New Car Failures Increasing

[wireman]

I have been RV'ing since the early 90's and have owned class"A"s, C's and travel trailers. Sold my last one in 2020.

2 conglomerates have majority ownership of most of the manufacturers. Thor and Forest River.

The quality has gone off the cliff since a lot of these mergers. Especially post pandemic.

You are better off buying a 5-7 year old gently used RV. Let someone else take the hit on depreciation.

I don't think there is a lemon law for RV's so do your research before any purchase.

Being handy will save you money on any repairs or problems. RV forums like any forum are a great source of info. These things are a house on wheels, so like any vehicle, good maintenance is crucial.

Don't be discouraged about all the negative stuff you read. It's a great lifestyle and I don't regret for one minute being an RV owner all those years.

In 2018 we took a 2 month trip from SoCal to the east coast and back. A lot of miles and memories I'll never forget.

Nothing like parking your house for the night in a new spot, cooking a meal and hitting the rack, ready for the next day's adventure.

Like the bumper sticker say's, "Home is where you park it"

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[Rhel]

7-9-13 my bs badlands 2.0 is 2021 driving about 62 thousand kilometres and only thing that has been changed is water pump when bs was almost brand new, then nothing for about three years now

it’s not much complaining here it’s have many thousands bs has been sold around the world i think 1,5 had most issues about the engine.

But keep in mind if you trashed your bs in maintaining and cleaning and off-road like jumping and you are doing what you not should be doing in your bs then yours bronco will be like a trash and he will break down, like every other car .

I have been much in other forum like wv Jeep Toyota volvo and what im seeing here is nothing ? some cars are Monday’s car always something, then some same brand will newer brake down , strange yes

 

[Mark S.]

I’ve had my BS BL 23 for about a month, and received it with 5k miles on it (company car). I had to get brakes replaced all around- day 1. Drove fine for a while until last week. I drove to a parking lot- parked, then decided to go to another parking lot. I tried to start it and it sent every warning signal it had (tire pressure/ collision/ engine temperature/ needs a hug) and would not start. Called the dealership to see if there was a workaround or reboot- they said no. Roadside assistance was sent - tow truck driver was about to pull it onto the flatbed and hit the start without the brake and it reset everything. It then was able to start- drove it home (and to the dealership in the morning). Diagnostic- PCM needs to be replaced (at 6k miles). We’ve had 3 Edges, F150 and a Fusion - no problems like this. Is this a lemon or just another example of the pandemic “ripple effect “?

This sounds suspiciously like those who've reported similar symptoms attributed to a bad battery.

 

[Sunflower]

Well that’s good to know. I’ll watch for that and ask the dealership too. They said the parts should be in today - hopefully I’ll be back in my BS very soon.

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