Just bought a new 2014 855 without the slide, a closeout and the last new 2014 non-slide that we could find. Traded in our good old reliable 2002 820 that we have had for 12 years. Hope we didn't make a big mistake.
Our first night out the plastic check calve on the water heater blew and flooded the basement. The next morning the battery panal monitor for the solar charger quit reading. Took it back to dealer and they took care of it, replacing the plastic valves with brass and reconfiguring the plumbing. Said that the plastic ones were required in California and they normally replace them. Guess we weren't normal until ours broke. One shop guy said our solar panal would start working again but when I showed it to the other guy he said they had had alot of problems with those and quickly replaced it.
Next thing we noticed is our Norcold is apparently much more sensitive to leveling than our old Domectic refrigerator. No problem, I leveled the camper better in my driveway and so far so good. Now 1 week after purchase our air conditioner won't come on, seems to be thermostat related but don't know.
Jenson stereo will not play a cd past the 10 minute mark. Tried numerous cds, both factory and our homemade ones which play fine in all our other vehicles.
Lighting in this unit was not nearly as well thought out as our old 820, so we are buying battery powered LED stick-on lights.
Our 820 had a storage compartment for the electrical cable, and cable was permanently attached. this one does not and we have to remove cable and store it somewhere. Gripe gripe gripe
I wish we had not been in a rush to buy this, don't really know why we were, not typical of us. Also bought out of state with assurances that Lance dealerships are great about warranty issues so hoping our local dealer will uphold that standard.
Kind of ranting here, but would love to hear if other folks have had similar problems so soon after a purchase and if they had good luck with Lance warranties.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
2003 Dodge 2500 Cummins
Firestone airbags, Rancho shocks
2014 Lance 855
Fort Worth, TX
Pondking and his lovely wife
2003 Dodge 2500 4WD, Crew Cab, Diesel, Auto, Rancho 9000x,
Ride-Rite Airlift Bags, Hellwig Sway Bar
2002 Lance 820
