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1999 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 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 Jan 26, 2009
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 Aug 20, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Holiday Rambler Vacationer. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Fuel system
Filed Jan 26, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. DURING THE REPAIR, THE METAL TUBE IN THE FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL INJECTOR DISINTEGRATED AND DRIPPED ONTO THE MANIFOLD. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC MORE THAN FOUR DAYS TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP. WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA, FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $60 TO HAVE FORD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR (PART NUMBER F7UZ9F792DC) WAS NOT IN STOCK PER THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS THAT THEY FOUND HAVE 80,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WANTS BRAND NEW PARTS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID
10256408
Incident
Jan 26, 2009
Mileage
25,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jun 6, 2002

TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8011237
Incident
Mar 18, 2002
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 2, 2001

THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHENEVER DRIVING OVER SLIGHT DIP OR SMALL BUMP, THE REAR AXLE WAS 10000 LBS WHEN IT SHOULD HAD BEEN 13500 LBS. NLM MONACO REPLACED THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE 140 MILES ONE WAY TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND IS WONDERING WHAT DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE DUE TO DRIVING IT OVER20000 MILES WITH TOO MUCH WEIGHT RIDING ON THE WRONG REAR AXLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
559401
Incident
Jan 6, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jun 2, 2000

THE GAS TANK (75 GALLON) CAN ONLY BE FILLED 50% CAPACITY AND REFUELING REQUIRES 40 MINUTES WHICH ONLY ALLOWS APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS DRIVING TIME. NLM

NHTSA ID
552463
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 6, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE WHEEL HUBS AS A RESULT OF NUTS:LUGS: BOLTS COMING UNDONE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NHTSA ID
850103
Incident
Aug 10, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Aug 20, 1999
1 death reported

ENTRY DOOR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND WARPED CAUSING IT TO SWING OPEN WHEN MANUVERING A CORNER RESULTING IN DOG FALLING OUT AND BEING KILLED. NLM

NHTSA ID
548071
Incident
Jul 10, 1999

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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