2014 Thor ACE 29.2 review

gjhendr wrote:
Picked up the new 2014 in February and this past weekend was the first outing. The Ford V10 is more than adequate for the motorhome as long as you can keep it between the lines. Steering is vague and it wonders all over the road. Not fun to drive! A number of problems also showed up. The right side marking light failed. The drain hose from the black water tank to the waste pump has holes in it due to a hose clamp rubbing on it. The hose clamp from the black water tank was not installed over the connection thus leaked. The "out side shower" is in a compartment under the slide out making it useless. (Thor stated that they put it there because campers did not want mud by their camper) The bottom of the shower was loose and not sealed. Looking under the camper, the steel framing that Thor installed over the Ford frame was not painted/undercoated and was very rusty. The upper driver side clamp that holds the motor cover could not be latched as the bottom of the dashboard interferes. The instrument panel is very hard to read (a Ford problem). No easy way to get up and in the front bunk with no net to prevent the kids from falling out. The cabinet location for the DVD player has, from front to rear, HDMI cable, 110 outlet and in the back, the antenna switch/amp, thus you can not see the little red light and you need to reach over the outlet to get to the amp. Last time I checked, the HDMI connection on a DVD played is in the back! No 12 volt outlet anywhere. Found about 5ft piece of wire stuffed behind the fresh water tank. The RV heater is under the bed and makes considerable noise. The fuse/converter box is also under the bed and it has a fan that makes some noise. A lot of wind/rattle noise going down the road with the little door on the right side of the steps being a problem. The fresh water pump is week and may need to be replaced, but CW can not get to it and the other issues till June.

Hello we are a new 29.2 owner too. We have had some problems as expected. Our main issue was the left headlight was burnt at the plug and had to replace complete unit. Dealer did that in a week which was not too bad. As to your problems, first do the CHF on the front, it will handle much better. Place Velcro felt on the windows top and bottom for the the rattle. Not sure why you need 12volt other than the 3 up front. Heater is loud but you are in a small box so that is expected. Get a radiant heater for silent heat. The water pump is loud and weird sounding at first but if it shuts off after running water it's ok too. The bed needs a ladder and a support for an adult so I am still working on that. Not sure what you DVD problem is since we have the same thing and no trouble? The outdoor shower is under the slide but we won't use that unless washing the dog or a disaster dumping the tanks. Yep, cheap paint job, a can of rust oleum is a good idea for undercarriage.

All in all I'm ok with things as I bought the cheapest new class a on the market. I'm a tinkerer so I don't sweat the details, I fix them.

As to June before a repairs appointment. I would protest that, the squeaky wheel gets the grease and there are many dealers able to do your repairs. Call Thor and tell them you want an appointment next week somewhere!