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 7, 2006
ON 01/07/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 A.M. THE REAR WINDOW IN MY 2004 ISUZU RODEO SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE WINDOW CONTAINED A REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WHICH WAS USED EARLIER THAT NIGHT TO DEFROST THE WINDOW, AND HAD BEEN TURNED OFF EARLIER. *JB
Incident date: Nov 25, 2005
DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V466000 REGARDING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
ISUZU
AMIGO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 4, 2006
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH ON SLIPPERY ROADS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. THE ABS ACTIVATION RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. ON OCTOBER 14, 2005 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA REC... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 26, 2005
MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK , TURNED THE TRUCK OFF CAME IN THE HOUSE. GOT IN THE SHOWER 30 MINUTES LATER WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER HE HEARD A POP AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE TRUCK , ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO SMELL OR ANYTHING TO THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG IF HE WOULD HAVE WENT TO SLEEP IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT OUR HOUSE ON F... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 10, 1997
WAS JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE VALUE OF REPORTING THIS. IN 1997, UNDER WARRANTY-I SHOWED A LINE IN THE FRAME TO A ISUZU DEALER/MECHANIC WHO FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS A CRACK IN THE FRAME. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS CIRCUMVENTED MOST OF THE F-L FRAME, WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ATTACHED. ISUZU CORPORATE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS OR TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. IN ADDITION, I REPORTED T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 1997
WAS JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE VALUE OF REPORTING THIS. IN 1997, UNDER WARRANTY-I SHOWED A LINE IN THE FRAME TO A ISUZU DEALER/MECHANIC WHO FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS A CRACK IN THE FRAME. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS CIRCUMVENTED MOST OF THE F-L FRAME, WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ATTACHED. ISUZU CORPORATE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS OR TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. IN ADDITION, I REPORTED T... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS REVVED AS HIGH AS THE GAUGE WOULD ALLOW. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, CHECKED THE ENGINE ,AND DISCOVERED THE RUBBER BOOT IN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MELTED. THE BOOT WAS REMOV... Read more
Incident date: Feb 20, 2005
1999 ISUZU RODEO RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING A GUARD RAIL END, STRIKING THE DITCH IN THE MEDIAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Dec 10, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED H VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AFTER IT STALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THE FIRE WAS OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE.... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 10, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED H VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AFTER IT STALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THE FIRE WAS OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE.... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 27, 2005
ON 12/27/2005, OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO CREST ISUZU IN PLANO, TX, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE COST OF REPAIR (LABOR INCLUDED) IS $1,300. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN (MECHANIC), HE INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZUS AND THEY HAVE YET PLACED A RECALL. HE I... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED THE BACKS OF BOTH FRONT SEATS FAILED. BOTH SEATS FELL, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELTS WERE USED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BACK SEAT. THE PASSENGER HIT THE SUN ROOF AND SIDE WINDOW. THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT WAS UNKNOWN... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Dec 2, 2005
I WAS DRIVING HOME @ 12AM HAD ABOUT 76 MILES TO GO I HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF KNOCKING I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED UP. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND HANGING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET ACROSS A LANE AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A SAFE AREA. WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING WHAT SO EVER MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED AND IT... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 20, 2005
Incident date: Dec 19, 2005
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL AND SPIN OUT. ONCE VEHICLE CORRECTED BRAKES/ABS DID NOT ENGAGE (NO PULSE IN BRAKE PEDAL NO SQUEALING TIRES) RESULTING IN VEHICLE CAREENING OF THE ROAD. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Dec 19, 2005
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL AND SPIN OUT. ONCE VEHICLE CORRECTED BRAKES/ABS DID NOT ENGAGE (NO PULSE IN BRAKE PEDAL NO SQUEALING TIRES) RESULTING IN VEHICLE CAREENING OF THE ROAD. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Dec 19, 2005
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL AND SPIN OUT. ONCE VEHICLE CORRECTED BRAKES/ABS DID NOT ENGAGE (NO PULSE IN BRAKE PEDAL NO SQUEALING TIRES) RESULTING IN VEHICLE CAREENING OF THE ROAD. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Dec 18, 2005
BURNING TOO MUCH OIL WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. HAVE TAKEN IT FOR 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES A COUPLE TIMES TO FIND NO OIL AND NO TRACE OF OIL IN IT, THOUGH I HAD FILLED IT TO WHERE THE DIPSTICK REGISTERED FULL WITHIN THE LAST SEVENTY MILES. I CAN'T MAKE A DECENT STAB AT ESTIMATING HOW MUCH IT BURNS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE FINE AND THEN BE EMPTY. IT DOESN'T LEAK... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS BACKING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE MECHANIC DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR OF ANOTHER BUSINESS. AFTER THE CRASH THE IGNI... Read more
Crash
ISUZU
RODEO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 19, 2005
Incident date: Dec 18, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS BACKING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE MECHANIC DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR OF ANOTHER BUSINESS. AFTER THE CRASH THE IGNI... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 15, 2001
I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOW... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 16, 2005
Incident date: Dec 16, 2005
I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I TRY TO STOP, PUT BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND TRUCK KEEPS ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T STOP. I ALMOST GOT IN TWO ACCIDENTS TODAY. *JB
Incident date: Sep 16, 2004
I OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS THAT HAS A DRIVERS WINDOW PROBLEM, I RECENTLY FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL VEHICROSS YET THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS 800 DOLLARS WHICH IS NOT A GUARANTEE. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DRIVERSIDE WINDOW HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES THEY STILL DON'T WORK. AT WWW.VEHICROSS.INFO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO EVER FIX THE PROBLEM NOR DO THEY HONOR IT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. MYSELF ALONG WITH ALL THE OT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2005
THE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 28TH, 2005. THE SITUATION HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE SUV WOULD EITHER STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DIE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WE HAD FAMILY IN THE RODEO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES HARD WHE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 14, 2005
Incident date: Jun 15, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN JUNE 2004. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE REMEDY PARTS WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED. LAST MONTH SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 14, 2005
Incident date: Oct 14, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM
Incident date: Jan 17, 2005
THROTTLE CABLE STUCK ON MY 1992 ISUZU AMIGO. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS WHILE STARTING UP AND THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SO I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE THROTTLE CABLE REPLACED (PARTS 31.25 LABOR $82.50 = $113.75 TOTAL). I THEN FOUND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V99000 ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1992 ISU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2001
I OWN A 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS AND WOULD LIKE ISUZU TO OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK SOON AFTER THEY REPLACE THE "WINDOW REGULATOR". AT THE MOMENT BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE UNABLE TO ROLL UP WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE COLD OF ALASKA AS IF I NEED TO ROLL MY PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN I NEED TO LEAN INTO... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2004
I OWN TWO 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS'S. I BOUGHT THEM USED 1 AND 2 YEARS AGO, RESPECTIVELY. MY FIRST ONE WAS PURCHASED WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SECOND ONE WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. UPON PURCHASE OF MY FIRST ONE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. I'M SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH MY SECOND VEHICROSS AS WELL. MY FIRST VEHICROSS WAS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2005
MY 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS HAS FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS AND TRACKS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE POWER MOTORS STRAIN TO POSITION THE WINDOWS IN THEIR "CLOSED" LOCATION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO ASSIST THE MOTORS IN GETTING THE WINDOWS UP. IN MY OPINION THE FAULTY POWER WINDOW HARDWARE AND DESIGN MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTH... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 12, 2005
Incident date: Oct 14, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT NOTICE ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. AT THIS TIME THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVE. NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 30, 2005
JAN 2004, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 500 FT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE ROUGH. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK THE PARKING LOT AND WHITE SMOKE (STEAM I BELIEVE) WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE ISUZU DEALER SHIP TOLD THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I HAD BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THAT THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS NEVER READ A... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 12, 2005
Incident date: Oct 22, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.*AK
Crash
1 injured
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 5, 2005
Incident date: Dec 5, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021V002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 7, 2005
2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH APX 53K MILES ON IT, REGULAR OIL CHANGES ABOUT EVERY 4-5,00 MILES (ISUZU OWNERS' MANUAL RECOMMENDS EVERY 7,500 MI - WHICH WOULD NOT WORK IT SEEMS). I HAD CHECKED THE OIL PREVIOUSLY AND FOUND IT OK A FEW DAYS BEFORE TAKING TRIP, HAD ENGINE ROD BREAK LOSE AND PUNCH HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. LUCKILY I BOUGHT ... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2005
AIR CONDITIONING - AT APPROX. 31,000 MILES ON MY ISUZU AXIOM THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT COOL AT IDLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY WERE HAPPY TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS THEY CLAIMED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR BEING REPLACED (I.E... Read more
ISUZU
AXIOM
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Dec 2, 2005
Incident date: Nov 11, 2005
BRAKES - WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION AND GRINDING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF I AM SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM TO BE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND THE ANSWER ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2005
BRAKES - WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION AND GRINDING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF I AM SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM TO BE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND THE ANSWER ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED IMPROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED . *AK
Incident date: Nov 12, 2005
1999 ISUZU RODEO, LS, V6, 49,570 MILES. FUEL TANK SENSOR SENDING FAULTY SIGNAL TO DASH BOARD, GAS GUAGE. CAN HAVE 1/2 TANK, BUT RECEIVE FLASHING INDICATOR OF AN EMPTY TANK. A COLD START OR A SHARP TURN CAUSES INDICATOR TO DROP TO E (EMPTY) MARK. RELYING ON TRIPOMETER AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES FUEL TANK MUST BE DROPPED FOR REPAIR. *NM
Incident date: Oct 19, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES TWO ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE APPROPRIATE SE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nov 19, 2005
Incident date: May 24, 2005
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE I WAS AT FAULT DUE TO THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING IN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE ROADS WERE WET AND I ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS FORCED TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE WHEN THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT TO THE ISUZU RODEO'S. WHAT CAN I DO T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
WHILE DRIVING 2004 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE VIBRATES, REAR SEAT MAKE NOISE AND CD PLAYERS IS NOT WORKING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE FEATHERING, EVEN THOUGH THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC STATED THEY ONLY NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
WHILE DRIVING 2004 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE VIBRATES, REAR SEAT MAKE NOISE AND CD PLAYERS IS NOT WORKING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE FEATHERING, EVEN THOUGH THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC STATED THEY ONLY NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
WHILE DRIVING 2004 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE VIBRATES, REAR SEAT MAKE NOISE AND CD PLAYERS IS NOT WORKING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE FEATHERING, EVEN THOUGH THE PREVIOUS MECHANIC STATED THEY ONLY NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. *JB
Incident date: Sep 12, 2005
1995 ISUZU TROOPER SUV GOES IN TO NETURAL WHILE IN DRIVE AND UNDERWAY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
(11-15-05) CONSUMER WANTS TO HAVE 1992 ISUZU AMIGO INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HER FACE. *NM
Crash
1 injured
ISUZU
RODEO
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Nov 15, 2005
Incident date: Apr 10, 2005
YOU MAY ENCOUNTER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT ITS BEEN A MONTH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB
Incident date: Nov 11, 2005
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I BEGAN HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND BUT DID NOT LOOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER AT NEXT EXIT AND AS I PULLED OVER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD NONE I RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED. I HAVE HEARD OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. I'VE ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, A... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2003
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE VALVES WERE KNOCKING ,AND IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE LIFTERS. *AK