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09-27-2021, 04:18 PM #1
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Customer Service or Lack of it. Thoughts please.
On day 4 of our first long trip our refrigerator quit working. Yellow stuff in the back. It’s shot. It’s a 2021 303RLS. Bought in February. Used for 15 nights so far. Still under warranty. We are 1200 miles from home, but heading towards Michigan City near Grand Design.
I called GD customer service and asked if we came by could they replace the refrigerator. Nope. I was told to call Norcold. Why? I have no idea. I called Norcold and they said to call my dealer. I told them my dealer is 1200 miles away. They said find any dealer and have them write up a report and submit it to GD. We are in the middle of rural America. Drove 300 miles today on two lane roads. No highways anywhere or dealers to be seen. I called my dealer to see if they could call GD and ask for help. Nope. Told me it was a waste of time.
I’m polite, respectful and not at all demanding. Hard to believe that GD just blew me off. I understand parts are hard to get, techs are hard to come by and everyone is swamped. But, my simple mind says that it shouldn’t be too much to ask to swing by the factory and have them swap out the fridge. Thoughts?Mike & Linda
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09-27-2021, 05:16 PM #2
Suggest since your in the neighbourhood show up at the Grand Design office/ headquarters.
It’s better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for approval.
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09-27-2021, 05:25 PM #3
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09-27-2021, 06:10 PM #4
Seriously, do not waste your valuable time swinging by. They are swamped and don't have parts for the rigs in at the FSC. You're under the appliance manufacturers warranty and that's what they're pushing you to use, which is why Norcold said any dealer or even an established tech. Because of the unbelievable demand, the entire industry is following procedures to the letter... If you saw the literal mountain of RV appliances scrapped through this rush you'd be taken aback! I know I was! I think your efforts might be better spent looking into Dutch Aire or calling dealers to see if any will help your plight. There's also a very big independent RV repair shop not far from GD known to work miracles for full-timers. Don't know if I can mention their name - forgot the board rules on this.
Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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09-27-2021, 06:14 PM #5
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Norcold, not Grand Design provides the warranty for the fridge. A dealer(or authorized service center) has to evaluate the fridge and then get approval from Norcold to send parts for the repair. I was a Norcold dealer and I'll tell you, Norcold does not sell parts to the public. Everything goes though a service center or a parts distributor, if you can find one.
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09-28-2021, 03:22 AM #6
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09-28-2021, 07:30 AM #7
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I think I would contact Norcold directly for guidance. They are usually helpful, at least they were...
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09-28-2021, 08:58 AM #8
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09-28-2021, 09:46 AM #9Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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09-28-2021, 10:31 AM #10
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I know this has been addressed before , but to me this is the single biggest flaw in the Rv industry. When you have a warranty issue with a car / truck , you don’t have to go thru Delphi , Aisin , Koyo , Brembo, or whoever the parts were sourced from. The final assembler takes responsibility. I haven’t had any major warranty repairs on either of our GD fifth wheels , but I can certainly understand an owner’s frustration with having to track down individual suppliers.
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