2016 Forest River Wildcat Maxx reviews

We bought this a year old from a second party so no info on the warranty. The axles were undersized so we upgraded them. We put in Dexter equilizers as they did not hold up either. The front cap paint faded and from what I read they knew that would happen. Love the floorplan, many windows on 3 sides and they are tinted. Love the free standing table and real chair option too. The fake leather on the sofa and 2 recliner type chairs is a joke, peeled off at only 4 years old. I think we got all the bugs out of it by now. These units take a beating on the terrible roads in Calif. Show less

Bought new 11/2016. In first year, gel coat faded on front cap. Had to fight dealer to get fixed. They re-painted cap. 2nd year, kept wearing out outside tread on one tire. Dealer said axle was bent, dealer replaced. 3rd year, 1 entire wheel assembly fell off as I was backing into driveway. Dealer replaced. On all repairs I had to pay part of bill even though I had purchased extended warranty. What a waste of money. Do your home work. Forest River could do way better. When I looked at wheel assembly lying on ground, and at axle assembly, everything stamped "Made in China" Every trip to dealer in Westminster Ca is 50 miles one way and a $500 (approx) charge. Show less

We bought this in 2018, but the previous owner barely used it and it looked like new! Here are my complaints: The water tank was reversed and had to be fixed! The refrigerator tore up immediately! The shower won’t drain unless you press on the side of the drain! Very irritating! And last but not least, the sofa and theater seating has the worst, thinnest faux leather in the world! It’s just my husband and I and we’re not hard on furniture, but it’s ruined, between the seams busting open and the leather pulling off, it’s ridiculous! When the first sofa cushion split on one of the seams, we ordered a new cushion and with $200.00 shipping, it was $450,00 total. I’m serious! I would not recommend this 5th wheel to anyone! Very disappointed!!! Show less

We purchased a brand new 2016 wildcat fifth wheel. Since we’ve had it we had to fight to get a new air conditioner that went out the first time we used it. We were told on numerous occasions that it was not a warranty issue. It was....we now have a new air...one year later. Now our roof has bubbled up all over. We had it looked at by Camping World in Byrum, MS, who told us it would be a warranty job and not to worry because we had a 10 year roof warranty. Well, Forest River...AGAIN..said it wasn’t. Camping World said it had to be because it was faulty rubber roofing. So here we go again. This has not been a pleasurable experience at all. We hold our breath every time we go camping. We called the people we purchased it from and they too said it would fall under warranty. We will be taking it back to Hattiesburg, MS to Country Creek and hopefully they will help us fight for this faulty product. STAY AWAY FROM FOREST RIVER PRODUCTS! We are not the only ones in our camping circle who are having issues with Forest River not wanting to fix THEIR BRAND NEW RV ISSUES. TOO MUCH MONEY TO GO TO WASTE. Find a different brand but do your research first! Show less

This is the worst RV I have ever had. Where shall I start. When we first bought it we had is sitting in our driveway. My daughter came to visit and was going to spend the night in it. Went to turn it on after I plugged it into the electric and nothing came on. I took it to the dealer I purchased it from and they said that the service and repair would not be covered even though I purchased an extended warranty for $4,000.00. The one I bought was a used unit and I understand why it was traded in so soon after it was bought. The electrical problem was a stripped positive wire going to the circuit panel. A few months later we went to lower California to see a relative. Our fridge stopped working and our air conditioning did not work properly also we could not light the oven and our electronic igniters for the stove top burners stopped working. This year we experienced a leak from the hot water heater to the kitchen sink. I found that the crimps the used were loose. The gel coat for the front top is totally faded out. The unit is only 2 years old. Had to take it to the dealership I bought it from to have repair work done, and nothing is going to be covered under our extended warranty. I am so upset with my purchase that I am afraid to take it anywhere because I feel it will break down again. Also the dealership said that my rear lift was bent. It was that way when I bought it. You would have thought that they would have replaced it for free, nope not happening. Also they said that my wheel bearings needed to be packed and there was grease on my brakes. I have and am going to spend more money on this defective unit than I wanted to. The repairs are making it impossible for us to take a vacation. DO NOT BUY A FOREST RIVER PRODUCT. Show less

Never buy a Wildcat Maxx RV. They have the worst craftsman ship, lousiest warranty. Things started to go bad within the first year. Electrical problems which occured in hot weather. Refrigerator stopped working and air conditioning was non existent. After one year plumbing connectors started to loosen and plumbing leaked water. Front top faded and the manufacture knew it would. Got extended warranty which covered nothing. Don't buy Wildcat Maxx b forest river at all. I cannot emphasize enough how bad their Wildcat Maxx units are. Show less

This is the worst fifth wheel out there. Has sever electrical problems when we took our first trip with it. The fridge would not stay cold lost a lot of food. Air conditioner did not work properly. Could not get the DVD player work. When I had it checked out the said there was nothing wrong with it. Then had sever water leak. Tried to fix myself but all of the factory connections were loose. Shoody workmanship. Will have to take it down to dealer and get it fixed hope they do a good job. The paint job on the front is faded and found out that the manufacturer knew that the gell they used would only last for about 2 years and was not warrantied. You spend thousands of dollars on a used fifth wheel and have nothing but headaches sucks. The dealership did not tell me about any of the problems that have arisen in the wildcat maxx models. I even tried to get a different model of rv but the dealer took me to the cleaners. My old fifth wheel worked a lot better than this model and was at least 15 years older. And they charge you for an extended warranty which does not cover anything. I am really disappointed in RVing. We really looked forward to it before. I may sell my truck and rv as a complete package and hope I will come out a little ahead and make some money off the sale. Show less

We have had this RV for approximately six months four and a half months it's been in the shop and has to go in again. Forest River does not build quality.! I can't recommend buying one for the few reasons listed below. This thing literally falls apart going down the road, sometimes simply setting in the RV Park.The awning has fallen off almost completely. Because they didn't put in the required amount of screws into the header,the toilet was not attached to the floor properly and actually moved back and forth a full 4 inches its broken cracked, and leaking wasn't attached correctly to begin with to the floor. It looks nice it's this late edition but it's cheap cheap Cheep! Nothing but problems with both slide outs, closet wardrobe doors fell off completely pulled out of the ceiling because they used two screws to hold the headrail track instead of 6, window seal in kitchen coming out there's a drip from one of the holding tanks underneath the rig, Receptacle in the kitchen smokes when you plug in the toaster, kitchen chair broke, fresh water holding tank drain valve stuck open, fantastic vent in bathroom squeaks. This is a brand new trailer folks we just purchased 6 months ago today state is 10/15/2017, and this is just a few of the problems we've had every time we get it back from service and go out something else breaks accepting the toilet that which is now broke three times. What we need here is a class action lawsuit after I see all the other poor reviews for Forest River. Warren Buffett you should be ashamed of yourself. I will never buy another Forest product. Warren Buffett you're on notice I will never do business with anything your name attached to it again. No more Duracell batteries or See's candy on my. I've owned many different RVs over my lifetime I have never owned a Forest River before and I've never had nearly 1/4th of the problems that I've had with this Wildcat Maxx RV from Forest River. The name definitely goes on before the quality goes in your products. Please don't disappoint yourself don't by Forest River there are plenty other quality products out there,ie skyline,lance, do your homework Google what brand of trailer or RV your about to buy before you buy Google their name and reviews. FOREST RIVER PRODUCTS WE BOYCOTT U UNTIL YOUR QUALITY GO UP. Show less

So many problems with this RV I can't list them all after 48 years of rving and owning this Forest River I'm ready to pack it in sale everything and start will telling it wherever I go. Never had so many problems with an RV before I've owned about 12 in my lifetime. Forest River sells garbage I will pass the word on, it's what's going to be written on the back of mine before the week is out. Don't by Forest River do yourself a favor Show less