Forest River reviews

After much research, we decided to purchase a 2017 Rpod 179 from a dealer in Mesquite, Texas. Although the dealer is approximately 300 miles from our home in San Antonio, we felt confident that the combined quality of the traler and the assurance that we "could take it to any Forrest River dealer for service"', we would be safe. (There is no Rpod dealer within a 100 miles of where we live). The first time we had a problem with the electric tongue lift not working, we found that "any Forrest River dealer" for repairs was true. In fact, even with with Forrest River's help, we were left with called Ngo numerous dealers only to say no and offer no assistance. Fortunately, I did find an area Forrest River dealer has worked very hard to help us. They were the only dealer of 6 which I called that was willing to help us. Although they are not an RPod dealer, they have done much to help us. There has been a series of issues with the RPod which have greatly undermined my confidence in my camper. So far, our 6 month old camper has had considerable problems . Beginning with a defective tongue lift, we found ourselves with a heather that was so loud, we stopped using it and plugged in a stand alone. (Reported to be a piece of packing plastic inside the unit). We have experienced a water leak which flooded the rear storage compartment.(Break at the city water inlet). An A/C unit with a part missing that makes too much noise to use until the part comes in. (2 weeks in the shop so far). Blue caulk scattered on numerous portions of the black framing. Decals beginning peel in some places. This unit sold for $22 k before discount. The most a dealer will allow on trade is $9k. We are trapped in a camper that we have no faith in manufactured by a company we have no faith in and sold by a dealer we have no faith in. If I had a do over, I would have purchased something from a local dealer and it would not have been a Forrest River product.

Within 6 months of owning the coach we started having numerous problems from lights not working , interior trim coming apart , ac vent rattling , pipes under the sink leaking and now a paint defect on the front cab which requires a full cab replacement. According to the dealer they could not get any warranty repairs approved from forest river for several months . This is ridiculous for a brand new unit. I will never buy another forest river product again.

Excellent 5th wheel. We’ll appointed with luxury touches. Has washer drier, 3 air conditioners and a wine chiller as well as corian countertops and dual bathroom sinks and a Hollywood lit mirror. Only downside is that this unit is BIG and care must be taken parking it.

My wife and I have some wonderful memories of our annual trips in this. Absolutely the most comfortable RV we have ever owned and we have been camping over 40 years now. We love the floor plan and the spacious interior. The only negative would be the water heater switch which is very difficult to see and if you forget to switch it off without water in it and power up you'll burn out the heater element. Its very easy to change though.

Loved this camper. It never failed us. Lots of space. Very nice appliances. Tons of storage. Easy to tow. Solid large cabinets. Large refrigerator. Dinette converts lovely into a nice bed. Large power awning with LED lighting. Lovely faucet with pull down sprayer. Two pocket doors for privacy in the bedroom.

I bought this rv in Texas started the drive back to Arizona in Austin tax started to rain. We had water coming out of ceiling everywhere. 75 miles from El Paso we over headed. Sat on side of the road for nine hours fan belt shredded. Got new belt what a nerve racking 24 hours of owning this four hundred thousand dollar rv. So we are home tried to get a Forrest river dealer to work on our rv. They quoted four months out. So we found an rv repair place and had to pay them and then wait for three months to get reimbursed by factory. Getting ready three weeks ago to go out of town and our 110 did not work in rv. So I called their dealer and they quoted Oct six months out. The batteries went bad so factory said to replace them and they will pay me $70 a battery. But no labor for me to do the job. So I bought new batteries and now fault light stopped but no 110 still. Took it to rv renovators and they said it’s either a bad transfer switch or inverter. Forrest river warranty said that they would not take an inverter from their production of a new rv and to get an inverter could tank months. So my rv with only 2200 miles has been broke down almost the entire time of ownership. Warning if you buy a Forrest river expect no help no hood warranty. And gif forbid you go out on the road with rv and breakdown. You will be stranded. Don’t buy Forrest river their warranty and dealers suck for after sales support and warranty.

This unit has only been used 9 times, mostly on weekends with in a 50 mile radius. It has many added features like : solar panels, on demand hot water, dishwasher, wine cooler, king bed, residential refrigerator, large inverter, power awnings, an extra power awning on the slide out, slide toppers on all the slideouts.The axles are 8000 lb rated and H rated nitrogen filled tires. The camper tows great and has a trailair hitch. It's just too big for our week end trips.

This was a great way to learn how to work with a toy hauler, all of our stuff fit into one unit instead of an rv and a trailer, it was great to break off with our truck and be able to explore without the towing of the big unit all the time, or leave it for a few days and come back. The unit worked really well for our family of 4, lots of room, beds had great sizes kids really liked that and having the two bathrooms was a huge perk, especially with teens.

2022 model...Bought in Ohio as price was much better than Florida. The bottom literally fell out on first day coming home. I did road repairs to dropped panels, plumbing, and immediately needed items to continue trip. Took it to local dealer who would accept warranty work on returning home. One month later, still sitting next to home. No response to repair company. I just left my final message. I will contact finance company and attorney on Monday if no response. I have time and resources to make trouble for poor service companies!

We have enjoyed our 2015 Forest River Forester 3011DL. We used it for three and four day trips along the coast of Washington and Oregon. Comfortable with a common sense layout. More storage that you can fill up. Well worth our investment.