autotrail overhead lights fault Forums

timotei

three of my overlocker lights have now died on my 5month old apache. everything else is just brilliant, and, truth be told, this is a minor irritation rather than a big problem.

dealer tells me its 6-8 weeks for new ones to arrive from Autotrail, and that, as its a design fault due to overheating, the new ones are just as likely to "die".

has anyone else come across this problem? apologies if its covered / discussed elsewhere - I have searched and found nothing so far.

thanks,

Timotei

trevorf

Hi Timotei

Sorry to hear of your problems. Is it the halogen lights or the fluorescent tube lights that are blowing?

Not had any bother with mine but our Apache is now 3 years old so maybe different lights to the new ones.

Trevor

Chascass

6 to 8 weeks to replace some bulbs, surely not ?
If Autotrail where as proactive as Swift are on this site, we may have found out why, instead you are left thinking if it takes this length of time for a bulb, how long would you wait for something serious

Charlie

sennen523

Hi Timotei,
Sorry to hear you are having probs with your Apache lighting. I got my Cheyenne in May 07 and generally I am very pleased with it. The electrics is another story however.
The wardrobe rail light failed almost straight away and has been replaced with a different type/manufacturer. My dealer took 3 months to get one from Autotrail. Fitted it myself.

The Sargent PSU has been replaced (buzzing on EHU).

I haven't had any probs with the halogen or tube lights---yet!!!
Hope you can get sorted soon.

sennen523.

EJB

I believe that my '02 Tracker has never had any lighting problems, including the over locker fluro's.
However, in an earlier life we, like every other manufacturer, are/were importing control units and ballasts from China at a tenth of the price.
Failures cost my own company many thousands of pounds with no recompense!
It's simply a phase of modern manufacturing that will iron itself out Shocked

I still have some English control units that have been used for 25-30 years Smile

gotago

I have a Cheyane 635 and three of the over locker strip lights have now failed. The warranty runs out in March, I will let you know how I get on EJB.

peedee

Crikes, all the bulbs in my 7 year old Mohican can be bought anywhere! I can only ever remember having to replace two, a florescent and a reading light bulb. The reading light bulb I bought in Portugal in an ironmongers and the florescent in a caravan dealers accessory shop.

peedee

gotago

I wish it was just new bulbs, tried all that.

sallytrafic · Southern Rally Co-ordinator

I think its a value for money problem. We have all bought cheap and regretted it later. Many far eastern countries have produced poor quality stuff very cheaply in the past ... and we have bought it... and we have boasted about it... and then we have moaned about it.

Trouble is even when you are buy an expensive motorhome you are often buying cheap by proxy Rolling Eyes