HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AMD THE FIRST DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A RESTRICTION , AND THEY STEAM CLEANED THE RADIATOR. NEITHER PROCEDURE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER THE WATER TANK FELL OUT. HE STOPPED AT A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPAIR THE WATER TANK. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE TANK WAS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE TRAILER. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION TO SEE IF THE TANK WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE DEALER FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE TANK WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, AND DOCUMENTED THIS FOR THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY FREE REPAIRS.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE WATER TANK FALLING OUT MAY HAVE BEEN TO OVERFILLING. UPDATED 01/09/06. *JB

DT: 2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 36SKQ PRESIDENTIAL. THE SUPPORT HOLDING UP THE STRUT BROKE FREE, IT WAS NOT WELDED IN. THE OTHER SUPPORT WELDS CRACKED AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE TWO TIRES WERE RUBBING TOGETHER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE MANUFACTURER SENT A MECHANIC, AND IT WAS REPAIRED ON SITE. ALL FOUR SUPPORTS WERE THEN WELDED. ON OCTOBER 12, 2005 THERE WAS A SHORT OVERLOAD IN THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONNECTIONS. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR'S AT ALL FOUR WHEELS. *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE BRAKE PROBLEM RECURRED ON NOVEMBER 24 WITH A SHORT AND OVERLOAD MESSAGE ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THREE UNIROYAL TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CAP BLEW OFF OF TWO. THE THIRD BLEWOUT. BUT THE CAP DID NOT BLOW OFF. THE TIRES HAD 4,500 MILES ON THEM. UNIROYAL REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES BLEW OUT BETWEEN 8-5, 2005 AND 8-21.2005. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT NOTICED ANY BULGING IN THE TIRES. THESE WERE TIRES ON A 1994 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MOTOR HOME. THE ROAD WAS A PAVED AND THE WEATHER WAS DRY. *AK UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H, LT235/85R16, TUBELESS E. *NM

POWER SUNVISOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOLIDAY RAMBLER 2004 ENDEAVOR. DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR PLASTIC TIE DOWN FAILED DURING DRIVING, THIS MAY CAUSE DRIVER TO CRASH BY BLOCKING VIEW OF ROAD. PART WAS REPLACED AND SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM

DT: 2003 , HOLIDAY RAMBLER 45 FOOT NAVIGATOR. THE CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES ON MOTOR HOME BLEW OUT. THESE TIRES HAD 30,000 MILES ON THEM. HE REPLACED THE TIRES, AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS ANOTHER BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE WHEELS HIT THE ROTOR AND CAUSED A PIN HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE VALVE STEM FOR THE PREVIOUS TIRE, AND THERE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A WEIGH STATION AND FOUND THE FRONT END LOAD COULD WITHSTAND 14,600 POUNDS, AND THE FRONT END ACTUALLY WEIGHED 15,880 POUNDS WITH HIM IN IT. MONACO WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SENT HIM NEW RIMS, AND THEY CLEARED THE VALVE STEM. THESE RIMS WOULD NOT CARRY THE WEIGHT THAT THE OLD RIMS CARRIED. THE NEW RIMS WERE DESIGNED TO CARRY 15,300 POUNDS TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MONACO, SPEAKING WITH JIM HUMPHREYS AT 877-466-6226.*AK THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR AND IT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS A MICHELIN WHICH BLEWOUT AFTER ONLY 30 MILES. THE VALVE STEM RUBBED ON THE BRAKE ROTOR CAUSING A PIN HOLE WHICH RESULTED ON LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE, OVERHEATING AND BLOWOUT. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL VALVE STEM. (GOODYEAR G391E, MICHELIN X2AZ LRH). *NM

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, MY 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER BLEW THREE VALVE STEMS OUT OF THE TIRES. THE VALVES SEPARATED WHERE THE RUBBER AND METAL INSERT WENT TOGETHER. THE TIRES WENT FLAT RIGHT A WAY AND CAUGHT FIRE. I GOT THE TRAILER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT UPSETTING IT. WHILE LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE THE FOUTH VALVE STEM BLEW. I WAS LUCKY MY FAMILY AND I WAS NOT KILLED. SOMEONE WITH LESS EXPERIENCE IN TOWING THEM COULD UPSET THE TRAILER AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR KILL SOME ONE. HOLIDAY RAMBLER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM CAUSE THE CAMPER WAS OVER A YEAR OLD. HOLIDAY RAMBLER IS MADE BY MONCO COACH. I FEEL THAT MONCO SHOULD PAY FOR THE ROAD SERVICE AND NEW TIRES THEY HAD TO PUT ON TO GET THE CAMPER ON THE ROAD. *JB

MY 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 5TH WHEEL IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT225/75R/16 "E" SERIES TIRES WHICH ARE DATE STAMPED FEBRUARY 2000. THESE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 2000 MILES TRAVEL. ON AUGUST 4TH 2005 ON A TRIP FROM BURLINGTON N.C. ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM HOME TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON I-85 I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON RIGHT REAR TRAILER TIRE . WE WERE FORTUNATE TO FIND AN AREA TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE TIRE. I REPLACED THIS TIRE AND FINISHED THE TRIP. AFTER A 300 MILE TRIP AND UPON ARRIVAL HOME I DISCOVERED A TREAD BULDGE ON RIGHT FRONT TRAILER TIRE AND REMOVED 2ND TIRE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE DEALER KNEW OF NO REPLACEMENT COMPENSATION. MY TIRE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT MY 2002 TRAILER HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH A 2000 YEAR TIRE AND SHOWED ME HOW TO READ DATE STAMP. AFTER INVESTIGATING RECALL REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT GOODYEAR SERIES "E" TIRES VIA INTERNET AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH FELLOW CAMPERS I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE SHORT OF REPLACING ALL TIRES. GOODYEAR RECALLED TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER VANS, ARE TRAVEL TRAILERS NOT A HAZARD WITH THESE SAME SERIES TIRES? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT TWO YEAR OLD TIRES (DATE STAMPED YR. 2000) DO NOT BELONG ON A CONSUMERS 2002 TRAVEL TRAILER. ALSO WITH A RECORD THAT THESE TIRES HAVE GOODYEAR SHOULD COMPENSATE CONSUMERS WITH SAFE REPLACEMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS. *JB

DT: THE COMPLAINT IS ON A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMASCAPE. THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRAVEL TRAILER HAVE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS AND THE BEAD ON ANOTHER IS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER TO SEND THE TIRES TO THEM, BUT THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE. FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT, AUGUST 2004, AND CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT ON JUNE 11, 2005. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE TRAILER IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT TIRE REPAIRED AND HE WAS TOLD THE TIRE COULDN'T BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE BEAD WAS BROKEN, HE NOTICED THIS TIRE WAS FLAT ON JUNE 12,2005. THERE WAS A WHEEL COVERING THAT WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIM THAT THE TIRE IS ON WAS DESTROYED. *JB

IN JULY 2003 FIRST TIRE ON HOLIDAY RAMBLER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE ON AUGUST 11, 2005 ANOTHER TIRE THREW TREAD ON AUGUST 17, 2005 A THIRD TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO SEPARATION - TREAD NOT THROWN. OF ORIGINAL GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT235/85R16 TIRES ON TRAILER, THREE HAVE FAILED TRAILER PURCHASED MAY, 2001. TIRES ALL HAD OVER 1/4" TREAD LEFT AT TIME OF FAILURES. TRAILER HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES OF TRAVELING SINCE PURCHASE. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED.