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2016 Prime Time Crusader reviews

2.6 (18 reviews)
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Liveability
3.0
Overall quality
2.1
Floorplan
4.0
Driving/towing
3.0
Factory warranty
1.1

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Judith

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Reviewed on December 24, 2020

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 322RES view listing

4.4
The Crusader 322RES was the perfect RV for my husband and myself. There was plenty of room inside, enough even when the grandkids showed up. The living room slide with its panoramic windows makes the experience of camping even better--you really feel like you are in the out doors. The RV is very well constr... read more
The Crusader 322RES was the perfect RV for my husband and myself. There was plenty of room inside, enough even when the grandkids showed up. The living room slide with its panoramic windows makes the experience of camping even better--you really feel like you are in the out doors. The RV is very well constructed and performed outstandingly. While we never lived it in full time, it would be a pleasure to experience.
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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John Bunyan

Nova Scotia

Reviewed on October 28, 2020

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 295RST view listing

2.8
Very disappointed as this was my first new RV and from the first day I had problems. Rear lights wouldn't work due to an issue in the harness which the dealer did fix. The main dining slide would not go in and out smoothly and when the dealer attempted to fix it they found the whole slide was not square and s... read more
Very disappointed as this was my first new RV and from the first day I had problems. Rear lights wouldn't work due to an issue in the harness which the dealer did fix. The main dining slide would not go in and out smoothly and when the dealer attempted to fix it they found the whole slide was not square and so had to adjust to optimal position so it would at least work smoothly. Trim had to be fixed and reattached properly, around kitchen. The big issue is the floor in the dining slide was completely wet over half the slide and the floor was sagging and I had to strip out the floor and replace it. The design is such that water runs down the ends of the slide and wicks into the floor which is 3/4" chip board that I replaced with pressure treated plywood. I then sealed everything with silicon and new material under the slide. Luckily I am reasonably handy at this work so my only expense was the plywood. Overall very poor quality control or inspection obviously on the finished product before it leaves the shop. I called Prime Time and they would not go good for any repair work because it was too far out of the warranty period even though I have read numerous reviews with similar issues. The floor problem is a design and construction issue. From all the quality problems with these units I would say a class action would be warranted. Would not buy anything made by Prime Time again.
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4.0
Overall quality
1.0
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4.0
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4.0
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Ryan Napalo

Mississippi

Reviewed on October 15, 2020

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 380MBH view listing

4.8
Excellent RV, great customer support when I need to repair some items. Was able to call and get part numbers and then go to dealer and get the parts I needed. The floor plan is excellent, we have not had any issues with ours but normal maintenance has kept it in perfect shape. We love the Primetime Crusader. ... read more
Excellent RV, great customer support when I need to repair some items. Was able to call and get part numbers and then go to dealer and get the parts I needed. The floor plan is excellent, we have not had any issues with ours but normal maintenance has kept it in perfect shape. We love the Primetime Crusader. Every RV has its issues you just need to be willing to maintain it.
Livability
4.0
Overall quality
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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Philip Hoffman

Virginia

Reviewed on June 3, 2020

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 338RSK view listing

2.4
Overall I would rate this camper at a 2. Lets start with the simple things. I was going to change the stereo so that I could add my media server to the camper and found that the speakers were not wired in stereo, but instead were serially wired. My rear speakers are tied together and my front speakers are... read more
Overall I would rate this camper at a 2. Lets start with the simple things. I was going to change the stereo so that I could add my media server to the camper and found that the speakers were not wired in stereo, but instead were serially wired. My rear speakers are tied together and my front speakers are wired together. The only speakers wired properly were the outdoor speakers. During the very first camping trip the trim above the pushout in the kitchen area came off and landed on the countertop while driving down the road. Two small 18 gauge nails were all that was holding a 12' piece of trim on. During the next camping trip the same trim in the bedroom came off and landed on the bed. I finally removed all trim pieces and reinstalled properly. During this trip we also noticed a water leak from the rear air conditioner. We took it back to the dealer and they could not find anything wrong. During the next trip, it was leaking again. I climbed on the roof during a rainstorm and could see the lights inside of the camper through the AC housing. They had cut the hole too big and had not sealed all of the open holes in the air conditioner base. It was literally raining directly into the camper. I sealed all holes for both AC units during the next sunny day. No leaks since. 4 years into ownership and I have now re-installed all trims and seals around the push outs, they have all come off. I have replaced the floor under the dinette (they do not seal between the floor and the aluminum frame which allows water to enter at the seam and rot the floor). In addition they used very poor materials for the floor. I have replaced most of the plastic PEX fittings with metal and re-crimped because after about 1 year they all started to leak (I always use a regulator with gauge). In addition, I have removed the kitchen sink, resealed and reinstalled because it was falling down (wingnuts, really?). Twice I have had to climb on the roof of the camper and clean the thermostat connectors on the air conditioning units because they would not turn on. Whoever had the bright idea to put RJ phone connectors on the roof of a camper should be fired. We are dissatisfied with the heat in the unit. It is not balanced at all. Our bathroom will be 120 degrees while the living area will be 40 degrees. We recently installed new vents throughout the camper so that we can at least adjust the output airflow until I can get to the furnace and balance the output there. We recently had a blowout that destroyed a fender skirt, j-panel, and tore up the tarp like material above the tire well. Construction in this area is definitely poor, as if they never expected their Chinese tires to blow. My tires had just over 5K miles when this happened, and I had just checked pressures. Tire blew within 5 miles of my house. It was at this time that we discovered that our spare tire was a six lug rim, while the camper used 8 lug rims. Fortunately for us, the tire size was the same, and a person who stopped to help had a friend with a tire changer. I now carry a complete toolset with this camper to include a power drill, a driver drill, RV caulkings and caulking guns, and a complete PEX toolkit with fittings. You can buy a camper from Prime Time and Forest River if you want, but I never will again.
Livability
3.0
Overall quality
2.0
Floorplan
3.0
Driving/towing
3.0
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Mike Hoffman

Virginia

Reviewed on February 17, 2019

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 338RSK view listing

2.6
The problems started almost immediately when the trim above the push out fell off while driving on one of our first camping trips. A 12' piece of trim was held on with 4 trim nails. The next issue was when we discovered that the push out trim would hit the center island and it left a dent in the trim, and ev... read more
The problems started almost immediately when the trim above the push out fell off while driving on one of our first camping trips. A 12' piece of trim was held on with 4 trim nails. The next issue was when we discovered that the push out trim would hit the center island and it left a dent in the trim, and eventually rubbed off the finish. During a rainstorm we saw water leaking from the rear speaker and found that there were holes in the air conditioner mounting pan that had not been sealed. While I had the rear speaker out I realized that they had daisy chained the speakers together instead of connecting them individually. Two of the 4 leveling jacks have failed and we realized shortly after purchasing the camper that the wiring for two of the jacks were reversed which explained why I could never get it to autolevel. We also found several of the pex fittings under the camper leaking, and had to replace the plastic pex fittings with brass. The rubber seals around the push outs have all now been replaced, because the single screw holding them in place failed. We have had consistent heating issues because they did nothing to balance the flow of air through the vents. The bathroom heats to about 90 degrees, while the main living space will not get above 60 degrees. Now I am seeing the floor on the dining table pushout is starting to sag and separate. We don't use the dinette much, so this has to be a manufacturing issue. While camping at the beach last year our forward AC unit failed, we had to climb on the roof, clean the telephone connector for the unit, coat with dialectric grease and re-install to get the AC working again. I have to agree with everyone here that the quality is poor, the worksmanship is substandard, and the warranty process is non-existent. While I like the floorplan of this camper, I will NEVER buy another camper from this manufacturer.
Livability
3.0
Overall quality
1.0
Floorplan
4.0
Driving/towing
4.0
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1.0
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Ken johansen

Utah

Reviewed on November 2, 2018

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 322RES view listing

3.2
Soft spots in floor around bar called catastrophic floor delamination....they know it exists they have replaced whole units but refuse to even help with. Mine . It will cost 7000.00 to fix.i have had 2 different forest river dealersstate that it is structural caused yet prime ti.e refused to help.... read more
Soft spots in floor around bar called catastrophic floor delamination....they know it exists they have replaced whole units but refuse to even help with. Mine . It will cost 7000.00 to fix.i have had 2 different forest river dealersstate that it is structural caused yet prime ti.e refused to help.
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1.0
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4.0
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5.0
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Kenny Budden

Nova Scotia

Reviewed on May 30, 2018

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 295RST view listing

4.0
Warranty sucks. But my dealer is amazing. My dealer picked up the slack and took care of my issues. Stones rv Sydney Nova Scotia. ......................................................................................................................... read more
Warranty sucks. But my dealer is amazing. My dealer picked up the slack and took care of my issues. Stones rv Sydney Nova Scotia. ......................................................................................................................
Livability
4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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Dennis & Loretta Jenkins

Texas

Reviewed on November 12, 2017

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 360BHS view listing

2.2
Shortly after taking possession of our 36' Crusader we had 31 problems that needed fixed. The dealership fixed 4 of them. The pantry door scraped the kitchen slide floor,the RH slide was out of adjustment, Shower drain leaked, corner molding coming loose. The remainder of the items like the residential refrig... read more
Shortly after taking possession of our 36' Crusader we had 31 problems that needed fixed. The dealership fixed 4 of them. The pantry door scraped the kitchen slide floor,the RH slide was out of adjustment, Shower drain leaked, corner molding coming loose. The remainder of the items like the residential refrigerator making a clicking noise, plus a lot of misc. cosmetic stuff that I can't recall & really isn't relevant. Just recently we had to spend $966.00 to have the floor of the very same slide out (the RH slide) replaced by a PROFESSIONAL RV repair guy that had nothing good to say about the quality of material or workmanship. WE HAD BLACK MOLD GROWING UNDER THE HEAT BARRIER!!!!!! It is my thoughts to start a class action against them!!!!
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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4.0
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Mark Fernandez

Florida

Reviewed on October 9, 2017

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 380MBH view listing

2.0
I’ve had nothing but problems with my Primetime Crusader380MBH. I’ve had sliding issues, water leaks, furniture fading and tearing, black water and grey water tanks dropping and breaking handles , blown 4 tires since January 2016, island came loose, molding breaking off inside, closet hanger fal... read more
I’ve had nothing but problems with my Primetime Crusader380MBH. I’ve had sliding issues, water leaks, furniture fading and tearing, black water and grey water tanks dropping and breaking handles , blown 4 tires since January 2016, island came loose, molding breaking off inside, closet hanger falling off, air conditioner replacement and auto leveling system is junk. Unit has been in Shop for 2 months for issues that have been reoccurring. Trying to get them to cover items under the1 year warranty since they are still occurring. They are trying to get out of paying saying it’s out of warranty. Since some of these items have happened 3 or more times I’ve contacted an attorney to try and lemon law this POC. Will not buy from Primetime ever again. Not sure how this will work out. I’ll keep you posted.
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1.0
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4.0
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3.0
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Charlene Lippert

Illinois

Reviewed on January 22, 2017

RV reviewed 2016 Prime Time Crusader 321RES view listing

3.0
Air conditioning duct work not hooked up,hot water heater not hooked up, shower head fell off wall,holding tanks labeled wrong,antenna to radio not hooked up. NO support from prime time. Not recommend.... read more
Air conditioning duct work not hooked up,hot water heater not hooked up, shower head fell off wall,holding tanks labeled wrong,antenna to radio not hooked up. NO support from prime time. Not recommend.
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4.0
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4.0
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