HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

THIS IS A MOTORHOME WITH BOSCH DISC BRAKES. THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS RELEASE AFTER A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS NOT KNOWN BY THE DRIVER UNTIL YOU SMELL BRAKES BURNING OR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE IT HAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BEARINGS, AND OTHER AXLE COMPONENTS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DISC CALIPER PISTON NOT RETRACTING OCCASIONALLY AFTER A STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVEN FAILURES THAT I KNOW ABOUT, AND KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD MORE BECAUSE I CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS. OTHER OWNERS OF MOTORHOMES WITH THIS TYPE OF BRAKE CALIPER HAVE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET OF FIRES AND LOSS OF BRAKING. BOSCH WILL NOT TALK TO ANY OF US ABOUT A REAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY AMBASSADOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES TRAILER ARM HAD FRACTURED SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V038000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT). THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

I OWN A 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER SAVOY 29BHS TRAVEL TRAILER. I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING STRANGE ISSUES WITH THE 12V WIRING SYSTEM. UPON DIAGNOSIS I DISCOVERED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ATTACHED THE WIRE HARNESS TO A ROTATING DRIVE BAR ON THE SLIDE OUT CAUSING THE WIRES TO TWIST AND UNTWIST EACH TIME THE SLIDE OUT IS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED. THUS TANGLING AND STRETCHING LIVE 12V WIRES TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND CAUSING THEM TO TEAR AND SHORT. MINE DID NOT CATCH FIRE, BUT I COULD SEE A SCENARIO WHERE A WIRE THAT HAS HAD THE INSULATION STRETCHED OFF OF IT COULD CAUSE A SPARK AND FIRE. THE FIRST ITEMS TO FAIL WERE THE LP GAS AND THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. TO REPAIR THE FAILURE I HAVE TO: LOOSEN THE LP GAS LINES, REMOVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE INSULATION AND PANELS, REMOVE THE DAMAGED WIRING AND REPLACE IT; REROUTING IT IN THE PROCESS TO A SAFE LOCATION (AND IN AN ACTUAL LOOM) AND REASSEMBLE. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MOTORHOME. THE ISSUE IS THE REAR TRAILING ARMS IN THE CHASSIS. MONACO,LLC WHO WAS & NOW IS AGAIN THE MANUFACTURER OF THE HOLIDAY RAMBLER PUT AN UNDERSIZED TRAILING ARM ON THOUSANDS OF MH RANGING FROM 2002-2009. WE BOUGHT THIS MH FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER & WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE & ASKED HIM WHY HE NEVER CHANGED THEM, HE SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE & DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE, NOR HAD HE MOVED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE MH. NOW THAT MONACO IS SO CALLED OUT OF BUSINESS BUT BACK IN BUSINESS UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERS THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A $3000.00 MISTAKE BY MONACO, NOT TO MENTION A DEADLY DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. THESE ARMS WILL CRACK/BREAK & SHIFT THE REAR WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MH HAVING IT FISHTAIL ALL OVER THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION IF EVERYONE SURVIVES IT, THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THAT IT WILL CAUSE TO THE MH. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING SO SEVERE AS THIS ON A UNIT THAT IS AS BIG OR BIGGER THAN A CITY BUS, THAT SOMEONE IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT COMPANIES THAT MFG CARS, PLANES, TRAINS, BUSES, MH, ETC ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE INSURANCE IN PLACE TO COVER SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE IN THE EVENT THEY GO UNDER. HOW CONVENIENT THAT WAS TO HAVE ALL THESE 1000'S OF MH IN DEADLY SITUATIONS AND THEN GO BK. THE SUPPOSEDLY PUT OUT THE RECALL IN 09 I BELIEVE, THE SAME YEAR THEY DID THE BK. THE SAD PART IS THAT MANY OF THESE MH OWNERS, LIVE IN THEIR MH. THEY ARE TRAPPED. THIS SETS A BAD PRECEDENCE. GO IN BUSINESS, WHEN TIMES ARE ROUGH, MFG GARBAGE, MAKE BIG BUCKS ON IT, SEND OUT A WARNING TO AS MANY AS YOU CAN BEFORE GETTING CAUGHT AND THEN BK THE COMPANY AND WALK AWAY WITH YOUR BIG PROFITS. YOU ASK IF REPORTED TO POLICE, CRASH ETC. FOR ME, THERE HAS NOT BEEN YET. BUT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD CRASH, DAMAGE AND OTHER ISSUES HAPPEN FROM THESE BREAKING. EACH YEAR I AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE AND MORE. *TR

FOUND BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS TO BE CRACKED UPON INSPECTION. REPLACED BOTH ARMS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. OLD ARMS WERE CRACKED TO A POINT WHERE TOTAL FAILURE WAS EMINENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE CAUSING HIS ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER;HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V278000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE WORKHORSE, BUT HIS ROTORS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER, RAMBLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR WHICH STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY/DEATH (COULD NOT FIND THE RECALL INFORMATION). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL DECEMBER 20, 2010.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAVOY SL RV. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE RV WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING MOLD. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.

2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER M/H WITH A VORTEC 8.1 LITER GM ENGINE THIS VEHICLE GVRW IS 22,000 LBS. THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH AND ACT AS IF IT IS GETTING NO FUEL, WHEN THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM STATE THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSER THAT TELLS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WHEN TO SEND FUEL TO THE CILINDERS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE DAY WHILE EXITING AN INTERSTATE OFF RAMP IN A WINDING CURVE. IMAGINE TRYING TO ROUND A CURVE AT 20 MPH IN A 22,000 LB VEHICLE WITH NOT POWER STEARING OR POWER BRAKES, AND A BIG DROP OFF, IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGH I HAVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRACKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I' AM A 5'10 210 POUND MAN. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. FROM THE NUMBER OF LIKE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET IT IS CLEAR THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS ENGINE IN THE PICK-UPS, IF THIS RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN CORRECT IT, I WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SUE! *TR