2004 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN Visibilitywindshield Problems

THE WINDSHIELD UPPER TOP RIGHT AND LEFT CORNER IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE INSTALLATION AT THE MANUFACTURER. *KB

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...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND IDENTIFIED THE FRAME OF THE WINDSHIELD AS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE CRACKS. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT IN ADDITION TO ABOUT 30 CRACKS AND SHATTERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND AGREED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DID THE SAME THING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE RV 2000 MILES TO BE INSPECTED BUT THE CONSUMER FELLS THE RV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NM

PURCHASED 2005 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN (WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE 2004 MODEL) AND TOOK DELIVERY IN APRIL 2005. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS RV AND IT HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP 3 TIMES FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO REPLACED 1ST TIME IN AUGUST, 2005 IN OWOSSO MICHIGAN. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WITH ALL THREE SLIDE-OUTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS NOT EXTENDING ALL THE WAY AND DAYLIGHT COULD BE OBSERVED AT BOTTOM. AFTER DEPARTING DEALERSHIP NOV 18 AND ARRIVING AT DESTINATION LATE IN AFTERNOON THE OPPOSITE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED, CASCADING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH SPIDER CRACKS ACROSS AND DOWN. NOW THE FACTORY, FOREST RIVER EXPECTS ME TO BRING THIS RV FROM CALIFORNIA TO INDIANA IN THE WINTER SO THEY CAN "TEAR IT DOWN AND FIND THE PROBLEM". IF THEIR DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND HAVE ADMITTED THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, THE 2200 MILE TRIP...

WINDSHIELD MIGRATING OUT OF THE FRAME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE GLASS BREAKING. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND PLACED A "L" BRACKETT TO PREVENT FURTHER MIGRATION.THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECT WAS NOT DISCLOSED OR PREVENTED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR IS NOT ADEQUATE NOR PROFESSIONAL. THEY LITTERALLY SCREWED AN "L" BRAKETT INOT THE DASH. THE REPAIR IS UNSIGHTLY AND INADEQUATE. THERE ARE "NEWER" MODELS THAT HAVE A "FIX" THAT LOOKS PROFESSIONAL. THEY IGNORE MY REQUESTS TO HAVE THE "SAME" REPAIR DONE TO MY WINDSHIELD.*AK