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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Our first RV was a 2006 Kodiak 30BHSL bunkhouse. It was a disaster as well, I see that they have not goten any better.
Mine was missing caulk in several places on the outside, the bunkhouse door and water heater opening leaked massively. The bunk mattress was replaced by the dealer. The slide also leaked from day one and never stopped leaking.
Our first night in it, the kids were afraid of sleeping in the the bunks, so my 5-year old son slept on the jack knife sofa. It was bolted into a plywood platform using undersize lag bolts. In the middle of the night the bolts tore out of the plywood and the couch flipped, my son rolled off into the stove and cut his head open. I fixed that with hex bolts w/washers when we got home.
Then slowly, the frame started bending towards the back, due to the infamous BAL Norco aluminum frame. The countertop started to bend visibly, you could sit a level on it, and the level would rock. No help from Dutchmen/THOR, out of warranty, although it was a known issue at that point, many of the 28ft+ units were bending due to this frame. My understanding was, the fix was to add additional outriggers towards the rear.
I gave up on this disaster in 2008, and traded it in for a new Jayco...what a difference in quality! Only had one minor issue and Jayco authorized the fix under warranty. We just traded that Jayco on a new 2013 Jay Flight 28BHBE for more room, and couldn't be happier.
I will not own anything THOR ever again, unless it's an Airstream. And it's too bad they acquired Airstream, I hope it doesn't ruin the good Airstream name or quality...
Mine was missing caulk in several places on the outside, the bunkhouse door and water heater opening leaked massively. The bunk mattress was replaced by the dealer. The slide also leaked from day one and never stopped leaking.
Our first night in it, the kids were afraid of sleeping in the the bunks, so my 5-year old son slept on the jack knife sofa. It was bolted into a plywood platform using undersize lag bolts. In the middle of the night the bolts tore out of the plywood and the couch flipped, my son rolled off into the stove and cut his head open. I fixed that with hex bolts w/washers when we got home.
Then slowly, the frame started bending towards the back, due to the infamous BAL Norco aluminum frame. The countertop started to bend visibly, you could sit a level on it, and the level would rock. No help from Dutchmen/THOR, out of warranty, although it was a known issue at that point, many of the 28ft+ units were bending due to this frame. My understanding was, the fix was to add additional outriggers towards the rear.
I gave up on this disaster in 2008, and traded it in for a new Jayco...what a difference in quality! Only had one minor issue and Jayco authorized the fix under warranty. We just traded that Jayco on a new 2013 Jay Flight 28BHBE for more room, and couldn't be happier.
I will not own anything THOR ever again, unless it's an Airstream. And it's too bad they acquired Airstream, I hope it doesn't ruin the good Airstream name or quality...
