2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE ON 2003 WORKHORSE W-22 MOTORHOME CHASSIS LOCKED AFTER COMING DOWN STEEP GRADE. BRAKE RELEASED AFTER COOLING FOR ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON NOW MOST OF THE TIME. NO DAMAGE TO PADS OR ROTOR. THE BRAKE LOCKUP HAS NOT REPEATED SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE STICKING AND OVERHEATING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED. IN FEBRUARY OF 2008, THE BRAKES OVERHEATED, WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES LOCK AND CAUSE THEM TO OVERHEAT, STICK, AND DRAG. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THREE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO COOL AND DROVE TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS AND 03V068000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE WARNING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES BEGAN DRAGGING AND OVERHEATING IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,344 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 04-02-08 *BF

ABS LIGHT PERIODICALLY WAS ILLUMINATED. JUST RETURNED FROM 7,000 MILE TRIP AND FIND THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS ARE BLUE AND HAVE CRACKS DEEP THROUGH THE ROTOR. I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES AS BRAKE PADS ARE NOT WORN OUT. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS NORMAL AND FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING OR STEERING WAS POSSIBLE. *BF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C. *SC JB