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: Jun 15, 2006
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE '01 ISUZU RODEO IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK IMPROPERLY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE '01 RODEO APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '01 RODEO, AFTER 70,000 MILES, HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVING. THOUGH THEY RECALLED THE '02 FOR THE FU... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2006
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE '01 ISUZU RODEO IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK IMPROPERLY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE '01 RODEO APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '01 RODEO, AFTER 70,000 MILES, HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVING. THOUGH THEY RECALLED THE '02 FOR THE FU... Read more
ISUZU
PICKUP TRUCK
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Aug 4, 2006
Incident date: Jul 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED. UPON INSPECTION, THE RUBBER CAP OF THE RESERVOIR HAD NOT RETRACTED THEREFORE THE BRAKE FLUID COULD NOT GO BACK TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RUBBER CAP WAS TOO SWOLLEN TO PUT BACK INTO PLACE. THE AUTO PARTS SHOP CONFIRMED THERE WAS A RUBBER CAP DEFECT.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE CITY, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
ISUZU
PICKUP TRUCK
(1993) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Aug 4, 2006
Incident date: Jul 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED. UPON INSPECTION, THE RUBBER CAP OF THE RESERVOIR HAD NOT RETRACTED THEREFORE THE BRAKE FLUID COULD NOT GO BACK TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RUBBER CAP WAS TOO SWOLLEN TO PUT BACK INTO PLACE. THE AUTO PARTS SHOP CONFIRMED THERE WAS A RUBBER CAP DEFECT.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT WORK ACCURATELY. *JB
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT WORK ACCURATELY. *JB
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
RED STICKER COPY OF DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NHTSA DID NOT RETURN HIS CALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TIRE BOUNCED HIGH INTO THE AIR AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROOF OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED, IT FAILED AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER. *JB
Incident date: Jul 20, 2006
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 20,2006. A GIRL RAN A RED LIGHT AND I HIT HER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HER CAR HEAD ON WITH MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO. IT WAS A FULL FRONTAL COLLISION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. LUCKILY , WE ARE ALWAYS BUCKLED UP BECAUSE NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN I HIT HER BUT MINE DID NOT. LUCKILY, MY CHILDREN W... Read more
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3 injured
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
1)REPEATED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BINDING UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 2)REPEATED MOISTURE LEAKAGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROM DOOR POST OR FIREWALL 3)REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OF CIRCUIT INCLUDING TURN-SIGNALS, BACK-UP LAMPS, WINDOWS, AND TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTOR. *NM
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
1)REPEATED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BINDING UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 2)REPEATED MOISTURE LEAKAGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROM DOOR POST OR FIREWALL 3)REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OF CIRCUIT INCLUDING TURN-SIGNALS, BACK-UP LAMPS, WINDOWS, AND TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTOR. *NM
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
1)REPEATED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BINDING UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 2)REPEATED MOISTURE LEAKAGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROM DOOR POST OR FIREWALL 3)REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OF CIRCUIT INCLUDING TURN-SIGNALS, BACK-UP LAMPS, WINDOWS, AND TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTOR. *NM
ISUZU
TROOPER
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Jul 21, 2006
Incident date: Nov 18, 2005
1(A). AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 60 MPH) THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEARLY ALWAYS COMES ON. THIS HAS OCURRED HUNDREDS OF TIMES. 1(B). WHEN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY SNOWY CONDITIONS, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS COMPUTER MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE THAT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ABS COMPONENT IS SEVERED BY EITHER REMOVING T... Read more
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ISUZU
TROOPER
(1995) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Jul 21, 2006
Incident date: Nov 18, 2005
1(A). AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 60 MPH) THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEARLY ALWAYS COMES ON. THIS HAS OCURRED HUNDREDS OF TIMES. 1(B). WHEN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY SNOWY CONDITIONS, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS COMPUTER MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE THAT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ABS COMPONENT IS SEVERED BY EITHER REMOVING T... Read more
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ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jul 18, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
SUV WILL STALL WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE GOES DEAD. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASES, AND THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS AT THERE PROMPTING TO FIX THIS, THEY HAVE ALL FAILED, THEY CO... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 18, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
SUV WILL STALL WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE GOES DEAD. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASES, AND THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS AT THERE PROMPTING TO FIX THIS, THEY HAVE ALL FAILED, THEY CO... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 18, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
SUV WILL STALL WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE GOES DEAD. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASES, AND THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS AT THERE PROMPTING TO FIX THIS, THEY HAVE ALL FAILED, THEY CO... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2006
AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITHIN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN CONTAIN MANUFACTURING ERRORS. THIS CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL CHARGING OF THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR, RESULTING IN ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION OR EVENTUAL ENGINE STALL. *NM
Incident date: Jan 4, 2003
AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ACCURATELY. IT IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE, AND I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP METER EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL MY WIFE HEARD A WORK COLLEAGUE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH ISUZU COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH HER RODEO AS WELL (DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR). NOW I SEE IN REVIEWING THIS WEBSITE, ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2006
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY RODEO HAS LOST LIGHTS, POWER, AC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT START. *NM
Incident date: Jul 4, 2006
AT A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT DROPS FROM FULL WITHIN 30 MILES, ONCE IT HITS A HALF TANK IT SPORADICALLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL GO BACK UP BUT THEN DROP AGAIN. WHEN I FILL THE TANK AT A READING OF 1/4 TANK I GET AN AVERAGE OF 8 GALLONS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. YET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2006
AT A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT DROPS FROM FULL WITHIN 30 MILES, ONCE IT HITS A HALF TANK IT SPORADICALLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL GO BACK UP BUT THEN DROP AGAIN. WHEN I FILL THE TANK AT A READING OF 1/4 TANK I GET AN AVERAGE OF 8 GALLONS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. YET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2006
I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2001) — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Jul 1, 2006
Incident date: Jun 26, 2006
I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2006
(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2004 ISUZU RODEO 2WD VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: ALL INCIDENCES OCCURRED WHILE WAITING AT EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. HAD I NOT HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE LUNGED FORWARD AND EITHER HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OR A PEDESTR... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jun 27, 2006
Incident date: Jun 3, 2006
ABS INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHT IS LIT AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. NO PULSING DURING BRAKING ACTION AND I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT STOPPING AS QUICKLY OR WITH THE SAME ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING. SOFT PEDAL HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED TWICE BUT NOT AT ANY OTHER TIME. THERE WAS A DOT RECALL THAT I HAD THE ISUZU DEALER CORRECT ON 5-5-2003. THEY COR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2006
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR AT 55 MPH, A VEHICLE HIT THE WALL AND TAIL SPINNED IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HIT THE VEHICLE WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. UPON IMPACT, THE NONE OF THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT HOWEVER INJURIES WERE SUSTAIN TO THE SHOULDERS, BACK AND NECK. WHEN THE VEHICLE ... Read more
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1 injured
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jun 21, 2006
Incident date: Jan 11, 2004
ON DRY SANDY ROAD, OR SLIGHTLY SLOPED ROAD VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM TURNS ON EXECUTING RAPID PULSES FAST ENOUGH TO NOT BE EFFECTIVE CAUSING EXTREMELY BAD STOPPING DISTANCE. CAR SLOWS DOWN VERY SLOWLY. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OPERATOR ELIMINATED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE ABS. BRAKES WORK FINE NOW. *NM
Incident date: Jun 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 - 20 MPH THROUGH AT INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, HOWEVER INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD BRUISING TO THE FAC... Read more
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1 injured
Incident date: Nov 15, 2003
AFTER HAVING MY RODEO FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, I'VE BEEN HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE. WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE CAR SHAKES VERY BADLY AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING, WILL SLIDE. THE BRAKE RELEASED INSTEAD OF STOPPING AFTER THE SLIDE. *JB
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ISUZU
RODEO
(1996) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Jun 7, 2006
Incident date: Jun 7, 2006
MY EGR VALVE ON MY 96 ISUZU RODEO KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST YEAR HE HAS SOLD OVER 100 EGR VALVES FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THEM. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS DO TO IT BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM CAUSING EXTREMELY BAD GAS USE. *JB
Incident date: Feb 1, 2002
EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE COMING TO A STOP. STARTS AROUND 15-20 MPH AND CONTINUES AS LONG AS THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. NORMALLY I HEAR (FEEL) IT AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY AND MAKE IT STOP. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TODAY. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT THE ACTUAL BRAKING BUT I DON'T THINK IT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2002
EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE COMING TO A STOP. STARTS AROUND 15-20 MPH AND CONTINUES AS LONG AS THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. NORMALLY I HEAR (FEEL) IT AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY AND MAKE IT STOP. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TODAY. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT THE ACTUAL BRAKING BUT I DON'T THINK IT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
2002 RODEO GAS FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB
Incident date: Mar 1, 2006
2002 RODEO GAS FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB
Incident date: Jun 4, 2006
A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES OVER BUMPS. THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSELY. AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. *NM
Incident date: Jun 4, 2006
A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES OVER BUMPS. THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSELY. AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. *NM
Incident date: Mar 18, 2006
FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL & EMPTY AND THE LIGHT FLASHES. NOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL PUMP? IT STARTS AND THEN IT DIES. CANT PARK UP HILL, WONT START. HAVE TO PARK DOWN HILL TO KEEP GAS FLOWING TO INJECTORS. *JB
Incident date: Mar 14, 2006
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED T... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD EVERY TIME THE GEAR IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE IS A HOLE IN THE PISTON COVER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PISTON COVER NEEDS REPLACED.
Incident date: Feb 4, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS
Incident date: May 2, 2006
EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. *JB
Incident date: Jun 1, 2003
ENGINE OIL BURNING ISSUE. 1999 ISUZU TROOPER S. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE BURNS OVER 1 QUART OF OIL PER 3K MILES. HAS DONE THE SAME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2003 WITH 52K MILES. NOW HAS 93K MILES. BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE OIL FLOW PORTS WITHIN THE 3.5 LITER V6 AND IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *JB
Incident date: Sep 1, 2005
FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. EVEN IF TANK IS FULL THE GAUGE SHOWS AS ZERO. THERE ARE OVER 40+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. ISUZU STATES THEY KNOW OF NO ISSUE. *JB
Incident date: Apr 21, 2006
JUST BOUGHT A 98' TROOPER WITH THE 3.5L. DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED. DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD IT CHECKED WITH A HANDHELD SCANNER. IT SAID LOW FLOW THROUGH EGR VALVE. TECH SAID TAKE IT OFF AND CLEAN IT, SHOULD BE OK. NEXT DAY ON THE WAY HOME MOTOR STARTS KNOCKING. BABIED IT HOME, NOW KNOCKING VERY BAD. CHEC... Read more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED, BUT WAS DISENGAGED BY TAPING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE P... Read more
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ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 24, 2006
Incident date: Apr 23, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED, BUT WAS DISENGAGED BY TAPING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE P... Read more
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ISUZU
RODEO
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 18, 2006
Incident date: Mar 26, 2006
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 98 ISUZU RODEO CONTACTED BELL ISUZU WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES,WAS PULLING IN DRIVEWAY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SMASHED INTO BEDROOM OF ROOMMATE. CALLED ISUZU THEY REPLACED PART THEN SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BRAKES. SAID THEY TESTED MY BRAKE FLUID IT WAS CONTAMINATED, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYL... Read more
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1 injured
Incident date: Mar 26, 2006
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 98 ISUZU RODEO CONTACTED BELL ISUZU WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES,WAS PULLING IN DRIVEWAY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SMASHED INTO BEDROOM OF ROOMMATE. CALLED ISUZU THEY REPLACED PART THEN SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BRAKES. SAID THEY TESTED MY BRAKE FLUID IT WAS CONTAMINATED, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYL... Read more
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1 injured
Incident date: Mar 11, 2006
I HAD A BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT CAME OFF, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. I SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES CAUSING SEIZURES, A DISPLAYED SHOULDER, AND A FRACTURED JAW. DUE TO THE HEAD INJURIES I WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
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1 injured