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We purchased our first fifth wheel, a 2016 Bighorn 3570RS back in December. We live in South Dakota and we bought it from a dealer in Portland, OR and did not want to pull it home in the dead of winter so we worked out a deal with them to keep it on the lot for us. We were planning on going out next week to pick it up and the dealer called us today to inform us that they had opened it up to start doing the PDI and get it all ready for us when they found this. We are wondering if anyone has any experience with it or have seen it before? It has basically been locked up since about the middle of December until today.
2003 Teton Grand Freedon 2006 Mobile Suites 32TK3 SOLD 2006 Freightliner Century 120 with Detroit 14L singled, ultrashift, hauling a 2016 Smart Passion
Gee, in California you would have a Bailee/Bailor situation and be covered. What specifically was your deal with the dealer? Did you sign anything releaving them of...anything? Dealers are very protective...of themselves.
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They said they are seeing no other indication of water. No wall stains, dry carpet with no stains there either. I would have thought there would be more indication of water.
Myself, I’d run and run fast from the deal. My guess is the dealer will only repair the cosmetic items. Not sure what is the cause of the damage would make me wonder what structural issues (in terms of walls, ventilation, electrical, mold) could show up down the road. It’s worth getting an attorneys opinion prior to driving that far for problems. If nothing else contact the consumer affairs office in Oregon if the dealer won’t let you back out.
Well they fixed the door frames and found that the vent cover over the bathroom fan was slightly open. It is possible that rain or snow got in there and leaked onto the bathroom floor. At this point that is all they have found, the seals all looked good. We are going to have the carpeting pulled back though when we get there to make sure there is nothing under there that could cause any more issues. Thanks for all the input, we are heading out there next week and will carefully look things over ourselves!
Well they fixed the door frames and found that the vent cover over the bathroom fan was slightly open. It is possible that rain or snow got in there and leaked onto the bathroom floor. At this point that is all they have found, the seals all looked good. We are going to have the carpeting pulled back though when we get there to make sure there is nothing under there that could cause any more issues. Thanks for all the input, we are heading out there next week and will carefully look things over ourselves!
Sounds like they are being honest about it. That definitely looks like water got in near the bathroom floor, soaked in to the trim which swelled it to the point it cracked the surface of the trim. Make sure you check the vinyl floor to make sure it did not get under that and swell the sub floor wood. That is not an easy or cheap fix.
