RV Repair: 2003 FR Lexington GTS, fuse box, reputable shop


Question
Saturday I purchased a Forest River Lexington.  Of course everything worked fine at the dealer when the unit was on the pad.  Well 10 miles from the dealer that all began to change.  First all of the running lights went off on the camper unit itself.  All the other lighting is unaffected only the camper running lights are out-I checked the fuse box in the van to no avail(something like 46 fuses).  The next morning while driving home the "check engine" light began to flash at 75mph and then turned off.  The light came on again and stayed on, and now the maintenance light comes on when you start the vehicle.  Next the "auto" light on the  refer turned off and won't come back on.  Finally, the step made a relay clicking noise when it retracted.  I turned off the batteries and left it for next weekend-very frustrated and not really living the rv dream.  The dealer is 300 miles away, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer
WOW Bett....
You have a strange voltage problem thats for sure. Were you towing anything behind you when this started?. It sounds as if your chassis/coach charging system is at fault. The step relay sound is low voltage issue, but the rest I can't tell.
You don't need to take it back to the selling dealer if you doubt it will make it there. Contact a local shop and explain to the your problem and they can schedule an "emergency road repair" appointment, as if you were thousands of miles from home. You pay the local shop or get authorization and then you send the bill/receipt to the selling dealer. It always helps to get this all cleared with the dealer first, but sometimes they don't want to approve it. Any reputable shop can help you with the warrant authorization work. Any any reputable dealer will handle the problem.

Thom
RV-PHD