HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THE ALUMINUM RADIATOR BEGAN LEAKING WHERE THE CORE IS ATTACHED TO THE TANK. MANUFACTURE HAS SINCE REPLACED ALUMINUM WITH STEEL RADIATORS BUT WOULD NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPLACEMENT SINCE THE WARRANTY TIME HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF MOTOR HOME THAT ARE HAVING LEAKS ALSO. I FEEL THIS IS A TREND AND MAYBE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR INSTALLING FAULTY RADIATORS IN THESE UNITS. RADIATORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 14,000 MILES. *TR

THERMAL DISC BRAKE FAILURE AFTER 3RD APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON MOUNTAIN DECENT. RIGHT FRONT CALIPER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE PISTONS TO FAIL TO FULLY RETRACT RESULTING IN THE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTORS AND CAUSE SMOKE, BRAKE OVERHEAT SMELL AND ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH. THIS IS THE 6TH FAILURE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS MOTORHOME. RECALL IN 2003, DID NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HOLIDAY RAMBLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMA LITE 36 FT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE USUALLY COME WITH TWO RED HANDLE BARS, WHICH ARE USED AS AN ESCAPE ROUTE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH THE HANDLE BARS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

ABS SENSOR KEEPS ON BURNING OUT. HAVE REPLACED LEFT REAR 2 TIMES, FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT. WAS TOLD THAT HOUSING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER, CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO RECALLS ON THE UNIT. *TR

2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD 2 OTHER FAILURES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE LATEST FAILURE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE. CUSTOMER BELIEVES MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE CALIPERS, THE RV HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR BRAKE FAILURES. *JB

I WAS GOING TO FILL THE PROPANE TANK ON MY 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL (MOTORHOME) WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE PROPANE CYLINDER TO THE MOTORHOME FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE FRACTURES OCCUR AT THE BOLTING POINTS WHERE THE PROPANE CYLINDER ATTACHES TO THE ANGLE IRON MOUNTING BRACKETS. THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE ANGLE IRON AT THE FORWARD INBOARD AND REAR OUTBOARD LOCATIONS. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD ONE MORE FAILURE THE PROPANE CYLINDER WOULD HAVE BEEN DRAGGING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED HOLIDAY RAMBLER TO REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE UNIT IS A 2002 MODEL AND NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SHOWED LITTLE CONCERN IF THIS COULD BE A COMMON DESIGN FAULT. IN THE NHTSA VEHICLE MODEL DROPDOWN BOX THE ONLY OPTION I AM GIVE IS ATLANTIS. MY VEHICLE IS ADMIRAL. *TR UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

ODOR OF BRAKE PADS AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED SPEED SENSORS AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR WAS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 09/27/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEXT LEVEL VACATIONER. THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED BY A FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD OF THE FOUR BOLTS THAT GO THROUGH THE SPRINGS ARE STRIKING THE FRAME. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BOLTS MAY SHEAR OFF AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER IS A THREE AXLE TRAILER. THE BOLTS IN QUESTION WERE THE BACK BOLT ON THE FRONT SPRING AND THE FRONT BOLT IN THE REAR SPRING. UPDATED 12/12/07

2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR MOTORHOME WITH CUMMINS ISL ENGINE. FUEL LINE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE INJECTOR PUMP AND ENGINE FUEL RAIL FAILED. FAILURE OF THIS LINE INTRODUCED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE WHEN IN CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT SURFACE. IN THIS CASE IT DO NOT CAUSE A FIRE. *TR