Tl*the contact owns a 2002 holiday rambler admiral. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle he noticed that the front driver side and passenger side windows were very difficult to see through in any weather conditions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that both windows needed to be replaced due to a gas build up between the window pane. The current and failure mileages were 40000.
The worst 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral problems
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Recalls 6
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Monaco is recalling certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
- Risk
- Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
- Remedy
- Monaco is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall began on august 29, 2008. Owners may contact norcold at 1‑800‑767‑9101 or monaco at 1‑800‑685‑6545.
Recall number 08V257000 · Recall details
Trailer hitches
- What is wrong
- On certain class a motor h0mes built with gasoline engines, the frame extension lower flange may crack allowing the hitch to bend and possibly separate from the motor home.
- Risk
- This could result in separation of the towed vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add an addition of two pieces of angle steel to the frame extension and hitch mounting point in order to reinforce the frame extension flange free of charge. The recall began on february 15, 2007. Owners may contact monaco at 877‑466‑6226. Note: the ending manufacturing date for indiana built motor homes is march 8, 2002 while the oregon built motor homes were built through november 2002. The federal id label located on the wall next to the driver's seat specifies in which state the motor home was built.
Recall number 07V010000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp
- What is wrong
- Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
- Risk
- In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. Owner notification began may 7, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact monaco coach at 1‑877‑477‑6226.
Recall number 03V068000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- What is wrong
- On certain motor homes, the brake assemblies exhibit elevated temperatures that can lead to catastrophic deterioration of the wheel end components such as bearings, races, spindles, knuckles, seals, hubs, rotors, patch bolts, calipers, brake pads, and ABS sensors.
- Risk
- This could result in loss of control, and/or the potential for a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the front and rear brake calipers for corrosion and replace or rebuild the calipers as necessary. The recall began on august 18, 2004. Owners should contact monaco at 1‑800‑685‑6545.
Recall number 02V278000 · Recall details
Structure
- What is wrong
- On certain class a motor homes, the floor truss network support system has a potential to weaken causing internal and external features to become misaligned. The affected vehicles are 1999 - 2003 class a motor homes manufactured on f53 20,500 pound gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr), ford chassis, and 2000-2003 class a motor homes manufactured on w-22 22,000 pound gvwr, workhorse chassis.
- Risk
- Conditions can result in the bottoming out the suspension and amplification of the stress placed on the floor truss network. The additional stress can result in the fracture of welds securing the floor truss network system to the chassis frame rail and/or fracture of the floor truss network support system. The possibility exists that there could be damage to electrical wiring and/or fuel lines which could potentially lead to a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the floor truss network support system, reinforce the existing structure, and repair, as needed, the floor truss network support. Owner notification began november 5, 2002. Owners should contact monaco at 1‑800‑685‑6545.
Recall number 02V237000 · Recall details
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: motor homes built on workhorse chassis. Specific floor plans at issue are 30d, 30pbd, 32pbd, 36dpd, 36pbd, 36wdd, and 37wdd. The supply and return line carrying gasoline to and from the engine, may have been improperly routed and/or secured on your workhorse gasoline chassis.
- Risk
- As a result, the fuel line could become damage, and introduce the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the fuel line routing, install additional means of securing the fuel line, if required, and/or replace the line if damage has occurred. Owner notification began september 5, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact monaco at 1‑800‑685‑6545.
Recall number 01V257000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Tow hitch/frame failure
Odi opened this investigation after receiving a congressional inquiry and determining the existence of two failures.additional reports werenoted on the internet.the reports claim that the frame extension lower flange is cracking and allowing the hitch to bend down towards the ground.monaco had previously produced a service bulletin addressing this matter.odi sent an information request to monaco and had several discussions with monaco officials.as a result,monaco coach inc submitted a 573 and is recalling the subject vehicles. Monaco will reinforce the frame extension flange with two pieces of angle iron. This investigation is closed.odi believes that monaco's actionaddresses the problem.odi has excused monaco from answering the information request letter. Odi is unaware of the number of failures, if any reported to monaco, since the information request was unanswered.
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Technical service bulletins for the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral 1
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
What 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I purchased a 2002 admiral motor home, on a ford chassis new in august of 2003 from paw paw's camper city in picayune, ms. When I was changing the exhaust pipe tale end piece, I discovered a serious safety problem. While under the motor home I looked up, and discovered that the front bolt on the rear left leaf spring was sticking out about one and half inches looking at it from the fender well, and they had no nut on the bolt that holes the leaf spring in place. I called ford motor company assistance center, and talked with a ford customer assistant representative, and explained to him what I discovered while working on the exhaust pipe. He said it was out of warranty, and there was nothing that ford was going to do about it. I told him I new my motor home was not in warranty, but that I feel this is a safety issue. I also told him that I only have 27400 miles on my motor home, and that if ford has this kind of a problem, they should stop making trucks, and putting motor homes on their chassis, because I feel this should have never happen. I told him that I should feel safe going down the road in my motor home and not have to worry about things like this happening that could kill me and anyone with me. I strongly believe that ford motor company should reimburse me the $353.75 it cost me for towing, and repair. I would not be submitting this complaint if they done their job right when they put the chassis together. I have pictures of the leaf spring I can e-mail if you would like to see it.
I was going to fill the propane tank on my 2002 holiday rambler admiral (motorhome) when I noticed that the mounting bracket that attaches the propane cylinder to the motorhome fractured in two places. The fractures occur at the bolting points where the propane cylinder attaches to the angle iron mounting brackets. There was a fracture in the angle iron at the forward inboard and rear outboard locations. Had I been driving down the road and had one more failure the propane cylinder would have been dragging down the highway. I called holiday rambler to report this safety issue but their response was that the unit is a 2002 model and no longer covered under warranty, and they showed little concern if this could be a common design fault. In the federal safety agency vehicle model dropdown box the only option I am give is atlantis. My vehicle is admiral. *tr updated 12/12/2007 *bf updated 12/12/07
Transmission failed and would not permit vehicle to move. Vehicle was going 20mph and 30 yards into traffic flow and it started slowing down. Then stopped moving. Engine was still running. Transmission was repaired by allison 1000 company that manufacturered them. Rv was a holiday rambler 2002 with a 2001 workhorse chassis. *ak
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Questions about the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral
Is the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral reliable?
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral, 1.3 times a typical Admiral model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral?
Body and structure, with 1 complaint. Next is suspension (1).
How many recalls does the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral have?
6 recalls, covering equipment, trailer hitches and service brakes, hydraulic.
Was there a recall on the 2002 Holiday Rambler Admiral body?
Yes, 1 recall: 02V237000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
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