HOLIDAY RAMBLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 (NA) HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OPEN STEPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V872000 (EQUIPMENT), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE STEPS WERE OUT ON THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REMEDY CAUSED THE CLOSING MECHANISM ON THE STEPS TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 20 MPH, THE STEPS OF THE RV INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGED FROM THE LOCK POSITION AND STRUCK A CEMENT BARRIER. AS A RESULT, THE STEPS AND THE BODY OF THE RV WERE DAMAGED. THE RV WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V872000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ UPDATED 7/10/18*JB

2 FRONT TIRES ON RV BLEW OUT A LITTLE OVER 100 MILES APART ON SAME DAY. BOTH TIRES PUT IN SERVICE ON SAME DAY. BOTH HAD LARGE AMOUNT OF TREADS. BOTH SUMITOMO BRAND.

SINCE I PURCHASED 7 TIRES IN 2015 I LOST 6 OF THEM ON THE ROAD ON DIFFERENT DATES, ALL DO TO THREAD SEPARATION DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER MFG WARRANTY BUT THE DAMAGES LEFT ON THE TRAILER IS SIGNIFICANT LUCKILY NO ONE INJURED OR DAMAGES TO OTHER ON THE ROAD , JUST FOUND OUT THAT THEES TIRES HAS BEN RECALLED IN 2014 ITS STILL IN THE MARKET BEN OFFERED TO CONSUMERS IN THE PHOENIX AZ

DASH AC & HEAT TO NOT WORK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE TRIED AND STILL CAN'T SEEM TO FIX PROBLEM. THE HEATER BLOWS COLD, THUS NO WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. UNSAFE TO USE IN COLD CLIMATE WHERE ICE OR SNOW MAY OCCUR. HOLIDAY RAMBLER STATED THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR MOTORHOME. I LIVE IN FL. BUT CAN NOT USE THIS NEW MOTORHOME IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES ABOUT THE AC/HEAT.

WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON MO-7 APPROX 2 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON OUR BUMPER TOW 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER TRAVEL TRAILER WITH TANDEM TIRES. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, AND HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT ON THIS TEMPERATE FALL DAY, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE APPROX. 6 FT LONG LOOSE TREAD FLAILED THE WHEEL WELL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, TRAILER SIDE AND THE WASTE WATER TANK DRAIN LINES, VALVES, AND VALVE CONTROLS. VEHICLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 58 MILES PER HOUR ON AN EXCELLENT ASPHALT ROAD SURFACE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROAD HAZARDS.. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 200 MILES. THE TRAILER WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND THE WHEEL WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE TIRE, THE TRAILER WAS TOWED BACK TO CLINTON, MO, WHERE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $6,000. THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUDGED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE WIRING, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE 15 AMP MELTED THE ELECTRICAL BOX. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE DISCONNECTED THE HOT WIRES TO PREVENT A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,350. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A SUB-CONTRACTOR MIS-WIRED A CONTROL MODULE. UPDATED 03/31/16.*JB

WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THERE WAS NO WARNING. A LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT WE HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE RV LOST POWER AND WE WERE DOWN TO 20MPH, WE FINALLY CAME TO AN EXIT AND GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WE HAD ANOTHER 2013 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO ONE SIDE AND THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO COOL OFF AND WAS LATER DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ADDRESS THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR 2012 36 FOOT DIESEL MOTORHOME ON A TRIP. AT THE END OF A DRIVING DAY, A WARNING LIGHT (REGEN) CAME ON. TRIED TO RUN A REGEN PER THE MANUAL, BUT CONDITIONS DID NOT ALLOW. THE NEXT DAY, STARTED FINE, NO WARNING LIGHT SO CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. AFTER LESS THEN A MILE, THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO BE TOWED OVER 50 MILES TO A REPAIR LOCATION. AFTER SOME TRIAL AND ERROR, FINALLY GOT A QUALIFIED DIESEL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED 3 DEFECTIVE PARTS; THE EGR VALVE, EMI VALVE AND KT VALVE (AFTER ONLY 28,000 PLUS MILES ON OUR INTERNATIONAL DIESEL ENGINE!) THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY RUN A REGENERATION AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO TRAVEL. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED OF COURSE CLEVERLY INCLUDED THE 'EMISSION COMPONENTS' IN THE EXCLUSION CATEGORY EVEN THOUGH WE WERE LEFT IN A VERY VULNERABLE SITUATION. WE THEN HAD TO HANDLE THE COMPLETE BILL FOR REPAIR AND A 4 DAY DELAY.