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Thank you for sharing. I have had excellent customer and warranty service from the Cedar Creek Division. I belong to several rv groups on Facebook and 90% of the comments about Forest River are bashing the company. This has not been my experience with the 2 Forest River 5th wheels that I have owned. Kudos to FR!!
 
The 2 Cedar Creeks that I have have been great, the factory just replaced the front cap on the one we have now. I just wished I had been treated the same way by the Wildcat division.


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My own experience with FR has been exactly the same.... they will go above and beyond to make a customer with a legitimate issue, happy. I think that most of what we hear here are folks dealing with dealers who don't have the same attitude...especially if it is warranty work or you didn't buy from them. There is also the issue of competence...which is much more rare in the field than it is in Indiana.
I'm glad to see people speaking up about their satisfaction with FR since it is mostly people with problems that are motivated to post about the company/dealers.
 
Thanks...that's great. Bought our 2015 Cardinal 3030rs 5th wheel and most impressed so far. FUNTIME RV, TUALATIN, OR has been great on the service and education. Glad to know FROM gave such a great manufacturer experience for you. Merry Christmas...enjoy!
 
And there you have it. The OP who was out of warranty gets what he describes in the first post which is very admirable by Forest River Wildcat, yet then you have this which I take was under warranty from reading through;

The 2 Cedar Creeks that I have have been great, the factory just replaced the front cap on the one we have now. I just wished I had been treated the same way by the Wildcat division.

Where is the consistency? Its been proven time and time again there is none on this and other forums. Why does that happen. Is it that people in certain positions change, or maybe it depends on when you report the problem and what the sales numbers and bottom line are looking like at that time for the specific division? People who make the pilgrimage to Goshen get all kinds of perks / repairs if desired even out of warranty (which is fine with me) yet a first time buyer gets handed a POS and no support other than a nightmare. Its not all just forum B&M either.

That's very much the problem with the entire RV industry. And I am aware it's not breaking news by any means. Its great when these types of stories get posted but the way I look at it I would not get too excited and totally base a future purchase on anything. All these manufacturers are going to pucker up the ole cash hole when it comes to warranty work or non warranty good faith stuff if sales numbers plummet, and they will at some point as they have always done.
 
And there you have it. The OP who was out of warranty gets what he describes in the first post which is very admirable by Forest River Wildcat, yet then you have this which I take was under warranty from reading through;



Where is the consistency? Its been proven time and time again there is none on this and other forums. Why does that happen. Is it that people in certain positions change, or maybe it depends on when you report the problem and what the sales numbers and bottom line are looking like at that time for the specific division? People who make the pilgrimage to Goshen get all kinds of perks / repairs if desired even out of warranty (which is fine with me) yet a first time buyer gets handed a POS and no support other than a nightmare. Its not all just forum B&M either.

That's very much the problem with the entire RV industry. And I am aware it's not breaking news by any means. Its great when these types of stories get posted but the way I look at it I would not get too excited and totally base a future purchase on anything. All these manufacturers are going to pucker up the ole cash hole when it comes to warranty work or non warranty good faith stuff if sales numbers plummet, and they will at some point as they have always done.

I agree. The OP is fortunate that FR stepped up and helped them out. Too bad this is the exception rather than the rule. What's really a shame is that these situations happen way more than they should.

What I fail to understand is how often folks that spend their hard earned money on a terribly defective RV (brand new RV with water leaks that cause mold and delamination of the walls for example), spend 6 months or more fighting with a dealer and/or FR, all the while making payments on a useless asset - and finally FR steps up and rebuilds their defective RV. And then the folks GUSH about how wonderful the manufacturer is! Really? I must be missing something, because I just can't see the justification for praise when the RV should never have passed "QC" to begin with.

I guess my expectations and standards for "quality" and "service" are somehow way out of line.
 
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I had a similar experience with FR and they fixed my warranty failures and then threw in a few other items that I hadnt even noticed. They did in hours what the dealers had quoted weeks to do and I was expected to wait months and pay for it also! Why are the dealers such slugs. I just needed a fix on my slide that failed while on the road. I found a mobile Tech outfit that appeared within two+ hours and had it all fixed in less than two hours. My view is if a mobile tech outfit cant fix it take it back to the plant. Forget the dealers and definetly stay away from Camping World based on the postings on this forum!
 
I guess my expectations and standards for "quality" and "service" are somehow way out of line.

No they're not.

After much BS even ordering and buying our Roo, let alone the water tank, the microwave, and the the fridge which all had some kind of issue I have to give Rockwood credit when due, the fridge and microwave were handled painlessly. The water tank not so much, Lippert sucks and Rockwood gets part of the blame too.

At this point I am very happy with the camper. Bought the 2nd year for what that is worth just as cheap insurance and I am not scared at all if I would have to drive out to Indiana for something.

I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed and hope Wobble's black cloud does not drift over my head. I am really hoping its all history. :roflblack:

That being said, come next time I'll probably consider another Forest River product although they'll have their work cut out for them. Its going to have to impress the hell out of me. I really like the few Artic Fox's I have looked at recently, mostly because they have in house built frames. Night and day different just by a quick glance compared to LCI.
 
G R E A T Forest River warranty Reps

We too have had G R E A T service from FR reps.
Johnny at the Puma factory (9 yrs ago) authorized several corrections, e.g. replaced the AC (no Freon in it); replaced both out of alignment Lippert axels (pieces welded improperly) which also meant 5 new 15" tires; shower head cracked; replaced brake drum and broken internal brake pieces; etc.
Could it be the main source of the problems was that the unit was produced in the Month of November and could have been the L A S T one out before the break?
The Forest River V Lite we have now is being corrected by dealers as authorized by FR factory reps. So far FR reps Fred, Roger, and Tim have been helpful in authorizing dealers to make the corrections to lighting; shower door; wiring for satellite feed; + some others.
Wouldn't it be G R E A T if the factory had better Quality Control?
Be Persistent and Determined! Have it done right.
 
We too have had G R E A T service from FR reps.
Johnny at the Puma factory (9 yrs ago) authorized several corrections, e.g. replaced the AC (no Freon in it); replaced both out of alignment Lippert axels (pieces welded improperly) which also meant 5 new 15" tires; shower head cracked; replaced brake drum and broken internal brake pieces; etc.
Could it be the main source of the problems was that the unit was produced in the Month of November and could have been the L A S T one out before the break?
The Forest River V Lite we have now is being corrected by dealers as authorized by FR factory reps. So far FR reps Fred, Roger, and Tim have been helpful in authorizing dealers to make the corrections to lighting; shower door; wiring for satellite feed; + some others.
Wouldn't it be G R E A T if the factory had better Quality Control?
Be Persistent and Determined! Have it done right.


It does not matter when it was built, November or January, Monday or Friday. I almost had a Wed build that was total crap.

Also 9 years ago is not now. Things were slightly different then. The best one I have owned was built in the middle/end of the recession. Probably because they were built slower with better quality of labor.
 
Great to here these stories and thanks for posting. I read a lot but don't post often.I am considering next TT and I am concerned about construction if any from Lite weight materials staying together while travelling 15 thousand miles a year for 3-4 years. Anyone out there doing this type of traveling I'd be quite interested in what you are traveling in especially if TT. I know full time travelers have the bigger rigs and stand up better to travel but I am only interested in 28' -32' TT. My last one was a Rockwood Signature 8315BSS which we liked but didn't travel in much. Only spent 14 nights 3 yrs. Would like to be more like snowbird. Wonder how would a Rockwood 2902and 2906 Ultra Lite stand to heavy travel?Any one with advice glad to hear from you.
 
Thank you for posting your positive experience ! I am in the second year owning my Forest River product and have had zero issues.
 
We have a Cedar Creek and coming back from the factory our residential refrigerator fell off the mount. It was probably set up for two sizes of refrigerators and since we have the smaller one the refrigerator sat on a mount. The mount was made of plywood, anyway the refrigerator moved some and the mount collapsed. We went by a shop in Pigeon Forge TN and got it fixed back, it only cost $200 bucks. We installed a washer/dryer and the factory made a design flaw in the closet where the unit went. We had to cut a hole out for the vent, we cut a stud clean out. On our low water drains they stick down about 12 inches, so they can freeze I guess.


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I have not posted here in some time now but my recent dealing with Forest River deserves this to be acknowledged. My 2013 Wildcat 5th wheel had developed some what appeared to be warping issues on the outside wall. I find out it is delamination taking place on the main slide as well as the main wall of the camper body. I realize my unit is outside the warranty period but get in touch with the service rep for my Wildcat unit Mike Hail. He requests pictures and gets back to me saying he has authorization to repair the unit. They send a RV transport company to my driveway on Long Island to pickup and transport it back to the Indiana repair facility. While it was there I had expressed some other minor concerns the fiberglass cap had oxidized badly,some trim work on the interior had come loose, outside speakers were blown. Fast forward a month later the RV transport guy is calling me with my camper and is in route to bring it home. Its returned safely and They addressed and corrected each and every single concern. Brand new cap on her, walls all replaced,speakers brand new set installed trim work all repaired. I am blown away at the "good will" work as Mike called it (it cant be called warrenty work) they performed. This unit looks awesome again and if I were to sell or trade her in down the road I no longer look at the decrease in value I thought I was facing. So for all the bad stories out there here is a good one. Score one for the consumer here this is my 2nd Forest River camper and I will be remaining loyal and at some point will indeed own a 3rd after this experience. I did not spend one single cent in this entire process.
I call FR and within days every thing were taken care of.
 

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