1995 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Tires & wheels666.7%
- Suspension222.2%
- Body & structure111.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWOUTS, NO CRASH OCCURED, THE DRIVER LOSS TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL( GENERAL TIRES ST225/75R15D, DOT # DOTADHH1DL345, TIRE NAME: AMERI-TRAILER ST). NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF PLANTIFFS)...THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT A RECALL ISSUED ON SAID VEHICLE. THE PARTS USED FOR RECALL REPAIR FOR TRAILER INSTABILITY WAS A CHEAP REMEDY TO APPEASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALSO DUE TO THE LACK OF STABILITY OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO USE THE CORRECT PARTS.*JG
TRAVEL TRAILER WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE PULLING IT WITH A VEHICLE. TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE SPRING HANGER BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGED TO TIRES/SHOCKS AND RIGHT SIDE OF PANELLING. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .