2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador 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 2005 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
- Interior & seats150.0%
- Visibility150.0%
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
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED ON 2005 AMBASSADOR MOTOR HOME. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN CLOSURE OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR STRUCK THE TOLL BOOTH DOOR.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD SHADE DETERIORATED AND BROKE IMPACTING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO INSPECT, DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,122. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC MOTORIZED SHADE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS BROKE AND THE SHADE RELEASED BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS
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
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