2004 Pilgrim OPEN ROAD: complaints, problems and recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD RV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDERS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ WATER ENTERED THE RV, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABINETS, THE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE WATER PUMP, THE HUBS WERE RUSTING OUT ON THE WHEELS, THE AIR VENT AND ROOF WERE LEAKING. THE WINDOWS DID NOT FIT RIGHT, THE SPINDLES WERE LOOSE ON THE CABINET…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL OPENROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT NOTICED AMMONIA LEAKING OUT OF HER CAMPER AND NOW HER REFRIGERATOR NO LONGER WORKS. DOMETIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07V201000\08V336000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). SHE WOULD LIKE DOMETIC TO RECHARGE THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FAULTY PART. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAMPER WAS NOT…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NDR1062. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AMMONIA AND YELLOW RESIDUE. THE UNIT ALSO FAILED TO COOL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS A WARNING, RATHER THAN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD RV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDERS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ WATER ENTERED THE RV, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABINETS, THE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE WATER PUMP, THE HUBS WERE RUSTING OUT ON THE WHEELS, THE AIR VENT AND ROOF WERE LEAKING. THE WINDOWS DID NOT FIT RIGHT, THE SPINDLES WERE LOOSE ON THE CABINET…

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2006 PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL OPEN ROAD 5TH WHEEL PIN BOX WELDING BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE AND AS A RESULT THE METAL AROUND THE WELDING ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS ALSO BROKEN IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS. THE PIN BOX APPEARS TO BE READY TO GO THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE 5TH WHEEL. HAD WE NOT DISCOVERED THIS PRIOR TO PULLING IT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LIPPERT RV FRAMES AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE CONTACT L…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NDR1062. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AMMONIA AND YELLOW RESIDUE. THE UNIT ALSO FAILED TO COOL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS A WARNING, RATHER THAN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL OPEN ROAD CAMPER RV WITH THE ORIGINAL DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER M-332RKS-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL IN WHICH A SECONDARY SHIELD WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE BURNER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT WITH THE REMEDY, GAS COULD STILL LEAK AND CAUSE A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY DO A SECONDARY RE-ENFORCEMENT, BUT NOT REPAIR THE POSSIBLE LEAK. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE…

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WE HAVE INCURRED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS ON OUR 40 FT. FIFTH WHEEL RV WITH KENDA TIRES. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM, KENDA REFUSED ALL LIABILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE OVER TWO YEARS OLD. WE WERE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND WERE AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM PERSONAL STORIES FORM FELLOW RIVERS AND FROM READING RV FORUMS. WE ALWAYS CHECKED PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING ANY TRIP. THE TIRES ARE MADE IN CHINA AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON ANY VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE USA. THEY ARE A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY WAITING TO …

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R.V.FRAME FAILURE, IPPERRTT MFG. MANUFACTURERS THE MAJORITY OF ALL FAMES FOR TRAILER MFG'S AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POOR WELDING AND THE FRAMES BREAKING. LIPPERT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE FRAMES BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY ARE BUILDING THEM TO THE MFG. SPECS. MY FRAME BROKE AND LIPPERT SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE FACTORY THAT BUILT MINE HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE NO ONE TO CHARGE IT BACK TO. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE PLENTY ON RV.NET WHICH IS A RV FORUM. THANK YOU GENE …

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PINBOX FAILED WHERE CONNECTED TO MAIN FRAME. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRAILER FRONT TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES, ALMOST CONTACTING THE TOP OF THE TRUCK BED RAILS. FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHEN WE STOPPED AT AN RV PARK AT THE END OF DAY. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES FAILED AT THE CONNECTION OF THE PINBOX TO THE MAIN FRAME. THE WELDS AT THE POINT OF CONNECTION DID NOT FAIL, RATHER IT WAS THE BASE METAL THAT CRACKED AND ALLOWED THE TRAILER FRONT TO DROP DOWN. EITHER THE STEEL WAS TOO LIGHT FOR THIS APPLICATION OR WAS INFERIOR IN SOME OTHER WAY. I S…

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PER DEXTER AXLE, THE WHEELS SHOULD BE 0 DEGREES FROM CENTER OR IT WILL CAUSE BEARING TO FAIL ,WHICH MINE DID. DEXTER WILL NOT WARRANTY THE AXLE, DUE TO PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL INSTALLING THE WRONG WHEELS ON THEIR CAMPERS. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. PILGRIM HAS SENT ME A CHECK FOR THIS TIME, BUT WHEN I ASKED WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE WHEELS THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT MUST BE A PROBLEM OR THE AXLE MANUFACTURER WOULD WARRANTY THEIR AXLES. THERE IS PROBABLY ALOT OF THESE WHEEL AND AXLE COMBINATIONS OUT …

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2006 PILGRIM INTERNATIONAL OPEN ROAD 5TH WHEEL PIN BOX WELDING BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE AND AS A RESULT THE METAL AROUND THE WELDING ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS ALSO BROKEN IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS. THE PIN BOX APPEARS TO BE READY TO GO THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE 5TH WHEEL. HAD WE NOT DISCOVERED THIS PRIOR TO PULLING IT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH LIPPERT RV FRAMES AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE CONTACT L…

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