2002 Fleetwood Bounder

I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM WORKHORSE FOR THE FIX FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM, I TRIED TO CALL THEM AND GO THREW THE SYSTEM OF TRANSFERS ONLY TO GET HUNG UP ON BY THE MACHINE. YES MY MOTORHOME IS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, BUT WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THE THOUSANDS I'VE SPENT REPLACING BRAKE ROTORS TO KEEP THE MOTORHOME USEFUL WHILE WAITING ALMOST 8 YEARS. YOU CAN'T GET A PERSON A WORKHORSE ON THE PHONE TO EVEN ASK THE QUESTION MUCH LESS GET AN ANSWER. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT.THE CONTACT REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL 09V11000 AND STATED THAT A QUICK FIX RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE SOME YEARS AGO. THE APPROXIMATE[FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 7/28/10. *LJ

WHILE ON A TRIP THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BREAKING ABILITY WAS COMPROMISED. THIS IS DESPITE ME DOWNSHIFTING REPEATEDLY WHILE GOING DOWN HILLS AND APPLYING BREAKS STEADILY (NO PUMPING) AS NEEDED. AFTER I RETURNED HOME, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE RV TO A SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE O-RINGS ON THE FRONT BREAKS HAD MELTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND WHEEL SEALS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT CALIPERS, ALL 4 ABS SENSORS AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BOILING OF THE BREAKING FLUID. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WORKHORSE ENGINEERING FAILURE COST ME $2133 ON MY RV, WHICH HAS ONLY 6578 MILES ON IT. WE HAD USED OUR RV FREQUENTLY ON LOCAL TRIPS UP UNTIL THIS TRIP TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SINCE THIS IS NOW THE 2ND FAILURE IN LESS THAN 4000 MILES, I HAVE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER WORKHORSE CHASSIS OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE IF THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT IS NOT RESOLVED, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT WORKHORSE HAS ADDED LARGER BREAK SYSTEMS AND A ZERK FITTING CORRECTION TO RV'S BUILT AFTER OURS WAS MANUFACTURED INDICATES TO ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL. BASED ON THE COMMENTS I AM READING ON-LINE, I ALSO FORESEE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS AGAINST WORKHORSE......PARTICULARLY IF THEIR INVESTIGATION OR NEGLECT ON THIS ISSUES DRAGS ON FOR YEARS AND IS NOT RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V084000 CONCERNING BRAKE CALIPERS ON 2002 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER IN OCTOBER OF 2004. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES STARTING IN JULY 2003. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON AUGUST 10, 2004, BUT THE OWNER HAD NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AT THIS POINT. HE WAS GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER CALLED DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD HIM THAT RECALL WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WERE FIXED, AND THAT WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL AND TO CALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED. . THE CONSUMER QUESTIONED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM AN AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SMOKING FROM THE CALIPERS AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE, THE CONSUMER WAS STUCK IN A DIFFERENT STATE, AND WASH UPSET WITH MANUFACTURER FOR NOT FIXING THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME. *AK *NM