New to fifth wheel

goducks10 wrote:
Grand Design is going through typical growing pains. They can't keep up with demand and are in the process of building a facility for wall lamination and PDI.
GD has the same issues as all other mfg in the RV industry. Same poorly constructed items like faucets, stereos, Lippert items, etc as well as a shortage of good help.
Spend a month on the GD forum and it's evident that they're not immune to the normal run of issues. You can PDI a unit to death but it's still going to have failures because of the cheap items installed.
JMO but they're no better or worse than any others. They tout a better CS department and do get involved if necessary to expedite service.
FWIW I had the same EXC treatment from Northwood MFG and I'm sure others from other brands have had good service as well. But that good CS only lasts for one year. How many issues the unit will have after the 1 year warranty's up is the question.

To answer the OP's question. You should have no problem with your truck and that 5th wheel.

This is where I have issues with most RV mfrs. Yeah, XYZ Co. may have great CS, but you, frankly, shouldn't =need= CS except in extremity. If they'd at least offer the =option= to buy upgraded fixtures, whether it's faucets, stereos, power converters, disk brakes, whatever, a goodly number of us, especially the more experienced RVers, would jump on it. Yeah, that $3 faucet is likely to go belly up in a couple years, but the $8 faucet will last the life of the RV. Why do they have to put Jensen cr@p in these rigs? The automotive world is filled with quality 12v powered audio gear; why not simply put an automotive stereo in, or at least offer it as an option? I could go on; we all know what I'm talking about. Hell, just offer the same quality aftermarket stuff that =we're= likely to use to replace the junk they install after it goes bad.

Lyle