2002 ISUZU AXIOM Complaints

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 WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE. ON 9/17 I ALSO SKIDDED THE EXACT SAME WAY. IF I COULD PUT THESE 2 SKIDS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, THEY WOULD MATCH PERFECTLY. *LA

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 SCREECH IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. UPON MY QUESTIONING HIM, HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE. *LA

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS HEAVY VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (SAME DAY) WE NOTICED A VIBRATION. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES, AND ON THE WAY HOME WE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. (09/04/02). WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY WERE INFORMED. ON 9-19-02 IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR AXLE AND AXLE BEARING AND REPLACED A TIRE AND IT WAS NOT FIXED AGAIN. ON 9-20-02, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE PROBLEM WORSENED, AND WAS NOW INVOLVING THE BRAKES. IT WAS BROUGHT IN ON 10-11-02 AND THEY FOUND REAR BRAKE PADS HEAVILY GLAZED, DRUMS WARPED AND THEY CLAIMED WE MAY HAVE DROVE W/THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON (ITS AN AUTOMATIC, AND WE DID NOT). NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE INFORMED THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THE ISUZU REP TOLD US THAT AS FOR AS HE WAS CONCERNED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND HE WILL NO LONGER TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS TED RUSSELL ISUZU DEALERSHIP IN KNOXVILLE, TN. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WE MOVED TO ALPHARETTA, GA AND THE PROBLEM GOT EXTREMELY WORSE (BRAKES). WE BROUGHT IT TO CARL BLACK ISUZU. THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AGAIN THEY FOUND THE REAR AXLES WERE OUT OF ROUND, BRAKES OUT OF ROUND, AND TURNED BOTH ROTORS. THIS WAS FOUND ON FEB. 27 2003 AND WAS CHANGED ON MARCH 18, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME WAS AROUND 12,000. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 18,000 MILES AND OF COURSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN BACK FOR A WHILE, BUT THIS TIME THE ABS LIGHT IS NOW ON. WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NOW. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE ALONG W/OUR 2 CHILDREN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE...... *PH **CONSUMER REQUESTS CALLBACK FROM ODI INVESTIGATOR**

WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING VIBRATED. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL RECURRED. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP, A THUMP WAS FELT ON EVERY REVOLUTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AXLES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE CONSUMER FELT A LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE VEHICLE ON TURNS, AND A SQUEAKING SOUND HAD COME FROM THE TIRES DUE TO PITTED ROTORS. *SCC *JB

2002 ISUZU AXIOM PURCHASED APRIL 2002....AFTER A FEW MONTHS, VEHICLE TAKEN BACK MANY TIMES FOR VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND THREE TIMES TO DATE FOR LEAKING GREASE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. SEPT 2002. RACK & PINION WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. WHEELS WERE BALANCED MANY TIMES BY DEALER AND ALSO ALIGNED. REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED IN DEC 2002 AND FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2003. FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY, DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY. THESE ARE NEW TIRES THAT DEALER PUT ON VEHICLE IN OCT 2002 TO ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS. WHEELS WERE BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN LAST WEEK TO TRY TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS.(I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE) DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEMS AND AT THIS TIME THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING UNDER THE WARRANTY TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS OF VIBRATIONS. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY MORE NOW SINCE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY. DEALER TRIED ON MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. *JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MILES AND DID NOT STOP WITH BRAKES OR ON NEUTRAL, HAD TO BE PUT ON PARK TO STOP IT. IT HAPPENED TWICE AT 6,000 MILES AND 13,000 MILES. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO PASS EMPTY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE WOULD SWING OUT (ALMOST LOST CONTROL), WHEN THE SPEED GOES UP TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END VIBRATES, AND WHEN A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE, A CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. *MR SCC

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT SEVERAL STOP LIGHTS AND IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT ALMOST CAUSED 3 COLLISIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER (COURTESY ISUZU) WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. YOU CAN CALL ME AT 813-843-8238 (CELL) OR 813-654-7134 (HOME) OR CALL FRANK BROZNIK - SERVICE MGR. AT COURTESEY ISUZU 9204 ADAMO DR TAMPA FL. 33619. (813)626-4200. FRANK THINKS WATER HAS GOTTEN INTO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ELECTRICAL BOARD AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO FLOOD OR OTHER EXTREME EXPOSURE TO WATER. IF THERE IS WATER IN THIS CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT WAS NOT PROTECTED ADEQUATELY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER SHOWED A PROBLEM AND ACCORDING TO FRANK, THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO DEFECT CODES. FRANK EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN HE TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE. ISUZU IS TRYING TO BLAME GLAZING OF THE BRAKE PADS AND / OR DISCS. FRANK AGREES WITH ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB