Carefree Electric Awning Failure
I have a 14 month old 5th wheel trailer with a Carefree Travel'r power awning installed. Below is my correspondence with Carefree and their response. Judge for yourself. CUSTOMER INQUIRY: 52 days ...
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I'm going to make some assumptions here. I've read of issues with the struts on Carefree awnings rusting. Then the strut sticks in the extended position and the rest of the awning self destructs as the owner attempts to retract it.
The one year warranty is up. The company is not required to pay anything.
But there is more to the story. The strut rusts. The strut is exposed to weather conditions all the time. Shouldn't the manufacturer use a strut that is more resistant to rust? Shouldn't the RV assembly company demand products suitable to their intended use? As a general question, why is it that many parts of RV's are crap? On any new car would tires or hatchback struts that fail be common? How about frames on cars fracturing? Or roofs and windows leaking and destroying the structure? Would plastic parts that are weakened by the sun in a couple of years be used on cars?
My main question (to repeat): why is it that many parts of RV's are crap?
The one year warranty is up. The company is not required to pay anything.
But there is more to the story. The strut rusts. The strut is exposed to weather conditions all the time. Shouldn't the manufacturer use a strut that is more resistant to rust? Shouldn't the RV assembly company demand products suitable to their intended use? As a general question, why is it that many parts of RV's are crap? On any new car would tires or hatchback struts that fail be common? How about frames on cars fracturing? Or roofs and windows leaking and destroying the structure? Would plastic parts that are weakened by the sun in a couple of years be used on cars?
My main question (to repeat): why is it that many parts of RV's are crap?
