Update on generator runs but no power

adayjk wrote:
As the conveyor of a little doom and gloom. The next economic downturn we will hear how things are hard and more US factories will close in this industry. Sadly many will loose their jobs. But only part of the story will be the money side of things. Quality and quality control is almost non-existant. Many many buyers are on their "last one ever" because of this. Who wants to pay may tens of thousands of dollars for a defective product with numerous workmanship issues that ruin the core functionality of the product?

I've had a great summer so far in my Coachmen product. Last summer, my new 2014 class C had a huge list of problems that took nearly 100 hours of labor to fix. One of those problems was a defective Onan generator. At PDI I was told it was run for an hour. It quit in my driveway, and when I looked at meter it said 0.5 hours on the meter! I got a similar run around with the dealer sending me to Cummins and Cummins claiming I had to foot the bill.

These products are shrinking their own market. Only a few can tolerate the cost and hassle of these units and not become so frustrated that they leave the market. I'm an example. My RV is near perfect now, but I'll shop used next time. It will save a few dollars, and I get the unit after the incredible hassle of fixing the mess the factory created is over.

I hope you problems get resolved.

You make a really solid point about used actually being more reliable. We used to buy new for the same reason. Boy that has flipped. I am curious on what basis you were told you had to foot the bill. At the Onan dealer he suggested it may be a problem not directly related to the warranty on the generator. I said fix it and I will pay and fight with Winnebago for reimbursement. At this point I would like it to work.