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CHBurris
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May 08, 2014

Keystone warranty frustration

We just bought a new Fuzion 404 in Colorado a month and a half ago, and already have a non-working rear AC, a window that fell out en route, and doors that fly open in the lovely Kansas wind. Oh, and a lost set of keys due to the doors flying open! Ha.

We are 6 hours from Denver, so going there for repairs really isn't an option. That leaves us with Abilene, Kansas, which is 2 1/2 hours away. So, I called Keystone and asked if we could have a closer dealer work on it, even though they aren't a Keystone dealer. He said fine, as long as they send in estimates, etc. Well, of course, the dealer isn't thrilled about doing warranty work, but of course they'll work on the camper at our expense. So, whatever. We'll get the work done, and then try to get the money from Keystone. Even if we don't get it all back, I'm fine with it. It beats making 3 trips to Abilene.
The keys, however....ugh. I'm kinda sick of dealing with Keystone at this point, so should I just call the dealer who sold it to us? Keystone can't seem to figure out which keys i have.

We knew there would be issues, but I wasn't prepared for the headache involved in getting them fixed.

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  • I'm curious now what Keystone's allowable per hour rate is. The shop we're going to charges $95. I pray it's a quick fix. It really makes me rethink even turning in any future issues, unless they're really big issues. Too much of a hassle. We have some trim work that keeps falling off, but I'm not even going to worry about it now. Hopefully my husband can fix that.
    Cecilt, that stinks that they had it so long, and then didnt really do much of a fix.
  • Cecilt - Although your shop charges you $35 less than Camping world does; rest assured that Keystone doesn't pay Camping World the same rate. All manufacturers low ball their rates to the repair shop which, if they are busy, is why most don't like doing warranty work.
  • We have a Keystone and I just picked mine up from Camping World for some warranty work. They had it for almost 2 weeks just to figure out why water was leaking under the glass shower enclosure. They added some caulk. They did not even test it with water before or after the repair. What a joke. I am not holding my breadth it will be fixed when I shower in it this weekend. Of course it sat there for 8 days before they looked at it. I HATE that Keystone makes you basically go to a Keystone dealer. I could have taken this to my local shop and had it back in a day or two. I will call Keystone next time and see if my local shop can fix any warranty repair that comes up from now on. I don't mind paying up front as long as Keystone will reimburse me 95-100% of the repair. They should reimburse 100% since my local shop is $35 less per hour for service work than CW.

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