2000 Holiday Rambler Rambler 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 2000 Holiday Rambler Rambler, 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
- Body & structure222.2%
- Other / unspecified222.2%
- Tires & wheels222.2%
- Brakes111.1%
- Engine111.1%
- Steering111.1%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T COMPLETE THE RECALL FOR THE FLOOR TRUSS ASSEMBLY 02 V 237 000. WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE.*JB
WHEN ONLY ONE OCCUPANT IS LOCATED IN REAR OF MOTORHOME, ONLY ON LEFT HAND SIDE, MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY IS EXCEEDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HOLIDAY RAMBLER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. ON JULY 28, 2008, THE CONTACT SMELLED AMMONIA AND THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED WORKING. HE ALSO NOTICED A YELLOW LIQUID IN THE BURNER TUBE. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN NINE YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR WHAT WAS SPECIFIC TO THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS CONFIRMED, BUT APPEARS TO BE INVALID. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB
RIGHT FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *YH
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
MICHELIN XRV, SIZE 255/80R-22.5, DOT#B6H6AA3+1200. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THE MOTOR HOME MANUFACTURER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE GAUGED FOR THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR HOME, AND THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. MICHELIN INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS OVER LOADED. CONSUMER DISPUTED THE ACCUSATION. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 4 BLOW OUTS ON THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER BELIEVED A BUBBLE FORMED BEFORE THE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED, THE LAST BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED RV WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISES & SHAKE. TOOK RV TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED CONSUMER AIR SUPPLY RESERVOIR WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR BRAKE/POWER STEERING FLUID. THE WAS FABRICATED & BRAKE POWER CANISTER WAS LEAKING. VERY DIFFICULT TO BLEED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER IS TAKING TO LONG TO PERFORM THE RECALL #3902237 THRUSTS. DEALER STILL HAVE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. TS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
STEERING WHEEL MOVES AROUND AFTER A BUMP IS HIT. THE ANUFACTURER SPRAYED FOAM AROUND STEERING COLUMN TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. .*AK THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSED TO REINFORCE THE STEERING COLUMN TOWER WHEN BODY WAS PLACED ON CHASSIS BUT THEY DIDNT. NLM
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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