HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

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

I WENT TO LEAVE FOR DAYTONA LAST THURSDAY(2/7/08) WHEN I GOT TO THE HWY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SO I GOT IT BACK TO MY LOT( USING THE PARKING BRAKE) AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FUILD RUNNING OUT ON THE GROUND AND THAT HOLIDAY RAMBLER HAD ASSEMBLED THE BRAKE LINES ON THE BOTTOM INSIDE OF THE FRAME AND THEY HAD ALL RUSTED OUT, I REPLACE ALL LINE AND BLEED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY ARE NOT ADIQUIT TO STOP THIS 36' MOTOROME, COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE!!. I AM BACK IN OKEECHOBEE, BUT I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT, IT IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL MOTORHOME WITH A CAREFREE ECLIPSE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AWNING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ON OUR TRIP OUT, WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THE AWNING ARMS WERE SLIGHTLY AJAR. THEY WERE FULLY CLOSED EARLIER IN THE DAY. AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION, I OPENED THE AWNING. FROM THE ONE QUARTER OPEN POSITION IT SNAPPED QUICKLY TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION- I.E., NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ELECTRIC OPENING MOTOR. A VISUAL CHECK BY ME CONFIRMED THE GEAR MECHANISM WAS TURNING THE ROD ATTACHED TO THE ROLLER THE AWNING WRAPPED AROUND, BUT THE ROLLER ITSELF WAS NOT MOVING, AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT RETRACT. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT CAREFREE RECOMMENDED ROLLING THE AWNING IN BY HAND, AND THEN USING BUNGEE CORDS OR STRAPS TO HOLD THE AWNING ARMS IN, AND TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. I TOLD THEM I WAS RETURNING HOME AND THEY GAVE ME A WARRANTY LOCATION. ON THE WAY HOME, EVEN THOUGH THE CANOPY WAS ROLLED UP AND THE AWNING ARMS TIED, THE CANOPY UNROLLED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT THE AWNING ARMS BEING PHYSICALLY LOCKED UP BY ME, THE AWNING WOULD HAVE FULLY EXTENDED 8 FEET INTO THE LANE TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE AWNING MAY HAVE ACTED AS A SAIL AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY COACH. TO LOCK THE AWNING ARMS IN, I HAD TO DRILL HOLES IN THE MOUNTING RAILS NEAR THE TOP- WITHOUT THESE HOLES BEING DRILLED, IT WAS NOT FEASIBLE TO LOCK THE AWNING ARMS IN PLACE. THUS, HAD I TRIED TO DRIVE THE COACH BY SIMPLY ROLLING THE AWNING UP UNTIL ITS COVER WAS OVER-CENTER, IT DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE FULLY EXTENDED WHEN THE AWNING UNROLLED IN THE AIRSTREAM. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FORD RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN OCTOBER OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE IN APRIL OF 2008. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR IS EXCESSIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER PRESIDENTIAL 5TH WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRACK PROPERLY AND THE REAR SLIDES WERE NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER WAS SAGGING APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES AND THE FRAME FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V483000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS). THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE AXLE FAILED, THEY WOULD ONLY INSPECT AND ADD ADDITIONAL GUSSET PLATES AND CROSS TUBES TO STRENGTHEN THE AXLE SPRING HANGERS. THIS WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILED AXLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

THERMAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT PADUCKA, KY. LEFT REAR CALIPER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED STRONG SMELL, SMOKE AND RESULTANT FAILURE OF ABS SENSOR. PISTONS FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT AND THE PADS WERE DRAGGING ON THE ROTOR CAUSING THE HEAT BUILD UP. THIS IS THE 7TH FAILURE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS MOTORHOME NEW IN APRIL 2000 . RECALL IN 2004 ONLY INVOLVED AN INSPECTION FOR MY MOTORHOME AND THEY DETERMINED THAT MY INSTALLED CALIPERS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY IN 2003 WERE PROPER. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE CORRECT AS I CONTINUE TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. MY CALIPERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING THE RECALL INSTEAD OF JUST AN INSPECTION! I REPORT EACH FAILURE TO MONACO AND THE REPRESENTATIVES STATE THAT MY CALIPERS ARE CURRENT AND OK. BOSCH WILL NOT DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH ME. THEY STATE THEY WILL ONLY TALK ABOUT THIS TO FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH EITHER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL OR THE REAR WHEELS. THE WHEELS WOULD EXUDE A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL, SMOKE, SHIMMY, SHAKE, BURN, FREEZE, AND LOCK UP. ON ONE OCCASION, BOTH FRONT WHEELS BURNED SO BADLY THAT THE ABS ATTACHED TO THE CALIPERS MELTED AND FELL FROM THE WHEEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE AROUND AND SEE IF THE CALIPERS WOULD BECOME UNSTUCK. THE FRONT AXLE AND ALL OF THE FRONT BRAKE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE BRAKES WERE CLEANED. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT WHEELS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,000 AND $4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

I EMPLORE YOU TO START INVESTIGATING THE COMMON USE OF ST RATED RADIAL TRAILER TIRES ON TODAY'S TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS. I JUST PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 30CKS TRAVEL TRAILER THAT RIDES ON 4 GOODYEAR ST 225/75/R16 MARATHON TIRES. I HAD ALL 4 TIRES SUFFER SIDEWALL FAILURE AFTER NO MORE THAN 500 MILES. I RAN THE TIRES AT 65 PSI PER MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS, AND HAVE CERTIFIED CAT SCALE READINGS SHOWING I'M WITHIN WEIGHT FOR TIRES AND VEHICLE. I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED AT A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAD A VERY FRANK CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER. HE WHOLE HEARTEDLY FEELS THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT UP TO THE KIND OF SERVICE THAT THEY SEE HAULING AROUND THESE BIG DUAL AXLE TRAVEL TRAILERS. I PAID $1200 OF MY OWN MONEY (NO COMPLAINING) TO UPGRADE TO COMMERCIAL TRUCK TIRES (GOODYEAR HELPED ME PICK THE CORRECT TIRES). I REFUSED TO RISK MY FAMILIES LIFE TOWING A TRAILER WITH THESE TIRES - THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE TIRES - NOW MADE IN CHINA TO BOOT! IT REALLY HIT HOME WHEN THE GOODYEAR DEALER OWNER COULD NOT TELL ME IN GOOD FAITH THAT I WAS SAFE USING THESE TIRES. BY THE WAY I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WITH 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE DESIGNING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT. SUITABLE TIRES EXIST, BUT THE MANUFACTURERS DON'T SPEC THEM TO SAVE MONEY. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T AS SAVVY AS I AM ABOUT THESE THINGS, I FEEL SORRY AND WORRIED ABOUT ALL THEIR LIVES! PLEASE HELP! I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE MORE INFORMATION AS REQUESTED. THANKS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO HOLIDAY RAMBLER 4V10. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. THE CONTACT WENT TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

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