2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HOLIDAY RAMBLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT NAILS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE KITCHEN AREA IN THE MOTOR HOME WERE TOO LONG AND CREATED EXPOSED SHARP POINTS THAT PUNCTURED THE PROPANE FUEL LINES TO THE GAS STOVE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

NHTSA ID

10627578

Incident

Feb 4, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

MONACO COACH HAD A FIRE IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL FOR THE NORCOLD COOLING UNIT IS SIX YEARS AFTER THE FACT. *NJ THE REFRIGERATOR WAS DESTROYED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10251368

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WINDSHIELD IS NOT TIGHTLY SECURED BY GASKET AT UPPER LEFT CORNER. ON A DAILY BASIS, WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD/GASKET WORKS ITS WAY OUT. I MUST CONTINUALLY STOP AND PULL THE GASKET & WINDSHIELD BACK INTO PLACE. ON OCCASION, THE GASKET HAS COME LOOSE UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE VERTICAL AND 18 INCHES ON THE HORIZONTAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDSHIELD COULD COME OUT COMPLETELY ENDANGERING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10165377

Incident

May 17, 2000

Mileage

3,000 mi

2000 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR MICHELIN TIRE ALL BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EIGHT TIRE BLOW OUTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154105

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AMD THE FIRST DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A RESTRICTION , AND THEY STEAM CLEANED THE RADIATOR. NEITHER PROCEDURE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10143110

Incident

Jul 22, 2002

LRT REQUEST INVESTIGATION INTO FAILURE OF 3 THE 6 TIRES ON 2000 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR MOTOR HOME. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE TWO REAR CURB SIDE TIRES FAILED IN APRIL OF 2004. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER BUT NEITHER PARTY WOULD TAKEN AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST $2,100. FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 TIRES AND $1000. FOR ESTIMATED REPAIR OF DAMAGES TO THE CURB SIDE WHEEL WELL (DOT NUMBER OF THREE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES INCLUDING ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES, DOT B6H6AK3X419, DOT B6H6AK3X429, DOT B6H6AK3X429). *NM

NHTSA ID

10099216

Incident

Oct 9, 2002

ZIPPER BLOWOUT ON MICHELIN 255 R80 22.5 XRV FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT TIRES AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. FIRST ON 7/24/04 HWY I- 64, N.CAROLINA HOLIDAY RAMBLER (2000)ENDEAVOR 40' TVL SPEED ABOUT 60 MPH. OUTER SIDEWALL RUPTURED, 13,302 MILES. SECOND BLOWOUT, FRONT LEFT ON 8/10/04, HWY I-94, WISCONSIN, 14,498 MILES 60 MPH. CONFIRMED COACH WITHIN VEHICLE GVW, TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT CORRECT LEVEL ACCORDING TO MICHELIN PRODUCT BULLETIN REC'D IN 2000 (BEFORE WE BEGAN USING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD). MICHELIN ASKED TO COVER COST OF TIRE REPLACEMENTS. OFFERED TO PAY FOR FIRST BLOWOUT COST VERBALLY, GAVE 5 DAYS TO ACCEPT VERBAL OFFER UNLESS WE HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED ON CERT. SCALE. WE REQUESTED WRITTEN NOTICE, MICHELIN REP REFUSED TO PROVIDE INFO IN WRITING VIA THEIR LEGAL DEPT. AND REVOKED ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OVER AND ABOVE INITIAL OFFER TO PAY FOR 1ST TIRE COST THIS WAS AFTER WE HAD CERT.SCALE DOCUMENTATION. (WE WERE NOT OVERWEIGHT.) ALONG WITH COST OF TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE RIGHT WHEEL PANEL WAS BLOWN OFF, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY COST OF REPAIR/RESTORATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088204

Incident

Jul 24, 2004

Mileage

13,302 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR INSIDE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10076082

Incident

May 11, 2004

Mileage

20,000 mi

AFTER THE TIE ROD RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE TRUCK'S FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END TO FACTORY SPEC. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT BY LAW THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO ALIGN BY FACTORY SETTING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10076073

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

Mileage

59,571 mi

WIRING BURNED INSIDE SWITCH BOX AND MELTED SWITCH BOX ENCLOSURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *PH THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THE TRANSFER SWITCH WAS INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND CHEAPLY DESIGNED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10059397

Incident

Dec 8, 2003

THE FIRST TIRE, THE INSIDE DUAL LEFT SIDE HAD BLOWN, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, ON THE THIRD, A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, AND THE FOURTH, THE TIRE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE WITH A BALLOON ON THE SIDE ABOUT TO BLOW. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10029516

Incident

Nov 25, 2002

Mileage

22,780 mi

WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE AT THE TOP. THE WINDSHIELD GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE WEATHER STRIPPING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *CB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10024000

Incident

Jun 11, 2003

Mileage

26,376 mi

THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS.*MR THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH REFLECTED A FAILURE OF THE PLYS IN THE SIDEWALL. A MICHELIN TIRE SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE BREAK WAS WHAT THEY CALLED A "ZIPPER EFFECT". WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS A TEAR AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10026935

Mileage

25,459 mi

PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES BLOWING OUT ON RV. *MR *TS

NHTSA ID

10022086

Incident

Apr 9, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH AND NO WARNING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT ( MICHELIN SIZE# 2858022.5SRB, PLEASE PROVIDE DOT#). *NLM

NHTSA ID

10012336

Incident

Mar 24, 2003

CONSUMERS BATHROOM MIRROR WAS ATTACHED TO THE WALL BY STAPLES. THE MIRROR WAS GLASS AND FELL OFF THE WALL AND BROKE. CONSUMER FEELS SCREWS SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED INSTEAD OF THE STAPLES. THE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JG *NLM

NHTSA ID

568435

MICHELIN TIRES, RV XRV, P255/80R-22.5, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 (ENDEAVOR), HOLIDAY RAMBLER WITH 14500 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 ZIPPER BLOWOUTS WITHIN 700 MILES, INNER LEFT DUELER AT 65 MPH, RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT 45 MPH, LEFT FRONT TIRE AT 60 MPH, AND RIGHT INNER DUELER HAD BUBBLES ON SIDEWALL. *AK LEFT FRONT BLOW OUT-AR551/549 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X499, LEFT REAR INSIDE DUAL BLOW OUT-AR550/548 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X159, AND RIGHT FRONT BLOW OUT-AR551/549 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X159. ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE 2 BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL/WAS CHANGED-RIGHT INNER DUAL, AR550/548 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X159(CHANGED BEFORE BLOW OUT), POSITION UNKNOWN-AR550/548 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X159, AND POSITION UNKNOWN-AR551/549 06-55158-01 DOT#B6H6AK3X159. NHTSA RECALL#00V331. THERE WAS SOME BODY DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2440.00. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8016677

Incident

Jul 14, 2002

LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE LOSES POWER AS A RESULT OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013396

Incident

Jan 3, 2002