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1995 Fleetwood Southwind problems

Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 1995 Fleetwood Southwind with NHTSA between 1995 and 2006. The largest single group is the engine & cooling. Across this model's run it ranks 8 of 10 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Fleetwood Southwind All 1995 cars

FaultScore 48/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Fleetwood Southwind.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.

Complaint volume — 62: Against the median year of the Fleetwood Southwind. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 26: 5% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported: Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1995 compares with every other Fleetwood Southwind

Click any bar to open that year's report.

1 3 1 2 5 2 3 8 7 2 6 13 20 14 11 14 17 22 6 5 24 14 12 5 3 7 1 2 1 3 1 1 2

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 12 14 16 17 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks on a 1995 Fleetwood Southwind

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

Fuel & Propulsion 3 15.0%

Suspension 3 15.0%

Brakes 3 15.0%

Engine & Cooling 3 15.0%

Equipment & Accessories 2 10.0%

Body & Structure 2 10.0%

Electrical System 2 10.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 5.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 5.0%

Median failure at 76,000 miles

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.

Jul 1995 peak 5 Mar 2006

Complaints that involved harm

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

Filed 31 Aug 1998 Tyler, TX 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #539454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

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

Filed 8 Mar 2006 at 76,000 miles Marinette, WI

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARDS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

NHTSA complaint #10152206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 14 May 2002 Tillamook, OR

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97S92 AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED.

NHTSA complaint #565695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 19 Dec 2000 Tillamook, OR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S92 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, FOR PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #556432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 19 Dec 2000 Tillamook, OR

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S92 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, FOR PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #556432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 25 Jul 2000 Winter Haven, FL

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES AT ANY ROAD SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES, MULTIPLE DEALER REPAIRS HAVE NOT WORKED. OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM - REF. FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE, APRIL 2000 (VOL 37 #4).

NHTSA complaint #725426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 3 Jul 2000 SUN City Center, FL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE THE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, IF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS HIGH BRAKES WOULD NOT SET, IT WOULD OVERRIDE THE ACTUATOR. IF IT WAS LOW, THE ACTUATOR WOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE SPRING. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE PRESSURE ACTUATOR SWITCH. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

NHTSA complaint #864645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 29 Mar 2000 LAS Vegas, NV

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

STICKING FAILURE MAGIC CHEF HIGH OUTPUT STOVE VALVE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN HOT, PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAW

NHTSA complaint #9000323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 4 May 1999 Gult, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WINDSHIELD IS FALLING OUT FROM THE MOTORHOME. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #837427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 11 Dec 1998 Alanson, MI

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

THE FRONT AIR SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH LET THE AIR OUT 2 TIMES, MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #832202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.