Coachmen 5th Wheel reviews

We have a 2022 Coachman Brookstone 344fl. We purchased it brand new in Sept 22. It is the worst RV we have ever owned!!! The fist week we had it the A/C stopped getting cold, then the Fridge freezes up causing the fridge to stop cooling, heater keeps blowing fuses, the lippard auto level keeps giving error codes and keeps malfunctioning, one of the slides keeps trying to go in crooked, last month we were driving and the front black& grey tanks were falling out, luckily we caught it when we stopped for the night and were able to go to a truckstop repair and have a cross bar put on until we can get it into a shop, the we got parked and a few days later we noticed the back black and grey tanks are starting to fall as well. Numerous other problems with the interior.....It is a HUGE PIECE OF JUNK!!!! Cannot Wait to get rid of this RV!!!! Never again will I own a Forest River Brand, were very Brand loyal, but never again!!! Show less

Our Coachman Chapperal lite is a 2015 and has catastrophic water issues which just started this year. We cover it every winter and have taken great care of it but the slide outs leak and the back wall has ajso leaked causing $2 300.00 in damages. Our rv insurance is saying it's due to lack of care. I guess they don't last well as they aren't built like they used to be. Show less

We bought this 5th Wheel new from RV World in Bradenton, FL. It is a 42' Chaparral. After being in it for 7 months we have found most things are in good working condition. However, we have had a problem since day one that is still not working correctly and I can't imagine others don't have the same problem. It's their Furrion thermostats. Both for A/C and for the oven. They don't work!! We are currently on thermostat #5 and it doesn't work any better than the previous 4. I bought a digital thermostat so I could know the actual temp in this trailer. It never shows the temp as being anywhere close to the actual temp and therefore, doesn't turn on. We have had the actual temp as 84 degrees and the thermostat read 56 degrees. I have a picture of the thermostats beside each other where it shows 80 and 56 degrees. You can not get the A/C to come on and it just keeps getting hotter in here. This is thermostate #5. None of the others worked either. I couldn 't get RV World or Adontis at Customer Service Rep @ Lippert, nor the Maintennce Supv at RV World in Bradenton, FL call you back sand it was 84 and rising. I had to call an outside comopany to come in and get us a/c. He got it to run temporarily and it cost us $930 because my husband was getting ready for open heart surgery and not welll enough to get the unit into Bradenton, FL. RV World eventually got someone to come out and put in thermostat #5 but it still doesn't work properly. As I said, it will go to 56 degrees and stay there and no one has touched it Then you turn it off and play with it for awile until you get it back on. It's a Royal Pain. Also problem with thermostat in oven. You can't bake anything that needs to rise because you have to turn it to 490degrees then turn it down and you might get 325 or 370 whatever it wants to do. Also if you open the oven to do cookies, you lose the temp and it may go back up and it may not. And you burn the bottoms before the top is baked. So I only use for roast or meatloaf. Something that you can test to see if it's done. Don't bake any desserts. I've ruined too many. Cheaper to buy or do without. I have no respect for RV World in Bradenton, FL, Lippert Corp, or Forrest River. Lippert and Forrest River are the companies that bought Coachman. And don't care about their customers. I'd be happy to go into more detail about the thermostat situation. I've written many emails to these companies and they don't answer. Oh and the warranty isn't worth the paper it written on. You have to take you unit into them and they fix when they get to it. Can take 6 months. And you have nothing to use. In our case, we owned sinceOctober '22 and it's still not working. Show less

We had purchased a trailer and used it one time when we looked into a 5th wheel. It is much better to drive with. We have come from KY to FL three times and have had no trouble. It is a much better to have this as it has more room and a sofa that have a pull out queen bed. The main bed is in the front and has a wonderful closet. Show less

Overall the RV is great for part time traveling and no issue with the a/c in Florida or Texas on the electronic end of ever thing is operating the refrigerator is residential with a inverter! Drawers doors in the kitchen and bedroom and bathroom was adjusted before the first trip out by the dealer ! Show less

We have camped in 20 degree weather and 100 degree with no issues stayed warm and cool when needed. Very nice floor plan. We upgraded the mattress and added a combo washer/dryer. . The only negative is the shower is in 2 pieces needs to be chalked at the seams... It is a little on the flimsy side but works. Also would have liked to have self-leveling option as well. We have used this 5th wheel for a pre-exploration for considering the possibility of full time. It has been a wonderfully experience and have decide to pull the plug and go for it. We will be upgrading but for anyone wanting a good fun part time 5th wheel this one is a great option for sure... Hats off to Coachmen for producing a great product... Show less

We purchased a Coachmen Brookstone 344 FL in May of 2020. This was our 5rh camper and our first new one. All of the others were Keystones and were purchased used. As of August 20, 2022, the Coachmen that we purchased new has been nothing but junk. The 4th time we used it the motor went out on the awning with the awning out. Contacted the dealership but the unit was already out of warranty. The leveling system stopped working correctly around month 14, they have a 1 year warranty. The Dometic mini fridge stopped working around month 20...1 year warranty. The only item that was repaired under warranty was the shower drain that leaked water all over the bathroom floor the 2nd time we used it. Luckily for us our 2nd use was within the 1st 12 months and even then I had to call Carolina RV several times to get them to get the coach and repair it. Once they finally did repair noone notified me. I had to keep calling to ask. The amount of problems that have arisen with this new coach are more than the total of issues I had with the previous 4 campers combined. Awesome floor plan but not worth the $87,000 they're asking for them. I sent an email to customer service 2 weeks ago giving them an opportunity to make some of it right but my email was ignored. Stay away from Coachmen unless you like working on a piece of $90,000 junk. Show less

These are pure JUNK !!!! We have taken our RV out only 2 times since January 2021. The FIRST time out the bottom liner under the RV came off. My husband had to buy a screw gun and zip ties and put it back together since we were very far from home. (It was dragging on the highway) Then when we get to the RV park we go inside to find the TV has fallen off the wall and busted. Three fan blades came off the ceiling fan. The shower was missing the door handle on one side and the other side came off. Then when our sons girlfriend showered it all literally ran out onto the ground under our trailer !!! It was a 2 month wait to get it in to the shop and They took 3 months to fix all this so there went our Spring ,Summer and Fall to go anywhere in our brand new RV. They still didn't put the shower door handles on and they didn't fix the ceiling fan at all. They said we had to order the fan and we needed to bring the RV back or come pick up the fan. They also did not fix shower from running on the ground. (My husband went and bought parts and fixed the showers water from pouring onto the ground) 2nd trip this March 2022. The top bunk fell down on one side with our 7 year old grandaughter that weighs 50lbs. Trim is coming off in 2 places along the floor and one place above the kitchen cabinets. The RV is thrown together and I fear what all will continue to fall apart each time we go some where ??? We keep it in our shop so at least it's covered from the weather when we have it stored but I wonder how it will do when we take it out more ?? These look awesome. I loved the decor and the floor plan. I just wish they were built good and made to last. I also wish they fixed stuff properly when you take it back for repairs. I will never buy another Chaparral. What's sad is I think alot of other company's build JUNK RV's also. Everyone BEWARE. Pay extra for if you need to for QUALITY. Show less

Since we bought the new 2018 in July of 2019 we have had two exterior lamps relplaced. The ac quit the first year and it took dealer almost 4 months to repair because they could not figure out what was wrong with the dual ac thermostat. The oven glass top totally came apart. 5 of the six bolts that hold it together broke. The black tank valve stick open the second year and would not close. Imagine going home from camping trip with that issue. The wallpaper paper is coming of the walls in 8 different places the clear coat has totally faded on one side or there GRREAT AZDELL EXTERIOR. The water heater turns the back side of camper above black every time it comes on. Third year with camper we found a rotten spot on wall beside window where window appears to have been leaking for a whlile and just bought a new refrigerator. Everchill junk they put in these things quit and extended warranty would not replace entire fridge just parts to fix. The china parts are unavailable so I had to buy a new refrigerator. All this in first three years. DO NOT BUY CHAPARRAL OR ANY OTHER FOREST RIVET JUNK!!! Show less

Very Comfortable and spacious. Large refrigerator, tons of storage. Very cozy layout. Very comfortable bedroom layout and love the double vanity bath, enough room for everyone’s stuff. Pulled very nice, disc brakes are amazing! Very cold A/C and huge tanks. Show less