2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SANDPIPER T235 MANUFACTURED BY HORSE RIVER. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILER SUCH AS TRAILER HITCH/THE QUEEN SIZE BED/ZIPPER IN THE BACK, STABLE CHECK LEVERS/THE WATER HEATER, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE HOT WATER/THE HEATER/THE MICROWAVE WITH BURN MARKS AND DOES NOT CLOSE/STEREO/ELECTRICAL CORD HANGING BY A THREAD/BATTERY THAT WENT DEAD, AND SHE TOUCHED THE METAL UNDER THE TRAILER AND GOT SHOCKED/SOCKETS HAD BURN MARKS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. SHE WAS CONSIDERING DOING A BUY BACK WITH THIS TRAILER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP HER. THE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE OUT IN OCTOBER, AND SHE FEELS REPAIRS WILL NOT BE DONE BEFORE THEN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE RV WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

(2) TIRES FAILED WITHIN 50 MILES OF MY HOME, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY RV. *NM

WHILE TOWING TRAILER OUT OF THE DESERT, THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER BENT TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CAUSING THE TRAILER TO DROP DOWN AND CAUSED THE PROPANE BOTTLES TO CRACK AND THE GAS STARTED TO LEAK. *NM THE JACKSTANDS BROKE UNDERNEATH AND THE FRONT OF TRAILER GOT STUCK IN THE SAND. *BF *NM

THE TONGUE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FOREST RIVER SANDPIPER BENT CAUSING THE PROPANE BOTTLES TO BREAK AND LEAK. *NM THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER STARTED TO DRAG AND RIPPED OFF THE JACKSTANDS UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. THE SIDE WHEELS APPEARED TO BE BENT BECAUSE OF A BEND IN THE FRAME. *SC *JB