After reading the post here on HTW I went out and crawled under my trailer to look at the steel frame , guess what it had rust on it. I first called Sundowner to get their input on the warranty, they said to contact the dealer I bought it from which was LB'S in Harmony N.C. I talked with Phillip Barker and he said to bring it by so he could look at it. I took the trailer up there on 2/29/08 he inspected it and agreed it was due to the powder coating process that caused it to rust. When he called Sundowner and gave them the info from where I bought the trailer on 9/1/2000 ( I have 6 months left on the 8 yr warranty) they said to do whatever it needed to fix it. Phillip told me to leave the trailer and I could come get it in two weeks, I called him after the first week just to keep my trailer on his mind he said it was done and I could come get it. I live in the foothills of  N.C and this trailer hasn't been in the been in the salt or brine that they use for de-icing of roads so my rust is minimual. The fix was sand blasting and applying a undercoating, I looked it over good and the metal still looks to be structurally sound. My job as a Project Superintendent on a maintenance contract puts me in contact with rusted and detoriating metals everyday so I consider this a fix to MY situation, got all the old rust off and a good undercoat to keep it from happing again.

I would like to take this time to thank Phillip Barker and everyone at LB'S Trailer sales. This reaffirmes that I originally made the right decision in buying a Sundowner at the right Dealer http://www.lbstrailer.com/

Glad to hear Sundowner fixed your undercarriage.  Did anyone check the steel on the insides (between the aluminum sheets) to see if there was rusting from water running down the window edges?

Duckman, That's what I was wondering also, what about the stuff you can't see?

Good to see LB's and Sundowner step up and help out.

IMHO the amount of water that is able to get into the walls around the windows would not even compair to the open bottom structure and I didn't have enough damage on the bottom to warrant any repair to the metal itself.

Cliffj59 ~ Thanks for the positive post! Sundowner has taken a real hit on this issue and it's nice to see someone who actually owns a Sundowner post the reality of their own personal experience. I can't help but wonder how many people who posted negative info on the last frozen link actually owned a Sundowner. I pulled my first Sundowner for 15 years and I am confident I'll get that with the current one. It is a really shame that this happened, but it could have happened to any trailer manufacture and may be going on now with other brands. LB's has always been helpful to me when I've called and luckily never had to make the trip. Happy Trails!