Kodiak 2014 279RBSL Looks like a lemon
My wife and I purchased our first TT about two weeks ago. Since my signature went on the dotted line the problems grow worse. First of all, I have never done any RV'ing; my wife has done some before w...
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Unfortunately, your story is all too common if you hang around long enough; just look at sushidogs comment about
"If a small water leak will dissuade you from RVing then this is clearly not the hobby for you, as you will have many other warranty and non-warranty repairs before you are done. Have you ever bought a new car and had a small water leak or other manufacturer defect? This is normal with something this complex."
You (your wife?) chose RV'ing as a hobby, shouldn't have to take up "Fixing the brand new RV" as hobby as well. Personally, I don't think a box on wheels is particularily "complex", more that the mfr's roll out PoS's with no QC. I know if I just dropped 30K, hell even 10K on something, brand new, the damn thing should not leak.
About the dealer, yeah, that's common too. You'll hear a lot about dealers who refuse to service something that was bought somewhere else. Never had that problem with Ford. Good luck with Fife RV, FWIW, I friend did buy from them, and he has been happy with their service.
"If a small water leak will dissuade you from RVing then this is clearly not the hobby for you, as you will have many other warranty and non-warranty repairs before you are done. Have you ever bought a new car and had a small water leak or other manufacturer defect? This is normal with something this complex."
You (your wife?) chose RV'ing as a hobby, shouldn't have to take up "Fixing the brand new RV" as hobby as well. Personally, I don't think a box on wheels is particularily "complex", more that the mfr's roll out PoS's with no QC. I know if I just dropped 30K, hell even 10K on something, brand new, the damn thing should not leak.
About the dealer, yeah, that's common too. You'll hear a lot about dealers who refuse to service something that was bought somewhere else. Never had that problem with Ford. Good luck with Fife RV, FWIW, I friend did buy from them, and he has been happy with their service.
