2003 Holiday Rambler Ambassador: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
30,000mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,000 25th Percentile
30,000 Median Mileage
47,480 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4
Rear
4
Leaf Spring Assembly
3
Structure
3
Service Brakes
3
Abs Warning Light
2
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
Front
1
Pads
1
Caliper
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKES. BRAKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS BURNED 5 TIMES AFTER THIS HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE BREAKING..."
"CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V 038 000 CONCERNING I-BEAM IMITATOR IN FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION CRACK IN MARCH, 2004. PARTS WERE ORDERED ON 3-15-04. AS OF TODAY, PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THERE WAS NO DATE OF AVAILABILITY. HOWEVER, C..."
"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR HAD THE SPACER PLATE UNDER THE TRAILING ARM AND HAD A TRANSVERSE WELD AND THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE IN HALF. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE REAR SUSPENSION GAVE WAY AND NEARLY CAUSED THE FAMILY IN THE MOTOR H..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 4 complaints
25th: 18,090 mi Median: 24,244 mi 75th: 32,743 mi
Rear 4 complaints
25th: 23,500 mi Median: 36,000 mi 75th: 43,576 mi
Leaf Spring Assembly 3 complaints
Median: 32,000 mi
Service Brakes 3 complaints
Median: 49,394 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 9 CA: 4 MA: 2 AZ: 2 TN: 2 MN: 2 GA: 1 OR: 1 OH: 1 UT: 1

Who Files Complaints?

18.5%
Original Owners
81.5%
Second+ Owners

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28