The Kodiak's last shot at me
Last June we bought a Kodiak 279RBSL TT. It was my first RV. The day after delivery, the belly pan was filled with water. The plumbing had three large leaks. The dealer informed me that they fixed one...
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I don't think you can lay quality control issues entirely on one Mfg or one model of TT. Yes, the OP's experience would indicate to him what names he'll avoid in the future but there is at least one owner of the same, in this thread, that is having good luck.
I've worked at fixing or repairing things for over 50 years. My conclusion is that anything and everything made by man can fail in some regard. It is the interval between failures or problems that denote quality for most.
I'm in agreement about the overall state of affairs with quality from RV mfgs. In most cases, this is driven by the market. Truth is, very few folks would, or do, pay a premium for RV's. We are conditioned to buy by price. If a mfg. can speed construction or use marginal materials resulting in a lower price, he's going to sell more units. Hopefully, the choices made in mfg. will give the owner a few years of satisfaction and there won't be a blemish on the company name.
I own a TT that is 43 years old, next month. If modern sealants would have been used in it's construction, it would have been like new when I bought it. Most of it was. At what point in the lifetime of the item is the failure of a component enough of an issue to label it of poor quality? What severity of failure is big enough to label a whole State, a workforce, or an industry to blame?
FWIW, the removal and installation of a slide shear pin is not that difficult. It is a matter of driving out the sheared pin with a drift and driving in the new one with a hammer/drift. Repair time is not that great, on the order of an hour. Kudos to the dealer for handling it like they did.
I've worked at fixing or repairing things for over 50 years. My conclusion is that anything and everything made by man can fail in some regard. It is the interval between failures or problems that denote quality for most.
I'm in agreement about the overall state of affairs with quality from RV mfgs. In most cases, this is driven by the market. Truth is, very few folks would, or do, pay a premium for RV's. We are conditioned to buy by price. If a mfg. can speed construction or use marginal materials resulting in a lower price, he's going to sell more units. Hopefully, the choices made in mfg. will give the owner a few years of satisfaction and there won't be a blemish on the company name.
I own a TT that is 43 years old, next month. If modern sealants would have been used in it's construction, it would have been like new when I bought it. Most of it was. At what point in the lifetime of the item is the failure of a component enough of an issue to label it of poor quality? What severity of failure is big enough to label a whole State, a workforce, or an industry to blame?
FWIW, the removal and installation of a slide shear pin is not that difficult. It is a matter of driving out the sheared pin with a drift and driving in the new one with a hammer/drift. Repair time is not that great, on the order of an hour. Kudos to the dealer for handling it like they did.
