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: Jan 8, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER. HE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE "SES" AND "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED TEN TIMES; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATIO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2009
MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO FRAME BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE SUV. I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS GOING 15-20MPH. *TR
Incident date: Sep 15, 2009
2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. FILLED UP MY TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY WITH THE ORANGE/YELLOW LIGHT ON. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 9, 2009
WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE HOLDING IT UP BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO UNEXPECTEDLY FALL. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 17, 2009
HEATER/AC FAN KEPT GOING OUT. WAS TOLD IT WAS RELAY SWITCH. AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS, WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULT IN THE IGNITION. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. FAN NOW WORKS. NOW HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TECH'S CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2009
HEATER/AC FAN KEPT GOING OUT. WAS TOLD IT WAS RELAY SWITCH. AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS, WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULT IN THE IGNITION. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. FAN NOW WORKS. NOW HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TECH'S CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. *TR
Incident date: Apr 9, 2009
WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE HOLDING IT UP BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO UNEXPECTEDLY FALL. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 2, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING RAPIDLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASED. A LOCAL MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2009
WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING. CHECKED OUT THE REAR AND FOUND THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS ARE ROTTED OUT. CONTACTED ISUZU CORP AND THEY TOOK MY CLAIM AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. SERVICE GARAGE SAYS ITS TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN ITS ONLY GOOD FOR SCRAP. IN MY OPINION ISUZU DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. ITS A MONEY ISSUE TO THEM. A RECALL WOULD BE TOOO COSTLY ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2009
1999 ISUZU RODEO LS 4WD 135000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AS I AM SURE YOU KNOW THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE ON THE ROAD. THIS PAST JANUARY 2009 I NOTICED MY SPARE TIRE WAS HANGING LOWER THAN IT SHOULD AND A FRIEND SAID IT WAS SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I LEFT HIS HOUSE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION LATER THAT DAY. I FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTS HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND THE TIRE ... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2003
WHEN YOU GO TO PUT GEAR SELECTOR INTO PARK THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK TEMPORARILY ON MY ISUZU ASCENDER 2003 . SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT 1 MIN OR SOMETIMES 10 MIN. TO GET THE KEY OUT .IF YOU LISTEN REAL CLOSE YOU CAN HERE A ELECTRONIC CLICK .THIS JUST STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I AM WORRIED ABOUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT COULD BE STOLEN OR EVEN CAR JACK. *TR
Incident date: Sep 4, 2009
HIT A BANKING WITH REAR TIRE AND THE FRAME OF MY ISUZU RODEO 2001 BROKE ON BOTH SIDES CAN NOT FIX THIS SUV FRAME IS ROTTEN . THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON 1998 AND 1999. *TR UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED, NOT JUST THE REAR SUSPENSION. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/10
Incident date: Sep 4, 2009
HIT A BANKING WITH REAR TIRE AND THE FRAME OF MY ISUZU RODEO 2001 BROKE ON BOTH SIDES CAN NOT FIX THIS SUV FRAME IS ROTTEN . THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON 1998 AND 1999. *TR UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED, NOT JUST THE REAR SUSPENSION. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/10
Incident date: Feb 12, 2009
HI, THIS IS THE SECOND USED CAR I BOUGH FROM INFINITY AUTOS, THE FIRST ONE WAS A 97 DODGE CARAVAN, IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I PAID $300.00 TO FIX SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR OMAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS FOR LIKE HE SAID SO I PAID OFF THE VAN I NEED A NEWER BETTER CAR SO I TRADED THIS CAR IN FOR A ISUZU 1999, I USED THE VAN AS A DOWN PAYMENT +I GAVE HIM ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2009
HI, THIS IS THE SECOND USED CAR I BOUGH FROM INFINITY AUTOS, THE FIRST ONE WAS A 97 DODGE CARAVAN, IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I PAID $300.00 TO FIX SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR OMAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS FOR LIKE HE SAID SO I PAID OFF THE VAN I NEED A NEWER BETTER CAR SO I TRADED THIS CAR IN FOR A ISUZU 1999, I USED THE VAN AS A DOWN PAYMENT +I GAVE HIM ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2009
HI, THIS IS THE SECOND USED CAR I BOUGH FROM INFINITY AUTOS, THE FIRST ONE WAS A 97 DODGE CARAVAN, IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I PAID $300.00 TO FIX SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR OMAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS FOR LIKE HE SAID SO I PAID OFF THE VAN I NEED A NEWER BETTER CAR SO I TRADED THIS CAR IN FOR A ISUZU 1999, I USED THE VAN AS A DOWN PAYMENT +I GAVE HIM ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2009
2000 RODEO RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET ROTTED RIGHT OFF THE CAR FRAME. WHOLE FRAME ROTTED REAL BAD AFTER 9 YEARS. REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE. ISUZU NEED TO PAY FOR THIS! *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2009
I NOTICED AS I WENT TO INFLATE MY TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. THAT MY BRIDGSTONE, DUELLER II, D684Z, DOT#7X-9L-POA-0603, P245/70/R16. THAT THE TIRE HAS CRACKS AND APPEARS TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. *TR
Incident date: Jul 23, 2009
MY MOTHER OWNS A 2002 ISUZU, AXIOM, SHE BOUGHT NEW IN 2003. SHE WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED TODAY AND THEY TOLD HER THE FRAME WAS RUSTED SO BAD THEY COULDN'T PASS IT. SHE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHERWISE. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. WE ARE UNSURE WHETHER WE CAN GET IT FIXED. WHAT KIND OF RE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2008
I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED IN THE REAR.THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT.I READ THERE'S A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE WITH SAME PROBLEM.ANY CHANCE THERE'S GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS 4 I OWE MONEY ON IT AND CANT DRIVER IT OR FIX THE FRAME FOR IT IS TO FAR GONE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 14, 2009
2002 ISUZU AXIOM. DRIVER'S SIDE "TRACTION BAR" (CONNECTS TO REAR AXLE) COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF OF THE FRAME. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD/GOOD CONDITION. LUCKILY, THE BREAK HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, SO NO ONE WAS HURT. IF IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE UNL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED DUE TO RUST. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000. UP... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION, TRACTION ARM, AND THE STEERING ARM. THE DEALER WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO A WELDING SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLAC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2009
1999 ISUZU RODEO REAR SUSPENSION ROTTED AND DISCONNECTED SPRING FROM REAR LEFT TIRE. ALSO RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR ROTTED CAUSING CAR TO SWERVE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION WHILE ON LIFT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH, MAKING THE VEHICLE, WHICH RUNS GREAT, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 6, 2009
PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM HAS FALLEN OFF THE RUSTED OUT FRAME ON THAT SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE IS SOON TO FOLLOW. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT USED, BUT ASIDE FROM A FEW DINGS HERE AND THERE IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR 150K ON IT. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED OUT FRAME. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SEEMS UN-FIXABLE. AND ISUZU WILL DO ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2009
THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS IS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR WHERE THE TRAILING ARM ATTACHES IN THE REAR ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE REST OF THE BODY AND INTERIOR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE RUST HAS ALSO CORRODED THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND AM CAREFUL TO WASH THE SALT AWAY FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE CONTACTED IS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2009
2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME ROTTED THROUGH, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS UNTIL WE GET THE NEWS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND GARAGED NIGHTLY. JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED A WEEK AGO AND NO MENTION OF UNSAFE VEHICLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SERVICE AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE CHECKE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(1999) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Jun 29, 2009
Incident date: Jun 6, 2004
THE FRAME RUSTED AND THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BROKE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TOWING CO TOLD ME COULD NOT BE FIXED, JUST JUNK IT. *TR
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(1999) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Jun 29, 2009
Incident date: Jun 6, 2004
THE FRAME RUSTED AND THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BROKE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TOWING CO TOLD ME COULD NOT BE FIXED, JUST JUNK IT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2009
2002 ISUZU AXIOM. 85K MILES. SAME FRAME AS ISUZU RODEO/HONDA PASSPORT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ROAD CAR STARTED TO GRIND. UPON PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR TRACTION BAR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANYWAY TO REPAIR THE CAR INTO FUNCTIONAL OPERATION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2009
2002 ISUZU AXIOM. 85K MILES. SAME FRAME AS ISUZU RODEO/HONDA PASSPORT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ROAD CAR STARTED TO GRIND. UPON PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR TRACTION BAR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANYWAY TO REPAIR THE CAR INTO FUNCTIONAL OPERATION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2009
2002 ISUZU AXIOM. 85K MILES. SAME FRAME AS ISUZU RODEO/HONDA PASSPORT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ROAD CAR STARTED TO GRIND. UPON PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR TRACTION BAR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANYWAY TO REPAIR THE CAR INTO FUNCTIONAL OPERATION. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2002
AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJO... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2002
AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJO... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2002
AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJO... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2002
AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJO... Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR HER VEHICLE OR GIVE HER ANOTHER ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPD... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2009
I TOOK MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO TO A MECHANIC FOR A OIL CHANGE. HE TOLD ME THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AWAY AND MY CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Incident date: May 24, 2009
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE LEFT LOWER TRAILING ARM AND BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE BREAK WAS DUE TO A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2009
STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 23, 2009
Incident date: Mar 15, 2007
I HAVE A 2001 RODEO SPORT, V-6. THERE APPARENTLY IS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE DOES WORK PROPERLY, MOVING ON IT'S OWN, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON AS THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES. OCCASIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL, UPON FILL UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT AS THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS, THE ENGINE LI... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
May 23, 2009
Incident date: Mar 15, 2007
I HAVE A 2001 RODEO SPORT, V-6. THERE APPARENTLY IS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE DOES WORK PROPERLY, MOVING ON IT'S OWN, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON AS THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES. OCCASIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL, UPON FILL UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT AS THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS, THE ENGINE LI... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2009
DRIVING WHEN MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED SEPARATED CAUSING MY ASCENDER ISUZU 2005 TO SERVE AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE OVER $ 5,000 IN DAMAGE. *TR
Crash
Incident date: May 20, 2000
I WAS IN A COLLISION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR SQUARELY WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Mar 24, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE SEEMED TO CAUSE IT TO REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHICH WOULD OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MOST RECEN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME, SHIELDS, AND TRACTION BARS WERE ALL CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE REAR AND FRONT FRAME BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU I-280. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED UP AND REPLACED. THE WIRES BEGAN MELTING IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RESISTOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $700-800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,956.
Fire
Incident date: Apr 27, 2005
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE BRAKING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ACCELERATION OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AT THE SAME TIME. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MONTHS. A NEW ABS WAS INSTALLED, BUT THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ISUZU MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER SUGGES... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2009
FUEL GAUGE NOT READING FUEL SYSTEM CORRECTLY. SHOWS EMPTY WHEN REACHING CLOSE TO HALFWAY. OTHER REPORTS LIST PROBLEM WITH FUEL SENDING CONTROL UNIT CONTACTS. UNIT AND FUEL SYSTEM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR