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: Oct 7, 2004
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW SIX MONTHS AGO AND HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL.
Incident date: Mar 20, 2005
AN ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RESTART AT TIMES OR NOT AT ALL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EACH TIME.*AK
Incident date: Mar 19, 2005
I BOUGHT AN ISUZU VEHICROSS AND FOR THE FIRST MONTH, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. 6 WEEKS AFTER MY PURCHASE, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME COMPLETELY OFF TRACK. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 SEPARATE TIMES, AND NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE IS STARTING TO FAIL. ISUZU CLAIMS IT IS NOT A DESIGN FLAW, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR MECHANICS AT VARIOUS DEALERS AND THEY'VE ALL ADMITTED TO THIS BEING A VERY COMMON PR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2005
FOR THE THIRD TIME MY ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS FAILED. TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWENTY OR MORE OTHER ISUZU VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Mar 29, 2005
FOR THE THIRD TIME MY ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS FAILED. TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWENTY OR MORE OTHER ISUZU VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. AT ABOUT 40K MILES, THE WINDOW BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS CLOSING COMPLETELY, GETTING OFF TRACK AND LEAVING A SMALL 1/4 INCH GAP NEAR THE TOP. THE WINDOW MUST BE MANUALLY GUIDED BACK ON TRACK WHILE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY UP IN ORDER TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO A DEALERSHIP TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME THE TRACK WAS L... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2000
WHEN MY BROTHER PURCHASED HIS ISUZU VEHICROSS IN 2000 HE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS AND HAD ALWAYS TRIED TO FIX THEM BUT NOTHING SEEM TO WORK. HE ALSO TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED AND NOTHING WAS EVER REPAIRED. NOW I OWN THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING THING I HAVE TRIED DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK. BETWEEN MY AND MY BROTHER WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $1000+ TRYING TO FIX THIS MATTER AND NOTHING HA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2005
I OWN A 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $500.*AK I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS CURRENT & PREVIOUS OWNERS THROUGH A WEBSITE ONLINE. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH WINDOW FAILURE IS RAMPANT WITH THE ISUZU VEHICROSS. SOM... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2003
I OWN A 1999 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 469 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $800 TO FIX. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2003
I OWN A 1999 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 469 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $800 TO FIX. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH T... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2003
WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP PROPERLY. DEALERS DENY PROBLEM OR JUST REPLACE REGULATORS & PROBLEM RECURS. MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS & SOME HAVE HAD THEIRS IN SEVERAL TIMES. POORLY DESIGNED LIFT MECHANISM. ISUZU IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT DENIES. *AK
Incident date: Mar 15, 2005
THE WINDOWS OF MY 2000 ISUSU VEHICROSS CONSTANTLY BIND UP. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOWS JUST TO GET THEM TO ROLL UP. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS A SERIOUS ANNOYANCE!*AK
Incident date: Sep 15, 2004
THE WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES HUNG UP WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I BELONG TO A CLUB & PRACTICALLY EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. SHOULD THE WINDOW BECOME SERIOUSLY LODGED, IT COULD BREAK & CAUSE INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
POWER WINDOW FAILURE -WINDOWS JAM AND MISALIGN ON THE WAY UP BOTH WINDOWS SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Incident date: Feb 15, 2005
1) NORMAL USE 2) THE FAILURE WAS IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS, AND IT HAS MADE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN FINE, BUT WONT ROLL BACK UP. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN I AM GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I CAN'T GET MY WINDOWS UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS RAINING HERE IN THE SEATTLE AREA. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE YET, BUT IT IS AN A PROBL... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2003
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THE POWER WINDOWS TILT FORWARD AND SLIP OUT OF THE TRACK WHEN GOING UP WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BIND WHICH CAN CAUSE THE WINDOW MOTOR TO BURN OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I END UP ASSISTING THE WINDOW UP WITH MY OTHER HAND SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME. *JB
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
I PRESENTLY OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS WITH 54K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN.,2004. AFTER SIX MONTHS THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE(THE WINDOW ALWAYS RAN OFF TRACK SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT BY HAND TO CLOSE IT). THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS ALSO BEGINING TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ISUZU IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINT AND THE PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
I PRESENTLY OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS WITH 54K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN.,2004. AFTER SIX MONTHS THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE(THE WINDOW ALWAYS RAN OFF TRACK SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT BY HAND TO CLOSE IT). THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS ALSO BEGINING TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ISUZU IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINT AND THE PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2005
I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $800 TO FIX. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPID... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2004
FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR FAILURE. FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. INDICATOR READS THAT THE TANK IS FULL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING, BUT BECOMES ERRATIC AT ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK SOON THEREAFTER. FUEL LIGHT ALSO FLASHES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY.
Incident date: Mar 24, 2005
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 24, 2005
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 24, 2005
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND WERE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 14, 2005
THE SIDE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AND GET OUT OF TRACK. OWNER ANTICIPATES THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE USED AS A SECONDARY EXIT IF THE DOOR WERE TO BE STUCK IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Incident date: Mar 21, 2005
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR ON. DRIVER TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND FAILED TO DO SO. THEN, DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
Mar 21, 2005
Incident date: Aug 20, 2003
DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. HAPPENED JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILE. THE SUV HAS 80,000 MILE AND CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ISUZU WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $500.00.*AK
ISUZU
ISUZU TRUCK
(1995) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Mar 21, 2005
Incident date: Jan 10, 2005
THE DEFROSTER IS UNABLE TO FUNCTION, WHICH IS FOGGING UP THE WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Incident date: Mar 10, 2005
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 77000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND JUST DIED.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2004
ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(2000) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
Mar 11, 2005
Incident date: Mar 5, 2005
THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PAID AND ESTIMATE FEE OF $80 ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME TO BUY A NEW GAS CAP WHICH I DID AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN SEE FROM THIS PAGE THAT OTHER'S EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIR BY ISUZU AT NO COST TO ME. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP WHICH REPLACED THE ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2005
THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INTO DRIVEWAY AND STREET. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE POLICE AND DEALERSHIP TO SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK CAR. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSPECT BEFORE CLEANED UP BUT THEY REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WINDOW TINT INSTALLED WAS AGAINST THE HANDBO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2005
WHEN BRAKING ON OCCASION VEHICLE WILL DIE, ALSO ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE REDUCE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE . ALSO, IDLE SURGES. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD RESULT IN BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN SUDDEN STOPPING. ALSO , THE REDUCE POWER RESULTS IN NOT GOING OVER 20 MPH AT MAXIMUM WITH PEDAL ON HILL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE IN THIS MODE VEHICLE CANNOT C... Read more
Incident date: Mar 6, 2004
HYDROLIC LIFTERS STICK, VERY LOUD AND NOTICABLE ENGINE NOISE. THEY HAVE STUCK SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THEY UNSTICK IMMEDIATELY AFTER SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE, BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.*AK DEALERSHIP(S) USED THIS WINDOW OF TIME TO THIER ADVANTAGE TO AVOID REPAIRING VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, SENDING CONSUMER AWAY TO SEE IF IT WORKS. MANAUFACTURER RECOMMENDS SYNTHETIC OIL TO C... Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2005
ON THE NIGHT OF THE 22ND OF MARCH 2005, I WENT TO THE POTAMKIN DEALERSHIP TO BUY AN IZUSU RODEO, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY VEHICLE THEY HAD WAS ON THAT THEY WERE USE IT AS A DEMONSTRATION, THAT THEY WILL GIVE ME A GOOD DEAL ON IT, THE VEHICLE HAD A NOISE ON IT BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK, AND I TOLD THEM ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 9, 2004
MY FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED AND I WENT TO ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND THE ASE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED A TON OF THESE AND IT WOULD COST 800.00 DOLLARS. I WAS UPSET AND DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPEIRENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ISUZU IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSUMER.*AK
Incident date: Mar 5, 2005
99 ISUZU TROOPER USES OIL IN EXCESS AND IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT FROM UNDER MOTOR ??? GO FIGURE!! IT'S NOT EVEN AT 70,000 YET. ISUZU NEEDS TO HELP CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR WORTHLESS VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT MILEAGE TO STOP THE WARRANTY AT! *AK
Incident date: Mar 3, 2005
FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INCORRECTLY. IT WOULD INDICATE THAT I WAS ABOUT OUT OF FUEL WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD ABOUT 1/2 A TANK LEFT. ISUZU DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. *JB
Incident date: Mar 1, 2005
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 94V132000; ISUZU ISSUED A CAM SHAFT RECALL ON THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL LEAKING OIL, EVEN AFTER REPAIRED TWICE FOR THAT RECALL.*AK
Incident date: Feb 23, 2005
PRIOR TO LEAVING ON TRIP FROM MINNESOTA TO MONTANA I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. JUST OUTSIDE BILLINGS, MT MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANGING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS AND FINALLY THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. ZERO OIL REGISTERED IN THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSED AS A SEIZED CRANK BY THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. 70,100 MILES AND A SEIZED ENGINE OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. $6,00... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2005
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
OIL SLUDGE CAUSING OVER CAM TO FREEZE AND DAMAGE TO LOWER UNIT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY CO AND DEALER CLAIM NOT THERE PROBLEM. OIL CHANGES AT CORRECT TIMES. *AK
Incident date: Feb 18, 2005
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE AUTOMOBILE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER. THE ENGINE OIL WAS GONE. I PUT SLIC50 WITH MY ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE DID NOT BURNED COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, WITHOUT SLIC50, THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT ON I-285 IN ATLANTA.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BLINK. *NM THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASE. THE BLINKING PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR IN THE MORNING AND AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM DOWN WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS OFF OF THE PEDAL AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. *SC ... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO SPORT
(1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Feb 14, 2005
Incident date: Feb 2, 2005
ON 2-2-05 I WAS INVLOVED IN A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I HAD COME TO A STOP, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AT A WALGREENS STORE IN ENID, OKLAHOMA WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SURGED, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION WITH THE BRAKES BUT THEY JUST MADE A NOISE SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU LOCK ABS BREA... Read more
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