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: Apr 23, 2009
WHILE DRIVING 2001 ISUZU RODEO AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I HEARD A THUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SOON THEREAFTER I NOTICED THAT THE HANDLING OF THE TRUCK BECAME QUITE LOOSE. UPON STOPPING I EXAMINED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE & SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME & THERE WERE HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT A FRAME SHOP TOMORROW TO SE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2009
RECURRING REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 10 MPH, EFFECTIVELY DISABLING VEHICLE, COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS; THE "PROBLEM" COMES AND GOES AT RANDOM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 11, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR-ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR NECK, LEG, AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND COULD POSSIBLY BE LABELED AS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Apr 2, 2009
AFTER MAINTAINING OUR 2000 ISUZU TROOPER BY THE BOOK AND BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, IT BLEW THE ENGINE AT 103000. I KEPT VERY GOOD DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE REPAIRS- AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM, ISUZU IS NOT BACKING THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (120,000 MILES)BECAUSE THEY FOUND A WAY TO GET AWAY WITH IT BY SAYING BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ACTUAL RECEIPTS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE EVEN T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2009
MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER REQUIRED THE FUEL TANK BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS A CRACKED WELD ON THE FUEL NECK. ISUZU DID HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS YEAR MODEL, BUT YET I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY OR MET THE CRITERIA. *TR
Incident date: Apr 9, 2009
I BOUGHT THIS 2000 ISUZU RODEO IN 2002, AND HAVE HAD TO INSTALL 2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION..MY MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 102000. ANY HELP OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 5, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL MADE AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2009
THE FRAME OF MY 2001 RODEO ROTTED RIGHT THROUGH AND BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS USELESS, THE BODY AND INTERIOR ARE BRAND NEW. I AM OUT A TRADE AND VERY UPSET ESPECIALLY SINCE MY HUSBAND HAS A 73 DELTA 88 OLDSMOBILE THAT IS LIKE PERFECT. WHAT CAN I DO. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR
Incident date: Mar 19, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILED. HE SPECULATED THAT THE COMPONENT FAILED PREMATURELY BECAUSE HE RESIDES IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 24, 2009
Incident date: Mar 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE ABS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. HE POURED WATER ON THE WIRES TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT A GROUNDED HOT WIRE INSIDE THE ABS PUMP CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 17, 2009
I HAVE A 99 ISUZU RODEO. THE BODY HAS A TINY BIT OF RUST, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE GOOD, THE TRUCK BLUE BOOKS FOR ABOUT 4000. THE REAR FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT MY MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO SPLICE IN A NEW REAR FRAME. PRETTY MUCH THE CAR CAN'T BE FIXED, SOLD, OR DRIVEN AND IT'S 9 YEARS OLD. ISUZU WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Incident date: Feb 23, 2009
2001 ISUZU RODEO - REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 23, 2009
2001 ISUZU RODEO - REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Incident date: Mar 2, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, WHICH IT FAILED DUE TO THE RUST. THE CONTACT FOUND NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FRAME SHOULD NOT ROT SO EASILY DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SLOWED DOWN, AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SOMETHING BOUNCING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE W... Read more
Fire
ISUZU
PICKUP TRUCK
(1995) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Feb 28, 2009
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
FRAME IS RUSTED VERY BAD HAS RUST HOLE ALL OVER. *TR
Incident date: Feb 14, 2009
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO CUT THE IGNITION. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 92-95 MODELS, HOWEVER, MINE IS A 96 MODEL. *TR
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2008
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, SMOKE BEGAN EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MELTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE 1998 MODEL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $4,200 FOR THE REPAIR SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 23, 2009
I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO I KEEP UP WITH ALL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE DUE TO ONLY HAVING ONE CAR BESIDES ALL THE BASIC TRUCK IS THIRSTY FOR OIL CHECK ONCE A WEEK I NOTICED THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF CD GOT STUCK I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT I WILL REPLACE THE RADIO THE FOLLOWING WEEK THEN MY WIFE WENT TO WORK ON 1/23/09 IT WAS 8:30 AM MY WIFE CALLED ME UP IN TEARS YELLING THE TRUCK IS ON... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER SAND OR GRAVEL ROADS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOW... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE BAR HAS BECOME ROTTED AND IS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE RUST APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS IN A GARAGE, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT OL... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Feb 2, 2009
Incident date: Feb 2, 2009
THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF MY VEHICLE IS SO ROTTED THAT THE FRAME TO THE VEHICLE HAS FALLEN APART. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE TORQUE ARM FROM THE FRAME TO THE REAR END COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE CAR BEGAN SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE OTHER SIDE TO FALL OFF. *TR
Incident date: Jan 20, 2009
OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO AND THE FRAME HAS ROTTEN OUT BY THE TRACTION BARS CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THAT I ONLY HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2009
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER HAD A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AS WELL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATES THAT THERE ARE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 ASCENDERS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2008
THE ACTUAL TIRE BRAND IS KONA; I ENTERED (KELLY ).THE ACTUAL TIRE BRAND IS KONA CLT. LOOK OUT FOR THIS ENTRY. REPORT TO GEORGE. THE TIRES WERE 215 85 16 LR E; DOT'S 25 BL 1608; 25 JC 1608 AND 25 JC 2508 THE BRAND WAS KONA CLT. THERE WERE 5 BAD TIRES RETURNED. THE VEHICLE LISTED IS NOT CORRECT, AS THIS HAPPENED TO CUSTOMERS VEHICLES AND THERE WERE SEVERAL OF THEM. *TR
Incident date: Dec 25, 2008
WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS OR SNOW AND BRAKING THE CAR PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FULLY WORK IF AT ALL. THE CAR TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP AND IN THIS SITUATION IF THEY ARE EVEN WORKING AT ALL AND MAY CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE FROM THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE APPROPRIATELY. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 13, 2007
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON, SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 16, 2008
Incident date: Dec 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENG... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Dec 16, 2008
Incident date: Dec 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENG... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2008
2002 ISUZU RODEO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL CAN NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE LOCATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED SHE COULD NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK WAS LOCATED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FLUID CHECKED. *JB
Incident date: Sep 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN HEAVY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 17, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN THE ONLY OWN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TRAILING ARM, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE TIRE, WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,526. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Nov 10, 2008
Incident date: Oct 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — SUSPENSION
Nov 10, 2008
Incident date: Oct 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2008
SMELL OF GASOLINE AND DRIPPING UNDERNEATH REAR BENEATH FUEL TANK (DRIVER'S SIDE), WHEN STARTING. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AT THE LINE :OUTPUT SIDE OF PUMP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE AND RING. PARTS AND PICS AVAILABLE. *TR
Incident date: Nov 4, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLES FEEL LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALWAYS ACTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS ARE CONSTANTLY IDLING. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN OIL LEAK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. OIL LEAKED ONTO THE STEER PLATE AND COATED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. HE FOUND TWO RECALLS THAT LISTE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLES FEEL LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALWAYS ACTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS ARE CONSTANTLY IDLING. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN OIL LEAK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. OIL LEAKED ONTO THE STEER PLATE AND COATED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. HE FOUND TWO RECALLS THAT LISTE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Oct 22, 2008
Incident date: May 12, 2007
I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WH... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 22, 2008
Incident date: May 12, 2007
I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WH... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 22, 2008
Incident date: May 12, 2007
I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2008
1998 ISUZU OASIS: CAR STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART, REPAIRED AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THIS SWITCH IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN #02V120000 ON 5-16-2002 (ISUZU DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL). THE LOCAL REPAIR STATION IS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER IN BEDFORD, OHIO, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SWITCH UNDER THIS RECALL. THEREFORE I HAD TO GET IT RE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2008
1998 ISUZU OASIS: CAR STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART, REPAIRED AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THIS SWITCH IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN #02V120000 ON 5-16-2002 (ISUZU DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL). THE LOCAL REPAIR STATION IS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER IN BEDFORD, OHIO, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SWITCH UNDER THIS RECALL. THEREFORE I HAD TO GET IT RE... Read more