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I am also sorry about your problems. I have had problems with my 3580 since I bought it new in 2010. Front pin box caulk cracking due to frame flex. Fixed at factory. One year later the area they fixed has cracked on the fiberglass. Went to put my large slide in when coming home from...

*************************************** There are so many problems with Heartland products. The slide floors rotting is just one. The flex issue at the pin box is another. I had my flex issue fixed at Heartlands factory tw years ago. I had to threaten the rep ************ in order to get...

Mine is presently at Heartlands plant getting repairs for the same thing that is happening to you. It has to go to the factory for these repairs. It is the only repair that they do not farm out to someone else. Mine is doing the same as yours. The factory and Lippert are adding gussets and...

My unit is actually only 2 yrs old as I bought it brand new in 2010. The last two trailers I had had 3 and 5 yr structural warranties. A one year warranty is no where good enough.

My 2009 3580 Bighorn is in Heartlands service bay right now with a frame flex. All the caulking on both sides has opened up about 1/4 inch when on the hitch and when off the hitch it basically seals up. Lippert and Heartland are repairing it for free. This is an obvious flaw in the product...

The other place to check is under the bottom of both slides at the edges. You will probably find wood scraped off from the slide going in and out. A chronic Heartland problem that I have seen on most Bighorns and other units from Heartland. Major cost to repair if it is not taken care of...

I went to an R.V. dealer in Yuma this morning regarding a slide problem. While there I looked at a brand new Landmark. On the bottom of one of the slides I noticed two screws protruding from the bottom of the floor. Just a matter of time before the slide rips up the lino. I just wonder how much...

I have the same problem with my slide on the living room side. I got a Parkland repair kit delivered today as well as the plastic trim pieces for the slide. The new trim pieces are black in color now and and are marked right and left. Looking at the bottom of the slide I have no idea how the...

Hi Jim, Same with mine, no rollers. When I contacted Hearland they had no idea what I was talking about. To me that should be impossible as tons of us have had problems with Heartlands inferior floors in the slides. This is the only trailer I have seen that was left unprotected at the slide...

Do you remember who your were talking too? They really seem clueless at Heartland sometimes. With tons of us having similar problems you would think these trim pieces would be common knowledge? I guess you just have to contact the right person at Heartland. I am in Yuma A.Z. right now so no...

I have one of the edges of my floor under the slide rubbing when it comes in and out. There is a fix from Parkland Plastics that I used once before but it has come loose and caught up under the slide. I managed to remove it and will order another. The bottom edge of my slide also needs the...

I hate cable slides and wish they were never used. One of my cables has broken. The slide is stuck open halfway. I am in Yuma A.Z. and no one wants to touch it as yet. There is a dealer who maybe able to help next week. The cable that broke was the bottom one on the front of the bedroom...

Went to use the microwave a few minutes ago and the turntable no longer turns and the unit does not heat. It makes noise and the light comes on inside the unit but that is it. I have unplugged it etc. and it still won't work. Any ideas? I will contact the company on Monday and try and get it...

It is funny when you read the material from Heartland about all the testing they do on the trailers at the factory yet the majority of us have similar issues and leaky taps and hoses. I just keep my fingers crossed as I can not afford to buy another 5th wheel. Rick

I just love the brochure that shows all of the water lines on Bighorn pressure tested before it leaves the factory. They also pressure test the unit to make sure the seams do not leak. With all this testing how come the majority of us have at the minimum leaking sinks and water lines? I was...

Powerstroke diesels all have cast iron heads. The new Scorpion engines made by Ford starting in 2011 have aluminum heads in their new diesels. So not until 2011. Rick

The instructions on how to repair the bottom of the slide is listed under Tools, then go to Heartland Manuals at the bottom and the repair is listed under slideouts. Rick

My slide is doing the same thing on my 2009 3580 Bighorn. I got sent a kit from Heartland containing only the adhesive, nothing else. It rubs the protective bottom off to expose bare wood. Living here in Western Canada we get a lot of rain. It drips down the slide and underneath to the bare...

I think that is the best bet. I hate plastic. So on Tuesday I will go get another connection. First I will take it out and see if it is loose. I did that with my city water connection as well.

They are standard Bob. I blew two tires last year on another 5th wheel I had. Both were Goodyear Marathon. So so much for buy American. There is no doubt Goodyear are a better tire but the biggest problem with tires is heat caused by under inflation. So if they are rated for 110 cold then...

Every time I flush my black water tank the hose connection leaks and water goes behind the docking station. I do not use a pressure regulator to flush the back water tank. Should I ? The hose connection is tight. It appears to be coming from below the connection to the at the docking...

I manage to fill mine as I said by putting a flexible piece of plastic tubing about 3 ft into fill pipe after attaching it to the water hose. It worked great. I was at an R. V. parts place the other day and they had a similar thing to what I had made. It had a 2 ft plastic tube combined with...

Hey there John. The hose was cut down during pdi but I still could not get water in the other day. I went and got a piece of flexible tubing and inserted it about 4 ft into the fresh water fill tube. Then filled it up with no problem. The air was just shooting out of the vent by the fill...

I am unable to cut it any shorter. I have solved the problem. I got a 5 ft piece of of flexible hose and shoved it in the fill pipe. I managed to fill it totally which allowed all the air in the tank to purge. All is ok now. Rick

You are definitely not the only one who is concerned with quality control. Water leaks behind docking station, unable to fill fresh water tank more than 1/3 etc due to poor design, landing gear wired incorrectly and so on. So I know how you feel. I have other problems but nothing serious...

I have tried to fill my fresh water tank but hardly any water goes in before it back flushes out the filler tube. When I looked behind the docking station the filler hose tends to go uphill before going down into the basement where the tank is located. Is there a fix? I know some people get a...

I just went to put more water in my fresh water tank. Problem is that I can hardly put any in before it comes back out of the top of the filler. The dealer during pdi shortened the fill tube but it still will take next to no water. I only have 1/3 of a tank and can't seem to get any more in...

I took the unit into the dealer yesterday. They replaced the skylight with a new one. I also had water leaks from behind the docking station. They pressure tested them and of course were unable to find any leaks. Of course when I got home and hooked up the hose it leaked again exactly at the...

Hi Eric, I only drove it about 10 miles from the dealership to my residence. I think it may have happened when they washed the roof? Perhaps the young guy who did it was afraid to say anything? I had a good look and no I do not think any damage has been done. I now have all sorts of water...

Thanks for the info Flying Dutchman. You would think someone would have seen it during pdi. I was up on the roof a week before checking caulking and did not notice it. I was worried about rot damage to the roof. There are two large cracks. One on the side over the roof that is not...

Managed to caulk it yesterday aft. Seems fine for now. I am really surprised as to how much flex there is in the roof. Also very surprised to find out that it will take my dealership 4 weeks to get the replacement skylight shipped in. Seems a ridiculous amount of time. The skylight seems...

The other half was having a shower today and noticed water dripping from a screw in the skylight. I took the inside cover off and found a crack in one corner of the skylight which is letting water in. I live in a wet climate especially at this time of year. I can only assume that it has been...

Thanks rvn4fun, I am sometimes a bit slow. I now know what you and the rest of the helpful people meant. I have figured it out now. I guess when I thought Isle light I thought it was something outside. Now I know it is the light inside the door. Just checked, and it works. Thanks to...

I do not have a switch on my light above door. Unless I am missing something. The light above the door has no switch. I cannot find any switches on the light? The light above the door stays on when i turn the isle light switch off? Help lol. Little things like this drive me crazy.

I have two light switches as you enter the front door. One marked stairs and one marked isle. The stair light is clearly visible but I cannot find the isle light. Anyone advise where it is? May be burned out but I cannot find it? Rick

I had a slide leak in another trailer I had. This would not have happened if I had toppers. My 3580 Bighorn has toppers and I love them. Rick

Hi Dave, I used a level just inside the entry door. The trailer is level from the front to the back and side to side about a foot inside the entry door. The floor is level until just after the kitchen island. Then it slopes down towards the kitchen/entertainment slide. It is not super...

The greatest caulk for the seams around the cap is a caulk called Proflex. It is great and can be used right on top of the old stuff as long as it is clean and dry. On top of the cap where the rubber roof meets the cap use a product called Dicor lap sealant. Both products are available at...

Thanks High Roller, I have asked the factory in the Ask The Factory forum but of course no answer as yet. I have leveled my unit on the lot. Used a level outside. As I stated earlier the floor is level at the entrance door and the island itself is level, then it slopes down a full bubble...

I posted this same question awhile ago and absolutely no response from anyone in the factory? I thought this site was monitored by the factory? I have a new 3580 Bighorn. The trailer is siting on a pad level. The kitchen floor is not level. It is level from the entrance door to the built...