Allanm
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We are on the last few days of our first proper trip away in our new Broadway FB and, disappointedly, we have a few niggles / faults that have come up.
I guess I expected everything to work perfectly, but, luckily, nothing major has stopped working.
First up was the bathroom door not staying shut. I had to disassemble and lubricate the mechanism.
Next, the waste water tank sensor has a mind of its own. It likes to tell is its full, just after I have emptied it! Generally, though, it just tells be it's 3/4 full. I have disconnected it to stop the alarm going off.
Every time we park up, I can hear a relay chattering from the main control panel. No idea what this is but nothing else seems to be malfunctioning
The button on one of the overhead lockers stuck in. Another disassemble and lubricate job
All the holders in the bathroom have fallen off at one time or another. Reassembled using thread lock
The Truma control panel told me there was an error (89) and stopped working for half a day. It seems ok again now. Nothing in the user manual mentions error codes or how to fix them
The fit of the base if the sink cupboard was not lined up properly. This annoyed me every time I looked at it so I refixed it properly
The water pump kept chattering when I turned the tap off and despite a call to Autosleeper and the dealer before we went away, neither could offer a fix. After researching similar problems on line, I bought a Surge Damper ( £24 ) that has cured it. Why isn't this fitted as a matter of course?
The front seats are very stiff to swivel, a lubrication and adjustment job for when I get home
Most of the press studs have fallen off the backs of the two side sofas. Luckily I found a tool in a local Carrefour to fix them
All the tape over the wall seams is lifting up
And, I recently noticed, before we went away, the bonnet alignment is not too good and one of the headlights was loose and jumping about when driving. I bolted the headlamp back in place but the bonnet alignment needs sorting sometime
I know most of these are minor and they are easily fixed, but on a van at this price, I think everything should be thoroughly checked before it leaves the factory and retailer.
Now, you may think I am not happy with the van, but really, minor niggles aside, we have had a great holiday in it. It drives great, is very comfortable and suits us perfectly. It's also a great looking van and has drawn many admiring glances and lengthy Franglais conversations
I guess the dealer will fix everything that is wrong, and then the van will be 100% perfect
Allan
I guess I expected everything to work perfectly, but, luckily, nothing major has stopped working.
First up was the bathroom door not staying shut. I had to disassemble and lubricate the mechanism.
Next, the waste water tank sensor has a mind of its own. It likes to tell is its full, just after I have emptied it! Generally, though, it just tells be it's 3/4 full. I have disconnected it to stop the alarm going off.
Every time we park up, I can hear a relay chattering from the main control panel. No idea what this is but nothing else seems to be malfunctioning
The button on one of the overhead lockers stuck in. Another disassemble and lubricate job
All the holders in the bathroom have fallen off at one time or another. Reassembled using thread lock
The Truma control panel told me there was an error (89) and stopped working for half a day. It seems ok again now. Nothing in the user manual mentions error codes or how to fix them
The fit of the base if the sink cupboard was not lined up properly. This annoyed me every time I looked at it so I refixed it properly
The water pump kept chattering when I turned the tap off and despite a call to Autosleeper and the dealer before we went away, neither could offer a fix. After researching similar problems on line, I bought a Surge Damper ( £24 ) that has cured it. Why isn't this fitted as a matter of course?
The front seats are very stiff to swivel, a lubrication and adjustment job for when I get home
Most of the press studs have fallen off the backs of the two side sofas. Luckily I found a tool in a local Carrefour to fix them
All the tape over the wall seams is lifting up
And, I recently noticed, before we went away, the bonnet alignment is not too good and one of the headlights was loose and jumping about when driving. I bolted the headlamp back in place but the bonnet alignment needs sorting sometime
I know most of these are minor and they are easily fixed, but on a van at this price, I think everything should be thoroughly checked before it leaves the factory and retailer.
Now, you may think I am not happy with the van, but really, minor niggles aside, we have had a great holiday in it. It drives great, is very comfortable and suits us perfectly. It's also a great looking van and has drawn many admiring glances and lengthy Franglais conversations
I guess the dealer will fix everything that is wrong, and then the van will be 100% perfect
Allan