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Monaco Coach HOLIDAY RAMBLER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

18,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 to 2003 model years. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting150.0%
Braking behavior150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
1
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
1
Parking Brake
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System1
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Parking Brake1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

Electrical System: 1; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 1; Parking Brake: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
1
2016
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20091
20161

2009: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10280244 · 2009-08-12 (August 12, 2009)

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280244 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10861848 · 2016-04-26 (April 26, 2016)

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10861848 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2003
0
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20030

2003: 0

Year-by-year records

Monaco Coach HOLIDAY RAMBLER model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
200320Not available
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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

2 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

100.0%Usable mileage2 / 2 records
100.0%Valid incident date2 / 2 records
100.0%Valid filing date2 / 2 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates2 / 2 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2003
Electrical System
150.0%
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
150.0%
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

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Parking Brake
150.0%
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
150.0%
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range23,350 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)Too few reports for a range23,350 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

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Parking BrakeToo few reports for a range12,650 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Service Brakes, HydraulicToo few reports for a range12,650 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2003: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2003200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (Esc)Parking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic
Electrical System—
1
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

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00
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
1
ODI 10280244 · 23,350 mi

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

Look up ODI 10280244 at NHTSA ↗

—00
Parking Brake00—
1
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

Look up ODI 10861848 at NHTSA ↗

Service Brakes, Hydraulic00
1
ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 50.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 12,650 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10861848 · 12,650 mi

FROM THE TIME WE WENT TO PURCHASE THE RV, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES, BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR WEEKS, SO IT WAS TOWED ABOUT 75 MILES TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE REP FROM THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, IT WAS REPAIRED. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER AND THE BRAKING ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS 05/2015, 06/2015, AND 09/2015. EACH TIME, THE COMPANY REP TOLD US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD T…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b