HEATING ELEMENT FLAME FOR POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED IGNITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE TO COACH. AREA EXTREMELY HOT WHICH SUSPECTS A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10369334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

STRUCTURE:BODY

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 45,000 miles Prior Lake, MN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FOGGY SUBSTANCE APPEARED IN BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANEL WINDOW GLASS. THE RV WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RV WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NHTSA complaint #10995340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 6,000 miles Jacksonville, FL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

MOST OF THE RV WINDOWS HAVE FOGGED OVER AND CAN'T BE CLEANED AS THE FOG/HAZE IS INSIDE THE WINDOWS. THE WINSHIELD IS THE ONLY GLASS THAT IS CLEAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS EXTREMELY FOGGED AND INTERFERS WITH VIEWING THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT AS YOU CAN'T CLEARLY SEE MOVING TRAFFIC ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WITH THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. YOUR ATTENTION IS DISTRACTED AS YOU TRY TO SEE IF YOU HAVE MOVING TRAFFIC ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WHILE TRYINGMTO SEE THAT SIDE YOU END UP TAKING YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE WINSHIELD. THIS IS A BAD SITUATION WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND AVENUES. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE THE NORM FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE AS I HAVE MEET OTHER RV OWNERS WITH THE SAME WINDOW CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10783533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 50,000 miles Naples, FL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN BETWEEN THE DOUBLE PANEL WINDOW GLASS, A FOGGY SUBSTANCE APPEARED. THERE WERE NINE OTHER WINDOWS THAT EXHIBITED THE SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA complaint #10759897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Hogansville, GA Fire

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

RV GAS/ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT GAS (AMMONIA) INTO COACH MAKING OCCUPANTS VERY ILL AND LIGHT HEADED. GAS SEEMED TO ALMOST IGNITE BEFORE AREA WAS OPENED TO THE ACCESS PANEL OF COOLING UNIT AND VENTED. COOLANT GAS WAS OPEN TO LP GAS HEATING ELEMENT FLAME FOR POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED IGNITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE TO COACH. AREA EXTREMELY HOT WHICH SUSPECTS A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10369334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Hogansville, GA Fire

EQUIPMENT

RV GAS/ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT GAS (AMMONIA) INTO COACH MAKING OCCUPANTS VERY ILL AND LIGHT HEADED. GAS SEEMED TO ALMOST IGNITE BEFORE AREA WAS OPENED TO THE ACCESS PANEL OF COOLING UNIT AND VENTED. COOLANT GAS WAS OPEN TO LP GAS HEATING ELEMENT FLAME FOR POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED IGNITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FIRE TO COACH. AREA EXTREMELY HOT WHICH SUSPECTS A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED. REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10369334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 38,000 miles Charleston, SC

VISIBILITY

I HAVE A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION 39B AND SEVERAL WINDOWS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE, ARE FOGGING UP. IN FACT, THE DRIVER SIDE IS SO BAD THAT I CAN BARELY SEE THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TRYING TO PASS OR CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE.

NHTSA complaint #10292425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Hampton, FL

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE DEFROST DID NOT OPERATE NORMALLY SINCE THE SEALANT ON THE WINDOWS FAILED TO SEAL THEM PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VISIBILITY TO BE IMPAIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER IS LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30000.

NHTSA complaint #10285925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 12,000 miles Fallbrook, CA

VISIBILITY

MY 2005 FLEETWOOD EXCURSION HAS DUAL INSULATED GLASS THAT HAS FOGGED UP. I HAVE REPLACED ONE OF THE WINDOWS BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT WAS THE WINDOW THAT I LOOK THROUGH TO SEE MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE MANUFACTURER WON'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10260640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 15,111 miles Bellefontaine, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SLIDE OUT SEALS ON FLEETWOOD EXCURSION MOTOR HOME. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. STATED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT INSPECTING MOUNTING SCREWS, EVEN THOUGH THEY CANNOT BE SEEN FROM A NORMAL VIEWPOINT. ALSO CLAIMS IT WAS NEGLECT OF CARE, YET I TREAT AND LUBE SLIDEOUT SEALS 3-4 TIMES YEARLY. IMPROPER INSTALLATION HAS RESULTED IN LEAKS/WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR SEALS AND LABOR FOR REPLACING SEALS, I WILL PAY FOR WATER DAMAGE REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10220377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 15,111 miles Bellefontaine, OH

STRUCTURE

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SLIDE OUT SEALS ON FLEETWOOD EXCURSION MOTOR HOME. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. STATED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT INSPECTING MOUNTING SCREWS, EVEN THOUGH THEY CANNOT BE SEEN FROM A NORMAL VIEWPOINT. ALSO CLAIMS IT WAS NEGLECT OF CARE, YET I TREAT AND LUBE SLIDEOUT SEALS 3-4 TIMES YEARLY. IMPROPER INSTALLATION HAS RESULTED IN LEAKS/WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR SEALS AND LABOR FOR REPLACING SEALS, I WILL PAY FOR WATER DAMAGE REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10220377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 4,000 miles Newport, CA

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

THE SLIDER ON A FOUR SLIDER MOTORHOME WILL NOT COME IN MANY TIMES. I DRIVE ALONE, AND MY SAFETY IS AT RISK IF I CAN'T PULL IN THE SLIDERS AND LEAVE. THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE HAVE TO LIFT AND PUSH AND JERK IN THE SLIDER. I CAN NOT USE THIS RV BECAUSE OF FEAR AND THE SLIDER DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE. FOUR OR 5 TIMES TO DEALER, THEIR STATEMENT, THEY HAVE NO CLUE. ALSO IN AAA MOTORHOME MAGAZINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, FLEETWOOD IS HIDING FROM THE PUBLIC. I WAS STUCK IN MEXICO AND MONTANA AWAY FROM ALL MECHANICAL HELP, EXCEPT THOSE WHO WE COULD GATHER UP. THEIR OFFER TO ME FLEETWOOD )) WAS TO BUY A NEW RV FOR $ 220000. THE SERVICE WRITER,I OVERHEARD, THIS PROBLEM IS UN-SOLVABLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME, HE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T WANT ME TO TELL ANYONE THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10200064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

STRUCTURE:BODY

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 5,000 miles Toms River, NJ Fire

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

MOTOR HOME HAD MULTIPLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THROUGHOUT 2005. -FIRE IN AWNING MOTOR INSIDE MOTORHOME -WARPED SLIDE WHICH COULD NOT BE RETRACTED AND PROTRUDED FROM VEHICLE -CONSTANT FROZEN WATER COMPONENTS -LEAKS IN CEILING WHICH CAUSE THE ROOF INTEGRITY TO BE COMPROMISED CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE WATER INCURSIONS -NO CLIMATE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS -CONSTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING REAR LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED BY WIRES MELTING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM -INTERIOR CABINETS/SHELVES BREAKING LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #10179136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.