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2004 Holiday Rambler Neptune Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Oct 3, 2024
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 12, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Holiday Rambler Neptune. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Oct 3, 2024

The contact owns a 2004 Holiday Rambler Neptune built on a Roadmaster chassis. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the RV was swaying in the lane and the steering wheel shifted position and was horizontal. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stopped the RV and observed that the rear bumper was almost touching the road surface and the rear passenger side tire was almost touching the wheel well. The contact called an independent mechanic who drove to the location of the RV and examined the RV and determined that the rear suspension and rear axle had fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact had the RV towed to an independent mechanic however, the RV was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V053000 (Suspension). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

NHTSA ID
11617838
Incident
Sep 28, 2024
Mileage
86,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Jun 2, 2013

EMBARKED ON A ROAD TRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 4 MILES THE ENTIRE MOTORHOME WENT INTO A VIOLENT AND SEVERE SWAYING MOTION. I SLOWED THE VEH AND PULLED TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, INSPECTED ALL TIRES, NOTHING APPARENT OR OBVIOUS. USED A CREEPER TO INSPECT UNDER VEH SUSPENSION UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. RESORTED TO INTERNET WITH DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT AND DISCOVERED A POTENTIAL CAUSE. ARMED WITH INFORMATION GARNERED FROM SEVERAL WEB SITES. THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY DETECTED. THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM WAS CRACKED, COMPLETELY INTO TWO PIECES AT THE U BOLT AREA IN FRONT OF THE AXEL. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS MOTORHOME OVER 24000 MILES AND MAINTAIN IT WELL. OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER FIVE YEARS I AM SURPRISED THAT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. MY PRIOR INTERNET INQUIRIES DONE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM. APPARENT THIS INFORMATION IS LEFT TO THE OWNER TO FIND OUT ON THEIR OWN AT THE RISK OF PERIL TO ANYONE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT HAPPENED TO BE NEAR AN INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10514747
Incident
May 29, 2013
Mileage
56,100 mi
Suspension
Filed Mar 18, 2011

FOUND BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS TO BE CRACKED UPON INSPECTION. REPLACED BOTH ARMS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. OLD ARMS WERE CRACKED TO A POINT WHERE TOTAL FAILURE WAS EMINENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10392196
Incident
Mar 6, 2010
Mileage
32,524 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 6, 2007

WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THE ALUMINUM RADIATOR BEGAN LEAKING WHERE THE CORE IS ATTACHED TO THE TANK. MANUFACTURE HAS SINCE REPLACED ALUMINUM WITH STEEL RADIATORS BUT WOULD NOT AGREE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPLACEMENT SINCE THE WARRANTY TIME HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF MOTOR HOME THAT ARE HAVING LEAKS ALSO. I FEEL THIS IS A TREND AND MAYBE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR INSTALLING FAULTY RADIATORS IN THESE UNITS. RADIATORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 14,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10208091
Incident
Sep 6, 2007
Mileage
14,654 mi
Suspension
Filed May 12, 2005

CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT SERVICE BULLETIN RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V053000. *MR

NHTSA ID
10121563
Incident
May 1, 2005

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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