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2002 Holiday Rambler Ambassador Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 23, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Holiday Rambler Ambassador, 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

  • Brakes2100.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THIS IS A MOTORHOME WITH BOSCH DISC BRAKES. THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS RELEASE AFTER A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS NOT KNOWN BY THE DRIVER UNTIL YOU SMELL BRAKES BURNING OR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE IT HAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BEARINGS, AND OTHER AXLE COMPONENTS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DISC CALIPER PISTON NOT RETRACTING OCCASIONALLY AFTER A STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVEN FAILURES THAT I KNOW ABOUT, AND KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD MORE BECAUSE I CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS. OTHER OWNERS OF MOTORHOMES WITH THIS TYPE OF BRAKE CALIPER HAVE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET OF FIRES AND LOSS OF BRAKING. BOSCH WILL NOT TALK TO ANY OF US ABOUT A REAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID 10409588 · filed Jun 23, 2011

CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO IDENTIFIED AND REMEDIED OPEN RECALL 02V278000. DEALER REPAIRED REAR BRAKES. RECALL DID NOT IDENTIFY SPECIFIC REMEDY VIA ARTEMIS OR NHTSA WEB SITE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WHY DEALER DID NOT REMEDY RECALL BEFORE SELLING VEHICLE, AND WHETHER REMEDY APPLIED TO FRONT BRAKES AS WELL. REMEDY WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY STATED. *AK THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS STUCK AND BECAME VERY HOT AND WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. THE ABS SENSOR BURNED OFF THE BRAKE. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID 10032174 · filed Sep 4, 2003

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.

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Data sources

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