Water leak from the roof

No, he wasn't referring to you.  He was just using a figure of speech to get his point across.

Nascar, I also agree that it won't get better unless we all demand it, but I think the new house analogy is a good one.  We had lots of small problems with our new house when we bought back in 05 (can't believe it's been that long already), and had to have the builder or various contractors come back out to fix things.  

While I completely agree that it shouldn't be the way it is, it is nice to know that when you do have problems, that you aren't the only one.  And places like this, that let you know what you can expect to find wrong, help, because then you at least have a shot at getting it fixed before you take it home.

 

Thanks for defining what a camper should be.  Obviously, I'm fall into the category of one of the "ones that get upset and stay upset", but according to you, I should just be a "true camper", accept anything and everything less than perfect and just get on with my life.  That model may work for you, but in life, one gets walked on and taken advantage of as proven time after time after time.  Continue to accept sub-par and inferior craftmanship from camper and all other products.  Quality will continue to degrade and everyone (according to you) will just have to smile, get over it and get on with their life.

 

It's time for me to disengage from this conversations.  It's apparrent, like I said in one of my other posts, that people are now "settling" and "accepting" things that should never be.  That may be good for you and others, but will never be for me.  Have a nice day.

 

The point of my post was not how things should be done or how the manufacturer could have done a better job in the first place.  I'm addressing the existing situation right now, today.  We have to deal with the way things are today.  Part of that is understanding that quality issues regularly occur and that warranties and the dealership network are setup to address them.  There's no need for someone who has a problem with their new trailer to panic, or to cry, or to worry that they've thrown their money away on a piece of junk.

Damour's problem will be fixed with a minimum amount of fuss.

I've said the following before, and I'll likely say it again many times:

Buying a trailer is not like buying a new car that has been meticulously quality checked throughout the assembly process; you can expect the car to function flawlessly for years.  Buying a trailer is more like buying a new house, with many different trades involved in construction and assembled from many different components from different manufacturers.  You expect to call your builder back to fix the small problems which crop up.  Much the same can be said of buying a new trailer from any manufacturer.

Relax.  Expect to find a few, small problems with your new trailer.  Make a list and take it to your dealer to be fixed when its convenient for you.  This is the way the RV industry works.  Your dealer has staff on board to handle these problems - from dealing with Forest River's warranty department to correctly diagnosing and fixing your issue.