Our new trailer is junk.....
I am really starting to regret buying our 2016 Cruiser MPG 2400BH. This trailer has been a POS from day one. I really love the look and the options but at what point do I quit finding issues... To sta...
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mikakuja wrote:
All of the spring perches were welded onto the frame on an angle. The drivers side all leaning toward the outside and the passenger side all leaning inward putting all sorts of sideways strain on the suspension.
Anyone else dealt with similar issues? I would love to hear what you have done to resolve them.
On a previous TT that we bought new, the very next day we got it we discovered issues with the frame as the photos below show. The spring hangers were bent to one side and out by about 1/2" (maybe more, I can't recall) top to bottom. The lower chord of the truss (the lower horiz. piece) was badly distorted due to constant movement. The frame was the type that had I-beams made from 3 pieces of 1/8" steel welded together and it was VERY flimsy. I strapped a camcorder underneath and found the the spring hangers would flex left/right like a pendulum every time I did a tight 90 degree corner (like when turning at an intersection). I took the frame to a good gov't certified frame shop and got a report done. The end result was that the manufacturer took the TT back. The frame shop said it was the worst trailer frame they'd ever seen and there was nothing that could be done to it to make it like it should be. Interestingly, at first Lippert came back and said that the frame was "within spec". So much for any kind of QC control program Lippert may have if they are still building frames with bent spring hangers. Do NOT accept that they are okay like they are. The hangers in your photo are bent more than ours were.
I have found a lot of bad electrical connections/splices in our current TT and one recept. that had reverse polarity. The wiring is supposed to be done in accordance with the NEC but there is no process for a gov't inspector (or anyone else) to check the work, unlike in building construction.
For other issues, perhaps it would help to have a good independent RV tech. inspect the TT and make a report. I'd forget about the dealer helping much, if at all. Send any documentation to the manufacturer and find the right person there to send it to.
