1997 Prevost H3-45 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1997 Prevost H3-45, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Engine133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TOUR BUS COMPANY: GARDEN STATE TRANSIT INC SPRINGFIELD, MA DOT 933664 ICC 390505 OWNER: LUIS CASTILLO 201-780-9899 FRONT RT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE WAY, HAD TO STOP AT PETER PAN FOR REPAIR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING, HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WATER. A/C STOPPED WORKING AFTER FIRST 3 HOURS EACH DAY. CALLED OWNER OF BUS COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A NEW BUS. BUS GOT HEATED TO 84 DEGREES. 2 MINORS WERE GOING TO PASS OUT. EMERGENCY STOP AT ARBY'S IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA AND CALLED 911. BOTH MINORS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION. BUS SHAKES VIOLENTLY AROUND 65MPH AND THE BUS SEVERELY SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. BATHROOM WAS INOPERABLE. NO TOILET PAPER OR SOLID WASTE ALLOWED IN TOILET.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TOUR BUS COMPANY: GARDEN STATE TRANSIT INC SPRINGFIELD, MA DOT 933664 ICC 390505 OWNER: LUIS CASTILLO 201-780-9899 FRONT RT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE WAY, HAD TO STOP AT PETER PAN FOR REPAIR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING, HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WATER. A/C STOPPED WORKING AFTER FIRST 3 HOURS EACH DAY. CALLED OWNER OF BUS COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A NEW BUS. BUS GOT HEATED TO 84 DEGREES. 2 MINORS WERE GOING TO PASS OUT. EMERGENCY STOP AT ARBY'S IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA AND CALLED 911. BOTH MINORS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION. BUS SHAKES VIOLENTLY AROUND 65MPH AND THE BUS SEVERELY SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. BATHROOM WAS INOPERABLE. NO TOILET PAPER OR SOLID WASTE ALLOWED IN TOILET.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
TOUR BUS COMPANY: GARDEN STATE TRANSIT INC SPRINGFIELD, MA DOT 933664 ICC 390505 OWNER: LUIS CASTILLO 201-780-9899 FRONT RT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE WAY, HAD TO STOP AT PETER PAN FOR REPAIR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING, HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WATER. A/C STOPPED WORKING AFTER FIRST 3 HOURS EACH DAY. CALLED OWNER OF BUS COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A NEW BUS. BUS GOT HEATED TO 84 DEGREES. 2 MINORS WERE GOING TO PASS OUT. EMERGENCY STOP AT ARBY'S IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA AND CALLED 911. BOTH MINORS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION. BUS SHAKES VIOLENTLY AROUND 65MPH AND THE BUS SEVERELY SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. BATHROOM WAS INOPERABLE. NO TOILET PAPER OR SOLID WASTE ALLOWED IN TOILET.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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