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MargaretB
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Jun 11, 2015

Do we have any recourse?

We bought a Forest River/PrimeTime Tracer 230 last fall. It was delivered with three non-operable windows (out of six) and a broken shower door. The dealer ordered the new shower door and replaced it a few months later. We also had him order new windows.

One window has been replaced and works fine. The other two were replaced but don't work.

We took the trailer out in March and while driving up I-5, the secured shower door shattered again. Who puts glass shower doors, even tempered glass, in a trailer???

We took the trailer back to the dealer in May for yet another shower door and two more new windows.

Today we learned that the new shower door doesn't fit right, and of the two windows, one works but harder than the original and the other doesn't work at all.

We mentioned to the very helpful - seriously - service guy that we're fed up with a trailer we've been able to use twice in 8 months. We were told that the dealer would never take it back but would tell us that "everything has its glitches." Yes, but these seem to be unfixable due to lousy design. (In fact, when I called the service guy from the road when the shower door broke, he said that the rep had acknowledged that it's a lousy design.)

So our next step is...? We've put some money into customizing it and adding Stuff like a dry-cell battery. At this point, we want back what we paid for it, since we're not about to travel in a trailer in which 1/3 of the windows don't work.

Any suggestions? TIA.
  • The windows have been replaced twice and still don't open. There's nothing in the track. The frames got bent in the manufacturing/installation process.

    Yes, we could replace the shower door with a curtain. But then what's a warranty for?
  • What has been RV Mfg. Representative's response? You have been in contact with them ...right?
  • The next step when the dealer doesn't fix it is the manufacturer.

    My Dad got a new trailer last fall and several of the windows would not open. Turns out there was some dirt in the tracks that needed cleaning and then they worked fine. I don't know why yours don't work, but if it is because they won't slide, I think that is common and usually pretty easy for the owner to fix.. shower door shattering, something is hitting it or something is flexing to cause that. If you don't want glass, change it. We have a sliding plastic shower door, if it fails for some reason, likely just put a shower curtain in its place..
  • Time to escalate with the service department (step up to the manager) at your dealer, or find a new dealer.

    As far as glass shower doors, plenty of them on the road without issues. You are not going to get back what you have in it. That's simply not going to happen.