ISUZU Complaints

AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJOR TRANMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND FROM READING THE INTERNET IT'S NOT JUST MY CAR IT'S ISUZU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR HER VEHICLE OR GIVE HER ANOTHER ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

I TOOK MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO TO A MECHANIC FOR A OIL CHANGE. HE TOLD ME THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AWAY AND MY CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE LEFT LOWER TRAILING ARM AND BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE BREAK WAS DUE TO A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 RODEO SPORT, V-6. THERE APPARENTLY IS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE DOES WORK PROPERLY, MOVING ON IT'S OWN, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON AS THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES. OCCASIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL, UPON FILL UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT AS THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS TO FLIP OUT, MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL AGAIN, IT CAN SHOW ANY AMOUNT OF FUEL AT ANYTIME. AS SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE POINTED OUT, ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL BET THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BY REPLACING THE SENDING UNIT, THIS INVOLVES DROPPING THE GAS TANK AND REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACING THE SENDING UNIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT EASY FOR THE WEEKEND MECHANIC WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS. I ALSO HAVE A OIL PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO LEAKS OF THE ENGINE BUT ABOUT EVERY 1500 MILES, I USE 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS. APPARENTLY, ISUZU DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT BECOMES A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE EXCESSIVE USAGE, EXCEPT FOR BLOW BY OR BURNING IT IN THE CYLINDERS. THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY ISUZU, THERE IS NO REASON WHY AN ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE OWNED AND SERVICED REGULARLY SINCE NEW, SHOULD BE BURNING OIL LIKE THIS. THE TAILPIPE IS CLEAN AND THERE IS NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AND AS I HAVE ALREADY STATED THERE AREN'T ANY LEAKS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LOSS OF OIL. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND RODEO I HAVE OWNED AND THE FIRST NEVER USED ANY OIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OIL USAGE IS NORMAL BUT NOT EVERY 1500 MILES ON A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING WHEN MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED SEPARATED CAUSING MY ASCENDER ISUZU 2005 TO SERVE AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE OVER $ 5,000 IN DAMAGE. *TR

I WAS IN A COLLISION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR SQUARELY WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE SEEMED TO CAUSE IT TO REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHICH WOULD OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. HE CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALER THAT WAS 250 MILES AWAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME, SHIELDS, AND TRACTION BARS WERE ALL CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE REAR AND FRONT FRAME BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,733. UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN UPDATED 05/19/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU I-280. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.