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 TO HAVE IT TOWED TWO OF THOSE THREE TIMES TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO GET IT REPAIRED. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICES, THE PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *JB...UPDATED 05/02/16 *BF .UPDATED 03/24/17*LJ *CN
2003 Monaco Coach Holiday Rambler
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings2003 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
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.