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Old 04-05-2014, 11:11 AM   #1
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Does anyone else out there have this model. Would love some input. Thanks
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Old 09-26-2014, 09:20 PM   #2
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Yes, we recently purchased a Cougar 279RKSWE. We took it out for our first dry camping experience. We had a few issues. Like the water pump leaking, the LP sensor went off when the heater came on, the refrigerator does not appear to cool down to an acceptable level. At 5000 feet elevation, the coldest I could achieve was 52 degrees. The floor to ceiling pantry side panel buckled and cracked about 6 inches up from the floor. Waiting on warranty approval from dealer to have them fixed.
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Old 12-19-2014, 08:32 PM   #3
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yes we bought a 2014 279rkswe. had it almost a year now.
we had the same problem with our pantry - the side panel was too long and it buckled.
had to remove it and cut a quarter inch off the bottom.
had a crack in the front cap. keystone paid to fix it.
just got back from another 3 week road trip. we're pretty happy with the rv in general. just the
usual things - this is our 3rd 5th wheel and none of them seem to be problem-free.
but still very enjoyable.
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Old 03-13-2015, 02:34 PM   #4
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2014 Cougar 279RKWE

We own one too! Had a bunch of little things that I fixed myself...mostly cabinet screws loose or stripped out. I just bought the next size up screws and replaced the factory ones. The worst thing was seam between the front cap and roof leaked! It was only 7 months old when that happened. Had to wait 3 weeks before the dealer service department could get it in for warranty service. Just dropped it off yesterday. Supposed to take 2 to 3 weeks to fix. The dealer said Keystone should take care of the work.

April 23, 2015 Update:
The warranty work was completed by Sky River RV in Dublin, CA. They did an excellent job. Best part was Keystone covered all parts and the labor too! We are very Happy Campers!


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Old 03-13-2015, 04:01 PM   #5
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We have had ours 2 years now, been on several trips, all is well. The only problem was that the control panel was cracked. Since I can the dealer allowed me to install it myself. I found several loose splice connectors and fixed them myself. I also enlarged the opening so that everything would fit behind and not cause the panel to bow.
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Old 03-13-2015, 04:02 PM   #6
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I installed a fan and thermal sensor to help the fridge cool down when it is very hot.
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Old 03-13-2015, 04:14 PM   #7
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I installed a fan and thermal sensor to help the fridge cool down when it is very hot.

I've done that to the last Two fivers I've had. Have to keep the Ben &Jerry cherry Garcia cold.
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Old 03-16-2015, 07:34 PM   #8
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A toss up Ben & Jerry's or cold beer?
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Old 03-17-2015, 02:38 AM   #9
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A toss up Ben & Jerry's or cold beer?

Beer goes into an ice chest, it gets colder IMO.
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