2000 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR Complaints

I REPORTED OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES TO MONACO JUNE 2002- THEY HAD CUMMINGS AT OCALA, FL REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AXLE. AGAIN IN JULY 2003 I HAD OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES, SMOKE AND ABS FAILURE- MONACO HAD PLANT 9 REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR. IN 2004 MONACO HAD A RECALL INSPECTION- RESULT WAS THAT THE REPLACED CALIPERS WERE THE NEW APPROVED CALIPERS. I CONTINUE TO HAVE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES; SOMETIMES IN FRONT AND SOMETIMES IN THE REAR, ( ABS SENSOR ALWAYS ARE BURNED UP). NOW AFTER ONLY 27,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS, THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TWICE TO THE TECH AT MONACO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR ANSWER IS THAT THEY DID THE RECALL IN 2004; THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM OF OVERHEATED CALIPERS WAS RESOLVED. ABOUT EVERY 90 DAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE A BURNED OUT ABS SENSOR AT A COST OF $90 EACH TIME. I STILL HAVE OVERHEATING OF THE CALIPERS AND COMPONENTS. THE STYLE CALIPERS THEY INSTALLED DID NOT RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. MONACO (TECH'S) NOW STATE THAT MY COACH IS A 2000 THAT HAS 60M MILES ON IT; THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATE THAT IT NOW IS MY PROBLEM. *NM

REF: RECALL 02V278000 FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF SMOKING. CALIPERS WERE STICKING. PRIMARILY LT. FRONT. RT FRONT WAS OVERHEATED BUT NOT AS SEVERE. REARS OK. MONACO COACH CLAIMS RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND RECALL IS CLOSED ON THIS VEHICLE. PER DISCUSSION WITH MONACO COACH RECALL HOTLINE REP. THE RECALL WORK,DONE IN SEPT OF 2004 DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE CALIPERS. IN MAY OF 2005 EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK WAS AGAIN DONE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM (I HAVE A COPY OF THE RECEIPT) BUT AGAIN DID NOT INCLUDE CALIPER REPLACEMENT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2005. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTED FRONT CALIPER OVERHEATING AND CONTACTED THE MONACO TECH LINE FOR INFO. THE OVERHEATING CONTINUED AND I HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED BY A LOCAL SHOP IN PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THE BRAKE OVERHEATING HAS NOW BEEN ELIMINATED. VIRTUALLY EVERY SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. I AM QUESTIONING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIELD INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL. "INSPECTION" OF THE CALIPERS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A GUARANTEED RESOLUTION. MY BRAKE OVERHEATING PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED UNTIL THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. I REPLACED THEM PRIOR TO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MONACO TECHS. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE RECALL OR POTENTIAL CALIPER PROBLEMS. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL IN A INTERNET SEARCH ON MY VEHICLES. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED 02V278000 NOTICE CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE TWICE. HOWEVER, ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. DRIVER TOOK THE MOTOR HOME TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK ALL 12 VOLT POWER TO ENTIRE CHASSIS COMPONENTS FAILED THUS KILLING THE ENGINE INSTANTLY. NO POWER BRAKE OR STEERING, ALL DASH LIGHTS,HEAD LIGHTS, RUNNING LITHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERENCY LIGHTS GO OUT. *YH