1999 Fleetwood Bounder Engine cooling Problems

“While driving my 1999 motor home on the highway it all of a sudden started to make a very loud popping sound. I pulled over immediately and after puzzling over the problem called aaa to get towed. The motor home was towed to courtesy ford in poulsbo, wa. I spent the night in the parking lot and the next morning when they opened I told the mechanic what I had experienced. It took him less than 5 min to diagnose the problem. He diagnosed a blown spark plug on the passenger side of the ford v10 engine. …”

“After driving 1 to 2 hours in the rain on interstate I-90 at highway speed the engine totally lost power as a result of the air filter housing and air filter totally became saturated with water and the engine could not get air for combustion. I contacted ford's motor home customer service hotline and their rep told me that this is a known problem that occurs when these units are driven in the rain for extended periods. …”

“Nar 02/10/2003.. The rv had multiple problems such as the windshield falling out, the roof leaked, there was a propane gas leaked which almost caused a fire, the steering system had to much play, the bolts in the u-joint fell out, the wires feeding the alternator were too tight, the left turn signal was inoperative, the power steering hose and clip broke, radiator fluid leaked, the windshield wipers did not work, the hangars on the exhaust pipe broke. …”