2012 Dutchman Voltage Review
2012 Dutchman Voltage Review
Before buying my RV I did heavy research on the web so I thought I would add my review for others to do the same. I purchased my Voltage 3905 new at General RV in Feb. 2012. I bought it at an RV Show, the price seemed good and I could easily compare what else was out there for the same money. From what I saw from the other manufactures the Voltage seemed to have an UP on every other toy hauler out there. However, I have had nothing but problems with the RV from my first trip until this last weekend. Every trip I have had a problem with something not working. I want to love this thing, my family has such a great time every time we use it. And its not only systems that are not working its also screw heads popping off when a slide is opened or a storage door is shut. I have sooooo many screws in the RV that look like a 5 year old played with his dad's drill for the first time. In my first year of ownership the Voltage was back at General RV GETTING FIXED FOR 4 MONTHS. Like I said every time I have taken the RV on a trip something has broken. The first time we turned on the AC it snowed in our RV as all the little white shavings were pushed out the vents. This told me that nothing was tested at the factory. Sloppy sloppy. After my first trip I took it in to fix the remote entry that would not work and have all the sloppy stuff fixed (some screw heads that popped off, molding strip that was not even attached, etc.). On my second trip the slide would not go back in (according to General RV it took several weeks for Dutchman to send a replacement part and I missed 2 summer vacations sitting around). on my third trip the fuel gages were not working. On my forth time out had an issue with the levelers, and my fifth time out ……….. AND I'm forgetting about half of the stuff from last year….. Several other sloppy things bug me, but I was told that since I'm now out of the factory warranty and my extended warranty will not cover most wear and tear items. For example the roof ladder doesn't fit properly into the receiver holes (its misaligned) and causing the entire receiver to pull away from the fiberglass wall letting in water. Sloppy Sloppy That’s not covered!
This year I have a problem with my slide putting holes in the linoleum floor, my fridge fans screaming loudly and now my microwave does not work. My water gage would only show empty (general RV showed me the air outlet hose that was kinked at the factory) and my fuel gages STILL DON’T WORK.
The Epic package has some very nice features and when everything works this is a very impressive toy hauler but when you pay around 70K for a trailer everything better work.
At this point there is NO WAY I would tell anyone to buy a Voltage as they seem to have a big problem with factory QA and overall SLOPPY work. The other Toy Hauler that I thought was very comparable to the Voltage was the Cyclone. I would give that a try before buying the Voltage!
Before buying my RV I did heavy research on the web so I thought I would add my review for others to do the same. I purchased my Voltage 3905 new at General RV in Feb. 2012. I bought it at an RV Show, the price seemed good and I could easily compare what else was out there for the same money. From what I saw from the other manufactures the Voltage seemed to have an UP on every other toy hauler out there. However, I have had nothing but problems with the RV from my first trip until this last weekend. Every trip I have had a problem with something not working. I want to love this thing, my family has such a great time every time we use it. And its not only systems that are not working its also screw heads popping off when a slide is opened or a storage door is shut. I have sooooo many screws in the RV that look like a 5 year old played with his dad's drill for the first time. In my first year of ownership the Voltage was back at General RV GETTING FIXED FOR 4 MONTHS. Like I said every time I have taken the RV on a trip something has broken. The first time we turned on the AC it snowed in our RV as all the little white shavings were pushed out the vents. This told me that nothing was tested at the factory. Sloppy sloppy. After my first trip I took it in to fix the remote entry that would not work and have all the sloppy stuff fixed (some screw heads that popped off, molding strip that was not even attached, etc.). On my second trip the slide would not go back in (according to General RV it took several weeks for Dutchman to send a replacement part and I missed 2 summer vacations sitting around). on my third trip the fuel gages were not working. On my forth time out had an issue with the levelers, and my fifth time out ……….. AND I'm forgetting about half of the stuff from last year….. Several other sloppy things bug me, but I was told that since I'm now out of the factory warranty and my extended warranty will not cover most wear and tear items. For example the roof ladder doesn't fit properly into the receiver holes (its misaligned) and causing the entire receiver to pull away from the fiberglass wall letting in water. Sloppy Sloppy That’s not covered!
This year I have a problem with my slide putting holes in the linoleum floor, my fridge fans screaming loudly and now my microwave does not work. My water gage would only show empty (general RV showed me the air outlet hose that was kinked at the factory) and my fuel gages STILL DON’T WORK.
The Epic package has some very nice features and when everything works this is a very impressive toy hauler but when you pay around 70K for a trailer everything better work.
At this point there is NO WAY I would tell anyone to buy a Voltage as they seem to have a big problem with factory QA and overall SLOPPY work. The other Toy Hauler that I thought was very comparable to the Voltage was the Cyclone. I would give that a try before buying the Voltage!
