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Old 12-27-2017, 03:53 PM   #1
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Forest River Charleston Problems

What kind of problems have you experienced with a 2011 to 2018 Forest River Charleston?
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Old 01-02-2018, 12:06 PM   #2
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I would go over to the Forest River Forum and see what has been posted there. Here is the link to the forum: http://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/
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Old 05-13-2018, 04:31 AM   #3
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Many....slides 2 several times...engine lite had to be replaced by freight liner....airbag had to be replaced ...freight liner could not tell me why...front heater will not stay running....thank god for extended warranty....brakes making at times a lot of metal slamming noise....intermitten....50 in Sony had to be replaced....I have a 43 fk...refrig slide so bad wood splintered horriable experiance.....after my 15 they went hydronic on slides.....slide on living room slide digging into bottom of slide....forestriver sent me plates to install if u lift slide I had to install to stop poor design.....all this and I hav 8k miles...I can be reached at mistyvalleyacres at aol.com....it does not end this is why we have started site to help one another.....Charleston RV forestriver ...goood and bad...come join
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I have joined your group and bought a 2014 Forest River Charleston 430BH. I have had a little better luck than you so far though, since January we have put over 7,000 miles on her with just a few small issues. I love the 450 hp engine, Freightliner tag axle chassis, and 3 air conditioners.
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I have joined your group and bought a 2014 Forest River Charleston 430BH. I have had a little better luck than you so far though, since January we have put over 7,000 miles on her with just a few small issues. I love the 450 hp engine, Freightliner tag axle chassis, and 3 air conditioners.


Welcome and hopefully u will never have any problems as I have had.....much luck brother...
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2014 Forest River Charleston here. Slide problems - two top broken cables for example. Occasionally the coach doesn't air up properly; but setting the jacks and retracting fixes that. I do have an annoying rain leak that I'm having a devil of a time tracking down. The drawer/cabinet catches are the cheap plastic ones. They break often. I'm seriously considering changing them all out for better brass catches.

Overall, happy with the Charleston. It drives like an absolute dream. I'll never have a coach without a Tag axle. The ride is quiet, powerful, and we have a great inside layout. Classy coach at a good price. I'm always surprised I don't see more Charlestons out there.

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2014 Forest River Charleston here. Slide problems - two top broken cables for example. Occasionally the coach doesn't air up properly; but setting the jacks and retracting fixes that. I do have an annoying rain leak that I'm having a devil of a time tracking down. The drawer/cabinet catches are the cheap plastic ones. They break often. I'm seriously considering changing them all out for better brass catches.

Overall, happy with the Charleston. It drives like an absolute dream. I'll never have a coach without a Tag axle. The ride is quiet, powerful, and we have a great inside layout. Classy coach at a good price. I'm always surprised I don't see more Charlestons out there.

Bill


Totally agree....if you have a 43fk u must learn how the slides work....Amazon has the cables for sale for your expected needs...RV does drive like a dream....tag is great..thanks Bill
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