2000 Rexhall Aerbus 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 2000 Rexhall Aerbus, 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
- Body & structure150.0%
- Brakes150.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN PINCHED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE BRAKE POWER HAD COME DOWN 6-8 PERCENT GRADE NARROW, ON CURVY MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION HELD THE VEHICLE BACK BY SHIFTING DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND TAPPING WHAT LITTLE BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONCERNS OF THE CONSUMER WERE FURTHER INCREASED WHEN THE RPM GAUGE REGISTERED 4-5K THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE METAL BAR THAT GOES ACROSS THE UNIT TO THE GENERATOR IN THE REAR. A SQUARE TUBING WELDED BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS ABOVE THE REAR END. THE BRAKE LINE GOES UP AND OVER THE REAR HOUSING. APPEARS THAT THE HOUSING CAME DOWN AND PINCHED THE EXPOSED BRAKE LINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD HAVE AUTHORIZED THE NOMINAL PAYMENT OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WITHOUT ASSUMING ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAULTY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. *SCC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN PINCHED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE BRAKE POWER HAD COME DOWN 6-8 PERCENT GRADE NARROW, ON CURVY MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION HELD THE VEHICLE BACK BY SHIFTING DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND TAPPING WHAT LITTLE BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONCERNS OF THE CONSUMER WERE FURTHER INCREASED WHEN THE RPM GAUGE REGISTERED 4-5K THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE METAL BAR THAT GOES ACROSS THE UNIT TO THE GENERATOR IN THE REAR. A SQUARE TUBING WELDED BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS ABOVE THE REAR END. THE BRAKE LINE GOES UP AND OVER THE REAR HOUSING. APPEARS THAT THE HOUSING CAME DOWN AND PINCHED THE EXPOSED BRAKE LINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD HAVE AUTHORIZED THE NOMINAL PAYMENT OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WITHOUT ASSUMING ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAULTY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. *SCC
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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