2003 Holiday Rambler Ambassador Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT CRASHING INTO THE POLE WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PREMIER TRUCK GROUP OF KNOXVILLE (1413 EVERETT ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37932 (800) 443-2324) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOOT VALVE WAS FAULTY AND THAT AIR WAS INDUCED INTO THE BRAKE LINES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIBER, THE FRONT AXLE, AND ALL OF THE ABS SENSOR LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,500. *DT*JB

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.

REAR TRAILING ARM ON MONACO AND HOLIDAY RAMBLER BREAK MY VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECALLED ( 05V053000 ) IN 2005 FOR SAME PROBLEM. A CHECK OF RV FORUMS INDICATE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE. THE COMPANY THAT IS NOW MANUFACTURING REPLACEMENT PARTS INDICATED TO ME THEY WERE SHIPPING 8 TO 10 SETS (THEY ONLY SUPPLY PARTS IN SETS, BOTH SIDES) A WEEK. COMPANY'S NAME IS SOURCE MANUFACTURING, ELMIRA, OR 541-935-0308. *TR

AS OWNERS OF 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR, WHILE TRAVELING IN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL -ARM BROKE CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO BLOW, AND THE FRAME OF THE MOTORHOME SAT DOWN ON THE AXLE AND THE AXLE MOVED BACK SWERVING THE MOTORHOME CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE RIG. WE HAD IT TOWED TO ANRV REPAIR/DEALERSHIP IN BEDFORD, NS. UPON INSPECTION BY HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS, IT WAS FOUND THE CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED. WITH THE FORCE AND THE BANG OF THE FRAME HITTING ONTO THE AXLE, THE MECHANICS COMMENTED THIS PROBABLY CAUSED DISLODGED WIRES IN THE INVERTER CAUSING THE INVERTER TO SHORT OUT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG, 2 NEW CONTROL ARMS, INVERTER, AND LABOR CAME TO OVER $5000.00. WE CONTACTED A HOLIDAY RAMBLER DEALER, WHO SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TO HR'S HEAD OFFICE WHOSE RESPONSE WAS THEY WOULD COMPENSATE US $337.00. THIS MOTORHOME HAD BEEN INSPECTED ON A RECALL REGARDING THE CONTROL ARMS BY AN AUTHORIZED HOLIDAY RAMBLER DEALER AND THE ONLY DEFECT FOUND WAS A U-BOLT, WHICH THEY REPLACED. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER HOLIDAY RAMBLER MOTORHOMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVENTS LEADING TO DISCOVERY OF FAILURE - FAILURE OF AIRBAG AND PANHARD TIE ARM ON 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 36' AMBASSADOR DIESEL PUSHER MOTORHOME WHILE 500MI FROM HOME, AND THEN SECOND AIRBAG PUNCTURED AND REPLACED, ALONG WITH SWAYING ACTION THAT CAUSED DIFFICULTY DRIVING LED TO DISCOVERY OF BROKEN(COMPLETE BREAK) TRAILING ARM ON DRIVER SIDE OF MH. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THE TRAILING ARM MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH CRACK(S). THE AIRBAG FAILURES, ALONG WITH THE PANHARD TIE ROD CAUSED BY BROKEN TRAILING ARM. DUE TO INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING 2ND FAILURES OF TRAILING ARMS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED, A NEW REPLACEMENT SET OF TRAILING ARMS WAS PURCHASED FROM SOURCE ENGR MFG. *TR

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR MOTOR HOME. GRAB BAR ON OUTSIDE OF COACH BROKE OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND CLIMBED INTO THE COACH. *TR

EVENTS LEADING TO DISCOVERY OF FAILURE - FAILURE OF AIRBAG AND PANHARD TIE ARM ON 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 36' AMBASSADOR DIESEL PUSHER MOTORHOME WHILE 500MI FROM HOME, AND THEN SECOND AIRBAG PUNCTURED AND REPLACED, ALONG WITH SWAYING ACTION THAT CAUSED DIFFICULTY DRIVING LED TO DISCOVERY OF BROKEN(COMPLETE BREAK) TRAILING ARM ON DRIVER SIDE OF MH. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THE TRAILING ARM MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WITH CRACK(S). THE AIRBAG FAILURES, ALONG WITH THE PANHARD TIE ROD CAUSED BY BROKEN TRAILING ARM. DUE TO INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING 2ND FAILURES OF TRAILING ARMS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED, A NEW REPLACEMENT SET OF TRAILING ARMS WAS PURCHASED FROM SOURCE ENGR MFG. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR ON A ROADMASTER CHASSIS. I HAVE THE SAME BOSCH BRAKES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED ON THE WORK HORSE CHASSIS. I SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WORK HORSE RECALL SINCE I HAVE THE SAME BRAKES. HOLIDAY RAMBLER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND WAS BOUGHT BY MONACO AND IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS ALSO. NAVISTAR BOUGHT MONACO. NO ONE IS LOOKING AT THE HOLIDAY RAMBLER BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE SAME AS THE WORK HOURS RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE ALL CALIPERS ,ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND ABS SENSORS CHANGED DUE TO THE CALIPER NOT RELEASING AND HEATING THE ROTORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES S208 LOAD RATING TIRES, SIZE: 255 70 22.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND THE TREAD BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TIRE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM TRUCK DRIVERS ABOUT THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR