Effy wrote:
The past 3 vehicles we have owned; Ford F150 SCREw 5.4, VW Jetta and Honda Civic. NONE had any warranty issues. The Ford had 130k miles and runs like it's brand new, the Jetta finally had to retire at 250k miles, and the Civic is new and so far flawless. So no, I have never had or expected to have any warranty issues with my vehicles. I have read on this forum countless issues that really should be caught and fixed at the factory. When you buy a house he lender or permit for a new build requires an inpection. Sure there may be nail pops etc usually from use. But leaky windows, holes in the exterior walls, foundation faulty, shorts in electrical are all things that really should not end up happening in a home. These things seem common in RV's. Just sayin. We can't blame this stuff on "it's an RV". Most of this stuff is poor workmanship and lack of oversight and NOT the nature of the beast. Simply put, a majority of things that are wrong with RV's could have and should have been addressed before they ever left the line.
Have had recall issues with previous Ford Focus, previous VW Passat TDI and Jetta TDI, and current 2013 Honda Fit. My son has had nothing but lemon out of his Ford F150 ecoboost, and ended up taking a settlement. You have been very lucky!!!
The problem with the RV industry is the business relationship between the RV manufacturer and the RV dealerships. RV dealerships do not have the legal relationship and responsibilities to the manufacturers and customers that the auto dealerships have.