Holiday Rambler ENDEAVOR problems and owner complaints

CONSUMER STATES HIS BRAKE LINE HAS ROTTED OUT AND FORD WILL NOT HELP HIM. FORD MANUFACTURER STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE A CORROSION POLICY. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE IS WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8020647 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED HIS FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME HE APPLIED HIS FOOT TO THE BRAKE FIRMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER CHECKED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER GREASED AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE CAM AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED THE THIRD TIME AS T…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10328242 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR RV. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT PLUGGED THE VEHICLE IN TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE RECEPTACLE. THERE WAS NOTHING PLUGGED INTO THE RECEPTACLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE POWER, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10412004 at NHTSA ↗

WIRING BURNED INSIDE SWITCH BOX AND MELTED SWITCH BOX ENCLOSURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. *PH THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THE TRANSFER SWITCH WAS INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND CHEAPLY DESIGNED. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10059397 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THE FRONT AXLE THERE IS NO CENTER BOLT, ALLOWING THE FRONT AXLE AND SPRING TO SLIP FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM. SECONDLY, THERE IS A SHIFTING OF THE DOOR BETWEEN THE BATHROOM AND THE KITCHEN, PREVENTING CLOSURE OF THE DOOR. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FLOOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL# 02V237000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDE…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160426 at NHTSA ↗

THE ALUMINUM RADIATOR INTERCOOLER FAILED ON MY MOTORHOME, CAUSING AN EXCHANGE OF ANTIFREEZE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. ETHYLENE GLYCOL ENTERED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESTROYING CLUTCH PLATES AND SOLENOIDS, RESULTING IN A $5713 REPAIR BILL. THE SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE THE INTRODUCTION OF EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING, BOTH UP AND DOWN, FORCING ME TO LEAVE THE FREEWAY. AT SLOW SPEEDS ON SURFACE STREETS, HOWEVER, THE DETERIORATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE VIOLENT SLAMMING SHIFTS, WHICH WERE STRONG ENOUGH …

Owner-reported narrative. 28,110 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151221 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR. AFTER RETURNING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, THE CONTACT'S SON IN-LAW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE SIDE COMPARTMENT AND FLAMES APPEARED. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE ALPINHAUS RV DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND STATED…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,046 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234518 at NHTSA ↗

THE GVWR OF THE MOTOR HOME IS GROSSLY INSUFFICIENT FOR THE INTENDED USE. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE MOTOR HOME HAS A GVWR OF 19,400 POUNDS. THE FRONT AXLE RATING IS 6,000 POUNDS WITH THE REAR AXLES CARRYING THE BALANCE OF 13,400 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED ON A CERTIFIED SCALE WITH EMPTY HOLDING TANKS, HALF A TANK OF GAS, < TANK OF WATER AND FULL PROPANE. THE FRONT AXLE, WITH A DRIVER, SCALED AT 5,800 POUNDS AND THE REAR WAS 13,120 POUNDS FOR A TOTAL CURB WEIGHT OF 18,920 POUNDS.…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 742403 at NHTSA ↗

2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR MOTORHOME WITH CUMMINS ISL ENGINE. FUEL LINE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE INJECTOR PUMP AND ENGINE FUEL RAIL FAILED. FAILURE OF THIS LINE INTRODUCED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE WHEN IN CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT SURFACE. IN THIS CASE IT DO NOT CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198180 at NHTSA ↗

THE DEALER NEVER DISCLOSED THAT THE VEHICLE THEY PURCHASED WAS A BUY BACK THROUGH THE LEMON LAW, THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMERS PURCHASING IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WIHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER EXTEND THE WARRANTY BUT THEY REFUSED. NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 560066 at NHTSA ↗