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2001 Fleetwood EXPEDITION: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

9,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Structure:Body:Door is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 5 complaints (20.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	1	20.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Structure:Body:Door

Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber

Suspension:Front:Springs:Leaf Spring Assembly:Leaf

Suspension:Rear

Tires

Structure:Body:Door: 1; Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber: 1; Suspension:Front:Springs:Leaf Spring Assembly:Leaf: 1; Suspension:Rear: 1; Tires: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001

2002

2003

2005

2001: 1; 2002: 1; 2003: 2; 2005: 1

Pattern summary

Structure:Body:Door leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10002360 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEAF SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP LOW TO THE GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002360 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10050681 · 2003-12-17 (December 17, 2003)

I DRIVE A 2001 FLEETWOOD 36' EXPEDITION, IT HAD ABOUT 21,00 MILES AT THIS TIME. ON OCTOBER 20, 2003 I HAD A R/F STEERING TIRE BLOWOUT S/E OF ST. LOUIS MO. AROUND 5PM. HAD ROAD SERVICE PUT ON A USED TIRE. SPENT THE NIGHT IN SULLIVAN MO. AT A FLYING-J ABOUT 75 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE MORNING OF THE 21ST. I CHECKED ALL TIRES FOR CORRECT PRESSURE. NONE WERE FOUND TO BE LOW (100PSI). CONTINUED TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. WHERE AFTER ABOUT 130 MILES A L/R INSIDE DUAL BLEW.THESE ARE MICHELIN TIRES SIZE XRV 235-80R-22.5. THE FRONT TIRE WAS IN SHREDS…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10050681 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10134192 · 2005-08-25 (August 25, 2005)

FRONT ENTRY DOOR PULLS OPEN AT TOP, AND CAUSES LATCH TO BE STRESSED AND MOVED, REQUIRING CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT. DOORS PULLS OPEN ENOUGH AT TOP THAT LIGHT CAN BE SEEN OUTSIDE, WHEN RAINING WATER COMES IN, ALSO CAUSING EXTREEMLY LOUD WIND/AIR NOISE INSIDE VEHICLE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT MAY CAUSE PRE-MATURE FAILURE ON THE DOOR LATCHING/LOCKING MECHNISM CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN DURING OPERATION OF THE UNIT, AS WELL A INTEGRITY OF THE MOTORHOME. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE MOTORHOME, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX/REPAIR BECAU…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10134192 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 562150 · 2001-07-20 (July 20, 2001)

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, IT WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, CONSUMER STATES IN ORDER TO INITIATE A TURN, HE HAS TO TURN THE WHEEL, THEN AFTER A SECOND OR TWO IT STARTS TO TURN, CONSUMER STATES IF HE DOES NOT WAIT FOR A FEW SECONDS HE WILL THEN OVER STEER AND HAVE TO JERK THE VEHICLE BACK, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE IS IN THE BACK, THAT FORCES THE REAR END OUT.**JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 562150 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 9005249 · 2002-05-24 (May 24, 2002)

EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, SOMETIME IT UNEXPECTEDLY BUCK IN AN UP AND DOWNWARD MOTION WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY, SO DRIVER IS COMPELLED TO REDUCE THEIR SPEED IMMEDIATELY AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE BEING ABLE TO COMMENCE MOVING AGAIN SAFELY. DEALER AND MYSELF AGREE THAT LARGER SHOCKS SHOULD BE DESIGN TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 9005249 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

07V120000 · Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Reported: 2007-03-19 (March 19, 2007)

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Consequence: RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.

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