HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

GOODYEAR TIRES (P225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER. *SLC

WHEN MOTORHOME IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OR HAND BRAKE DO NOT HOLD. THREE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE TRAILER HITCH IS OF INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SWAY WHEN PASSING VEHICLES OF ANY SIZE AND CROSS AND QUARTERING WINDS. NLM

A FORD CHASSIS NEEDED PARTS FOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ORDERING THE PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS.*AK

DUE TO THE WAY CABLE OF TRANSMISSION & MODULE WERE ROUTED, TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR PROPERLY. ENTIRE COMPUTER BOARD WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED SINCE.*AK TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) WAS INSTALLED 3'' FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND WAS BURNED OUTCAUSING TRANMISSION TO FAIL. *YH MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING: DANGLING WIRES, BATTERIES OVERCHARGING, INVERTER INOPERABLE, GENERATOR BUSHINGS BURNED OUT, LIGHT WIRING SHORTING CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS. GEAR SHIFT LEVER DIFFICULT TO MOVE, DIFFICULT TO SEE GEAR SELECTOR ALIGNMENT DUE TO GEAR SHIFT LIGHT NOT CONNECTED. CRACKED AIR VALVE, AIR BAGS WOULD NOT FILL. ROOF CRACKED. RADIATOR HOSE LEAK, POSSIBLE LEAK UNDER ENGINE, FRAME WET WITH ANTI FREEZE. GAS FILLER HOSE COLLAPSED, NO LP FILL DOOR, MONITOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER HAS RUN OUT OF PROPANE, FUEL HOSE LINE BENT IN HALF. SEVERAL EQUIPMENT ISSUES INCLUDING: SLIDE OUT HAS LARGE GAP, BEDJACKS UNABLE TO HOLD UP BED, BEDROOM DOOR SHUTS CROOKED, SHOWER DOOR LEAK, DASH CUT POORLY WITH LARGE GAPS IN CORNERS, VISOR FELL OFF. AC VENTS DO NOT OPEN/CLOSE PROPERLY, AC LEAKS, DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM. DEADBOLT LOCK OUT OF ALIGNMENT. CRACKED AIR VALVE. *SLC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG SMELL OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE MOTORHOME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT MOTORHOME HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.*AK

WHEN TOWING TRAILER WILL SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BEING PASSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR BY WIND. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THE SITUATION. CONSUMER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A HENSLEY ARROW TOWING HITCH. *AK ONE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THE TRAILER SWAY IS INSUFFICIENT TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT. THE FACT THAT ALL HEAVY ITEMS ARE PUT BEHIND THE AXLES COULD INDUCE MORE SEVERE SWAY. *YH

GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRE (ST225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SKIRTING SURROUNDING THE TRAILER WHEELS, WHEN INSPECTING THE OTHER TIRES, BUBBLES AND KNOTS WERE PRESENT WHICH COULD HAVE ALSO CAUSED FURTHER BLOWOUTS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS WELDS MADE ON THE FRAME WHERE THE FRAME MFG (FREIGHTLINER) SAYS NEVER TO WELD. MANY OF THESE HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS WHERE THE BODY WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE MISSING CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE REAR LEVELING JACKS HAS CAUSED THE FRAME RAILS TO BEND BADLY. THIS CROSS MEMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BY HOLIDAY RAMBLER. THERE IS ALSO A TWIST IN THE FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE RT. FRONT IS DOWN BY 1" AND THE LEFT REAR IS DOWN BY 1". THE INSTABILITY IN THE FRAME CAUSES THE SLIDE OUT ROOM TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND LEAK. IT ALSO CAUSES THE WINDSHIELDS TO MOVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER BY 1 1/2" WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN GROUND (SUCH AS RR CROSSINGS). THE FRAME PROBLEMS CAUSE UNEVEN AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR (THE TIRES LAST APPROXIMATELY 35,000 TO 40,000 MILES.THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT AT LEAST 153 DAYS IN THE SHOP. HOLIDAY RAMBLER HAS CUT A 2 1/2" DIAMETER HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRAME. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING, THE THROTTLE ACTUALLY FREEZES. THIS VEHICLE WEIGHS 24,000 POUNDS SO STOPPING IT CAN BECOME A REAL CHALLENGE.WHEN THE "U" BOLTS BROKE, WE WERE FORTUNATE WE WERE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. IF THEY HAD BROKEN AT SPEED, WE COULD HAVE ROLLED THE MOTORHOME. THE FRAME CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT REMOVING THE BODY. SINCE THE BODY HAS BEEN WELDED ON, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.

VEHICLE GVWR 31,000 FRT AXLE RATING 12,000 REAR AXLE RATING 19,000. VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABLE CALLS FOR 90PSI FONT AND REAR. AT THIS PRESSURE TIE IS ONLY RATED TO CARRY 5,085 LBS. SINGLE AND 4735 LBS. DUAL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V27700. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IF NEEDED. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 27570R22.5 )