HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

DRIVING OUT OF HOUSTON, TX, I SMELLED BRAKES SO I PULLED OVER TO ALLOW THE CALIPERS TO COOL. FOUND THE RH FRONT CALIPER WAS VERY HOT AND SMOKING. I LET IT COOL FOR 1/2 HOUR AND CHECKED FOR FREE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL. EVERYTHING SEEM OK SO I PROCEEDED. NO MORE THAN 1/2 CITY BLOCK, THE SMELL RESUMED AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE ABS SENSOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS BURNED UP AND THE CALIPER WAS SIZZLING HOT AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS IS THE NINTH THERMAL BRAKE FAILURE I HAVE HAD ON THIS MOTORHOME. THE SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS DONE IN 2002 DID NOT CORRECT MY PROBLEM. THEY ONLY INSPECTED MY CALIPERS AND SAID THAT I HAD THE NEW STYLE INSTALLED AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. BOSCH NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

DRIVING OUT OF HOUSTON, TX, I SMELLED BRAKES SO I PULLED OVER TO ALLOW THE CALIPERS TO COOL. FOUND THE RH FRONT CALIPER WAS VERY HOT AND SMOKING. I LET IT COOL FOR 1/2 HOUR AND CHECKED FOR FREE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL. EVERYTHING SEEM OK SO I PROCEEDED. NO MORE THAN 1/2 CITY BLOCK, THE SMELL RESUMED AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. *TR

MY 2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN RECALLED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V278000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I CONTACTED MONACO AND WAS TOLD THEY DECLARED BANKRUPTCY AND WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE. MY VEHICLE HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL. IS IT TRUE THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE? *TR

2005 W 20 WORKHORSE RV. BOSCH BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STRANDED. AFTER COOL DOWN, COULD DRIVE ABOUT A MILE BEFORE LOCK UP AGAIN. TOOK 4.5 HOURS USING THIS PROCEDURE TO GET BACK HOME. RV WENT IN FOR REPAIRS BUT CENTER WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE CALIPER. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AND RV IS NOW BACK AT REPAIR CENTER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT & BLOCK TRAFFIC. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKE CALIPERS AT ONE TIME. THEY SAY I MUST DRIVE UNTIL BREAK DOWN OCCURS THEN CALL THEM DURING BUSINESS HOURS-M-F 8-5. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THERE WAS HEAT BUILD UP IN THE CALIPERS WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO EVAPORATE. HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL # 09V110000, ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HE WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE RV BEGAN TO FISH-TAIL. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BOTH TRAILING ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD FRACTURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20500. UPDATED 11/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/09

ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2009 WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY NEAR ATLANTA WHEN OUR 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE STARTED ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND MADE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH UP FRONT WAS LOOSE. WE SLOWED DOWN AND MADE IT TO OUR CAMPGROUND AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH I COULD FIND NOTHING LOOSE UP FRONT. I WENT ONLINE AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS POST. I WENT UNDERNEATH AGAIN AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN WITH A 1 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE U-BOLTS. THE TRAILING ARMS ON THE ROADMASTER RR4R CHASSIS ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ARE FAILING AT A RATE OF SEVERAL PER DAY. *TR

GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES - TREAD DELAMINATES FROM TIRE EVEN WHEN USED AT RATED SPEED AND LOAD. I HAVE HAD MY TRAVEL TRAILER FOR 2 YEARS AND THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON 4 TIRES. APPROX. 3000 MILES. ON OCCURRENCES 2 & 3 THE TRAILER WAS EMPTY, MINIMUM LOAD. YOU HAVE 31 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND 27 UNDER TIRE GENERAL DEFECTS. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO WIDE SPREAD ON THE INTERNET PARTICULARLY ON RV ENTHUSIAST WEBSITES. I WORK FOR A MAJOR CAR COMPANY AS AVP OF PARTS AND SERVICE WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH LIFE THREATENING POTENTIAL. I STILL HAVE THE REMAINS OF THE MOST RECENT TIRE FAILURE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS FOOLISH NOT TO KEEP THE OTHERS, HOWEVER THE REPLACEMENT HISTORY CAN BE DOCUMENTED AT MY LOCAL TIRE DEALER. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN RESTITUTION, I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE TO REPLACE THESE BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE. WHEN THE TREAD DELAMINATES IT IS SLUNG OFF THE TIRE CARCAS AND OFTEN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND THE WIDESPREAD BUZZ ON THE INTERNET YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO OPEN A FORMAL DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *TR

HR AMBASSADOR 2004 38 FOOT ROADMASTER CHASSIS. FRAME INSPECTION COMPLETED AT KAISER BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT TODAY. THEY FOUND A 3/8 INCH CRACK IN EACH TRAILING ARM JUST ABOVE THE SHIM BETWEEN THE AXEL AND THE ARM. THE TECH SAID THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS 4 BAG CONFIGURATION. MONACO HAS A KIT WHICH IS AVAILABLE WITH A STRONGER THICKER WALLED ARM AND NEW "U" BOLTS. ANY INFO OUT THERE ON THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CRACKING PROBLEM?? *TR THANKS, ED

EVENTS LEADING TO DISCOVERY OF FAILURE - FAILURE OF AIRBAG AND PANHARD TIE ARM ON 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 36' AMBASSADOR DIESEL PUSHER MOTORHOME WHILE 500MI FROM HOME, AND THEN SECOND AIRBAG PUNCTURED AND REPLACED, ALONG WITH SWAYING ACTION THAT CAUSED DIFFICULTY DRIVING LED TO DISCOVERY OF BROKEN(COMPLETE BREAK) TRAILING ARM ON DRIVER SIDE OF MH. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THE TRAILING ARM MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH CRACK(S). THE AIRBAG FAILURES, ALONG WITH THE PANHARD TIE ROD CAUSED BY BROKEN TRAILING ARM. DUE TO INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING 2ND FAILURES OF TRAILING ARMS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED, A NEW REPLACEMENT SET OF TRAILING ARMS WAS PURCHASED FROM SOURCE ENGR MFG. *TR