2001 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 2001 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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
WE HAVE A 2001 REXHALL ANTHEM DIESEL PUSHER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IN 2004 OUR BRAKES FAILED AND WE HAD TO RUN INTO THE WOODS TO STOP. WE WERE TOWED OUT OF THE PARK, THE NEXT DAY WE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST A DOZEN TIMES, BUT ONLY WHEN WE GO OUT WEST. WE HAVE CONTACTED REXHALL WHO REFERRED US TO SPARTAN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SPARTAN RECOMMENDED SHOPS BUT NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS PAST YEAR WE PUT A HIGHER GRADE BRAKE FLUID IN BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. OUR BRAKE SYSTEM IS AIR OVER HYDRAULICS, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A PARKING BRAKE THAT WILL NOT HOLD IF IT IS ENGAGED WHILE MOVING. WE HAVE DONE ALL WE KNOW TO DO AND NEITHER COMPANY HAS ANY ANSWERS. THEY SAY THAT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN A SERVICE TECH. TRIES IT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED HEAVY DUTY BRAKE PADS AND KEEP ALL OF THIS CHECKED. WE NEVER RIDE THE BRAKES BUT TRY TO GEAR DOWN, BUT WHENEVER YOU PUT THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR IT DOESN'T HOLD, IT BUILDS UP SPEED AND SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. ALSO, WE HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR CLOGGING UP FROM DUST, WHICH CAUSES THE BUS TO RUN HOT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, NOT LONG AFTER WE HAD IT, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR CUT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS WELDED IN. REXHALL DENIED THAT THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. THE RADIATOR IS LOCATED AT THE VERY BACK - BEHIND THE ENGINE (WHICH CREATES AIR BLOWING SO HARD THAT DUST IS BOILING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH AND IN THE BEDROOM). THIS ALSO IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN WHICH REXHALL AND SPARTAN HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. NOTE: THIS IS AN ANTHEM (NOT AN OPTION ON THE MODEL)
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
WE HAVE A 2001 REXHALL ANTHEM DIESEL PUSHER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IN 2004 OUR BRAKES FAILED AND WE HAD TO RUN INTO THE WOODS TO STOP. WE WERE TOWED OUT OF THE PARK, THE NEXT DAY WE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST A DOZEN TIMES, BUT ONLY WHEN WE GO OUT WEST. WE HAVE CONTACTED REXHALL WHO REFERRED US TO SPARTAN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SPARTAN RECOMMENDED SHOPS BUT NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS PAST YEAR WE PUT A HIGHER GRADE BRAKE FLUID IN BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. OUR BRAKE SYSTEM IS AIR OVER HYDRAULICS, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND A PARKING BRAKE THAT WILL NOT HOLD IF IT IS ENGAGED WHILE MOVING. WE HAVE DONE ALL WE KNOW TO DO AND NEITHER COMPANY HAS ANY ANSWERS. THEY SAY THAT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN A SERVICE TECH. TRIES IT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED HEAVY DUTY BRAKE PADS AND KEEP ALL OF THIS CHECKED. WE NEVER RIDE THE BRAKES BUT TRY TO GEAR DOWN, BUT WHENEVER YOU PUT THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR IT DOESN'T HOLD, IT BUILDS UP SPEED AND SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. ALSO, WE HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR CLOGGING UP FROM DUST, WHICH CAUSES THE BUS TO RUN HOT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, NOT LONG AFTER WE HAD IT, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR CUT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS WELDED IN. REXHALL DENIED THAT THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. THE RADIATOR IS LOCATED AT THE VERY BACK - BEHIND THE ENGINE (WHICH CREATES AIR BLOWING SO HARD THAT DUST IS BOILING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH AND IN THE BEDROOM). THIS ALSO IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN WHICH REXHALL AND SPARTAN HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. NOTE: THIS IS AN ANTHEM (NOT AN OPTION ON THE MODEL)
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SHARP PULLING TO THE RIGHT IN THE STEERING, DEALER REMOVED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND FOUND THE INSIDE BEARING WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE OUTSIDE BEARING SHOWED NO SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN GREASED AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY, THIS CAUSED THE ROTOR TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE WEARING OF THE BEARINGS ON THE OTHER PARTS, LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS ALSO REMOVED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF MINIMAL GREASE. *SLC
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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