2014 Voltage 3895 First 30 days...
For those buying new units a few things we experienced in the first 30 days in case it help anyone else.
Took delivery of our unit about 45 days ago, did what I thought was a pretty good PDI (about 3 hours) before we left the dealer. We were pretty familiar many items as this is our third toy hauler, spent more time with features we didn’t have on the last unit and in areas we had experienced issues with in the past. This may read as along list – but some items are quite simple and small issues, others are just things that can happen – This is not a negative post regarding quality of the unit. Overall we are very happy and satisfied with the unit and at this point would not hesitate in buying another Voltage when the time comes. Dutchman has been very accessible and easy to work with thus far as I have been in contact with them along with the dealer to ensure all repairs done properly and to our satisfaction.
We used it 3 times (long weekends) in the first 30 days traveling about 1,750 miles.
• Valve stems on two wheels leaked – both had to be replaced, would not tighten enough to stop leaking.
• Drivers side kitchen slide out worked un-evenly. Front corner was moving in 1” – 3” before rear started moving. Did not do this at dealer. May have caused ourselves buy retracting the on second use while uneven. Re-calibration of slide out process fixed. Always level first now before extending or retracing slide outs. Never had that issue with older hydraulic style slides on last unit.
• Outside water faucet broke – inserted quick connect hose on the second trip on Friday afternoon. Woke up Saturday morning with almost no water, 100+ gallons gone… water had leaked out of quick connect fitting after I removed – water would not turn off completely. Trying to tighten cold handle it completely came out of assembly in my hand. Cheap plastic fixture and threads stripped out when I tightened it. Replaced under warranty.
• Right rear (drivers side) leveling jack leaked hydraulic fluid. Late on Saturday afternoon noticed we were suddenly not level, walk-around inspection found hydraulic fluid on the ground under RR jack. This must be the last jack in the “chain” as this jack only had three lines and one outlet capped off with Allen head screw, must not have been completely tight and small O-ring was starting to push through allowing leak. This was the lowest point and this jack was at full extension with full load. Replaced under warranty.
• Water leaking through light fixture outside of bathroom door – Gaps in caulking around TV antenna and vents. Repaired under warranty.
• One of the bedroom draws (slide-out side) latch would not keep draw closed – Replaced under warranty.
• Fascia on passenger side couch slide-out coming loose on back edge (toward loft bunk) – repaired under warranty
• Shower leak on floor – water was coming under the aluminum door frame. No caulking from factory – repaired under warranty
• Outside door grab handle would not sit flush in closed position folded in-front of door or slide out. Basically I believe they mounted the grab handle to high or two low, as well as too flush to side of trailer: folding forward in-front of door it hit the door handle and would not lay flat and sit properly in saddle of the hinge, folding backward same situation because it hits the frame of slide-out. Still working on this one – trying to avoid re-locating the handle up or down by fabricating spacers to bring the handle mounts out enough for the handle to lay flat in the saddle. Would rather not have to have 8 holes from the original screws covered up.
• AC airflow does not seem that strong in main room. They are checking for debris in ductwork and proper sealing of ducts to AC unit and vents.
• Battery doesn’t hold charge – can’t go more than 2 days without battery dying running only Fridge. (used to be able to go 5 to 6 days on old unit) Checking battery to make sure it is good and can hold charge. Inspecting 12V system to make sure there is no constant drain we are not aware of. I know the detectors are on all the time, but they were on our last unit as well. We have to park unit in storage lot with no power access at this time and when we are going out back to back weekends we like to leave the fridge on and stocked.
Took delivery of our unit about 45 days ago, did what I thought was a pretty good PDI (about 3 hours) before we left the dealer. We were pretty familiar many items as this is our third toy hauler, spent more time with features we didn’t have on the last unit and in areas we had experienced issues with in the past. This may read as along list – but some items are quite simple and small issues, others are just things that can happen – This is not a negative post regarding quality of the unit. Overall we are very happy and satisfied with the unit and at this point would not hesitate in buying another Voltage when the time comes. Dutchman has been very accessible and easy to work with thus far as I have been in contact with them along with the dealer to ensure all repairs done properly and to our satisfaction.
We used it 3 times (long weekends) in the first 30 days traveling about 1,750 miles.
• Valve stems on two wheels leaked – both had to be replaced, would not tighten enough to stop leaking.
• Drivers side kitchen slide out worked un-evenly. Front corner was moving in 1” – 3” before rear started moving. Did not do this at dealer. May have caused ourselves buy retracting the on second use while uneven. Re-calibration of slide out process fixed. Always level first now before extending or retracing slide outs. Never had that issue with older hydraulic style slides on last unit.
• Outside water faucet broke – inserted quick connect hose on the second trip on Friday afternoon. Woke up Saturday morning with almost no water, 100+ gallons gone… water had leaked out of quick connect fitting after I removed – water would not turn off completely. Trying to tighten cold handle it completely came out of assembly in my hand. Cheap plastic fixture and threads stripped out when I tightened it. Replaced under warranty.
• Right rear (drivers side) leveling jack leaked hydraulic fluid. Late on Saturday afternoon noticed we were suddenly not level, walk-around inspection found hydraulic fluid on the ground under RR jack. This must be the last jack in the “chain” as this jack only had three lines and one outlet capped off with Allen head screw, must not have been completely tight and small O-ring was starting to push through allowing leak. This was the lowest point and this jack was at full extension with full load. Replaced under warranty.
• Water leaking through light fixture outside of bathroom door – Gaps in caulking around TV antenna and vents. Repaired under warranty.
• One of the bedroom draws (slide-out side) latch would not keep draw closed – Replaced under warranty.
• Fascia on passenger side couch slide-out coming loose on back edge (toward loft bunk) – repaired under warranty
• Shower leak on floor – water was coming under the aluminum door frame. No caulking from factory – repaired under warranty
• Outside door grab handle would not sit flush in closed position folded in-front of door or slide out. Basically I believe they mounted the grab handle to high or two low, as well as too flush to side of trailer: folding forward in-front of door it hit the door handle and would not lay flat and sit properly in saddle of the hinge, folding backward same situation because it hits the frame of slide-out. Still working on this one – trying to avoid re-locating the handle up or down by fabricating spacers to bring the handle mounts out enough for the handle to lay flat in the saddle. Would rather not have to have 8 holes from the original screws covered up.
• AC airflow does not seem that strong in main room. They are checking for debris in ductwork and proper sealing of ducts to AC unit and vents.
• Battery doesn’t hold charge – can’t go more than 2 days without battery dying running only Fridge. (used to be able to go 5 to 6 days on old unit) Checking battery to make sure it is good and can hold charge. Inspecting 12V system to make sure there is no constant drain we are not aware of. I know the detectors are on all the time, but they were on our last unit as well. We have to park unit in storage lot with no power access at this time and when we are going out back to back weekends we like to leave the fridge on and stocked.
