Are others having these issues?

I've been meaning to do this for quite some time. I am usually not the complaining type, but when things just keep happening, after spending a lot of money... I then think, are others having this same experience?

So here it goes. This is my first in buying a new RV. I've owned a lot of pre-owned RVs, a lot, and many campers. I see now why some rich people buy used.

I have the R Pod 202, 2021. I liked the interior design, semi light look, so i bought it. At the time the used RVs in the States were selling so fast, that by the time I traveled 2-7 hours to view one, it sold.

The salesman that helped me did look hesitant when I decided to buy it. He had two on the lot. This one was the only one I was only permitted to see. The other sold. I suppose, when it comes to New RVs, I had put my ever so scrutiny inspector on the shelf, because, come on, it is new, right?!

The first day I noticed that one sliding door didn't work (it was badly bent) and the other sliding door was scared from pertruding screws in the wall. I had them order me new ones. While still in the States they never sent me the new doors, because, as they said, if we send them to another dealer, we will not get the extra parts income. ?!? So, to this day, I have one door that needs a hydronic pump to open, and the other, i keep open because of two massive scratches in it, like as if I owned a puma.

Soon i learned that i had to slam the entry door shut every time. I used to do body work on cars, so i know a sprung door when I see one. Come to find out, yup, this one was sprung.

My first day out I learned that I should have kicked that little voice in my head on and do a full look see. I went to use the propane stove and it blew up in my face. It was leaking gas for two days. Imagine the blast on using it for the first time. Could not smell the gas because it had the glass lid on it. Thank God I am a handyman, I learned that the assembly line guys didn't test for leaks. So i took it apart and gladly repaired it. It took a week or more for my facial hair to grow back.

Two days into it, the slide out froze on me, I mean froze.... The tech people said the battery was probably low. Okay, hmm, they gave me with this $27,000 rig, one (1) really cheap china battery from China. The slide has 4 electric motors. So I figured out how to get by. I hooked up the power cable to the truck, charged the one cheep battery, then operated the slide. I later bought another battery. Okay, all is well. Keep trucking..

Then the next day the refrigerator went out. Thinking, ok, must be something minor. I looked it over and could not figure it out. So I took it to a RV place and they said it was the fuse link. They gladly replaced it and off I went.

Three days later the refrigerator blew again. I had to find away to keep my food from spoiling until my appointment. It was a long weekend, no one was open. I lost a lot of food. Thank you Desert RV for seeing that the manufacturer put the fuse link too close to the exhaust.. okay off again...

My shades in the kitchen and bedroom kept falling down. Come to find out that again, the guy on the rapid express no brain assembly line, missed all the studs and put the screws in that incredibly durable 1/16 cheap plywood.

The next day I began to see water leaks all around the bathroom sink. Come to find out the tip to the faucet was missing. Okay off the hardware to buy one and fix it. Later that same sink was leaking inside.

Then i noticed that the TV was falling off the wall, many of the hall attachments fell off when traveling (gas detector, outlet covers, thermostat, light switch covers). Okay, i fixed some of them. Come to find out that who ever did the work, again, never put the screws in any studs, just the incredibly durable 1/16 cheap plywood. Man do i miss the old RVs.

Then shelves began following down in the front storage. The cheap plastis shelving had a very hard time supporting 5 pounds. That storage is big! What is supposed to be put in it, foam? So I went to a hardware store and fixed it.

Then I noticed that my shower floor was getting lower, storage under the sink began to sink lower and lower and lower... Okay, again, I was far from an RV repair, so kick the ol handyman in again, go the hardware and buy all the stuff for the repair of my brand new RV! Yes! I feel great! Off and running!

The mattress in the bedroom became very thin, and where? The part i did not use, the middle. When sleeping i found myself falling to the center of the bed. It sunk at least 2 plus inches of that top quality 5" mattress they gave me for $27,000.

The panelling all around the bed began to fall off. Sorry, I was by then, absolutely sick of repairs, so I let it go.

Then my TV stopped working and my fan for the breaker box just kept on eating up my DC battery power. The front axle drivers side dropped 2". Meaning the axle spring is going out. I called all these in, but seeing I was still traveling, I eventually bought another TV and repaired the fan issue myself. I am still waiting to hear about the axle I'm positive other R Pod satisfied buyers are doing the same and trucking on happily!

The manufacturer must not have tested the plastic coating they put on all the cabinets, because any oil from the fingers, permanently stained the paneling. So i have 50 or more spots, blotches all over the place. Looks like an RV that's 30 years old, yet I only had it a few months.... Yah great!

Traveling threw Arizona all of a sudden the front window shattered. I had to put cardboard and duct tape on it for a month until the new one arrived. Luckily Arizona was bone dry. Any rain would have been disastrous for the bedroom mattress, walls, panelling and flooring. Thank you Almighty God!

I cross the boarder to visit some friends, oops, bad news, because there are no RV parts, repair and sales down here.

All along the water pump came on for a slit second ever 4-5 hours or so. I did my own inspection but could not find leaks. I mentioned it to a RV repair and they said it was probably the pressure valve not holding. No big deal.

Then the toilet began to leak. Since I could not buy pressure ring plumbing in Mexico, I had to fix it with a bonding material.

Then the water line to the outdoor sprayer began to leak. This one also could only be repaired by a puddy.

Then I noticed water running down the wall of the passenger side bedroom window. After considerable time, I figured it out. Half of the screws did not penetrate the beam around the window. When traveling the window dropped enough to leave the seal open at the top. Again, please teach those assembly line guys to make sure all screws penetrate wood or metal. That incredibly "strong" 1/16 cheap plywood ain't gunna do it.

Other things I would modify on this brand new RV are:

A bigger fresh water holding tank. 30 gallons goes fast.

Fix the fresh water sensors properly, because it goes from 3/4 to empty really fast. No time to refill.

Get rid of that stupid shelving in the bedroom. It's for what? A million old CD's and DVD's? No room for clothes.

Change the vinyl cabinet and wall coating because this type is stained with every finger print with a tiny amount of natural oil.

The water inlet for filling the tank leaks more water than water entering the tank. It needs to be angled down more.

Get rid of that ever so thin cheap plywood 1/16" panelling. Man than stuff is junk!!!

Four electric slide out motors powered by one super cheap china 12 volt battery!?! Come on!

The air conditioning takes for ever to cool this small place. What you do wrong? I had a 38 foot trailer that cooled in 40 min in California heat. This one runs for ever and the temp drop 3 degrees. Also only one vent in the bedroom? It never cools with three windows. Come on guys!

Get rid of that "Step above" 500 capacity entry steps. It is hard to level so the door closes. Twice I forgot it is out when I drove off. It is total overkill for the width of all the doors, cheap shower floor (200 lb max) and cheap bedding. Sorry, someone weighting 400 lbs ain't gonna live in this RV.

Lastly, at first i thought the kitchen table was ok, but after two days, turning my head just to watch the TV, and eating, was a total pain.

I feel sorry for anyone who bought this RV without RV repair skills. Your gunna need em!! I'm still using mine, but the repairs go on and on and on... I'm just glad it didn't come with a motor.

Well I thought I was the only one with serious issues with my R-Pod.....