Showing 5,697 complaints for ISUZU
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
... AR THAT COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE ,ALMOST KILLING ME ,AND INJURING MY LOWER/MIDDLE BACK IN THE PROCESS. *AKRead more
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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
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
... AGAIN WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IGITION SWITCH. NOW - FEB 3RD, 2005 THE SAME VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD STAY IN ACCESSORY. BATTERY NEEDED TO BE UNHITCHED IN ORDER NOT TO DRAIN BATTERY. VEHICLE IN NOW A DEALER. DEALER STATES THEY ARE REPAIRING SHIFTING GEAR AND SOME OTHER PARTS WITH IGINITION. *AKRead more
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
... AGAIN WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IGITION SWITCH. NOW - FEB 3RD, 2005 THE SAME VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD STAY IN ACCESSORY. BATTERY NEEDED TO BE UNHITCHED IN ORDER NOT TO DRAIN BATTERY. VEHICLE IN NOW A DEALER. DEALER STATES THEY ARE REPAIRING SHIFTING GEAR AND SOME OTHER PARTS WITH IGINITION. *AKRead more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2005
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *JB
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
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
... AS. HE SAID SOME TIMES IT WILL SAY THERE IS NO OIL IN IT WHEN THERE IS. MY SON CHECKED IT FOR ME A FEW TIMES AND THOUGHT I WAS OUT AND PUT A QUART IN. HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY DIPSTICK. THE GUY AT THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS O.K. BECAUSE I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AT EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES WITCH IS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH TO MONTH IN A HALF. WELL ANY WAYS I'VE HAD THE CAR ONE YEAR. I WAS COMING BACK FROM CANANDA AND THE MOTOR BLEW. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 2 HUNDRED MILES TO THE BANGOR MAINE ISUZU DEALER. THEY TELL ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS NO GOOD BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I T WOULD HAVE BEEN WARRANTY UNTIL 50 THOUSAND MILES. THE REASON I BOUGHT THE CAR WAS BECAUSE I HAD A JEEP WITH OVER 200 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I WAS AFAID THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO BLOW. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. THEY WANT 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR, AND I STILL OWE 11 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON IT.*AKRead more
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
... NOTHER $100.00 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED. THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $400.00 FOR THE MODE SWITCH WELL WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE MONEY BACK YET. SO ONCE AGAIN I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THAT TOOK 3 WEEKS! I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK AND 1 MONTH LATER I HAD IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD GONE BAD AND THEY ARE REPLACING IT. ANOTHER 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST WEEK THEY DID NOT EVEN HAVE A LOANER CAR FOR ME SO I HAD TO FIND A RIDE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY CAR BACK YET AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT RATHER IT WILL BE FIXED OR NOT. MY BRAKES ALSO VIBRATE WHEN WE PUSH ON THEM TO STOP. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. BUT READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, I WONDER. NOW I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I REALLY LIKE IT BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE A VERY GOOD RECORD FOR HAVING ONLY 6 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 OF THOSE MONTHS.*AKRead more
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
... LE WAS TOWED TO A ISUZU SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATION SENSOR AND SAID THE VECHILE WAS FIXED AND PICKED UP ON JANUARY 27. ON JANUARY 28, THE VECHILE AGAIN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VECHILE WAS TOWED AND BROUGHT INTO AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP (SAME DEALERSHIP AS IN OCTOBER). THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY CODES PRESENT AND SAID THE VECHILE WAS FINE- COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. ON JANUARY 31, THE SAME OCCURED. THE VECHILE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AGAIN IT WAS TOWED TO THE ISUZU SERVICE (SAME SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS JANUARY 25-27). THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY CALLED ISUZU MAIN HELP LINE AND STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS. THE ISUZU CORP. SUGGESTED REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND IF THAT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. STILL NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MENTIONED SERVICES WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS YET. VECHILE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND ISUZU WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH LOSS OF POWER IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AKRead more
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
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
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
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
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
... FRIENDS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY REQUESTED ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS WHICH I SUPPLIED. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000.00 TO HAVE THE ENGINE TAKEN OUT AND AT THAT POINT THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER IT WAS MY FAULT OR A DEFECT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDN'T AGREE WITH PAYING $1000.00 SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY COULDN'T HAVE CARED LESS. I DON'T HAVE THE $6000.00 NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHEN WILL THIS FINALLY BE REMEDIED? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED TO MAKE ISUZU RESPONSIBLE FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, YET PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. *AKRead more
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
... T OUT OF. AFTER I HIT THE PARKED CAR THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE CRASH PUSHED THE PARKED CAR INTO THE FENCE, MOVING THAT CAR TWO TO THREE FEET ON IMPACT. THE TWO PEOPLE THAT WITNESSED THIS RAN TO MY CAR AND OPENED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND MY FEET WERE STILL ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY FLOOR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE I WAS ON THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT MY BUMPER WENT UNDER THE CROWN VICTORIA. MY BUMPER PUT A SMALL DENT IN THE CROWN'S GAS TANK. I DID NOT GET HURT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE BUMPER. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY CAR IS $4600. TO $5000. IT BUSTED MY RADIATOR AND BUCKLED MY HOOD. I CALLED THE POLICE AND CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REQUESTED THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY DO AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BRING IN AN ENGINEER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE BODY PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE MANUAL LINKAGE ON THE THROTTLE. THE BODY PEOPLE SAID THAT IT LOOKED FINE AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE BIG INVESTIGATION. THE INSURANCE CO. SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. NO QUALIFIED MECHANIC HAS EVER LOOKED AT THE CAR SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DONE WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. *NMRead more
Crash
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
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
... MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *JBRead more
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
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
... SAY DIFFERENTLY, AS NO OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED USES OIL ACCORDINGLY. (INCLUDING MY 1993 ISUZU TROOPER). THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN BY ISUZU USA, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE MEASURE. THE GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFECT RELATES TO THE OIL DRAIN BACK HOLES IN THE PISTONS. THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN AND CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE ROUTINELY. I FEEL WITH THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IN THE 1998+ ISUZU 3.5L V6 MOTOR, A RECALL SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THANK YOUR FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *JBRead more
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
... T FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND THE HONDA MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HONDA IS COVERING REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART IN THE ODYSSEY FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE NO RECALL OF THAT PART, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE FOR 1996 ODYSSEYS AND 1996 OASIS'S HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK I AM CONCERNED REGARDING OUR SAFETY IF OUR CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. I ALSO QUESTION WHY THIS SRS UNIT IN AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD HAVE BURNED OUT PREMATURELY REQUIRING SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR. CERTAINLY YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN TO THIS NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SRS UNIT IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOURead more
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
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
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
... BLEM TOO, BUT WON'T STAND UP AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AKRead more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Incident date: Dec 27, 2004
FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT READ AMOUNT OF GAS ACCURATELY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK
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
... Y ASSURED ME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED IN MOST OF THE ENGINES THEY HAD PUT IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY WOULD FIX IT, REGARDLESS OF WARRENTY, BUT SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL. SINCE THIS WAS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, I THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE HELPFUL.*AKRead more
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
... AFTER THE ENGINE DIED. WE ARE PAYING TO TRAILER THE CAR TO KS TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND, PRESUMABLY, THE REGIONAL ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY; UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD/MILEAGE. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE BUT, A CALL TO ISUZU OF AMERICA, ONLY HAD THEM SAY THEY'VE FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION. HAD THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC, THEIR BEEN NO EXIT RAMP OR SHOULDER, OR MY WIFE STRANDED ALONE IN A DESOLATE PLACE, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN JUST THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES WE NOW HAVE. FYI, THE INITIAL ESTIMATE IS $7,500 TO REPLACE WITH A USED ENGINE PROVIDED A GOOD USED ENGINE CAN EVEN BE LOCATED. *JBRead more
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
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
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.
... THIS VEHICLE IS SITTING JUST OVER 82,000 MILES, (FAR TOO FEW MILES TO HAVE SUCH BIG PROBLEMS). *JBRead more
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
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
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
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
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
Incident date: Nov 20, 2004
A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM NEVER WAS REPAIRED. *AK
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
... E DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AKRead more
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
... E DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AKRead more
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
... E DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AKRead more
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
... E DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AKRead more
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
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
... N IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NIETHER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALLS THAT THEY HAD WORKED ON BUT THOSE WERE THE RECALLS I HAVE THE PAPER WORK THAT THEY GAVE ME THERE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO IS IN CLOVIS CALIFORNIA. *AKRead more
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
... N IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NIETHER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALLS THAT THEY HAD WORKED ON BUT THOSE WERE THE RECALLS I HAVE THE PAPER WORK THAT THEY GAVE ME THERE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO IS IN CLOVIS CALIFORNIA. *AKRead more