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2004 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 6, 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 2004 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

  • Suspension266.7%
  • Body & structure133.3%

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY AMBASSADOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES TRAILER ARM HAD FRACTURED SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V038000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT). THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

NHTSA ID 10404585 · filed Jun 6, 2011

TRAILING ARM FAILURE ON MY 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR. *TR

NHTSA ID 10335847 · filed Jun 11, 2010

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.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

HR AMBASSADOR 2004 38 FOOT ROADMASTER CHASSIS. FRAME INSPECTION COMPLETED AT KAISER BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT TODAY. THEY FOUND A 3/8 INCH CRACK IN EACH TRAILING ARM JUST ABOVE THE SHIM BETWEEN THE AXEL AND THE ARM. THE TECH SAID THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS 4 BAG CONFIGURATION. MONACO HAS A KIT WHICH IS AVAILABLE WITH A STRONGER THICKER WALLED ARM AND NEW "U" BOLTS. ANY INFO OUT THERE ON THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CRACKING PROBLEM?? *TR THANKS, ED

NHTSA ID 10285177 · filed Sep 24, 2009

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

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