Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser reviews

This is my 20th new RV since 1978. Ranging from tiny to diesel pushers up to 42 feet. Size depending on family size over the years. I enjoy the RVing life but this most recent Rig[2025 BT Cruiser] has been a poorly constructed mess. Water leaks/missing options/sloppy assembly and a company that will not return phone calls or answer e-mails directed to a supposedly customer service department. Frankly it is hard to believe that the owners of the company are unaware of how unprofessional the staff treats customers. I ordered this unit and it was delivered in terrible condition with out any signs of quality control being directed towards its construction. It now has 17 miles on it as I had it trailer delivered from the factory to my dealer. It is now on my property in its own heated/cooled garage awaiting my dealer[good folks] to try and fix all the sloppy work done by the factory. At this time I am unable to use it. I do not know how the Gulf Stream management can sleep at night with their business ethics. I will never buy another of their products. Remember, I have had 20 of these...big and small...and this one is truely an an example of a company with out ethics. Show less

We haven’t had any problems with our RV other than minor details . All components have been very reliable . Exterior and seals are all very good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Show less

Our 2022 19CSK vintage seems to be a lemon. This is our second season with it and I am now concerned. Last year, the floor was soft at the end of the season and the trailer was sent back to the factory over the winter. Little things like handles falling off drawers we fixed ourselves. This year the hot water heater had to be replaced after a trip to CO. Two days after getting it back from the dealer, we took a week trip to northern WI. It was hot, then rainy, then nice. During the week the following happened: panel just left inside the door came unscrewed and fell part way out; middle drawer under the sink no longer closes all the way, the wood delaminated around the top and side of the slide out; the seal flap in the toilet doesn't close all the way (stinky bathroom as a result); another kitchen cabinet door lost its hinges; and one of the axel seals fell off somewhere on our way home. And we noticed that we are missing two hubcaps that were on when we started the trip. While I can't recommend to anybody to buy this Gulf Stream product, there are things to like about the trailer: We like its small size, frig/freezer, stove/oven, microwave all are great. AC cools quickly but is noisy. There's plenty of hot water and the holding tanks seem generous. But our daily experience is like living in a run down apartment building. Show less

We loved this trailer! It was our first foray into RV-ing and we purchased it for our family of 3 - mom, dad, and 6-year-old - plus two 50 lb. mutts. It was the perfect size for us and I often called it "the most and the least amount of trailer we could ever want at the same time." At 23 feet, it is still small enough to get into more rustic campgrounds and beautiful boondocking sites and navigate a McDonald's parking lot. This model had plenty of storage areas, too. But it was just small enough that I couldn't quite imagine living in the trailer all the time. We took it on a 10-week cross-country camping trip and it was the best summer of our lives. Show less

Quality was very poor on ours. Door hinges had every screw stripped out along with the bases that hold the table to the floor. Stereo system stopped working on our first trip out and it took the dealer a month to get approval to replace it. It was then replaced with a system that would not play cd or DVD and the Bluetooth quit working after our second trip. Speaker failed as well. Can’t use the TV with the radio as they share the same antenna and cut out the signal. After they did the prep at the dealer we found leaks at the pump, under the sinks, felt for the price the quality should have been better. Show less

Purchased 2023, the unit works it should. Some items surpassed our expectations. The full bath/ shower is great, plenty of hot water, room, and lighting, excellent. The floor plan with murphy bed is wonderful. The Ref. cools very quickly, either Electric or LP! The pre wired solar system is amazing!! Show less

This unit is easy to drive, find street parking and jump from location to location. There is sufficient storage for our needs and the V* motor has sufficient power for towing. AC unit and heater works well, and TV is easy to operate. Love this thing! Don't wait too long before starting to travel! Show less

I am widowed for 16 years , bought my mh 2012. Love it! Easy to handle, I tow a trailer with amphicar in it. I have painted all interior white and grey. I’m in need of shower door roller brackets. Anyone know of replacements? Knock on wood, not much wrong except just installed new Dometic refrigerator and need new seat covers in front cab. Pleather is falling apart. Thank you Gwen Show less

Wonderful woodwork and bright colorful details - I love what this trailer looks like and its floorplan really works for us. BUT, this trailer is cheaply and poorly manufactured. Some of the defects were minor and were easily fixed - for example, Gulf Stream failed to install a blackwater tank flush valve, to connect the radio to the antenna, etc. Annoying but no big deal. But, it didn't stop with the small stuff . Gulf Stream didn't seal the rear brake light at the roofline and the water that poured in blew 4 of the 5 window seals in the trailer. When it rained it was like Niagara Falls inside the trailer. Took over 8 months to get new windows in stock and replaced. There were what appeared to be nails popping up through the flooring but were in fact just pieces of scrap metal that were not swept up and they installed the flooring right overtop. Then when we were travelling, the freezer door hinge snapped right off and the freezer door was on the floor. Turns out that when the freezer door was installed, a corner plastic piece that holds the door trim and the handle had snapped in half and instead of taking the door off and replacing the piece, they just glued it in place. That is a lot of weight and stress on a glued bit that eventually failed and the cost for replacement of the freezer parts was shockingly high. We have less than 20,000 km on this trailer and the last time we took it out we were on the highway and a leaf spring failed (severed completely in half). Almost died. Repair shop said that the leaf springs that the trailer was initially equipped with were barely sufficient for the dry weight of the trailer and a partially filled fresh water tank - no other weight. We thought we must have a lemon trailer but we spoke to someone with the exact same RV model and year of manufacture, and their experience was no less disturbing - they had had completely different and just as serious issues. We swapped horror stories so that we could learn from our shared experience and take some comfort from the fact that that these issues are not exclusive to just our trailers. These are cheap and cheerful trailers BUT they are really poorly manufactured and somewhat dangerous and the trailer will be in the shop more often than you will be camping with it. Show less

It was a great RV until I noticed the hitch A-frame bending at the front of the trailer. The frame crushing the front diamond plate shield and causing trailer to sag. Took it to a trailer shop and they said box frame to thin for the trailer and had to replace entire a-frame at my cost. Gulf Stream took no responsibility and blamed frame manufacturer Lippert. Lippert tested section and said no problem with their specs from Gulf Stream. Out over $6000 for replacement made from thicker material. Show less