2003 Holiday Rambler Navigator

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE WATER HEATER WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE SLIDE-OUT, WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR FUMES TO ENTER THE COACH WHEN THE WATER HEATER IS LIT AND THE COACH IS PARKED WITH THE SLIDE-OUT EXTENDED.

Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE FUMES TO COME UP INSIDE THE COACH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE WATER HEATER TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MOTOR HOME. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR, TIRE LINE: G159, TIRE SIZE: 275/R70/R22.5, AND DOT NUMBER :(N/A) THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SIDEWALL BARRIER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS WERE INJURIES REPORTED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE MOTOR HOME WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND WAS THEN LATER TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD REPAIR THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER (GOODYEAR) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A SETTLEMENT WAS MADE IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

DT: 2003 , HOLIDAY RAMBLER 45 FOOT NAVIGATOR. THE CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES ON MOTOR HOME BLEW OUT. THESE TIRES HAD 30,000 MILES ON THEM. HE REPLACED THE TIRES, AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS ANOTHER BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE WHEELS HIT THE ROTOR AND CAUSED A PIN HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE VALVE STEM FOR THE PREVIOUS TIRE, AND THERE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A WEIGH STATION AND FOUND THE FRONT END LOAD COULD WITHSTAND 14,600 POUNDS, AND THE FRONT END ACTUALLY WEIGHED 15,880 POUNDS WITH HIM IN IT. MONACO WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SENT HIM NEW RIMS, AND THEY CLEARED THE VALVE STEM. THESE RIMS WOULD NOT CARRY THE WEIGHT THAT THE OLD RIMS CARRIED. THE NEW RIMS WERE DESIGNED TO CARRY 15,300 POUNDS TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MONACO, SPEAKING WITH JIM HUMPHREYS AT 877-466-6226.*AK THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR AND IT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS A MICHELIN WHICH BLEWOUT AFTER ONLY 30 MILES. THE VALVE STEM RUBBED ON THE BRAKE ROTOR CAUSING A PIN HOLE WHICH RESULTED ON LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE, OVERHEATING AND BLOWOUT. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL VALVE STEM. (GOODYEAR G391E, MICHELIN X2AZ LRH). *NM