My father and his friend both died from carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in a fleetwood southwind motorhome in november of 1999. Carbon monoxide from the onan generator filled the motor home with the deadly fumes. We are currently in litigation with fleetwood, onan and the dealership. Investigations during the course of the lawsuit have revealed many other instances of the same fate befalling other individuals and families. Fleetwood and onan have shown they have no regard for the death's their products are causing. They would rather litigate than fix the problem. Please hold these companies accountable and prevent other families from going through the tragedy our family has had to endure. Http://www.mcsrr.org/pressreleases/agency01p.html.
The worst 1996 Fleetwood Southwind problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Visibility3
- Brakes2
- Steering2
- Body1
- Electrical1
Problems by type
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- Visibility3
- Brakes2
- Steering2
- Body1
- Electrical1
- Engine1
- Lights1
- Suspension1
- Transmission1
Recalls 1
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- What is wrong
- The electric wire used to power the expandable room hydraulic pump motor was not equipped with a circuit breaker. Overheating of the wire can occur with incorrect expandable room operation.
- Risk
- This condition can cause the wire insulation to melt, causing smoke and possible fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a circuit breaker to the expandable room system pump motor wire. Fleetwood will also provide a vehicle label to identify the location of the circuit breaker, and will provide owner's manual literature to identify the circuit breaker location.
Recall number 96V102000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind 2
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
What 1996 Fleetwood Southwind owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Failure of the automatic park brake on a chevy p30 chassis.
Purchased a 1996 fleetwood southwind 34' motorhome (gm chassis) from giant rv in upland and after only 100 miles of driving, both driver side rear wheels separated from the axle. I believe the axle shaft broke but giant rv will not talk to me about it.
Windshield falling out
Windshield has started to separate from seal at top on both sides. Dealer will be notified. *ak consumer adds passenger side exterior rubber gasket is not staying attached to fiberglass body of motorhome, causing windshield to tip out at top corner. Dealer took glass out and reset. Consumer noticed flawed windshield at time of purchase.
Motorhome had stalled and stopped in the center lanes of freeway,a dangerous condition. Thanks to highway police and cell phone.this happen twice.
Headlights go on and off intermittently after being on for a while. Also, defect within windshield causes it to become loose from the mounting. Repairwork done. Manufacturer aware of the problems. Problems still exists. Provide further information.
Disconnected return hose on power steering pump, causing metallic noise, vibration.
Front wheels aligned.
Steering wheel and column; failure on the steering,causing the vheicleto pull to the right and the left.
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Questions about the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind
Is the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind reliable?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind, 3.7 times a typical Southwind model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind?
Windows, wipers and visibility, with 3 complaints. Next is brakes (2).
How many recalls does the 1996 Fleetwood Southwind have?
1 recall, covering electrical system.
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