Jerry Hicks
Member
I am having a water intrusion problem with my 2009 Itasca Meridian. It all started several years ago when the original (Dimension) inverter burned out. It was replaced with a Magnum unit of the same wattage but a different physical size. Since then it has had to be rebuilt twice because of water getting into the inverter. The unit is located just behind the driver side rear wheel on the side wall that divides the wheel well and the compartment.
The first time the new unit failed the dealer who did the change out, resealed the compartment and said I was good to go. That turned out not to be correct. The next time I drove in the rain, water entered the inverter again, I returned to the dealer and they rebuilt the inverter and resealed the compartment which they did free of charge. But the next time I drove in the rain, once again the compartment leaked, and I noticed the water before I plug in the inverter so it was not damaged. I returned to the dealer and they put the shop foreman on the project this time. He again resealed the compartment and off I went.
This past weekend I again drove in the rain and again I had water in the compartment. Thankfully I found the water and dried the area before plugging in the inverter. The water seems to be coming in just above the inverter, it then runs down the wall into the inverter.
I know the shop has run sprinklers overnight in the area without leaks, they have resealed the wheel well and the compartment several times, they even added a little mud flap to help protect the cord outlet door.
I?m more interested in seeing if I?m the only who?s having this problem. Does anyone know a fix?
The first time the new unit failed the dealer who did the change out, resealed the compartment and said I was good to go. That turned out not to be correct. The next time I drove in the rain, water entered the inverter again, I returned to the dealer and they rebuilt the inverter and resealed the compartment which they did free of charge. But the next time I drove in the rain, once again the compartment leaked, and I noticed the water before I plug in the inverter so it was not damaged. I returned to the dealer and they put the shop foreman on the project this time. He again resealed the compartment and off I went.
This past weekend I again drove in the rain and again I had water in the compartment. Thankfully I found the water and dried the area before plugging in the inverter. The water seems to be coming in just above the inverter, it then runs down the wall into the inverter.
I know the shop has run sprinklers overnight in the area without leaks, they have resealed the wheel well and the compartment several times, they even added a little mud flap to help protect the cord outlet door.
I?m more interested in seeing if I?m the only who?s having this problem. Does anyone know a fix?