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Originally Posted by jbreech
Just check back in . Let you all know i am still looking . Thanks for all the replys.
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Hello there.
My DW and myself almost got hooked into the V3605 a couple of years ago. Got sold on the bling instead of the roots and quality of the manufacturing process. One thing to be very careful of is the slides. If it is an older unit that uses the dreaded Schwintek slide systems....RUN! There are many many threads and problems detailing horror stories with that system. Do your research and find the information. The replacement system, an older cable driven system as created its own problems as well due to the laziness of Dutchmen engineering. With the cable mechanisms installed, the slides do not fully extend (roughly 2-3"). This causes issues with cabinet doors inside not being able to fully open and unsuspecting owners breaking those doors due to blockage issues, and the water seals on the outside of the slides not sealing as the gasket ends up sitting on the window frames instead of the smooth outer wall surface. They never repositioned the windows and the seal allows water into the slide area causing huge amounts of damage.
Recently we gave up on purchasing a new 3970 due to serious manufacturing issues there as well. In our unit, the dealer didn't know the roof trusses were under recall. (we found during a VIN search and a call to the manufacturer) Evidently, they installed poor quality roof trusses in/around the center AC over the living room area. Transporting the RV over the road with the sub-standard trusses caused the roof to sag due to the weight of the AC unit on the roof. The fix? Remove the interior one piece ceiling in two parts, (Cutting the ceiling panel) install some metal brackets to stiffen the ceiling and then reinstall ceiling the ceiling using some bracing or trim to help hold the ceiling in place.
This unit also had the cable system installed for the slides with the same issue mentioned above.
I am not saying the Voltage is junk, there are many happy owners out there, but our experience was not happy after 2 years and 2 different models of the Voltage units. I am just glad we discovered the problems before we became locked in owners.