I fully support this petition. Bought an new RV and within the 1st 3 weeks the roof peeled off. Received a new model and now am 4 weeks in and the water heater blew up. I am 36 years old and spent $18k and have been back to the dealer more than 10 times between the 2 units.
At the number of jobs created by the RV Industry & the price of these units I believe that this is the least teh government can do to protect the public.
If the US government bought these units & had the problems that consumers have they would jail the manufactures.
I, too, have been fortunate in that I bought a eight year old, Holiday Rambler Imperial, which has performed admirably, with a few minor repair items. I gladly sign this petition that encourages effective, federal legislation that would cover all manufacturer's defects. Having read the petition attached hereto. I believe the legislation must be much more comprehensive and specific to be effective and enforceable. As the legislation is now being proposed, dealers and manufacturers will simply ignore or procrastinate in making required repairs and/or adjustments, resulting in pretty much the same outrage by the consumer.
This sounds similar to the lemon law we have in Fla. We filed once under the lemon law on our Dodge truck but had great difficulty getting that 3rd bill for the repair attempt. The dealers would not work on it the 3rd time. Hope you can address this problem in your proposed law for the RV's
RV consumers need protection against faulty workmanship. The consumer should not have to shoulder the responsibility of "buyer beware", but should expect quality.
Our first 18 months of retirement have been spent on blacktop parking lots of dealers. Our trip itenery directed by the Manufacturer. Over 4000 miles put on the unit for repairs dictated by the Manufacturer. We have had fire, structural failure, burnt up appliances and promises broken. We are fed & waiting on the attorney to do something. The manufacturer goes off scott free and we have extra expenses not budgeted for including laundry and gas. The manufacturer even removed the washer & dryer and has never replaced it after 8 months since the fire. I agree that those who have not been through this should not bash those who are going through it. We need help. We are at our wits end. We estimate this has cost us over $8000 of unexpected expenses on our fixed budget. Thank you,
We owned a 2004 Tioga Class C which was literally full of leaks. It continued leaking profusely even after the big recall (all 2004 Tiogas - major problems with water leaks mainly in ceiling area). After many grueling months of no satisfactory help from Fleetwood, they agreed to assist toward a trade for a 2005 Tioga. After owning the Tioga only 8 months, we have had 6 major water leaks! We are seeking a refund of the purchase price minus a fair price we will assume for the 2,000 miles we have put on the RV. Fleetwood is refusing a buy back. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
It seems to me a RV consumer protection law should be keyed to a certain number of days in the first 6 months or year at a dealer, unavailable for use, without correction of any defects that make it unsafe to drive or unable to be lived in... after exceeding that number ofays, the uniy would be declared a "lemon", and sent to arbitration between the owner and the manufacturer.
