Leak in brand new TT

TNRIVERSIDE wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head. "Typical low quality control at the manufacturer."
Be sure to name names. Let others know that you had this happen and what brand / manufactor is responsible. We all vote with our money.

In My Sig

downtheroad wrote:
I would have been back to the dealer long before I took the time to post a question here on the Forum...

BIG CONCERN - absolutely.
COULD THERE BE UNSEEN DAMAGE - absolutely.

On it's way to dealer as soon as I can get out of work this afternoon.

Is there anything I can do or look for to see if there is any underlying issues?

Quality is sorely lacking in the majority of the RV industry. You got some great advice above mine. May I only add that the unit be pressure checked everywhere for other leaks you have not seen yet? I will do this prior to my next RV purchase. Please let us know how it all turns out.

DwnSth wrote:
How concerned should I be with this? Could there be unseen damage occurring?

I would have been back to the dealer long before I took the time to post a question here on the Forum...

BIG CONCERN - absolutely.
COULD THERE BE UNSEEN DAMAGE - absolutely.

If under warranty, take it back to your dealer right away.

Funny though. We've owned our Outback now for about 18 months. Last fall when we were bringing everything back into the house for the winter, I found the cloths hanging in the slide-out closet were wet at the bottom where they touched the bottom of the cabinet. And sure enough, the carpet there was sopping wet too. Not under warranty any more, I was thinking, maybe with the slide - out, which is the way it was most of the summer (at home in the drive way), maybe water leaked around the seals. So decided to shut it up and not worry until Spring. Trailer dried out OK, clothes got dried of course, closed up the camper ... all is well. Still it bugged me.

We went to Florida over Christmas for a week. Used the camper all that time. Slide in, slide out. Traveling, moving, camping, rain, (even a tornado in Florida. Yea, that was interesting) ... slide out --- perfectly dry the whole time.

Went back to Florida again early March this year. Same thing. Combination of slide out - slide in. Rain when traveling, rain when parked. And ... perfectly dry.

I'll never know what caused the wet. I've rattled my brain to no end, studied the camper extensively, and am still baffled why we had water that one time and never again! Go figure?

(Part of me still thinks my wife put a bottle of liquid in there and it leaked out... but she denies anything like that.)

I think you hit the nail on the head. "Typical low quality control at the manufacturer."
Be sure to name names. Let others know that you had this happen and what brand / manufactor is responsible. We all vote with our money.

Once you leave it at the dealer, check on it often. There have been stories here of months going by with nothing being repaired. Good luck.

Think about how long it may have sat on a lot in the rain. If it was leaking then, they had to know.

There's a chance it developed the leak after you bought it too. But I'd be very concerned and want to be there when they check it out to see how thorough they are. I might even demand a replacement

Call your dealer right now and tell them you'll be heading their way whatever is your first available day. Totally unacceptable. If you financed, you might want to contact your lender and let them know you are having this problem and see if they can lean on the dealer to make this right and quickly. Sorry, that's a real bummer.

Yes you should be concerned, as most RVs are made of untreated WOOD. Wet wood rots and attracts insects, both of which cause damage. Your unit should be under warrantee. Get it checked out at a dealer ASAP.

I was going to ask what brand and model you had and then saw it in your signature.