HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. RECALL 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE PADS, HOSE AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED IN JUNE 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WAS AFRAID OF EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE NEW PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

I HAVE A 2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE MADE BY MONACO. THE TRAILING ARMS WERE CRACKING. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE COMPANY IS NOT ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE UNDER-ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT. IF THEY HAD BROKEN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED, BUT THE REPAIR WAS INEFFECTIVE. MONACO WAS BOUGHT BY NAVISTAR WHO ASSUMED NONE OF THE LIABILITIES. THIS IS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V068000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE WARNING). PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VIN, CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED HIS FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME HE APPLIED HIS FOOT TO THE BRAKE FIRMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER CHECKED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER GREASED AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE CAM AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED THE THIRD TIME AS THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE MOTORHOME AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES PER HOUR IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS HAD CRACKED OFF CAUSING THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY TO SHIFT REARWARD. DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME INCLUDED A BENT FRAME RAIL, MOTOR MOUNTS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS, SHOCK ABSORBERS AND BOTH TRAILING ARMS. THESE ARMS WERE INSPECTED IN 2006 AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY NOTICE FROM HOLIDAY RAMBLER AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE FOUND IN GOOD ORDER. THE PARENT COMPANY OF HOLIDAY RAMBLER, MONACO CORPORATION, WAS GRANTED BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION JUST PRIOR TO MY INCIDENT, THUS DODGING THE LIABILITY ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPLY REPLACEMENT ARMS AT MY COST. THE ARMS APPEAR TO BE OF THE SAME DESIGN AS THE ORIGINALS THAT FAILED. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THOSE WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY STRONGER VERSION AS I UNDERSTAND FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT ARMS IS IMMINENT. IT IS MY CONCLUSION THAT WHEN MONACO CORPORATION BECAME AWARE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE TRAILING ARM PROBLEM A FULL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH RE-ENGINEERED ARMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF THE ARMS MAY FAIL, BUT RATHER THEY WILL FAIL AND WITHOUT WARNING. PHOTOS OF THE FAILED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 09E064000. RECALL IS IN REGARD TO ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED BY KONGSBERG POWER PRODUCTS. MY 2009 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR MOTORHOME HAS SUCH AN ASSEMBLY. WHEN I CONTACTED NAVISTAR'S MONACO RV, THEY DENIED LIABILITY SINCE MY COACH WAS MADE BY MONACO COACH, WHICH FILED BANKRUPTCY AND WAS BOUGHT BY NAVISTAR. I NEED THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED BUT DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL. *TR

2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE MOTOR COACH. CONSUMER STATES REAR BROKEN SUSPENSION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL #05V053000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR RV. THE CONTACT STATED THE PILOT SEAT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10.000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PREMATURE TIRE DETERIATION BY CRACKS IN SIDEWALL.40000 MILES ON THIS TIRE OVER PERIOD OF 5 YEARS .MICHELIN RV HAVE HISTORY OF CRACKING EVEN THOUGH MAINTATNED PROPERLY AND DRIVEN PROPERLY ,LOADED PROPERLY AND DRIVEN REASONABILE MILAGE PR YEAR .I HAD PREVIOUS TROULBE WITH MICHELIN RV TIRES WITH 3 BLOW OUTS ,EVEN NO APARENT DEFECT SHOWING INCASING OF TIRE. THIS TIRE IS A XRV SERIES 12`PLY RV TIRE .IT HAS NOT B;LOWN OUT BUT WILL BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE DEFECT IN SIDEWALL BY CRACKS SHOWING.MICHELIN SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF INCIPIENT FAILURE IF CONTINUED IN SERVICE .MY EXPERIENCE WITH MICHELIN CORP.HAS NOT BEEN GOOD IN PAST ,THEY CLAIMING I DID NOT MAINTAIN TIRE PROPERLY .I CHANGED TO ANOTHER BRAND TIRE OTHER HOLIDAY RAMBLER I OWNED AND THSE TIRES DID NOT DETERIATE IN SIDEWALL OVER 6 YEARS USEAGE .I CONSIDER THESE MICHELIN RV TIRES A SAFETY HAZARD`AND VERY DANGEROUS TO BE USED ON RV UNITS .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER RV. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED AND THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS MADE BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HE CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS MADE ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WAS ADVISED THAT THE DATABASE INDICATED THAT THE RECALLS WERE CLOSED ON HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.