2013 Leprechaun water leak problems

CT51 wrote:
I posted earlier that I have a 2014 Leprechaun 319DS. From one of your videos, it appears we bought from the same dealer.

CT51, I assume that you mean the Coachmen dealer in Winter Garden, FL, not Winter Park. Yes, we are with the same dealer. Are you the person who discovered that there was no insulation in your cap? I can tell you that, from conversations with the service staff, they had several of these leaky Leprechauns on their lot, one of which had an entertainment center in the bunk area. What a mess that would be. I was also told that Coachmen wasn’t giving the dealer too much guidance on what they should do to correct the problem. I think that Coachmen now has given the dealer instructions on how to ‘fix’ the problem but I don’t know for sure. I get different, conflicting stories depending on who I talk to. The ‘fix’ that was probably done to yours was to pull the surrounding trim from around the cap, put putty tale under it, and then remount it. That didn’t work with mine, and in fact, they are still finding leaks in it.

When did you buy yours? Were you told anything by the salesperson about the problem?

My suggestion to you is to get your Leprechaun out from under cover and get as much water on it as possible as soon as possible. In fact, put a garden sprinkler on your roof and let that go for a few days. If you are still having a problem you need to find out ASAP while you are still under warrantee. Another suggestion is that since a lot of the leaks seem to be happening farther back on the roof, you can also use your rear lifts to tilt the coach forward and get any trapped water moving to the front. When I did that with mine and let it set over night I was able to draw off almost another gallon. I see that you live in Georgia. I am only 30 minutes from the dealer and it is a real pain for me. I can’t imagine what it would be like if I was 5 hours or more away. I am also finding that the service staff at the dealership seem to be pretty good people, but my dealings with the management have been a little less than friendly. When I was trying to trade out of this deal without losing money on it I was told by the manager of that location that I was looking for more than I had coming. I guess my idea of what I have coming is different than his. His attitude motivated me to making getting this situation set right my new hobby.

One of my purposes in documenting this whole thing on RV.net is to make other folks in our position aware. I think that the more of us that can be in contact with each other, the better. In a situation like this knowledge is power and there is strength in numbers. I’m sorry you are in this mess with me.