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Eldonp · 10-17-2021, 06:21 AM

I have a 2002 Holiday Rambler Endeavor and I am going to be traveling from central Canada straight down through North Dakota to Oklahoma, then across to Tampa Florida, then from Florida to Arizona. I want to find an RV repair shop somewhere along my travels that can check out the whole motorhome and repair anything from bumper to bumper including the engine.

Does anyone have a suggestion?

Also I did see a post about trailing arm issues, I have the right year of coach and 4 airbags like they state, but my model wasn’t listed, so does that mean I’m ok?

Thanks in advance.

I have to say this is a great RV site, RVers helping RVers!

Eldonp · 10-17-2021, 07:34 AM

I forgot to add, I’m looking for a place somewhere along my route where I can stop and have things ch checked out.

moisheh · 10-20-2021, 05:32 PM

Normally an rv tepairshop is the worst place to get chassis repairs. Some Freightliner dealers do chassis and of course engine work. Expensive. An Independent truck repair shop is best. You will find that RV dealers are probably booked up for months. Are you having problems.

Eldonp · 10-21-2021, 03:00 PM

I had a few issues with engine and transmission sensors, an engine warning light on for some reason and no dash lights, and I want to get all the awning material replaced and roof and windows resealed, I thought a one stop shop could do it all.

TXTiger · 10-21-2021, 05:45 PM

Check out rvservicereiviews.com

Lukeaa · 12-02-2021, 09:39 PM

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moisheh · 12-08-2021, 04:22 PM

Do not bother with rvservice reviews. It is years out of date. Useless. For anything related to the engine and tranny any good truck shop or a Freightliner dealer can help. Some Cummins dealers specialize in doing work on RV's. Talin gets rave reviews but I don't know if they do engine work. Never go to an RV dealer for chassis work. A few do have real mechanics but still not a good idea.

fagnaml · 12-08-2021, 04:49 PM

Eldonp --

Presume you'll drive I-10 from Florida to Arizona (??). If "yes", I recommend RV Masters in Houston or Trucks and Such RV Repair in Rosenberg, TX (far west side of Houston and south of I-10).

RV Masters --> https://www.rvmasterstx.com/

Trucks and Such RV Repair --> http://trucksandsuchrepair.com/

Recently my dashboard blower / motor failed (bad bearning) and had to be replaced. When I contacted RV Masters, they told me they had a 3-4 week backlog of repair requests. And they were experiencing 4-6 week delivery times for some parts.

So, I took my coach to Trucks & Such RV repair which only had a two week backlog of repair requests. Fortunately during that two week wait time they were able to find a new blower/motor assembly. I also hade Trucks & Such perform my annual maintenance (engine oil & filter, change fuel filter & fuel filter/separator, lube the chassis) plus change my engine air filter and air system dryer cartridge (it had been 2-1/2 years since those items were last changed). All of the work was done very well!

Both RV Masters and Trucks & Such have been able to retain all of their technicians by increasing their total compensation. Not surprisingly both businesses are passing on their higher staffing costs to customers meaning their labor rate have increase from $135/hour pre-Covid to $150/hour today!

Hope this info is useful. Safe Travels !!

Eldonp · 12-10-2021, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the input on repair shops. I’m probably going to take I-10 thru Houston so I’ll see how bad things are when I get close to there. I did phone 3 big TV companies and they don’t do anything engine or transmission related so it’ll be a truck shop for sure.