Consumer Complaint Detail

FOREST RIVER / GEORGETOWN / 2004

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004120359 Incident Date: May, 24 2004
Consumer's City: RIPON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Forest River, Inc.
Model Name: GEORGETOWN Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVHP80D635 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 22 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Windshield migrates out of the frame during normal use. windshield was replaced in texas. a month later an angle bracket was mounted to the inside middle of the dash to prevent further migration of windshield in california. a few months later the front "cap" of the roof developed a "leak" which was "past" the one year warranty and repaired for approx. $2000. i drove rv for 650 miles to idaho. the first fall the front "cap" leaked yet again. dealer refused to repair for free. i placed a tarp over it for the winter. my wife had surgery which took all my time. this summer i noticed that the windshield had migrated out of the frame . this time it was the top of the windshield probably due to the "angle bracket" on the bottom which stopped the migration of the windshield in that location. i called the nearest dealer and was told that the manufacturer was aware of the problem and had a "fix". the rv has to be transported to indiana at the owners expense to have the repair done at no charge. i explained to the consumer warranty representative of rorestriver that i am in no position to deliver the rv to indiana. i had a injury that disabled me from "working" the rest of my life. i was unable to drive long distances. i now live on disability payments and find it very difficult to set aside the required expenses to make such a trip. *jb