Coachman reviews

WARNING!! DO NOT purchase a Forest River Toy Hauler! The Ramp Doors they use allows water to enter at the top, and then run down the side of the ramp door undetected to the bottom of the ramp door, where it runs beneath the ramp door sill and under the vinyl floor covering (again, undetected). The Insulation used beneath the floor, rather than waterproof foamboard, is like the fiberglass used in older homes that acts as a “sponge” to soak up and hold the water and moisture under the flooring for years, causing MAJOR damage and wood rot beneath the vinyl floor covering. I purchased a NEW Toy Hauler Travel Trailer, and after just 6 years, the undetected water leaking around the Ramp Door and through the uncaulked gap between the vinyl floor covering and the ramp door bottom sill, caused all 2" X 2" Floor Joists, Insulation, Wall Studs, and Flooring Plywood beneath the vinyl floor covering to rot from the water damage. Although much of the plywood atop the 2” X 2” Floor Joists was still strong and firm (further allowing the issue to be undetected), the wood damage beneath the plywood reached nearly 15 feet into the 30’ trailer from the ramp door. Forest River limits their warranty to just 1 year, with NO EXCEPTIONS. Their position on undetected flaws and issues that are not discovered within their 12 month warranty period is “Too Bad, so sad” and “that sucks for you”! They take NO responsibility for their defects, including those that are hidden or undetected for years. Save yourself the headache, and heartache, that a Forest River Toy Hauler will give you. Unlike Forest River, there are better quality manufacturers out there that will take responsibility for an unknown “flaw” discovered in their product. Show less

Summer of 2024 I drove this Coachman Mirada from Ohio to South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky & back to Ohio. This 5,500 mile trip took 6 weeks. My wife & I took our two adult sons & their two daughters on this trip. The sons stayed 2 weeks each and our grandchildren stayed the entire trip with summer break from school. We had enough sleeping quarters for 8 and did not feel crowded. The RV took the Rocky Mountains like Grant took Richmond. The power in the Ford 5500 V10 6.7 liter engine was impressive. The cruising speed of 75 was smooth as silk. Having a gas engine we were purchasing fuel at over a dollar fifty per gallon less than the cost of Deisel saving us a lot of money on fuel. Show less

This is a great singles or couples coach. I love the countertop space and the light colors. The fridge is a great size, and I like that it will run on the 12V while driving down the road, which I think is much safer than driving with the propane on. The solar panel on the roof does a good job of keeping the battery charged, but if you want to boondock you need to add another battery or upgrade to a Lithium. On the negative side, there are no drawers for the kitchen and storage above the bed is difficult to reach without a step stool. The curved storage also makes it hard to best utilize the space. The couch is comfy for sitting but a little hard, and like putting my feet up so will likely switch out for a recliner in the future. Love the bike and kayak rack, but have yet to figure out how to get the kayak up on the roof as a solo. The awning lights did not last long, although they function the colors are all mixed up already and some of the lights out. Show less

So far it has been a great RV. It is bright and roomy looking inside. It has off road capabilities. It drives really nice. The fit and finish is comparable to many other RV's on the market. It has a tremendous amount of inside storage. There is no exterior storage, but under the Murphy bed the storage is huge. Show less

Bought it used from a guy that wasn't an RV guy. Once I got the bugs worked out of it caused by him, love it. Great quality and sound RV. Tows easy with my 3/4 ton. This is my 2nd Coachmen and I am always happy with the build quality. Believe me when I say, they are not all built the same at all. Show less

I fell in love with this travel trailer when I saw it. It has a separate bedroom in the front. It has two lounge chairs that have a heated seats and message. It has a electric fireplace with a small oven and a full size refrigerator. A good size bathroom. There is plenty of storage.. However we have had nothing but trouble with this unit. We bought it new from our dealership. We ordered it so we waited almost 6 months for the unit. We are snowbirds so we live in it 3-4 months a year plus other small trips. Since having this unit (2 yr)the fireplace went out. The air conditioner went out. The refrigerator went out. The service department at the dealership has been wonderful to work with However the factory is difficult to get ahold of. It has been a disappointment as we have owned other travel trailer and not had this much trouble. Just beware the Coachman Freedom Express is a beautiful travel trailer but it is not well made if you want to live in it for any time. Show less

Hi there. so... I spent 3 months doing research on different trailers, shapes, sizes, slide out vs tip outs, whatever. I chose the zinger 259 as it's classed as a couple's trailer. I chose this particular unit because of the floor layout. And I absolutely love it. it's very comfortable handy and accessible. What I don't like about it, is that when it got really cold out, I had to remove some of the false panellings, to Circulate air. This was to ensure heat was dispersed evenly throughout the floor. I also really dislike these stairs that fold inside of your trailerdoor instead of under the trailer. There is so much wasted space in this trailer under the kitchen sink one shelf, then they closed in the bottom shelf for no particular reason. The front of the trailer is wasted space, no access. Cupboard under stove absolutely useless and empty. Could be used for pots and pants. There is a hose access on the exterior of the trailer to help with flushing of the black tank. (This was a selling feature.) I took the false cover off the bathroom under the sink, I found that, that hose is twisted and unusable. (Will be repaired) I also found that in a lot of cases the electrical in this trailer is so tight, if I hit a bump going down the road it's going to break wires, and have no connections, there's no extra bounce room on the electrical wiring. There is no filter system on the furnace to protect it from drawing in hair, dirt of any kind. The furnace only worked for 7 weeks before having to have it serviced. To find out that most of the Problem is in fact that it doesn't have a Filter system. The heating ducts in the floor were full of sawdust and for that matter so were the ones for the air conditioning in the ceiling. I was covered in sawdust the first time I turned on the ac unit. The interior walls under the cabinets, Are absolutely riddled with holes. Like they drilled the hole (Without breaking the exterior skin of the trailer.) for the exit of the furnace and then change their mind only to put it somewhere else but didn't fill the hole. So much for the winter package you paid extra for. this has happened on more than one occasion as I said I opened up all of the false cubies. The stabilizers used on this trailer, there's one in the front and one in the back. I don't like them. I want all 4 individuals stabilizers. Like the ones I had on my other trailer. So you can actually level your trailer. With these 2 electric Scissor Jack one in front 1 in back you can't level this trailer, impossible. Be careful out there people and have fun camping, enjoy your day. Whoever comes up with conception of these trailers really needs to spend 6 months living in one because they have no clue no clue how to go camping no clue what they're doing on floor layouts sleeping accommodatissues and the fact that these beds are impossible to sleep on. Thanks Show less

Just purchased and found no power to hitch and digital rear view cuts on and off. Dealer, Fretz, claims they were unaware and its a dodge problem put in a claim with dodge . Was advised there is also an open recall on the brakes. Dodge claim adviser tells me the only dealers that can fix are 5 hours away! I live in Maryland with access to Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, but West Virginia, seriously?I so regret the purchase. Show less

Problems with RV and dealership from day one of the purchase !! Have been at the service bay at least 15 times plus to correct the problems. Left the RV for 3 and a half months for repairs and nothing was ever corrected. I am now seeking help with NYS Lemon law. This has been going on for 1 year and 2 months since I purchased it in August of 2022. Show less

Substandard materials and craftsmanship. Codes were not followed 100%. Way over priced for a tinkertoy! A kindergartener could build this thing the way this thing is built! Staples used to construct intire structure...firing strips equivalent for main structure..half glued and half not. The slide header is a piece of shit and rots out almost immediately. Aluminum on outside is paper-thin and is stapled...poorest quality in construction I ever saw and I've been in the business for almost 40 years...build one more and QUIT! Show less