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Incident date: Jan 30, 2003
REPLACED SEVEN WHEEL LUGS NUTS AND BOLTS TO HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER NAVIGATE ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND MANY CONSUMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Incident date: Jan 24, 2003
THE COMMPLAINT IS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM,IZUSU IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A BULETIN TO THE DEALERS TO THE DEFECT. THE PBLEMM IS THAT WHEN YOU STEP ONN THE BRAKE YOU FEEL A THUMP IN THE REAR END OF THE CAR. THERE HAS TO BE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SPINES OR EVEN THE UBOLTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. I WAS TOLD BY ISUZU THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL STICK GREASE THAT WAS DEVELOP
... ED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WELL! IN MY CASE IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMM AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TO 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Jan 24, 2003
THE COMMPLAINT IS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM,IZUSU IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A BULETIN TO THE DEALERS TO THE DEFECT. THE PBLEMM IS THAT WHEN YOU STEP ONN THE BRAKE YOU FEEL A THUMP IN THE REAR END OF THE CAR. THERE HAS TO BE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SPINES OR EVEN THE UBOLTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. I WAS TOLD BY ISUZU THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL STICK GREASE THAT WAS DEVELOP
... ED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WELL! IN MY CASE IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMM AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TO 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2002
I HAVE A 2000 ISUZU PICK-UP HOMBRE AND I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES THAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, I HAD A HARD PUSH THEN SHORTLY AFTWARDS, THE BRAKES GAVE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THIS FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS KICKING IN. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER, THEY SAID THE BRAKES ARE A "WEAR" ITEM AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRA
... NTY. I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT BRAKES AND TRUCKS AND CHANGED MANY DISC'S, SO I LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DISC'S (ALL FOUR) WERE LARGER THAN THE ROTOR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE OVER 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT BEING OVERSIZED, THE TOP OF EACH BRAKE PAD LAPPED OVER THE ROTOR APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH. THIS WEAR PATTERN CAUSED THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO OVERLAP THE TOP OF EACH ROTOR AND THIS TOP WAS ENGAGING PRIOR TO THE DISC MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR, WHICH LEAD TO THE DELAY OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE FULL DISC ON THE ROTOR. THIS ALSO MADE THE HARD CONTACT THEN ENGAGEMENT OF THE REST OF EACH DISC WHICH FELT LIKE THE ABS ACTIVATING. THE AMOUNT OF WEAR TO THE NON-WEAR ON THE TOP OF THE BREAK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH. I FILED OFF THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO GIVE A CLEAN SURFACE AND ROTOR CONTACT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THE ABS COMES ON INTERMITENTLY. THIS OVERHANG ON THE ROTOR TOP DUE TO THE OVERSIZE OF THE DISC'S IS A STRANGE SENSATION WHICH COULD GIVE A FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY, ESPECIALLY IF A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED. IT ALSO GIVES A LOSS OF CONTROL ALONG WITH THE FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND IT SURELY IS A SUBSTANTIAL HAZARD FOR THE CONSUMER. I CONTACTED ISUZU, BUT THEY BLEW IT OFF AS A "FREEK OCCURANCE". SOUNDS FAMILIAR AS A CPSC INVESTIGAOR WHO HAS RECALLED A LOT OF PRODUCTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER ATTRIBUTE TO A FREEK OCCURRANCE. THIS IS A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATING DEFECT. SINCERELYRead more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2002
I HAVE A 2000 ISUZU PICK-UP HOMBRE AND I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES THAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, I HAD A HARD PUSH THEN SHORTLY AFTWARDS, THE BRAKES GAVE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THIS FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS KICKING IN. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER, THEY SAID THE BRAKES ARE A "WEAR" ITEM AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRA
... NTY. I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT BRAKES AND TRUCKS AND CHANGED MANY DISC'S, SO I LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DISC'S (ALL FOUR) WERE LARGER THAN THE ROTOR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE OVER 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT BEING OVERSIZED, THE TOP OF EACH BRAKE PAD LAPPED OVER THE ROTOR APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH. THIS WEAR PATTERN CAUSED THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO OVERLAP THE TOP OF EACH ROTOR AND THIS TOP WAS ENGAGING PRIOR TO THE DISC MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR, WHICH LEAD TO THE DELAY OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE FULL DISC ON THE ROTOR. THIS ALSO MADE THE HARD CONTACT THEN ENGAGEMENT OF THE REST OF EACH DISC WHICH FELT LIKE THE ABS ACTIVATING. THE AMOUNT OF WEAR TO THE NON-WEAR ON THE TOP OF THE BREAK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH. I FILED OFF THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO GIVE A CLEAN SURFACE AND ROTOR CONTACT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THE ABS COMES ON INTERMITENTLY. THIS OVERHANG ON THE ROTOR TOP DUE TO THE OVERSIZE OF THE DISC'S IS A STRANGE SENSATION WHICH COULD GIVE A FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY, ESPECIALLY IF A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED. IT ALSO GIVES A LOSS OF CONTROL ALONG WITH THE FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND IT SURELY IS A SUBSTANTIAL HAZARD FOR THE CONSUMER. I CONTACTED ISUZU, BUT THEY BLEW IT OFF AS A "FREEK OCCURANCE". SOUNDS FAMILIAR AS A CPSC INVESTIGAOR WHO HAS RECALLED A LOT OF PRODUCTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER ATTRIBUTE TO A FREEK OCCURRANCE. THIS IS A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATING DEFECT. SINCERELYRead more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2002
I HAVE A 2000 ISUZU PICK-UP HOMBRE AND I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES THAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, I HAD A HARD PUSH THEN SHORTLY AFTWARDS, THE BRAKES GAVE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THIS FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS KICKING IN. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER, THEY SAID THE BRAKES ARE A "WEAR" ITEM AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRA
... NTY. I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT BRAKES AND TRUCKS AND CHANGED MANY DISC'S, SO I LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DISC'S (ALL FOUR) WERE LARGER THAN THE ROTOR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE OVER 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT BEING OVERSIZED, THE TOP OF EACH BRAKE PAD LAPPED OVER THE ROTOR APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH. THIS WEAR PATTERN CAUSED THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO OVERLAP THE TOP OF EACH ROTOR AND THIS TOP WAS ENGAGING PRIOR TO THE DISC MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR, WHICH LEAD TO THE DELAY OF ENGAGEMENT OF THE FULL DISC ON THE ROTOR. THIS ALSO MADE THE HARD CONTACT THEN ENGAGEMENT OF THE REST OF EACH DISC WHICH FELT LIKE THE ABS ACTIVATING. THE AMOUNT OF WEAR TO THE NON-WEAR ON THE TOP OF THE BREAK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH. I FILED OFF THE TOP OF EACH DISC TO GIVE A CLEAN SURFACE AND ROTOR CONTACT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THE ABS COMES ON INTERMITENTLY. THIS OVERHANG ON THE ROTOR TOP DUE TO THE OVERSIZE OF THE DISC'S IS A STRANGE SENSATION WHICH COULD GIVE A FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY, ESPECIALLY IF A SUDDEN STOP OCCURRED. IT ALSO GIVES A LOSS OF CONTROL ALONG WITH THE FALSE SENCE OF SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND IT SURELY IS A SUBSTANTIAL HAZARD FOR THE CONSUMER. I CONTACTED ISUZU, BUT THEY BLEW IT OFF AS A "FREEK OCCURANCE". SOUNDS FAMILIAR AS A CPSC INVESTIGAOR WHO HAS RECALLED A LOT OF PRODUCTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER ATTRIBUTE TO A FREEK OCCURRANCE. THIS IS A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATING DEFECT. SINCERELYRead more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL INTO THE ANTIFREEZE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Incident date: Jun 1, 2002
1998 ISUZU HOMBRE 4X4, 5SPD, 4.3 LITER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 1. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON EVEN THE SMALLEST HILLS. 2. THE PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUSHED FORWARD THEN BACK INTO POSITION. IT MUST BE SLAMMED TO GET IT TO LATCH 3. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. ON HOT DAYS WITH AC ON IT WILL O
... VERHEAT WHILE GOING UP HILLS OR GOING OFF ROAD.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2002
1998 ISUZU HOMBRE 4X4, 5SPD, 4.3 LITER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 1. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON EVEN THE SMALLEST HILLS. 2. THE PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUSHED FORWARD THEN BACK INTO POSITION. IT MUST BE SLAMMED TO GET IT TO LATCH 3. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. ON HOT DAYS WITH AC ON IT WILL O
... VERHEAT WHILE GOING UP HILLS OR GOING OFF ROAD.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2002
1998 ISUZU HOMBRE 4X4, 5SPD, 4.3 LITER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 1. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON EVEN THE SMALLEST HILLS. 2. THE PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUSHED FORWARD THEN BACK INTO POSITION. IT MUST BE SLAMMED TO GET IT TO LATCH 3. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. ON HOT DAYS WITH AC ON IT WILL O
... VERHEAT WHILE GOING UP HILLS OR GOING OFF ROAD.Read more
Incident date: Jan 27, 2002
CLUTCH THROWOUT BEARING FAILED CAUSING VEHICAL TO BE INOPERABLE STRANDING DRIVER IN TRAFFIC
Incident date: Sep 27, 2002
CUTCH FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE STRANDING DRIVER IN TRAFFIC. SECOND CLUTCH FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH IN 37,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING
Incident date: Nov 15, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. FUEL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. TS....*AK
Incident date: Jan 22, 2003
COMPONENT UNDER VEHICLE ALONG DRIVE SHAFT BECAME DETACHED, AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A GROOVE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND BEND THE FRONT PLATE RENDERING THE VEHICLE UN DRIVE ABLE.
Incident date: Jan 8, 2003
I'M HAVING THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY RODEO. INTERMITENTLY, THE CRUISE LIGHT BUTTON TURNS ON, THEN THE CRUISE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON, THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT TURNS ON. AT THAT SAME TIME ALL THE INDICATORS ARE ON THE TRUCK HESITATES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, HOWEVER HAS OCCURED WHILE CRUSING. THUS FAR
... THE TECHNICIANS HAVE REPLACEDRead more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2003
I HAVE A 99 ISUZU RODEO WITH ABOUT 37,500 MILES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO (EARLY JANUARY 2003), I STARTED UP THE RODEO AND HEARD A VERY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH CONTINUED EVEN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SOUND WAS TO UNPLUG THE ABS FUSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED (ABOUT A $
... 500 REPAIR.) FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MID- TO LATE-90S RODEOS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2003
EXTREMELY COLD MORNING AND USED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND IT SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDOW TINT THAT WAS INSTALLED. I HAD A 99 RODEO WITH AFTER MARKET TINT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2001
SUNFOOF - CLAMP HAS BROKEN OFF. SEATBELTS- DRIVER SIDE LATCHES AND COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING, PASSANGER SIDE LOCKS WHEN PUTTING ON AND WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION WITH OUT CAR MOVING. STEERING & CONTROL- CAR VIBRATES, DRIVES ROUGH, PULLS AND CONSUMES A LOT OF GAS WHEN AT HWY MILES. GAS GAUGE- NOT ACCURATE, GIVES FALSE READINGS DURING DRIVES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- SEVERAL SWITCHES NOT WORKING OR
... HAVE STOPED WORKING SUCH AS THE DOME LIGHT STAYING ON WHEN IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AND THE BULB IS NOT BLOWN, INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN AC/HEAT SWITCHES ARE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE STEREO LIGHT THAT NO LONGER WORKS BUT OTHER BUTTONS DO. ENGINE/TRANSMISION- LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF DURING DRIVES, STARTED BLINKING AFTER CAR WAS STARTED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING, CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND HASN'T GONE OFF YET. COOLING & ENGINE- LOSING RADIATOR FLUIDS, OVERHEATING AFTER 2 DAYS OF REFILING SYSTEM. HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, OIL CHANGE AND SYSTEMS CHECK AND NOTHING WAS FOUND? MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH ISUZU ASAP! SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT SOME COULD BE VARY DANGEROUS AND I WANT THEM FIXED FOR MY SAFTY AND AS WELL AS OTHERS.Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2001
SUNFOOF - CLAMP HAS BROKEN OFF. SEATBELTS- DRIVER SIDE LATCHES AND COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING, PASSANGER SIDE LOCKS WHEN PUTTING ON AND WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION WITH OUT CAR MOVING. STEERING & CONTROL- CAR VIBRATES, DRIVES ROUGH, PULLS AND CONSUMES A LOT OF GAS WHEN AT HWY MILES. GAS GAUGE- NOT ACCURATE, GIVES FALSE READINGS DURING DRIVES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- SEVERAL SWITCHES NOT WORKING OR
... HAVE STOPED WORKING SUCH AS THE DOME LIGHT STAYING ON WHEN IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AND THE BULB IS NOT BLOWN, INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN AC/HEAT SWITCHES ARE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE STEREO LIGHT THAT NO LONGER WORKS BUT OTHER BUTTONS DO. ENGINE/TRANSMISION- LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF DURING DRIVES, STARTED BLINKING AFTER CAR WAS STARTED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING, CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND HASN'T GONE OFF YET. COOLING & ENGINE- LOSING RADIATOR FLUIDS, OVERHEATING AFTER 2 DAYS OF REFILING SYSTEM. HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, OIL CHANGE AND SYSTEMS CHECK AND NOTHING WAS FOUND? MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH ISUZU ASAP! SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT SOME COULD BE VARY DANGEROUS AND I WANT THEM FIXED FOR MY SAFTY AND AS WELL AS OTHERS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2003
SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. TS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL RAILS. DEALER INSTALL THE WRONG HOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Incident date: Jan 12, 2003
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL BRAKING, UNABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPORTS ABS MODULE REPLACED IN JUNE 1998 BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. ALSO, ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITENTLY.
Incident date: Jan 13, 2003
ENGINE SEIZURE, SPUN BEARINGS DUE TO NO OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ISUZU SUGGESTS CHANGING OIL AT 7500 MILE INTERVALS, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS 1QT OIL USAGE PER 1000 MILES IS "ACCEPTABLE" USAGE FOR THE 3.2L V6 205HP ENGINE. TRUCK HOLDS 6 QUARTS OF OIL, AND I HAD OIL CHANGED BY REPUTABLE OIL CHANGE PLACES EVERY 5000 MILES. REPORTS OF 1QT OIL USAGE PER 800 MILES FAIRLY COMMON ON INTERNET AU
... TO BULLETIN BOARDS. DO THE MATH.Read more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL VALVE CRACKED AND STARTED TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Incident date: Dec 24, 2002
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKING IF A SLIGHT BUMP IS HIT. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY WHEN SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON PERIODICALLY.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
CONSUMER STATED WHIEL DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CONSUMERTO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB
Incident date: Jan 2, 2003
THE LINKAGE CLIP TO THE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF. *NLM *SCC
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN RESULT OF HITTING CURVE WITH VEHICLE TIRES WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING RODS HAD BROKEN AND STEERING STRIP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Incident date: Dec 30, 2002
1999 ISUZU RODEO 6 DISC CD CHANGER NON-FUNCTIONAL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6 NEW CD'S STUCK IN THE UNIT. ISUZU REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 3 WEEKS AGO. ISUZU WANTS $300 TO SEND THE CHANGER OFF TO HAVE CD'S REMOVED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THIS HAPPENS TWICE A MONTH.
Incident date: Dec 26, 2002
REFER TO TSB# SB9601L005 / NHTSA# 049410 THIS PAST SUMMER I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AGAIN. WHEN I PULLED THE OLD PLUGS, 4 HAD OIL SITTING ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE PLUGS AND THE PLUG BOOTS WERE COVERED WITH OIL. 2 WEEKS AGO, MY TROOPER STARTED BAD EVERYDAY, AND MOST OF THE TIME MY "CHECK TRANS" LIGHT WAS COMING ON, SO I HAD TO RESTART, AND MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP, THE "CHECK TRAN
... S" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN, THUS DEFAULTING MY TRANSMISSION INTO 3RD GEAR, (PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FAST IN ORDER NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC). LAST WEEK I PULLED THE PLUG WIRES AGAIN (OIL POOLED AGAIN). I PULLED ALL THE PLUGS, WIPED THEM CLEAN AS WELL AS THE WIRES AND ALSO CLEANED THE PLUG TUBES AS WELL. TROOPER RAN GREAT THEN. I CALLED 2 ISUZU DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT THE TSB WHERE IT REFERS TO OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG WELLS, BOTH DEALERS SAID A NEW WIRE KIT HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO SEAL THE OIL LEAK (FOR AN OIL LEAK?) I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW "UPDATED" SET FOR $64.00. FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, THE NEW WIRE SET HAS A WIDER DIAMETER TO SEAL INSIDE THE TUBES BETTER. SATURDAY I INSTALLED THE NEW WIRES, AS WELL AS NEW SPARK PLUGS AGAIN THERE WAS OIL AGAIN ACCUMULATED WITHIN 1 DAY OF LIGHT DRIVING. YESTERDAY I PULLED THE WIRES FROM THE TUBES THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN POOLING THE OIL. NOT ONE DROP WAS FOUND- THE NEW WIRES WORK! WHY DIDN'T ISUZU PAY FOR THE NEW WIRES AND INSTALL THEM ON A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB WHERE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE? WITH ALL THE OIL POOLED INSIDE 4 SPARK PLUG WELLS AND ALL OVER THE WIRES, IT GIVES THE COIL A PATH OTHER THAN THE SPARK PLUG (TO THE ENGINE, WHICH IS CHASSIS GROUND)- WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WHERE ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED IN THE VEHICLE THUS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS. MY TROOPER IS RUNNING GREAT NOW, WITH NO APPARENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN SIGHT, AND NO OIL POOL ON THE PLUGS. TSRead more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2002
WAS TRAVELING 5MPH & HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES, IN THE RAIN, WHICH FAILED. VEHICLE RAN INTO BACK OF SCHOOL BUS. HAD SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT. HAD INSURANCE ADJUSTOR COME IN AND TOOK VEHICLE FOR TEST DRIVE. DECLARED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. TS
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CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE LUG NUTS AND THAT THAT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS BE REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON BY HAND, WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, THREE OF THE LUG NUTS SNAPPED OFF DUE TO THE REPEATED DRILLING OF THE LUGS OVER THE YEARS, ALL OF THE LUGS AND STUDS WERE REPLACED AND DUE TO THE DAMAGE TH
... E FRONT INNER SEAL AND FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS.*JBRead more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. TS
Incident date: Dec 5, 2002
RUBBER BOOT ON THROTTLE LINKAGE MELTED CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK OPEN CAUSING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO CRASH. DT
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ENGINE CUTS OFF SUDDENLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. MR
Incident date: Dec 7, 2002
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM THE TRANSMISION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETING ON THIS PROBLEM #SB01-05-S001. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
OEM TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKLY, MY WIFE AND I OWNED 2 OF THESE VEHICLES. ONE WITH YOKOHAMAS ONE WITH GOODYEARS. UNEVEN TREAD WEAR RESULTIN IN TIRE CUPPING AND VERY ROUGH RIDE. HER RODEO WAS A LS 4WD MINE IS A 2WD BASE MODEL. I LOOK AT TIRES ON OTHER RODEOS I COME ACROSS IN PARKING LOTS AND ALL SHOW SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. ALSO ABS SYSTEM IS JUNK. ANY STOP NOT EXECUTED ON EVEN LEVEL PAVEMENT RESULTS IN L
... OUD GRINDING NOISE AND VERY LONG BRAKING DISTANCES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I CONSIDER IT VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE "COMPUTER" GETS CONFUSED AND RESETS DURING ANYTHING OTHER THAN IDEAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER! MY BRAKES JUST FAILED THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS BACKING UP AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. DTRead more
OEM TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKLY, MY WIFE AND I OWNED 2 OF THESE VEHICLES. ONE WITH YOKOHAMAS ONE WITH GOODYEARS. UNEVEN TREAD WEAR RESULTIN IN TIRE CUPPING AND VERY ROUGH RIDE. HER RODEO WAS A LS 4WD MINE IS A 2WD BASE MODEL. I LOOK AT TIRES ON OTHER RODEOS I COME ACROSS IN PARKING LOTS AND ALL SHOW SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. ALSO ABS SYSTEM IS JUNK. ANY STOP NOT EXECUTED ON EVEN LEVEL PAVEMENT RESULTS IN L
... OUD GRINDING NOISE AND VERY LONG BRAKING DISTANCES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I CONSIDER IT VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE "COMPUTER" GETS CONFUSED AND RESETS DURING ANYTHING OTHER THAN IDEAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER! MY BRAKES JUST FAILED THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS BACKING UP AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. DTRead more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2002
LUG NUTS SNAP OFF EVERYTIME TIRES ARE REMOVED FOR ROTATION. THIS IS NOT THE MECHANICS FAULT. IT IS A DEFECT AND ISUZU SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. I'M GETTING SOAKED EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR ROTATION OF MY TIRES, WHICH SHOULD BE FREE BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE TIRES AT THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTEAD, I AM GETTING CHARGED $80-$100 EVERYTIME BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS BREAK OFF AND HAVE TO BE
... REPLACED! BASED ON WHAT I SEE ON THIS WEBSITE, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ISUZU SHOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS. DTRead more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2002
NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMBINATION SWITCHES FAILING.
Incident date: Jul 18, 2002
WHILE IN MOTION AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POOR CONNECTION AT H-7, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *JG
Incident date: Jul 15, 1991
THE ECU HAS CAUSED ERRATIC ENGINE BEHAVIOUR AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE LEAVING US STRANDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNTRUSTWORTHY OVER IT'S ENTIRE LIFE. MANY TIMES THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN TRAFFIC WITH OUR BABIES IN THE CAR LEAVING US STRANDED IN THE HEAT. THIS UNIT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOM
... E OF THE HUNDREDS SPENT ON MIS-DIAGNOSIS, MOTEL BILL'S AND TOWING SERVICE, ETC. REIMBURSED BY GM/DELCO -ISUZU. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF NECESSARY. DTRead more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2001
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Incident date: Dec 5, 2002
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS....*AK
Incident date: Sep 1, 2002
ABS FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 24, 2002 AND RETURNED FOR REPAIR. NOTIFIED THAT ABS ON "OTHER SIDE" FAILED. DT
Incident date: Nov 9, 2002
WHEN IN MOTION FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ACCELERATION POWER. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL CONSUMER IS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE EGR VALVE HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL IN EXISTENCE. *JG TS
Incident date: Apr 7, 2000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IF YOU TRY TO PASS SOMEONE OR ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER. CONSUMER STATES' ONCE WHEN VEHICLE LOSS POWER IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Incident date: Nov 27, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, CONSUMER STATES' THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Incident date: Oct 25, 2002
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A POLE AT 35-40MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS TOTALED DRIVER IN A COMA DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
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