HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED 02V278000 NOTICE CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE TWICE. HOWEVER, ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME. *AK

THE REPLACEMENT PART TO PERFORM THE I-BEAM IMITATOR RECALL 04V038000 REPAIRS HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK

MAJOR GAS LEAK AT FUEL FILTER IN NOV 03 AND FEB 04 AT SAME LOCATION. FUEL WAS RUNNING OUT OF BRAIDED LINE NEXT TO FILTER. GAS WAS HITTING PLATE THAT IS ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE. IF THIS PLATE WAS NOT THERE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FIRE BOTH TIMES. SUPPOSEDLY THE PLATE IS DESIGNED FOR TO KEEP WIRES FROM HOT EXHAUST. WE HAD 3700 MILES ON FIRST LEAK AND 5200 AT SECOND LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 02V278000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES EXHIBIT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES THAT CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC DETERIORATION OF THE WHEEL END COMPONENTS SUCH AS BEARINGS, RACES, SPINDLES, KNUCKLES, SEALS, HUBS, ROTORS, PATCH BOLTS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ABS SENSORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPER AND THE ABS SENSOR LEFT FRONT AND STILL RECURRING THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR LIVING EXPENSES. *SC *JB

THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB FOR THE BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OF THE WHEELS. THIS HAS LEFT TWO PIECES OF METAL BOUNCING AROUND IN THE BRAKE DRUM. THE PROBLEM DECREASED BRAKING CAPABILITY. *JB *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V 038 000 CONCERNING I-BEAM IMITATOR IN FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION CRACK IN MARCH, 2004. PARTS WERE ORDERED ON 3-15-04. AS OF TODAY, PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THERE WAS NO DATE OF AVAILABILITY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS THIRTEENTH ON THE LIST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V278000 CONCERNING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE 10-11-03, AND REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. *AK.

THE WINDSHIELD PULLED OUT ABOUT 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THIS RESULTED IN A LARGE HOLE WERE WATER COULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO CAME OUT. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE MICHELIN TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CALLED ROAD SERVICE, WHICH CAME AND CHANGED THE TIRE. ALSO, CONSUMER CALLED MICHELIN, WHO TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT HE WAS RIDING ON A TIRE WITH THE PRESSURE TOO LOW. SERVICE MAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT RUNNING THESE TIRES WITH THE PRESSURE TOO LOW CAUSES THE SIDE WALL TO WEAKEN, AND THE STEEL BELTS TO BREAK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT AXLE WAS OVERLOADED. *AK