2004 Holiday Rambler NEPTUNE: complaints, problems and recalls

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, COMPL…

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WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 54 THRU KINGDOM CITY MO. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE LISTED VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WE CONTINUED NORTHBOUND AND I NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I DECELERATED, COASTED THE VEHICLE WOULD LIST SIDE TO SIDE. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AWAY DRIVING WITH MY FLASHERS ON AT 40 MPH. WE STOPPED 3 MORE TIMES TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE TO NO AVAIL. UPON REACHING MY D…

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TRAVELING ALONG RT 89 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE COULD HEAR RUMBLING NOISE AND WHEN WE GOT TO RT 4 IN VERMONT THE REAR END DROPPED AND STARTED DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. AFTER CHECKING BOTH REAR SWING ARMS SNAPPED AT THE REAR AXLE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 60 - 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE RT 89 WE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. AFTER CHECKING WITH ROADMASTER, NOW OWNED BUY NAVISTAR, THERE IS A NEW AND IMPROVED SWING ARM KIT THEY ARE WILLING TO SELL YOU AT $1749 PLUS SHIPPING. *TR

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I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MONACO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRAILING ARMS CRACKING AT THE LAKE DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS CAMP GROUND BY A FELLOW RV'R ON MARCH 12, 2015. I CHECKED MINE AND COULD SEE THE R/H ONE WAS CRACKED. I INSTALLED THE UPGRADED ONES FROM SOURCE ENGINEERING ON MAY 10, 2015 AND UPON REMOVAL I DISCOVERED THE L/H ONE WAS ALSO CRACKED BUT COVERED WITH UNDERCOAT. THE TRAILING ARMS EFFECTED ARE THE ONES THAT HOLD THE REAR AXLE IN PLACE.

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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

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WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE MOTORHOME AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES PER HOUR IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS HAD CRACKED OFF CAUSING THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY TO SHIFT REARWARD. DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME INCLUDED A BENT FRAME RAIL, MOTOR MOUNTS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS, SHOCK ABSORBERS AND BOTH TRAILING ARMS. THESE ARMS WERE INSPECTED IN 2006 AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY NOTICE FROM HOLIDAY RAMBLER AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE FOUND IN GOOD ORDER…

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ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2009 WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY NEAR ATLANTA WHEN OUR 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE STARTED ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND MADE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH UP FRONT WAS LOOSE. WE SLOWED DOWN AND MADE IT TO OUR CAMPGROUND AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH I COULD FIND NOTHING LOOSE UP FRONT. I WENT ONLINE AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS POST. I WENT UNDERNEATH AGAIN AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN WITH A 1 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE U-BOLTS. THE TRAILING ARMS ON THE ROADMASTER RR4R CHASSIS ARE A KNOWN PROBLE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE RV BEGAN TO FISH-TAIL. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BOTH TRAILING ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD FRACTURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20500. UPDATED 11/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/09

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

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2005 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE MOTOR COACH. CONSUMER STATES REAR BROKEN SUSPENSION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL #05V053000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF OF THE MOTOR HOME. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2002-2005 MODELS. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 05V053000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 23632 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23632.

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BRAKE FAILURE, ALL FOUR WHEELS ON 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE, AS ACCORDING TO NHTSA#02V278000L. REPLACED ALL FOUR CALIPERS AND ONE HYDR DISC ONE BRAKE PAD 2 SEAL 2 SCOTSEAL 2GASKETS. *TR

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THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN HER 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM MAY HAVE CAUSE SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE COACH. THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED, TURBO BOOST MALFUNCTIONED, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, IMPROPER SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE, HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, BACK-UP CAMERA FAILED, SEVERAL BLOWN LIGHTS, BURNING SMELL, FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NEVER CONNECTED. *NM

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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

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL FROM THE TURBO CLAMP, WHICH CAUSED THE HANGER TO FAIL. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE WIRING AND THE STORAGE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER APOLOGIZED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,063 UPDATED 02/10/09. *LJ THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT OF THE TURBO CLAMP AND CAUSED THE HANGAR TO FAIL, DAMAGING …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HOLIDAY RAMBLER NEPTUNE XL RV EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 6210IMSS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR OVERHEATED AND LEAKED AMMONIA. THE AMMONIA ATE THROUGH THE PIPES AND ALMOST BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE LEAK AND PREVENT THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MODEL WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS BEEN REMOVED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURREN…

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