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Complaint for Fleetwood Pace Arrow 2005

Complaint about EQUIPMENT : RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

Consumer Complaint:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW RV. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND THEN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHENEVER THE GENERATOR WAS ACTIVATED FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY MINUTES, AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 75- 80 DEGREES, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT ASSITANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON THREE SEPARATION OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GENERATOR WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, WHICH WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE GENERATOR ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE BEING ALIGNED WITH THE GAS LINE INTO THE GENERATOR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Date of Incident:
20050708