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.

2,215,138 Total Complaints
138,663 Reported Crashes
56,255 Reported Fires
8,561 Reported 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.

Read more from our blog

How to Read NHTSA Consumer Complaints › How NHTSA Investigations Work › Used Car: 7 Recall Checks to Run First › The Takata Airbag Recall: Full Story › OBD-II Codes Explained › All Articles ›
Clear

Showing 5,697 complaints for ISUZU

ISUZU RODEO (1999) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Feb 14, 2005
Incident date: Feb 2, 2005
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. I HAD COME TO A STOP, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES, 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 LOCKING ABS BRAKES ON ICE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BRICK PILL... Read more
Crash 1 injured
ISUZU RODEO (2000) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT Feb 11, 2005
Incident date: Jan 15, 2005
A YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER P225/75R16 H/T WITH ABOUT 17000 MILES ON A HONDA PASSPORT 2000, SUDDENLY BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN WHAT APPEAR TO BE ACCORDING TO SALES PERSON A CASE OF TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE STORE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND PER SHOP MANAGER, YOKOHAMA REQUESTED TIRE FOR INSPECTION, NOT A RESPONSE YET FROM MANUFACTURER. *JB
ISUZU ISUZU TRUCK (2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH Feb 10, 2005
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
THIS IS ON A 2003 IZUSU ASCENDER (DIDN'T SEE THAT VEHICLE OPTION LISTED) . I'M NOT SURE OF VIN OR ENGINE DETAILS. I'M NO CAR EXPERT. VEHICLE A FEW TIME SPORATICALLY WOULD STALL BUT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW WEEKS. LEAD UP TO VEHICLE BEING SHUT OFF A DAYCARE THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WOULD NOT START (DEAD). VEHICLE WOULD MAKE "TURNING OVER" SOUND IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT... Read more
ISUZU ISUZU TRUCK (2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Feb 10, 2005
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
THIS IS ON A 2003 IZUSU ASCENDER (DIDN'T SEE THAT VEHICLE OPTION LISTED) . I'M NOT SURE OF VIN OR ENGINE DETAILS. I'M NO CAR EXPERT. VEHICLE A FEW TIME SPORATICALLY WOULD STALL BUT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW WEEKS. LEAD UP TO VEHICLE BEING SHUT OFF A DAYCARE THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WOULD NOT START (DEAD). VEHICLE WOULD MAKE "TURNING OVER" SOUND IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM Feb 9, 2005
Incident date: Feb 6, 2005
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *JB
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Feb 8, 2005
Incident date: Oct 7, 2004
THE GAS GAUGE READS THE WRONG READING. THIS CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO THINK THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GAS WHEN THEY HAVE NONE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
ISUZU N SERIES (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Feb 8, 2005
Incident date: Feb 3, 2005
I HAVE A 2001 RODEO, I WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THAT CAR I WAS VERY PROUD OF IT. IT HAD ONLY 66 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. ONE TIME AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED I CHECKED IT AND THE DIP STICK READ NO OIL SO I PUT A GALLON OF OIL IN IT AND TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE. THE GUY WAS LIKE WHAT DID YOU DO I BET YOU ARE A GALLON OVER. SURE ENOUGH I W... Read more
ISUZU AXIOM (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Feb 2, 2005
Incident date: Nov 10, 2004
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN JULY 2004 THE TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING AND I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES FINALLY IN NOV. 2004 THEY KEPT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MODE SWITCH WE PAID $400.00 TO HAVE THAT FIXED WE GOT THE CAR BACK AND AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. SO WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED SO WE FORKED OUT A... Read more
ISUZU TROOPER (2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Feb 2, 2005
Incident date: Jan 25, 2004
IN OCTOBER 2004, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, CAR AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED POWER TO 5 MPH. DECELERATION OF AUTOMOBLIE WAS PRETTY RAPID. THE VECHILE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. A NUMBER OF TESTS WERE RUN, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE VECHILE. ON JANUARY 25, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHIC... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (2000) — TIRES:SIDEWALL Feb 1, 2005
Incident date: Jan 15, 2005
1) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-75/85 NORTHBOUND IN ATLANTA, GA AT ~10PM IN HOV LANE AT APPROV 70MPH. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. BLOWOUT MEASURES APPROX 2" SQUARE. 2) MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE INSTABILITY.*AK 3) SPARE TIRE INSTALLED IN LEFT MEDIAN AGAINST JERSEY BARRICADE
ISUZU AXIOM (2002) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Jan 31, 2005
Incident date: Jan 29, 2005
WHILE IN THE MALL PARKING LOT CONSUMER WENT TO LOCK DOOR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL AND HEARD ANOTHER DOOR LOCK. THEN, ANOTHER VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCK WENT OFF. EACH CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR, AND UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEYS AS WELL AS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.*AK
ISUZU RODEO (2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW Jan 27, 2005
Incident date: Jan 27, 2005
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE REAR TINTED WINDOWS SHATTERED AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TINT APPLIED ON THE WINDOW. *AK
ISUZU RODEO (2002) — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR Jan 27, 2005
Incident date: Jan 27, 2005
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE REAR TINTED WINDOWS SHATTERED AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TINT APPLIED ON THE WINDOW. *AK
ISUZU TROOPER (1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jan 26, 2005
Incident date: Jul 1, 1993
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 ISUZU TROOPER IN 1993. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT ALL RECORDS OF WORK DONE, PER THE MANUAL. FROM THE BEGINNING I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BEING HELD BACK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CHECKED OUT MY CAR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS AND FOUND NOTHING. I THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I WAS PUTTING OIL IN MY ISUZU EVERY 300-500 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A ... Read more
ISUZU AXIOM (2004) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Jan 24, 2005
Incident date: Jan 13, 2005
I WAS GOING TO WORK AND WAS PULLING INTO A FENCED IN PARKING AREA, GOING APPROX. 10 MPH. I GAVE THE CAR A LITTLE GAS AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, SO I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A PARKED 1993 CROWN VICTORIA THAT TWO PEOPLE HAD JUST SECONDS BEFORE PARKED AND GO... Read more
Crash
ISUZU N SERIES (1998) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Jan 23, 2005
Incident date: May 5, 2002
WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. EXACTLY LIKE PROBLEM IN 1996 ISUZU HOMBRE RECALL. AT TIMES WIPERS WONT GO OFF ONCE ACTIVATED. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB
ISUZU RODEO (2000) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM Jan 20, 2005
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH A RODEO AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM,AND I SEE ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 3/4 FULL SOMETIMES. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. MECHANC SAYS THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND I FEEL ISUZU SHOULD FIX THIS. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL MATIENANCE ISSUE. IT IS A... Read more
ISUZU RODEO SPORT (1999) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Jan 17, 2005
Incident date: Feb 6, 2003
-THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ARE UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING THE SECURITY ALARM TO SOUND. -THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE MANUAL CONTROL PAD. -THE RIGHT/LEFT SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON IS PUSHED IN(ACTIVE). -THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. -THE AIR VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MAKES NOISES. *JB
ISUZU TROOPER (1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 13, 2005
Incident date: May 1, 2004
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER (3.5L V6 MOTOR). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES ON IT. AT JUST OVER 50K MILES, THE MOTOR BEGAN TO BURN OIL AT THE RATE OF ONE QUART EVERY 700-1000 MILES DRIVEN. THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION IS MUCH HIGHER IF DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ISUZU IS TRYING TO SAY THAT USING ONE QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES IS ACCEPTABLE. I ... Read more
ISUZU OASIS (VO) (1996) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Jan 11, 2005
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 1996 ISUZU OASIS MINIVAN. THE MECHANIC AT ISUZU SAID IT WOULDN'T RESPOND TO HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS COULD NOT BE COUNTED ON TO PROTECT US IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD COST $675 FOR THE PART ALONE, NOT COUNTING THE LABOR CHARGES. THE SRS UNIT IS A HONDA PART (THE OASIS IS THE HONDA ODYSSEY). MY MECHANIC TRIED TO GET THE PAR... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK Jan 9, 2005
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
TRUCK'S BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL WHEN TRAVLING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND MAKE A REVING SOUND AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP . CONTACTED ISUZU MOTOR AFTER THE SECOND INSTANT AND THE RECALL WAS PREFORMED ON BRAKES BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM . I DO NOT FELL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jan 7, 2005
Incident date: Jun 2, 2003
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE WORK PERFORMED ON VEHICLE AND WAS CHARGED WHEN NOTICE STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. *MR *JB
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Jan 6, 2005
Incident date: Jan 6, 2005
99 ISUZU RODEO WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP FULLY AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL ON IT. ESTIMATE $500-600 TO REPAIR. WIFE WITH 1 YEAR OLD IN VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME. THINK MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE. SEVERAL OTHER FRIENDS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. CALLED NUMBER TO ISUZU AND HAD NO HELP WHATSOEVER. LOOKS LIKE THEY KNOW OF PRO... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jan 6, 2005
Incident date: May 1, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM/ ABS MODULE. *MR THE CONSUMER HE WAS CHARGED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE REGARDING THE ABS. *JB
ISUZU RODEO (1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jan 6, 2005
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
NAR 04/07/2003 MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. IN BOTH CASES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A REASONABLE DISTANCE WHICH LEAD TO BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A RECALL REGARDING THE ABS. *JB
Crash
ISUZU RODEO SPORT (2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 4, 2005
Incident date: Dec 30, 2004
TRANSMISSION ACCUMMULATOR VALVE LEAKING. COULD CAUSE FIRE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS SPRAYING ON EXHAUST. CAN'T FIND PARTS TO FIX. NEED SNAPRING AND COVER. LOOKED ON THREE DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND THERE IS ABOUT 2,500 REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THE YEARS OF PROBLEM RANGE FROM 1997-2003. *AK
ISUZU RODEO (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 4, 2005
Incident date: Apr 5, 2004
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINEDTHAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ISUZU RODEO (1991) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT Jan 2, 2005
Incident date: Aug 6, 1991
AT LEAST SIX (6) TIMES THE ANTI-LOCK AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON. IT GIVES A FALSE INDICATION THAT THERE IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, WHEN IN FACT THE BRAKES ARE FINE. IN EVERY CASE THE PROBLEM IS THE SPEED SENSOR MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT SHORTED OUT. IT BECOMES A VERY COSTLY BILL TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR EVERY OTHER YEAR. *JB
ISUZU ASCENDER (2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW Dec 30, 2004
Incident date: Dec 29, 2004
THE REAR WINDOW POPPED AND EXPLODE ON ITS OWN, POSSIBLY INJURING THE BACK PASSENGER. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Dec 28, 2004
Incident date: Feb 7, 2005
RECALL 021-002 WAS DONE ON THE TRUCK BUT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE (ISUZU RODEO). *BF WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP FAILED/SENDER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. *NM
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Dec 28, 2004
Incident date: Feb 7, 2005
RECALL 021-002 WAS DONE ON THE TRUCK BUT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE (ISUZU RODEO). *BF WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP FAILED/SENDER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. *NM
ISUZU RODEO (1999) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM Dec 27, 2004
Incident date: Dec 27, 2004
FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT READ AMOUNT OF GAS ACCURATELY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK
ISUZU AMIGO (1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Dec 24, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
MY ISUZU AMIGO (1999 4WD) STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND ALMOST HIT IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT MOVE, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK. I WAS INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIZED BY THIS INCIDENT, AND VERY NEARLY KILLED BY THE SEMI-TRUCK DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. AFTER CONTACTING MULTIPLE PERSONS FROM ISUZU MOTORS, THE... Read more
ISUZU TROOPER (1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Dec 22, 2004
Incident date: Nov 26, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A MI FREEWAY, OUR CAR ENGINE QUIT. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP. AAA TRAILERED THE 1999 TROOPER TO A FORMER ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO, THREE DAYS LATER, ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE "FROZE UP" AND THAT WE WOULD NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE AND THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON UNTIL ... Read more
ISUZU TROOPER (2000) — POWER TRAIN Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Dec 27, 2002
NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
ISUZU RODEO (2000) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM Dec 20, 2004
Incident date: Sep 5, 2004
FUEL GAUGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS A COMMOM PROBLEM FOR 1998 TO 2000 ISUZU'S. GAS TANKL MUST BE REMOVED AND SENSOR REPLACED.*AK
ISUZU RODEO (2000) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Dec 19, 2004
Incident date: Nov 25, 2004
OUR CAR BROKE DOWN ON THANKSGIVING AND WE FOUND OUT THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WILL HELP WITH OUR COSTS OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR A BRAND NEW ONE. HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH WAS DAMAGED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED ALSO AND WE ARE STILL WAITING TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THAT HAS TO BE SHIPPED FROM CALIFORNIA.... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Dec 16, 2004
Incident date: Dec 2, 2004
CONSUMER HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING. ONE TIME HE HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
ISUZU RODEO (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Dec 15, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
ENGINE IDLING INCREASED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE/DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RACING OF THE ENGINE GETS WORSE AND AN SMELLS OF OIL BURNING THE LONGER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. *TC
ISUZU HOMBRE (1998) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Dec 11, 2004
Incident date: Jan 2, 2004
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING THEN STARTED WORKING AS IF THEY HAD A MIND OF THEIR OWN-- ONLY WHEN IT IS RAINING--THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THIS PROBLEM THE YEAR BEFORE MY VEHICLE. *JB
ISUZU N SERIES (1998) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Dec 9, 2004
Incident date: Jun 1, 2002
WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON A 1998 IZUSU HOMBRE, GM REPORTS THAT THEIR IS NO PROBLEM OR RECALL ON MY TRUCK (VEN#).*AK
ISUZU TROOPER (2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT Dec 9, 2004
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CONSOLE SHIFTER. EVERYTIME HE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION THE KEY HUNG UP BEFORE IT REACHED THE OFF THE POSITION. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE KEY REACHED THE OFF POSITION. *JB
ISUZU RODEO (1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Nov 20, 2004
A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM NEVER WAS REPAIRED. *AK
ISUZU ASCENDER (2003) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Aug 6, 2003
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COMING BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS UNLESS TH... Read more
ISUZU ASCENDER (2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Aug 6, 2003
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COMING BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS UNLESS TH... Read more
ISUZU ASCENDER (2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Aug 6, 2003
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COMING BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS UNLESS TH... Read more
ISUZU ASCENDER (2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Aug 6, 2003
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COMING BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS UNLESS TH... Read more
ISUZU RODEO (1998) — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS Dec 4, 2004
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
WHEEL STUDS ON 1998 ISUZU RODEO STRIP OFF, CAUSING WEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. ISUZU SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WOUNT COVER IT DUE TO BEING OFF WARRANTY. *AK
ISUZU RODEO SPORT (1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT Dec 4, 2004
Incident date: Oct 1, 2003
I GOT TWO RECALLS ON MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE IT TO GET IT REPAIR EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND AFTER I TOOK IT IN IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT THEY WORKED ON GOT WORST. THEY WORKED ON REWIRING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T WORK SINCE ALSO THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE ABS AND NOW THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THE SAD PART TO THIS IS THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK O... Read more
ISUZU RODEO SPORT (1998) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK Dec 4, 2004
Incident date: Oct 1, 2003
I GOT TWO RECALLS ON MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE IT TO GET IT REPAIR EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND AFTER I TOOK IT IN IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT THEY WORKED ON GOT WORST. THEY WORKED ON REWIRING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T WORK SINCE ALSO THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE ABS AND NOW THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THE SAD PART TO THIS IS THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK O... Read more
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 ... 48 49 50 ... 113 114 Next