Fleetwood reviews

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

We have had this since new, bought at general rv in Tampa. After we bought it and were getting a walk through. The wind blew the the retraction arm of the door. That took a month to fix. Then after a few trips the front section of the driver side slide started causing trouble. So three trips later to lazy days in Tampa to get it fixed. The last time they had to talk to fleetwood just before the warranty expired. They had to remove the slide to fix it. Then the pandemic hit and there was a recall on the hydrolics for the rv. It was 4 months before they could look at it. Then 2-3 weeks for approval and parts. So this I our first trip in almost 3 years. Now when the slide is extended and you look down behind the couch you can see light. By far the worst rv we have ever had. We bought this on the reputation of fleetwood products. Now the tv’s don’t work correctly and the slide is still messed up are the floor is getting tore up. Fleetwood has not been willing to fix any of these continuing problem as the warranty was up after they pulled the slide out to fix the front mount. Never again, back to open range trailer for me except I have to pay this off first. For the kind of money and the fleetwood reputation, this was a really bad choice. Open Range you listening! 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

We purchased our RV one year ago . We are very happy with the quality of the RV. Extremely minor issues that were addressed quickly by the dealership. The Fleetwood Bounder 35 K is very comfortable to drive. Exterior paint is very beautiful. Interior cabinets are very solid and provide plenty of storage. The half bath is great when you have guests traveling with you. Basement compartments provide lots of storage and is heated. We highly recommend this RV. Show less

This model is based on an E-450 chassis which made good sense when looking at the weight of it and size. We liked the floor plan and for just the two of us it was quite livable. The overall quality is very good except for a few issues. When we purchased this unit in April 2019 and while we took a short test drive and didn't discover that handling wasn't good. After buying we found it wandered a lot going down the highway and had to be constantly corrected. The most irritating aspect was that when a steering correction was put in, it started to turn but then wanted to keep turning so 3-4 hours driving was exhausting. After considerable research I applied the best solutions I could find, and found my problems were common to a lot of E-450 Class-C owners. First upgrade was HEAVY Duty anti-sway bars, front and rear, and a Heavy Duty steering stabilizer. While those helped a lot they didn't cure the tracking problem. The unit still required constant steering input to go straight, so the next fix found was having the Caster changed with bushings and alignment to put as much in as possible. With all those changes I was able to do an 8 hour day's driving and not feel exhausted. The dealer who sold me the unit forgot to tell me more than a few things about the unit, and I failed to look for them, so $$$s later... We blew a tire after driving the unit only 400 miles, so - 6 new tires while on a trip. Completed this trip without any more problems. The next trip was from San Antonio to Columbus Ohio for the Pumpkin Festival. The RV only made it to Birmingham Alabama where it blew the main bearings on the engine at 26,800 miles!? Everyone we talked to stated "That doesn't happen" but it did to us. So leaving the RV at a Ford dealership while they installed the new engine, we disconnected our 2018 MKX, took all of our things needed for the trip to Ohio in it, and finished that part of the trip. The cause of death for the engine was an incorrect oil filter that not only was the wrong kind but was badly undersized. We picked up the RV on the way back from Ohio and drove it home. Fuel mileage was better right off the bat. Towing the MKX with this unit has been a breeze. For the most part I don't even know it's there. The 3 camera system that I installed allows me to see the TOAD and totally eliminates blind spots on both sides. The star reduction for livability is due to the gawd awful noise the A/C makes when it's running. You can't hear the TV even with amplified speakers, so we switched to Bluetooth earphones with noise canceling. Show less

We love the Fleetwood Southwind. We bought the most popular 35K model and love it. The only reason we are selling ours is because we enjoy it so much and want to take even more people with us to ball game weekends. Otherwise the 35K is perfect for a couple or 2 visitors. The 1 /2 bath is great when you have guests staying with you. The floor plan offers a washer/dryer option for long stays. We especially like the 2 air conditioners living in Florida, and the indoor fireplace on cool evenings. The LED lighting on the awning is awesome when watching TV outside. The 22.5 inch tires make for a smooth ride. You cannot go wrong with the the Fleetwood Southwind 35K. We love it so much we are purchasing a bigger Fleetwood Southwind. Show less

With a recession on the horizon in 2023, people returning to work instead of working remotely and that COVID is under control, the RV market is now over priced in decline as shown by many recent articles such as these below. In addition that the NADA guide is very inflated and does not reflect the true market valuation based on: supply/demand, economic climate, rising interest rates and high fuel prices to name a few. Major RV distributors throughout the US will only pay less than 65% of what the asking price from a private seller. Bottom is, do your homework! https://www.barrons.com/visual-stories/rv-sales-thor-winnebago-forest-river-01665437945 https://www.rvtravel.com/motorhome-prices-drop-13-month-wholesale-survey-rvt-1072b/ https://www.rvtravel.com/rv-sales-head-downward-whats-future-hold-rvt-1074b/ https://www.rvtravel.com/preowned-rv-prices-continue-dive-heading-back-normal-territory-rvt-1081b/ Show less