water leak
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Topic: water leak
Posted By: Sistahs
Subject: water leak
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 12:13pm
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Just picked up our shiny new 171 last Monday and after rain Thursday and Friday the rear window leaked. Wet bedspread, mattress, and plywood. Not a good beginning. We had planned to sleep in it Sat. to test the beds. ------------- F150/R-pod171 |
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Posted By: cane2
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 1:13pm
| It seems that the problem has come up before. You would think that the dealers would have a heads up and look for the problem. I would think it will be taken care of in a timely matter,but you do not need the hassle of taking it back to dealer to have work done on it.I would think the dealer would be embarrassed by it happing and make it up to you. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 4:06pm
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Yes, this is a common problem. A recall was supposed to have cleared this up but they must not have replaced the seal on yours.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 4:46pm
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Was there a recall never knew about that. The dealer put a sealent around ours it stoped the leak but now the sealent has mold all around it. I tried a mixture of bleach but that didn"t do much to stop the mold. It looks like the mold is deep and is under the sealent. If there is a recall we will make a appointment with camping world, hopefully to remove the window and replace the rubber seal. I will call ForestRiver and ask about the recall. Our camper is almost a year old I will have to check our records if the warranty is still valid. But if it was a previous issue they will proably still fix it under warranty. David and Danette ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 5:28pm
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Mine is also at the dealer for a leaking rear window right now. I was not aware of a recall. ------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |
Posted By: cane2
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 6:27pm
| Sailor is yours a 171 also?? Has this happened to all of the pods or is it only after the 171? |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 6:34pm
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No, mine's a 172. It didn't leak when it rained, but water was forced in somehow during a day of wet expressway driving. ------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 10:00pm
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Ok, I just searched all over and I can't find anything about a recall on the rear window seal. I thought I remembered something about that from all the discussions on this problem in the past. Sorry if I caused any confusion!
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: rpodcamper.com
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 10:35pm
| There was talk a while back about the seal being installed where the break was on the top. |
Posted By: Sistahs
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 1:42pm
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------------- F150/R-pod171 |
Posted By: Sistahs
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 1:43pm
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Just returned from the dealer. They replaced the original foam seal with a butyl rubber seal and assure me that it should not leak henceforth. Tradewinds RV in Ocala, Fl. Great service. ------------- F150/R-pod171 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 4:21pm
| sistah your posts are not coming through for some reason. Maggie |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 4:22pm
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OOPS NOW THEY ARE lol |
Posted By: HuronSailor
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2010 at 9:12am
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Just heard from our dealer on our issues. The leaking rear window apparently was caused by a defective seal between the window and the window frame. They removed the window, took it to a glass shop to have rebedded, then reinstalled the window.
The delaminated table has been replaced.
Since we just returned from a 2K mile trip, they checked the bearings and brakes at my request. Brakes were OK, wheel bearings were repacked.
I pick her up tomorrow.
Edit: Before I got up to the counter to pay, I wandered around the showroom looking at stuff, and I suspected something might have been amiss with my phone quote when I saw stacks of wheel bearing seals for sale for only a few bucks each. Well, I was right about something being wrong. The figures were completely different from what I was told on the phone. The seals were a total of $4.90, not $49.00. Originally the labor was written up as $150, but the guy who helped us today (who was also our salesman) immediately scratched that out and said that was wrong because we only have a single axle. Labor is $75 per axle. So the total to have the bearings repacked was just a bit over $80, not $155 as I was originally told.
------------- .: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :. |