Kodiak 2014 279RBSL Looks like a lemon

sushidog wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:

sushidog wrote:
I think you should return it and get your money back, if your dealer is amicable. You are right about not being ready for the RV thing.

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.

Now that the dealer has it, I'm sure that the leak can be fixed and the defective fitting or plumbing replaced. If there was damage caused by the leak, then this should be repaired too. How is this any different from buying a new house and finding a small, easily repaired water leak? Would this discourage you from home ownership? If you decide to keep your camper and your state allows incidental or consequential damages then you have a legal recourse with the RV manufacturer for the campground fees lost (as long as you mitigate the damage by canceling the reservation and getting what you could refunded).

Remember the dealer didn't build your RV, so did not cause and is not responsible for the leak, only for ensuring it is repaired within a reasonable time (usually within 3 trips to the shop) to avoid having it returned for a replacement under most state's lemon laws.

I don't mean to sound harsh, as I know you are upset and disappointed, as I would be under a similar situation. However your problem sounds very minor compared to the "bugs" that most people find and have repaired in their new RV. Look forward to more in the near future.
Chip

Well, Chip, if this was your first time experience with a brand new flooded out - yes flooded - read the post again, I'll bet your ability to just suck it up would be escaping you as well. The dealer did'nt sond like he was very amicable to me. He didn't have a small water leak, and it doesn't sound minor to me or a lot of others who read your useless reply.

Well if it's damaged beyond repair (which it doesn't sound like it to me) it needs to be replaced, but that's still no reason to give up RVing. What would you have recommended the OP do? Get an attorney before the dealer/manufacturer even has a chance to assess the damage and repair it to the OPs satisfaction? I just think it's unreasonable not to expect a few warranty issues on a new RV - given the relatively poor state of manufacturing that exists today.

I purchased a camper where the axle was positioned incorrectly in the wheel well so that the tires rubbed the inside fender well. I had to move the axle to correct this manufacturing defect. I did so myself, (not an easy task) to correct the problem with no help from the either the dealer or the manufacturer. However at no time did I consider throwing in the towel because of a single, correctable problem. I have since enjoyed many years of happy camping from this unit. If I had over-reacted and quit RVing then I would have been the loser, not anyone else.

Just because you may disagree with an opinion doesn't mean you have to be disrespectful.

Chip

Disrespectful? me?? Brand new member posts abou his new TT being flooded and you say:

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.

And then this gem:

However your problem sounds very minor compared to the "bugs" that most people find and have repaired in their new RV. Look forward to more in the near future.

Great advice for a first timer. This was not a minor issue.
Clearly the leak was not small, and this is not an insignificant issue to anyone with a brand new RV. I would expect anyone - mechanical or not to get warranty issues fixed by the dealer, not do it themselves.

I didn't make any suggestions - just pointed out how lousy your response was.