2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKESIDE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS (1008 S SYLVANIA AVE, STURTEVANT, WI 5317, (262) 884-1300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE TIRE INCREASED TO 174 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,200.

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN HER 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM MAY HAVE CAUSE SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE COACH. THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED, TURBO BOOST MALFUNCTIONED, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, IMPROPER SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE, HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, BACK-UP CAMERA FAILED, SEVERAL BLOWN LIGHTS, BURNING SMELL, FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NEVER CONNECTED. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V278000 CONCERNING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE 10-11-03, AND REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. *AK.