FOREST RIVER Complaints

TOW-MASTER ST 205/75R15 MADE IN INDONESIA SIDE WALL BLOW OUT [ HAVE PICTURE OF BULGE] TWO TIRES BLEW OUT ON TRAILER WITHIN 200 KM. COMPANY WILL NOT GIVE ANY WARRANTY AT ALL. WE HAVE BOUGHT REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR ALL FOUR HUBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER CARDINAL FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR DOES NOT WORK DUE TO A MANIFOLD CRACK. AS A RESULT, AMMONIA LEAKED OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL AND A TECHNICIAN CAME OUT AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2008, THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED WORKING. DOMETIC STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE UNIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO THE CRACK MANIFOLD THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE. UPDATED 2/9/09 *CN UPDATED 02/13/09. 8BJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR. HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT CONSISTED OF PLACING A HEAT SHIELD OVER THE FAILED EQUIPMENT IN CASE A FIRE OCCURS. HE FELT THAT THE ENTIRE REFRIGERATOR UNIT SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BOILER TUBES FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR. HE STATED THAT THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WAS NOT SATISFACTORY BECAUSE IT STATED THAT A HEAT SHIELD WOULD BE PLACED OVER THE TUBING, WHICH WOULD ONLY CONTAIN THE FIRE. THE REMEDY WOULD NOT PREVENT A FIRE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT REPLACING THE HEAT SHIELD WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD COVER. ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FOREST RIVER TRAILER WILDWOOD 24BH SS. SHE STATED THAT THERE IS FORMALDEHYDE IN THE TRAILER AND IT IS VERY DEADLY. HER PETS HAVE DIED FROM THE FUMES BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CARPET/UPHOLSTERY. THEY HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL AGENCIES DUE TO THE LEVELS OF THE FORMALDEHYDE. SHE STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO LIVE IN THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE ARE NO FAILURES WITH TRAILER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4000. UPDATED 01/05/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD. THE RV HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT NOTICED AMMONIA LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR. WEEKS LATER, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HER EQUIPMENT EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE $1,200 REPAIR COST. THE RV HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 12/22/08 *CN THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING AND THERE WAS AN AMMONIA ODOR AS WELL AS YELLOW RESIDUE AT THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR. UPDATED 12/24/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 17, 2008, THE ELECTRICAL AWNING BEGAN TO COLLECT WATER, WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM RETRACTING ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR USED TO RETRACT THE AWNING DID NOT EXIST AND WAS REPLACED WITH A MANUAL AWNING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONVERTER BOX BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAN FOR THE CONVERTER BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONVERTER BOX WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER THEN RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OVERLOAD ON THE SWITCHES, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THESE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING PROPANE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER NOT TO WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FAX THEM ALL OF THE FAILURE DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

AUGUST 2006 I PURCHASED A 28-FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER FROM MY LOCAL DEALER IN HELENA MONTANA. THE TRAVEL TRAILER IS MANUFACTURED BY FOREST RIVER. IN THE BARELY 14 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE TRAVEL TRAILER, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND ARE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. (LESS THAN 5,000 MILES.) AN AXLE HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AS IT WAS BUILT WITH DEFECTIVE OR UNDER-RATED PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND ONLY WANTS TO REPLACE THE TIRES YET AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CONTINUED USE OF THIS TRAVEL TRAILER POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND FELLOW MOTORISTS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION AND SUGGESTION FOR RESOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FOREST RIVER ALL AMERICAN SPORT TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS HIRUN BCT TIRES (NA), SIZE 235/85/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED ON THE VEHICLE. THE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED . UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF THE TIRE WAS SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT LAB FOR TESTING. UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

I HAVE 2004 CEDAR CREEK FIFTH WHEEL. THE BEDROOM UP FRONT HAS GLASS DOORS THAT GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON TRIP AND FELL THROUGH THE GLASS DOOR. LUCKILY HE FELL BACKWARDS AND WAS NO SERIOUSLY HURT. I FELT HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN HEAD FIRST THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I CONTACTED CEDAR CREEK AND THEY COULD CARE LESS.. THEY JUST SAID I HAD NO WARRANTY LEFT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE , THEY NEVER REPLIED. ALSO THE IS A BUNKHOUSE MODEL DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN IN MIND. *TR