1998 ISUZU AMIGO Complaints

ABS BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY BUMPY PAVEMENT, CAUSING INCREASED BREAKING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME. NO DEALER SOLUTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD PULLED UP TO THE INTERSECTION WHEN LIGHT TURNED RED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

WHEN CONSUMER IS TRAVELING AT REGULAR SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN, AND WHEN MAKING TURNS, SHE LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, GAS TANK HAS SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE, SUN ROOF COVER DOESN'T STAY INTACT, AND SEAT BELT AND GAS PEDAL STICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND WAS REPAIRD ON FOUR OCCASIONS (RECALLED). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK

MY 1998 ISUZU AMIGO HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVEN (?) TIMES AND IF ANYTHING, IS WORSE THAN WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE PULLING PROBLEM, THE SERVICE ADVISOR (MELISSA) TOLD ME IT WAS SUPPOSED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, BECAUSE "THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE STUFF IS IN THE RIGHT HUB". SUBSEQUENT TRIPS YIELDED NO FIX WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT THEY HAD; DONE A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT, BALANCED THE WHEELS, ROTATED THE WHEELS, AND PUT ON NEW TIRES. MY ADVISOR, "ROB" ALONG WITH THE ISUZU MECHANIC, "MARK" HAVE TOLD ME THAT ISUZU KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES BUT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX SOME OF THEM. THIS WEEK, MY AMIGO IS GOING IN ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME TO HAVE WHAT I WAS TOLD IS A "SPRING KIT" INSTALLED ON THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. THE VIBRATION PROBLEM IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AS DOES THE WHOLE TRUCK. A GREAT DEAL OF "FEEDBACK" IS ALSO EVIDENT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PASSING OVER ROUGH ROADS. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE AND NOBODY AT ISUZU SEEMS ABLE TO FIX THIS TRUCK.

EA9999008, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKING CAPABILITY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK.ET.

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, ALLOWING REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, MOSTLY ON HILLS, THE ABS STARTS UP AND ALLOWS MY CAR TO FREE WHEEL FOR ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET BEFORE BRAKING BEGINS AGAIN. I AM NOT LETTING UP ON THE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THE ABS STARTED UP IT WORKED GREAT, I HEARD A MOTOR RUNNING UNDER THE HOOD AND EVEN ON THE SNOW I STOPPED FINE. THIS MOTOR DOES FUNCTION WHEN 12VDC IS APPLIED BUT AS OF LATE, NO LONGER FUNCTIONS WHEN THE ABS IS STARTED, THE PROBLEM MUST BE IN THE CONTROLING MODULE IT IS FAILING TO START THE MOTOR. I HAVE BEEN INTO THE DITCH 6 TIMES TOTAL AND I AM JUST WAITING TO GET INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I DID NOTICE THAT OTHER CARS NEXT TO ME UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS ARE ABLE TO STOP. THIS LEAD ME TO THIS LITTLE TEST I CONDUCTED. WHEN I DISABLE THE ABS MY CAR STOPS FINE. IN FACT IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ABS OFF FROM A SPEED OF 30 MPH THE CAR WILL STOP ON AVERAGE 45% SHORTER THAN WHEN THE ABS IS STARTED. THE REAR TIRES DID LOCK UP JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ABS OFF. I TESTED 10 TIMES WITH EACH CONDITION (10 WITH ABS AND 10 WITHOUT ABS) AND THEN AVERAGED RESULTING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE TESTS WERER DONE ON WET PAVEMENT CAUSED BY RAIN. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND THE SYSTEM IS FINE( JAN 29 1999). IF THE DEALER IS CORRRECT AND NO PROBLEM EXSISTS THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SURE I CAN STILL STEER THE CAR AND THERE IS NO DANGER OF LOCKING THE TIRES (OR STOPPING THIS CAR) BUT AROUND HERE IF I STEER OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO MISS SOMETHING IT USUALLY ENDS YOU UP IN A LARGE DITCH OR OFF A CLIFF. THIS TYPE OF PERFORMANCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IS ACTUALLY A HAZZARDF TO EVERYONE ON THE HIGHWAY. HOW CAN YOU GUYS ALLOW SUCH A POOR PRODUCT TO REMAIN ON THE ROAD. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH A KELSE HAYSE UNIT. UNTIL I CAN FIND AN OPTION THAT WORKS AS I REALLY LIKED THE WAY THE BRAKES WORKED ON THE SNOW. THE OVER HEAD DOME LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF WHEN GOING UP HILL. THIS I CAN LIVE WITH.