Fleetwood Class A - Gas reviews

We purchased our "Bertha" as second owners two years ago, and it is our first Class A experience. The original owner took pretty good care of this ol' girl, and installed a lot of extra goodies which I'll cover in a bit. We've spent 28 nights in it, and have driven it more than 6,500 miles. We're pretty easy-going, so we don't usually notice some things that others may want to nit-pick. Having said that, we've learned a few things along the way that (if we could) would fix. To begin with, our 8.1 Duramax gasoline engine is more than up to any task we put to it, but the noise! I guess this is to be expected with a forward control coach, but even cruising at around 2,000 RPM in top gear (a bit over 60 mph) listening to the radio impossible. My co-pilot (my wife, not the cat) and I find ourselves shouting to each other to be heard, so convivial conversation along the way is out of the question. The windshield "visor" (which functions more like a privacy screen when in camp, doesn't roll down all the way to the instrument panel. Leaves about a 6 inch gap which, when standing outside, is about eye-height. One other thing is, nit-picking aside, merely bothersome: The bedside lamps are in a goofy position that precludes sitting propped up in bed to read the paper and jointly enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning (again, not with the cat). Finally, and I suppose this is just the fact that "Bertha" is getting a little long in the tooth, is the rattles. I've crawled under, over, and inside as far as I can go into the coach, but I'm unable to find what the heck causes all those rattles somewhere in the front of us! Nothing appears loose, and everything functions as it should, but a pavement seam or slightly sunken maintenance cover in the street sends a shiver through the ol' gal and makes us want to look for NBW or parts on the floor. In all, we love our Bounder. The split bathroom is a great idea -- we wish our previous tow-behinds had this, instead of giving no knee room when on the throne! Despite the engine noise, she rides quietly and smoothly. Nothing beyond the instrument panel rattles, and everything works as advertised. The amount of storage space in the living area is great, and the basement storage is far more than we've ever needed. Our Bounder rides nicely, steers nicely and has pretty decent 360 degree vision from the flight deck, thanks to mirrors and the rear vision monitor. We tow a 2010 Subaru Forester with a 5-speed manual tranny, with no effort. We got "Bertha" a full spa treatment recently, and now she gleams like new and seems as anxious as we are to start our 3 week September ramble ... including the cat. Show less

We bought this older motorhome almost three years ago now. It is solid and well built and we've driven across the country from Idaho to upstate NY twice now and have driven just over ten thousand miles. The fuel injected 460 Ford runs excellent with th added power of the Banks system we added. Overall we've been so impressed with the quality and durability of this now 27 year old motor home. Interior is like new and has held up to years of use. There is tons of storage and when it comes time for a new one, we will look to Fleetwood first as this old girl is and has been just about perfect and we wouldn't hesitate to hop in her and take her anywhere. Don't be scared of an older motorhome, with a little TLC they have tons of years left to enjoy. Show less

This coach just works. The prior owner ket the RV in good condition. I have owned it for a while. I added exterior cameras and have had few problems. During one of the fires, a family and their pets stayed in it. I have plans to redo a few things but the coach just runs. The floor plan is simple and roomy. I’m fortunate enough to have a nice couch and upgraded chair. The dinette booth provides an area to enjoy on the road. Once parked the slide goes out and the Coach opens up for a nice space. I have traveled with dogs and kids and the materials have held up nicely. The original solar panel keeps the batteries charged. Show less

Drives smoothly and sturdy. Strong built. Fit 8 people comfortable. Love that is Gas not Diesel. Save money because Diesel is Expensive. Just need update inside interior. But easy to update. Love the Air Conditioner and full side Fridge. Alot lights in the interior. Show less

We like to go into provincial and state parks. Having a motorhome any longer than 33 - 34 feet can and usually will make that near impossible. That's why we chose the Fleetwood Southwind 32VS. Its large enough to spend 6 month in (Snowbirds) and small enough to get into the good parks. The shorter length makes it easy to drive and handle and leaves lots of room for extras with the weight capacity ratings. We can also easily tow our Honda CRV and don't even know its there most of the time! I rated the factory warranty/support was rated as a 1 Star because we bought this unit used after the warranty had expired. Show less

My wife and I had been looking for a motorhome that had this floor plan. It was actually more rare of a layout than we expected. When we found the Fleetwood Storm 32BH, it was immediately perfect. We traveled in it for almost 2 years and never felt like it was too small, and the space felt practical and comfortable. I upgraded the shocks to Konos and that made the ride much smoother. I also added a rear end sway bar and that helped with sway as well. We never had any complaints about our Storm. It was perfect for my wife and I, and our two dogs. Show less

Pro: drives very well. Comfortable captain chairs Con: overall quality is poor. We have had RV in shop more times than we have used to go on vacation. Pinched wire in over head bunk. Unable to locate problem, so light intermittently goes on and off 3rd time that an arm has broke on our captain chairs Bunk beds were not installed with a strong magnet so they flop when you open them. It is easy to pinch your fingers when you open the accordion type doors, don’t think it is child friendly. Bunk bed drawers are hard to open Roller shade over kitchenette has already broke. Kitchenette seatbelt is too small on one side, can only fit kids, not adults. Kitchenette table continually will slide down. The locking mechanism is poor and does not keep table upright. Need inverter plugs on left side of RV. Basically can’t charge anything at the kitchenette when traveling. Poor design. Rear axle leak before 10,000 miles. Had to travel over 50 miles to get this fixed Side mirrors block driver view when making left hand turns. Hard to see median or travel lanes. Kitchenette seat is short, not comfortable for a long travel. Seatbelts on these seats positioned so you sit to left, so it is hard to sit and table during travel and be able to look out front window. If someone is seated at kitchenette person seated at couch will not be able to see out front window. Screw in over head fan (over stove) and already worked itself loose and now fan over won’t close. Overhead bunk staples falling out of trim Bunk beds and overhead bed mattresses just average Overall the workmanship of this RV is very poor. Show less

The Pace Arrow Vision by Fleetwood is the top-of-the-line gas coach back in 2000. The 34C floorplan is fantastic because it has multiple sleeping areas, seatbelts for 7, the living room slide out is the perfect size, and the dinette overlooks the patio area so you can keep an eye on the little ones. I also love the driver's door; I would not buy a class A without one. The dual ducted A/C units are designed to run off of 30 amp service, which if fantastic. Show less

I want to foreworn anyone that is looking to purchase a Fleetwood. I have a 2018 and have had nothing but problems and realize that this thing is basically becoming a money pit. The latest is that since I have had it I never noticed that it did not have a tail pipe for the generator. How would I know there is supposed to be one. I don't use my generator that much I only turn it on for 1-2 hours a couple of times a month to run it and cool the interior down on hot days when I'm getting ready to take it out. One day 5 year later I had to actually use it for a few hours while waiting for someone to move out of a spot we paid for. After a couple of hours the carbon monoxide alarm went off. We thought it was acting up so we reset it. Found out the alarm wasn't acting up - it was in fact telling us that the interior was getting carbon monoxide. Contacted Rev RV and someone was trying to help us however management who never wants to pay for anything unless they absolutely have to said that they wouldn't do anything because I waited too long to let them know. Really - how the hell would I have known sooner that during the manufacturing process they "forgot" to install the tail pipe? There are a lot of other issues I have had with my unit because they "forgot" to install something or installed much of it very poorly where things literally fall on your head and fall apart. I have had so many problems that I would be writing a novel if I had to cover them all. Back to the reason for my post - please do plenty of research before buying a RV. These things are so cheaply made and the quality is not there so they have so many issues. They skimp on the nuts, bolts, screws, etc. required for sofas, tables, cabin chairs, cabinets, trim, you name it. They put enough in to hold it up until you buy it then it starts falling apart faster than your wallet can keep up with it. I have to laugh at them telling me I waited to long to say anything when I wouldn't know that their people skimped on my unit and didn't install a major piece that could have ultimately killed us all because we were in the unit with our pets. I guess their attitude is "life is not important" because you waited too long to tell us, instead of checking into why the part was never installed to begin with. Based on many of the issues we have had one can say that QC is not present or practiced at their plants and lack of QC can be taken a whole lot of ways. Do your homework and I wish the best of luck to you because when, not if things go wrong, you will be completely on your own. I have not had a properly working tankless hot water heater in over 5 years. I didn't even have hot water when I bought it and they still haven't gotten it right. It is much better after their last fix last year but it still is not working the way it is supposed to. Show less