Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 5,697 complaints for ISUZU
Incident date: Jul 25, 2012
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STATE ROUTE. BEGAN HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SMALL ROCKS OR CINDERS. NOW ON THE ROAD THOUGH. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SWAY SOME AS I WENT AROUND A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND MY RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BAR WAS HANGING ON THAT SIDE TRIED TO WELD A PIECE OF METAL TO FRAME TO MAKE A NEW BRACKET AND DISCOVERED THE FRA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2012
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STATE ROUTE. BEGAN HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SMALL ROCKS OR CINDERS. NOW ON THE ROAD THOUGH. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SWAY SOME AS I WENT AROUND A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND MY RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BAR WAS HANGING ON THAT SIDE TRIED TO WELD A PIECE OF METAL TO FRAME TO MAKE A NEW BRACKET AND DISCOVERED THE FRA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME FELT AS IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME FELT AS IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2012
HELLO, MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO WAS GETTING REPAIRED THIS WEEKEND AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND DAMAGED. HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL LAST YEAR ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND THEREFORE MISSED THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT MY CAR FOR REPAIR ON THE RECALL. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY ISUZU THAT 1. DO NOT KNOW A... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2012
I WAS TRAVELING ON HILLEN ROAD AND E. 33RD ST IN BALTIMORE, MD. THE WEATHER WAS LIGHT RAINING AND MISTY. AS I APPROACHED 33RD AND THE ALAMEDA I ENGAGED MY BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AT FIRST AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND HAD FLAT TIRES. I TIRED TO DRIFT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION INTO A SAFE LOCATION AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. MY GRANDSON GOT OUT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY PUSHED INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED AND WAS POSSIBLY BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2011
I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. WHEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE WHEN IT DROPS BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND THE GAS GAUGE WHEN IT R... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2012
2 DAYS AFTER LEAVING GATLINBURG,TENNESSEE TO BOONEVILLE KY THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS REAR END BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. CAUSED STEERING AND HANDLING TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY GOING 30 MPH AT TIME. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED COMING BACK FROM TENN ON INTERSTATE [I DROVE 95MPH HOME]ME AND MY CHILDREN WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT SURVIVED. ISUZU STATED... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2012
2 DAYS AFTER LEAVING GATLINBURG,TENNESSEE TO BOONEVILLE KY THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS REAR END BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. CAUSED STEERING AND HANDLING TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY GOING 30 MPH AT TIME. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED COMING BACK FROM TENN ON INTERSTATE [I DROVE 95MPH HOME]ME AND MY CHILDREN WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT SURVIVED. ISUZU STATED... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS ... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — WHEELS
Jul 11, 2012
Incident date: Jun 15, 2012
I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHILE INSPECTING, HE FOUND A BREAK/SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD MOUNTING REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET ATTACHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED BUT NOT YET BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS, & THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM, THEN REPORTED IT TO ISUZU. I CALLED ISUZU'S (800) HELP LINE TO ASK... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Jul 11, 2012
Incident date: Jun 15, 2012
I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHILE INSPECTING, HE FOUND A BREAK/SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD MOUNTING REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET ATTACHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED BUT NOT YET BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS, & THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM, THEN REPORTED IT TO ISUZU. I CALLED ISUZU'S (800) HELP LINE TO ASK... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — SUSPENSION
Jul 11, 2012
Incident date: Jun 15, 2012
I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHILE INSPECTING, HE FOUND A BREAK/SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD MOUNTING REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET ATTACHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED BUT NOT YET BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS, & THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM, THEN REPORTED IT TO ISUZU. I CALLED ISUZU'S (800) HELP LINE TO ASK... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(1998) — SUSPENSION
Jul 4, 2012
Incident date: Jul 1, 2009
FRAME AND REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH . *JS
Incident date: Dec 10, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU I280. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT LOCK DEVICE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT OVER 20 MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO OPERATE, WHICH CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO DIM. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2012
PLEASE RE-OPEN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V436000 A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE A RECALL EXPIRATION DATE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, I LIVE 1 AND A HALF HOURS AWAY FROM AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP (WAS TOLD I COULD ONLY GO TO AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS FIXED) WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS AN ALL DAY REPAIR AND NO LOANER CAR WOULD BE GIVEN.
Incident date: Jun 4, 2012
TRANSMISSION BAD AT 61K. SPENT $3,800 ON REBUILT TRANSMISSION AS METAL PARTICLES WERE CLOGGING THE TRANSMISSION FILTER. MECHANIC NOTED THAT TRANMISSION PUMP WAS BAD AND CAUSING METAL TO BREAK OFF AND CLOG THE FILTER. *TR
Incident date: Jun 22, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR TAIL ARM BRACKET BROKE OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIF... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR END OF THE VEHICLE STILL FELT UNSTABLE AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CORR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2012
2000 ISUZU RODEO. LAW OFFICE WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONSUMER AND CASE INVOLVING ISUZU RODEO RECALL 10V-436 *TGW IN DECEMBER 2011, THE CONSUMER DELIVERED HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PURSUANT TO THE RECALL FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 2012, AFTER INSPECTION AND TESTING BY THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED AS IT WAS UNSAFE. THE DEALER RETAINED POSSESSION OF THE V... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2012
MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT TO TURN LEFT ONTO A 4 LANE ROAD. AS SHE CROSSED THE MEDIAN SHE HIT A LARGE PUDDLE AND HYDROPLANED. WHEN THE CAR HIT A DRY PATCH ON THE ROAD, BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT 1-MILE HOME. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE CAR AND CLAIMS IT IS A MECHANICAL ERROR. T... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE CENTER CROSS MEMBER AND REAR FRAME WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE COMPONENTS ALSO EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS AND HOLES. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A WELDER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2000
COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH A SPEED OF 10 - 15 MILES, I START PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR, INSTEAD STOPPING THE RPM CAME DOWN TO 1000 AND SUDDENLY THE PEDAL DOES NOT GO DOWN AND IS NOT STOPPING AND STARTS ACCELERATING AND INCREASING THE SPEED AND RPM JUMPS TO OVER 8000. I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO THE DEALER ( SHAVER AUTO CENTER ) SAN BERNARDINO, CA AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLIC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2000
COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH A SPEED OF 10 - 15 MILES, I START PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR, INSTEAD STOPPING THE RPM CAME DOWN TO 1000 AND SUDDENLY THE PEDAL DOES NOT GO DOWN AND IS NOT STOPPING AND STARTS ACCELERATING AND INCREASING THE SPEED AND RPM JUMPS TO OVER 8000. I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO THE DEALER ( SHAVER AUTO CENTER ) SAN BERNARDINO, CA AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLIC... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2012
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 FROM WRIGHT AUTO DEALERS, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OR TOLD ABOUT 1ST RECALL, ON 5/17 THE BRACKET HOLDING THE FRAME BROKE, THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR 2ND RECALL AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE, ONLY STAGE 2 A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH, AT FIRST THEY SAID IT ... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2012
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 FROM WRIGHT AUTO DEALERS, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OR TOLD ABOUT 1ST RECALL, ON 5/17 THE BRACKET HOLDING THE FRAME BROKE, THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR 2ND RECALL AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE, ONLY STAGE 2 A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH, AT FIRST THEY SAID IT ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 1999
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO TIMES. NINE YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2012
EFFECTIVE PART: THE 2 MAIN FRAMES ARE RUST OUT AND COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME. WE BELIEVE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE FRAMES ARE DETERIORATING IS FROM SALT DURING THE WINTER. DO TO THE COMPANY BAD FRAMING. *TR
Incident date: Nov 2, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FIRST THE DIM, THEN THE BRIGHT. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SMELLED A SMELL LIKE RUBBER BURNING, SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ORIGIN OF THE SMELL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOT MUCH LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO BURNED OUT. LUCKILY, WE WERE ONLY 1 MILE FROM OUR HOUSE AND LIMPED HOME. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 2, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, FIRST THE DIM, THEN THE BRIGHT. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SMELLED A SMELL LIKE RUBBER BURNING, SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ORIGIN OF THE SMELL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOT MUCH LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO BURNED OUT. LUCKILY, WE WERE ONLY 1 MILE FROM OUR HOUSE AND LIMPED HOME. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 16, 2012
WELL ON MARCH 16 2012 WE WERE DRIVING OUR ISUZU. RODEO ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. WE THEN HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY SAID THE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE SHOCKS WERE. HANGING THEIR AND THE SPRINGS MOUNTS HAD RUSTED OFF AND THE SPRINGS WERE SITTING ON THE CARGO AREA FLOOR BOARD AND SO A FEW DAYS... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED CORROSION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT THE REC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE ON THE SHOULDER AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE REAR AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V058000 (SU... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2012
THIS VEHICLE IS A REBADGED GMC ENVOY/CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND LIKE MANY OF THESE VEHICLES, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (FUEL LEVEL SENDER) NO LONGER WORKS. OTHER VEHICLES USING THIS PLATFORM (CALLED 360) ARE THE BUICK RANIER, SAAB 9-7X, AND OLDSMOBILE BRAVADO. GM SOLD ITS INTEREST IN ISUZU AND NO LONGER SEEMS TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLES IT MANUFACTURED, IN FACT, THE CLOSEST ISUZU SERVIC... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2007
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD REPLACE RACK & PINION 4 TIMES SINCE THIS DATE AND RODS, SHOCKS, ARM TERMINALS...........NO MATTER HOW LOW USAGE IS DONE...FRONT DRIVE LINE IS A LEMON. *TR
Incident date: May 23, 2007
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD REPLACE RACK & PINION 4 TIMES SINCE THIS DATE AND RODS, SHOCKS, ARM TERMINALS...........NO MATTER HOW LOW USAGE IS DONE...FRONT DRIVE LINE IS A LEMON. *TR
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — SUSPENSION:REAR
May 17, 2012
Incident date: May 2, 2012
2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. CONSUMER STATES CORROSION FRAME CRACKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 4-DOOR MODELS, BUT NOT THE 2-DOOR MODELS. *JB UPDATED 07/03/12 THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALLOWED TO LIMIT ITS FIX OF VEHICLE'S REGARDING THE RECALL. UPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 06/29/12*JB UPDATED 05/25/12
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2002) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 16, 2012
Incident date: May 16, 2012
ISUZU 2002 RODEO SPORT BRAKING TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TRAILING ARM RIPPED OFF THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STATION THE WHOLE FRAME WAS BADLY ROTTED. THE SERVICE STATION INFORMED ME THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY ISUZU OWNER ... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE DEALER ADVISED THAT UNDER RUST WAS FOUND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS THE FRAME BRACKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Incident date: May 14, 2012
I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS IN MY AREA AND BOTH TOLD ME THE FRAME HAS SEVERE CORROSION AND IS MIGHT BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. THEY SHOWED ME MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE FRAME ON THE BACK PASSENGER CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. IT LOOKS SO BAD THAT I COULD JUST BREAK THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER. THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION, BUT THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A WELDER TO GET IT REPAIRED. IS THIS SOM... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2012
TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE FRAME IS ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT IS UNREPAIRABLE, TRAILING ARMS ROTTED OFF, DEALER SPRAYED BLACK PAINT IT AND CALLED IT FIXED. REAR BUMPER NOT ATTACHED, SPARE TIRE CARRIER NOT ATTACHED. *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2012
TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE FRAME IS ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT IS UNREPAIRABLE, TRAILING ARMS ROTTED OFF, DEALER SPRAYED BLACK PAINT IT AND CALLED IT FIXED. REAR BUMPER NOT ATTACHED, SPARE TIRE CARRIER NOT ATTACHED. *TR
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2002) — SUSPENSION
May 9, 2012
Incident date: May 2, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION HEARD AS THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL HAD BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE AXLE AND THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR NHTS... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
2000 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER SENT CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING COMPLAINT SENT TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION CONCERNING WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND FALSELY PERFORMED REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A BODY SHOP, THAT THE CHASSIS WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES ON THE BACK END OF BOTH SIDES OF THE CHASSIS. THE BODY SHOP STATED THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED PARTS, INSTEAD IF REPLAC... Read more