Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 5,697 complaints for ISUZU
Incident date: Jun 1, 2001
I HAVE TO ADD OIL TWICE BETWEEN MY 4000 MILE OIL CHANGES. I HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO DO THIS SINCE THE 30000 MILE MARK. THE DEALER(S) CLAIM THE ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO 'USE' UP TO 1 QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES!!! SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW TO ME. *AK
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 30, 2003
THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL 02I002000 ABS REPAIRS DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING.*AK
ISUZU
RODEO
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 30, 2003
Incident date: Oct 24, 2003
THE DEFECT STATED IN ABS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CCURRED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash
Incident date: Oct 30, 2003
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00I00200 CONCERNING ALTERNATOR FAILURE ABOUT 40 DAYS AGO, THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE YET THE PARTS FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS PART OF A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN. PARTS WERE RECEIVED AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. *AK *MR
ISUZU
RODEO
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 30, 2003
Incident date: Oct 30, 2003
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER AVOIDED HITTING A FLOCK OF DUCKS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A STOP SIGN, AND EXPERIENCED $5,500 DAMAGE. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Aug 18, 2003
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Oct 27, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH ABS MODULE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR CONSUMER HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL ON THE EXACT PART THAT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AT A TOTOAL OF $303.93. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND ASSEMBLY DUE TO CONSTANT RUNNING. *PH
Incident date: Oct 27, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, HIT A DEER, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WORE THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash
ISUZU
RODEO
(1998) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 27, 2003
Incident date: Oct 13, 2003
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK
ISUZU
RODEO
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 27, 2003
Incident date: May 1, 2003
THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHEN TH... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2003
THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHEN TH... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2003
THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN THE SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHEN TH... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 27, 2003
Incident date: Oct 16, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED PROPERLY. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED VEHICLE HAD TO RIDE ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
ISUZU
RODEO
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 24, 2003
Incident date: Oct 24, 2003
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 3 MPH, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
Incident date: Oct 23, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 23, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Fire
WHILE DRIVING OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
ISUZU
HOMBRE
(2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Oct 23, 2003
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
ISUZU
HOMBRE
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Oct 23, 2003
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT IN FIRST GEAR. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH, POWER TRAIN MODULE, TPS SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDE... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 22, 2003
Incident date: Jun 1, 2002
PROBLEMS WITH 1999 ISUZU RODEO BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS CUT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS A RESULT OF A SHORT IN THE ABS MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE AND WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ISUZU. CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A PORTION OF HIS REFUND. ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
ISUZU
AXIOM
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 20, 2003
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2003
ON 9/19/03, I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WITH A SMALL HILL WHEN MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM SKIDDED, FIRST TO THE RIGHT, THEN ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THERE WAS REALLY NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO SKID. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE ONE WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SKID. ON 10/02/03, MY DEALER CHECKED A SC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 17, 2003
ON 10/17/03, I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WITH A SMALL HILL WHEN MY 2002 AXIOM SKIDDED, FIRST TO THE RIGHT, THEN ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE PATH OF A CAR CAUSING A COLLISION. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO GO INTO A SKID TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. ON 10/02/03, MY DEALER CHECKED A SCREECH IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. UPON MY QUESTIONING HIM, HE DIDN'T KNOW WH... Read more
Crash
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 19, 2003
Incident date: Oct 18, 2003
WE HAD A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT WITH A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UP SERVICE RAMPS TO CHANGE THE OIL. TO GO UP THE RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHILE GIVING A LITTLE GAS WITH THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME TECHNIQUE I HAVE BEEN USING, ON THE SAME RAMPS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. (TWO OTHER VEHICLES I ROUTINELY SERVICE ALSO HAVE ABS BR... Read more
ISUZU
RODEO
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 15, 2003
Incident date: Oct 14, 2003
THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY BRAKES ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY BRAKES STOP THEN JUMPS FORWARD. JUST HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. JUST BARELY STOPS. HAVE READ OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 14, 2003
THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY BRAKES ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY BRAKES STOP THEN JUMPS FORWARD. JUST HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. JUST BARELY STOPS. HAVE READ OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2002
WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO REACHED ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHANGE TOWARD EMPTY AT A MORE RAPID PACE THAN WHEN IT WAS NEW. JUST BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, THE TANK WOULD READ EMPTY AND WOULD STILL HAVE ALMOST 10 GALLONS LEFT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 1998 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1999 AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT A ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2003
IN FEBRUARY 2003, I BROUGHT MY 2000 ISUZU INTO A MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET, UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED, AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY SIX MONTHS. AT THAT TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER HAVING THE INTAKE GASKET REPAIRED THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT OR I COULD JUST IGNORE IT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 26, 2003
MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON AND THEN IT DON'T DO IT FOR A WHILE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR A NUMBER OF TIMES AND IT DO NOT DO IT BUT WHEN IT IS ON AND YOU ARE DRIVING IT DRIVE REAL GOOD BUT WHEN YOU STOP IT DOES NOT WANT TO PULL OF LIKE IT IS IN A STRAIN AND WHEN I PUT IT DOWN IN LOW GEAR AND PULL OFF IT DRIVES GOOD AND I SHIFT UNTIL I GET IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT IS FIND UNTIL YO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2003
LUG STUD BROKE WHILE CHANGING TIRE. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DEFECTIVE. *LA
Incident date: Sep 20, 2003
LUG STUD BROKE WHILE CHANGING TIRE. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DEFECTIVE. *LA
Incident date: Oct 1, 2003
1998 TROOPERS HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS, WHICH THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPLACING IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE IS A SAFETY FACTOR TO THIS ISSUE, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE AT LOWER RPM'S CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL, AFTER CHANGING TO UPDATED GASKETS THE CAR NO LONGER STALLS. *LA
Incident date: Mar 21, 2000
WHEN CHANGING THE TIRES OR ROTATING LUGS CONTINUE TO STRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING TO BE A REAL SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *LA
Incident date: Mar 21, 2000
WHEN CHANGING THE TIRES OR ROTATING LUGS CONTINUE TO STRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING TO BE A REAL SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *LA
Incident date: Nov 23, 1999
A LOUD NOISE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLE WHEN IDLE-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOUND IS THE RESULT OF FAULTY HYDRAULIC LIFTERS AND THAT THE LIFTERS ARE TO SMALL IN THE 95 MODELS. I ALSO HEAR RODEOS THAT SOUND THE SAME WAY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU HAD ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND IS IT BEING INVESTAGATED? I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2002
WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCKS AND BACK HATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATORS FOR 95 MODELS AND I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO. *LA
Incident date: Jun 15, 2002
WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCKS AND BACK HATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATORS FOR 95 MODELS AND I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO. *LA
Incident date: Dec 11, 2000
I OWN A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN DEC. 2000 REQUIRING MY PAINT TO BE REPLACED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN THEY MATCHED THE PAINT TO THE COLOR BY ISUZU IT WAS WRONG . ALL THE INSIDE DOORS ARE RED BUT THE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE IS PURPLE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET ISUZU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FADED PAINT BUT THEY WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS. OR LETTERS. I AM NOW APPROACHING T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2002
SENSORS UNITS HAD TO REPLACED AND OVERHEAD CAM SENSOR. NOTICED IT'S NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATES. DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. SEEMS THAT ISUZU WOULD WANT TO CORRECT COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS TO KEEP THE CONSUMERS DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES. *LA
ISUZU
RODEO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Oct 2, 2003
Incident date: Sep 12, 2003
THE BRAKES IN THE RODEO SOUND STRANGE AT TIMES. I HEAR A GROWLING NOISE, AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD AT TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND I QUOTE FROM THE DEALER: "500 TEST DROVE VEHICLE ALL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD, NORMAL ABS OPERATION AND THIS IS WITHIN FACTORY SPECS." *LA