HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ABS ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE SENSORS TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. HE ALSO SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIPERS CAUSED THE FAILURE. RECALL NUMBER 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE REAR ONES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,641 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,844.

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 1 MPH, THE TWO REAR WHEELS WERE RUBBING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRACKET, WHICH WAS WELDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME, HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE OTHER THREE BRACKETS WERE CRACKED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL # 04V483000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS) IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE SHE IS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY FAILURE REGARDING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE NAME (VENTURE FRAMES) ON THE TRAILER FRAME IS THE SAME ONE THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR STRUCTURE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THIS FRAME ON HER TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A STAMP LOCATED ON THE FRAME FROM THE BUILDER AS PROOF. THE TRAILER IS CURRENTLY AT A SHOP FOR REPAIR. SINCE THIS IS A TRAILER, NO ENGINE SIZE, CYLINDERS, TRANSMISSION TYPE, MILEAGE, FUEL TYPE OR SYSTEM, POWERTRAIN, USAGE, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND CRUISE CONTROL INFORMATION WERE AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL. THE MODEL WAS NOT LISTED IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STATIONARY WINDOW CONTAINS MOISTURE IN BETWEEN THE GLASS. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE GLASS HAD A LEAK AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED LOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALMOST AS IF HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THAT THE TRAILER ARM WAS BROKEN, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SHIFTED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MONACO REPAIR SHOP, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRAILER ARM BROKE AND DAMAGED THE BEAUTY RING BY RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE INNER TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER PER RECALL # 05V053000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE MOTOR HOME WAS INSPECTED THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 32,000. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE PRESIDENTIAL 5TH WHEEL IN MAY 2002, I'VE HAD SIX BLOWOUT ON THE SAME TIRE, REAR SIDEWALK SIDE TIRE. THE LATEST WAS ON MARCH 29, 2007 AT 60 MPH ON I-75, WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSE A NEAR ACCIDENT (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO A BLOWN TIRE) WITH A SUV. MONACO HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. 1- ON NOV 16 THRU DEC 17, 2004, AT NORTH TRAILS RV (FT. MYERS, FL), MONACO TECHNICIANS WERE CALLED IN FROM WILDWOOD TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE UNIT WAS THERE FOR A MONTH AND MONACO HAD TWO TECH'S COME IN ON A WEEKEND TO FIX THE RECALL. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS REPAIRED. 2- WHILE ON A TRIP OUT WEST WE HAD APPROXIMATELY FIVE BLOWOUTS TO THE SAME TIRE MAKING THE UNIT UNDRIVABLE AND ON APRIL 14 IT WAS TOWED TO SUNLAND RV(LAS CRUCES, NM), THEIR TECHNICIANS GOT AUTHORIZATION FROM MONACO AND ON 4/17-18 THEY FIXED THE SAME RECALL PROBLEM. ON THE WAY BACK HOME TO FLORIDA WE CONTINUED TO HAVE BLOWOUTS AND IT CAUSED BODY DAMAGE. WE MADE IT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND WROTE A LETTER TO MONACO TO INFORM THEM OF THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM (TIRE BLOWOUT) THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO BRING IN THE UNIT AGAIN TO THE MAIN LOCATION WILDWOOD. 3- ON AUGUST 30, 2005 AT MONACO SERVICE CENTER (WILDWOOD, FL), THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR THE THE THIRD TIME. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT I HAVE USED MY UNIT SINCE AUGUST 2005 (ALWAYS ON SHORT TRIPS) AND ANOTHER BLOWOUT (3/29/07) HAS OCCURRED SAME LOCATION RIGHT REAR SIDEWALK TIRE. THIS LAST BLOWOUT HAS ALSO MADE THIS UNIT UNDRIVABLE BECAUSE IT SHREDDED THE THE BRAKE LINE & CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. APPARENTLY THIS UNIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AT THIS POINT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS UNIT. THIS UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER COMPARABLE UNIT. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO WE DEAL WITH RECALL PROBLEM #04V483000. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO HOW WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER PRESIDENTIAL COACH TRAILER. THE 4 TIRES ON THE 34 FT HOLIDAY RAMBLER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WERE RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SMOKE. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BECAUSE THE AXLES WERE FALLING OFF THE TRAILER. THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WAS TOWED TO A TRAILER REPAIR SHOP 50 MILES AWAY. THE TRAILER MECHANIC STATED THAT RECALL#04V483000 WAS RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE AND FRAME FOR THIS TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WON'T HONOR THE RECALL SINCE THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL NUMBER 3863. THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE INFORMATION AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT A PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL, BUT WAS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PRODUCT.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07.*JB

I REPORTED OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES TO MONACO JUNE 2002- THEY HAD CUMMINGS AT OCALA, FL REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AXLE. AGAIN IN JULY 2003 I HAD OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES, SMOKE AND ABS FAILURE- MONACO HAD PLANT 9 REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR. IN 2004 MONACO HAD A RECALL INSPECTION- RESULT WAS THAT THE REPLACED CALIPERS WERE THE NEW APPROVED CALIPERS. I CONTINUE TO HAVE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES; SOMETIMES IN FRONT AND SOMETIMES IN THE REAR, ( ABS SENSOR ALWAYS ARE BURNED UP). NOW AFTER ONLY 27,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS, THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TWICE TO THE TECH AT MONACO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR ANSWER IS THAT THEY DID THE RECALL IN 2004; THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM OF OVERHEATED CALIPERS WAS RESOLVED. ABOUT EVERY 90 DAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE A BURNED OUT ABS SENSOR AT A COST OF $90 EACH TIME. I STILL HAVE OVERHEATING OF THE CALIPERS AND COMPONENTS. THE STYLE CALIPERS THEY INSTALLED DID NOT RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. MONACO (TECH'S) NOW STATE THAT MY COACH IS A 2000 THAT HAS 60M MILES ON IT; THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATE THAT IT NOW IS MY PROBLEM. *NM

BRAKE PULSATION FROM 40 MPH AND ABOVE, SEVERITY INCREASES WITH SPEED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE FOR A 30,000 POUND VEHICLE. BURNING SMELL COMING FROM BRAKES WHEN STOPPED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 MONACO HOLIDAY RAMBLER WHICH IS HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. THEN CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE 30 FEET MOTOR HOME AT 55 MPH IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. THE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE HAD THE RV WEIGHED AND IT WAS NOT FOUND TO BE OVERLOADED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 2/16/2007 - *NM