Welcome!
I have a 2009 Forest River Cedar Creek Day Dreamer 37RLTSD, which I bought new in April 2008. I realize that is likely more formal than what you're looking for.
Here are some of my observations about the unit, the company, etc. :
1. I like the unit, but the quality certainly isn't what I would have hoped for in this high end unit.
a. I've had issues with the power inverter. In this unit the power inverter runs the refrigerator when it's not shorelined or on generator power. The original inverter was 600 watts. It failed four months in on my first long trip. After lots of hassle the company sent a replacement to me at my campsite. I had to do the labor to change it out. This second unit failed on on my second long trip less than four months later. After much hassle I was put in contact with a man from Sensata Technologies, the company that owns Airpax Dimensions, the manufacturer of the inverter. He was really helpful. His assertion was that when Cedar Creek originally started using the inverter, refrigerators were smaller. In time they grew and the inverter didn't. Locked rotor amp demand had become too great for the 600 watt inverter. The solution was to replace the inverter with an 800 watt unit. While we were at it I requested the remote switch and indicator panel option that could be installed inside the coach. The Airpax man said that Cedar Creek was the only manufacturer to which they shipped the "R3" option inverter without the wiring and remote panel in the same carton. He also said they'd been trying to get Cedar Creek to incorporate that in production, but that Cedar Creek had remained stalwart in not using it. While I was very impressed by Airpax, I was not impressed by my dealer's nor Cedar Creek's handling of this issue. Thus far the 800 watt unit, which I also installed, has been flawless . . . and with the remote panel I can not only tell what the inverter is doing, but I can switch the unit on and off inside the coach. No more crawling under the nose and opening the awkward service bay door to do so.
b. The unit's electrical wiring is problematic. Within 15 months of new, I had wires corrode completely in two where they were connected with solderless connectors under the kitchen slide. These were left open to road slop and even hung upside down so that they retained whatever was thrown in them. In one of the rare times where Cedar Creek did respond to my voicemail (after I had figured out the problem and repaired it), the representative said he was aware of that type of problem and was trying to get production to go to silicon filled type connectors. As of that conversation he hadn't been successful.
c. Brake lines were placed such that movements of the suspension severed one of the lines and I lost all braking. Thank goodness for the big brakes on the Ford Super Duty. This cost me a 400 mile round trip to the dealership for repair. They started by blaming the TV integrated brake controller. After some time they discovered the severed line.
d. One of my dinette chairs had uneven legs. They finally UPS ed a replacement.
e. The desktop split over the electric fireplace after extended use in cold weather. I have a replacement top that I'll need to install at some point.
f. While the company representative said that the unit is rated for 0 degrees F, I had water freeze problems even with an auxiliary electric heater in the service bay and the tank heaters turned on.
g. While dealer personnel tell me that the propane generator should work down to 25 degrees F, I have stall problems at 35 F. The pressure regulator with full cylinders at 50 degree temperatures holds propane pressure at minimum specs and is nonadjustable. I was advised to take the unit to Cummins Central Power, the company that owns Onan. I did so. The day I was there the temperatures were warm enough the unit wouldn't stall and they could do nothing about it. They recommended increased propane pressure at the main regulator. When I informed the service manager at the RV dealership of this statement he got a funny look on his face. He said they'd told him if pressures met minimum specs they should be fine.
h. Slide seals leaked in the closed position from the get go and had to be repaired.
i. More than one plastic hold down clip for the blinds was broken from day one.
j. Some of the external moldings are shrinking with age and contorting.
k. I'm convinced the battery bank was never serviced properly prior to delivery. Electrolyte was exceedingly low upon first inspection. After filled to the proper level, I've not encountered this problem again.
2. The company is difficult to get a reply from and I usually get a voicemail rather than a live voice. I've asked more than once for some kind of electrical schematic on this unit. Their reply, on the rare occasion that I got one, was, "if you encounter problems, give us a call". :
3. The dealership has been even worse. Their service manager's normal response to a problem is, "I'll call the company." When I asked for the R3 option on the 800 watt power inverter, his response was, "We can't get that." Their knowledge base is limited. Often replies were contradictory to each other. More than once I got the "who told you that" from the service manager, who was the person who had. After the sale, I've never had a "how are you doing" call from the salesman.
All in all, I hope the problems are done and over with. Sorry for the long post, but this has been my experience. God bless your choice and experience.
