Third-Party Maintenance Facilities

[MDuncan]

We are in the process of locating qualified and reputable RV maintenance facilities across the country. The goal is to provide our owner's with outstanding service within reasonable distance. If you have had a good experience with a third-party maintenance shop, please let us know here so we can do additional research and add them to our database. Thanks!

[Raspy]

This could be a very positive change.

[Alison]

As a Coloradan, glad to hear this!

[Mike and Carol]

Matt, I’ve used Boerne RV Service and was happy with their work.

 

Boerne RV Service, 125 Industrial Drive, Boerne, TX 78006

[donthompson]

Matt, I've had good experience with Sun & Fun RV in Iowa City, IA. They are expanding and moving to a new location in Tiffin, Iowa later this month. Jason Essary has communicated with their service manager, Lynn. Lynn is very thorough and has a calm and professional demeanor. I've been very satisfied with the work they've done on the Oliver. Most of that work has been with the factory's involvement.

 

Another shop in the area is Midwest Frame and Axle in Iowa City. They installed my Dexter EZ Flex and charged a very reasonable amount to do the work. They also replaced the axles/brakes on my Elite II after the axles were deformed due to using jack stands for storage (that's a long story--you may know the details, but I won't share that info here). I highly recommend Midwest Frame and Axle for brake work, wheel bearing replacement or anything to do with the running gear. Great shop.

 

Don

[bugeyedriver]

Matt, I’ve used Boerne RV Service and was happy with their work. Boerne RV Service, 125 Industrial Drive, Boerne, TX 78006

 

I can also vouch for Boerne RV.  They are located about 20 miles north of San Antonio, TX which is also a nice place to visit and see the sites.  Over the last 9 years, they have helped me with The Wonder Egg (Elite I) and the work has been done professionally.  They have experience with both the Elite I and Elite II.  The owners, Ron & Debbie, are very personable and easy to work with.  They can be reached at:  830-816-3883.

 

 

[Mainiac]

Call of the Wild, Oxford, Maine

[John E Davies]

Matt, do you also want negative recommendations, AKA “stay away from these guys”? If so, stay away from R&R RV, Spokane WA.....

 

Thanks for starting this thread, I do hope you can find a good northwest shop to partner with. Try to find one that is willing and able to get a rig into their shop within two weeks, not two months ;( I think you are going to have to find one in a smaller town, not in a big metro area like Seattle or Spokane since those are usually swamped doing warranty repairs on the @#$&* stick built trailers they sell.... outlying small towns would be way better for many reasons....

 

Bend, OR attracts small high-end RV manufacturers, Earthcruiser, for example. It’s probably due to the very affluent population and business tax incentives. I bet there are some good shops there but I have no experience with them.  Earthcruiser is not a repair shop per se, but they do service and repairs on their wonderful machines and might possibly want to partner with you to do warranty, crash repair, highly professional mods or other stuff for some extra cash flow. It’s definitely worth a phone call to Lance Gillies, owner extrordinaire.

 

https://www.facebook.com/earthcruiseroverlandvehicles/

 

John Davies

 

Spokane WA

[SeaDawg]

Locally, we've had very little success with independent shops.

However, I did have a great experience a few years ago with the new Camping World in New Port Richey, FL, when we had difficulty with our then new Dometic refrigerator. They handled all the warranty issues with dometic without our intervention.

This crew did a great job. Very professional communication.

We have not had other work done there

Sherry

[stlipa]

Matt:  Byerly RV in St.Louis, MO has worked on our Elite II twice, once to correct a problem with the solar panels (warranty work), and the second time to install the Micro-Aire Easy Start module for the A/C.  Very satisfied with their work.  It's a large facility located off I-44 about 25 miles southwest of St. Louis.

[donbob3]

I and my brothers have had good experience with Howards RV, 800-516-1994 , 6811 Market  Stre.t,

 

Wilmington, North Carolina.  Local company with 10 yr+ experience and large facilities.  Convenient

 

to those  travelers going North/South along coast.  Located southeastern NC.

[DonnaDuane]

These guys did a quick and quality repair of my Ollie's fiberglass and gel coat.

 

Mobile Joe's RV Collision Repair

1675 NW Cornelius Pass Rd Hillsboro, OR 97124

(503) 596-2231

[topgun2]

5 minutes ago, DonnaDuane said:

These guys did a quick and quality repair of my Ollie's fiberglass and gel coat.

 

Mobile Joe's RV Collision Repair

1675 NW Cornelius Pass Rd Hillsboro, OR 97124

(503) 596-2231

Your report is the first that I've seen citing a repair of the body of an Ollie not done at the Mothership (factory).

Can you give us a bit more detail of what the repair entailed?

Bill

[DonnaDuane]

Sure. Underneath near the wheel well there was about a 3 inch tear/crack in the fiberglass. Also, where the awning bracket attached to the shell there were hairline cracks in the gel coat. Oliver paid for the repairs because it was still

under warranty. 

[JohnL]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a Shop in the MD, DE, VA  area that could repair a leaking fresh water system? This would require removal of part of the basement flooring.

[John E Davies]

1 minute ago, JohnL said:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a Shop in the MD, DE, VA  area that could repair a leaking fresh water system? This would require removal of part of the basement flooring.

Use a mobile RV service, the tech will come to the storage location or your driveway and do it hassle free. Your repair is perhaps a cracked check valve, correct? That is a super simple repair IF you have the part at hand. Otherwise it might take two separate visits. Oliver may not pay for two service calls…. If you can remove the floor yourself and locate the leak, then the tech will know what part to bring, or you can get one shipped to you from TN. Good luck.

John Davies

Spokane WA

[JohnL]

Thank you John. I appreciate the advice.

[Southbird401]

Ricks Trailer Supply in San Clemente CA does good work and is one of the few Truma authorized service providers in San Diego/Orange County area. 220 Avenida Fabricante San Clemente CA 92672
 

[daveandalice]

I noticed how the larger RV centers in south Louisiana have what looks like hundreds of units waiting for repairs on their lots.

I've heard nothing but good reports about this smaller repair facility near Lafayette La.

https://www.techrvllc.com/

[Katjo]

We’ve had great service at Kline RV Center in Madison Heights, Mi. 
 

 

[Boudicca908]

On 10/11/2017 at 7:29 AM, MDuncan said:

We are in the process of locating qualified and reputable RV maintenance facilities across the country. The goal is to provide our owner's with outstanding service within reasonable distance. If you have had a good experience with a third-party maintenance shop, please let us know here so we can do additional research and add them to our database. Thanks!

I'm interested if -- in the 5 years since this original post -- you've located anything in the state of Florida, and especially the southwest section. It's a really long haul to Hohenwald. Thanks! 

[Steph and Dud B]

Central/Eastern CT. Service center and mobile techs. We've had good luck with them for years.

[Boudicca908]

On 10/11/2017 at 7:29 AM, MDuncan said:

We are in the process of locating qualified and reputable RV maintenance facilities across the country. The goal is to provide our owner's with outstanding service within reasonable distance. If you have had a good experience with a third-party maintenance shop, please let us know here so we can do additional research and add them to our database. Thanks!

Has anyone tried making a Google Map (to share) with all of these 3rd party Service facilities tagged on it? Might be useful in a pinch, on the road... 

[AlbertNTerri]

For any type of fiberglass repair or polishing/buffing, these guys are top-notch, they were recommended to me by 2 other fiberglass places in Denver, work was done on time, at the price they quoted and was better than expected.  Any fiberglass work that I may need is going to be done by these guys.  If you are not in Denver, it is worth the drive. They worked on our Trillium before we became Oliver Owners.

 

 

Calibre Marine Body Shop and Paint

5505 East 48th Avenue, Commerce City, CO, 80216

303-424-7440

https://calibremarine.com/

[jpk323]

On 10/11/2017 at 6:41 AM, Alison said:

As a Coloradan, glad to hear this!

As a half year Wyominger I'm glad to hear it as well