ISUZU Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO I KEEP UP WITH ALL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE DUE TO ONLY HAVING ONE CAR BESIDES ALL THE BASIC TRUCK IS THIRSTY FOR OIL CHECK ONCE A WEEK I NOTICED THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF CD GOT STUCK I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT I WILL REPLACE THE RADIO THE FOLLOWING WEEK THEN MY WIFE WENT TO WORK ON 1/23/09 IT WAS 8:30 AM MY WIFE CALLED ME UP IN TEARS YELLING THE TRUCK IS ON FIRE GOOD THING IT WAS LESS THEN A 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE I RAN DOWN AND I COULD SMELL THE SMOKE OF BURNING WIRES BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE FIRE WENT OUT IM GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT I HAD TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD ON THE 26TH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING ON THE 1998 MODEL WHEN I CALLED ISUZU THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK THAT MY TRUCK WAS A 99 NOT A 98 BUT I FOUND OUT FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN 98 AND WAS CLASSIFIED AS A 99 I CALLED ISUZU AGAIN AND THE SAME THING TO BAD THE TRUCK IS A 99 ITS NOT LIKE ITS A NEW CAR MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIND A NEW WIRING HARNESS NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS OR THE REPAIR SHOPS CALL SO WE CAN GET PRICES FOR THE HARNESS AND THE COMPUTER AND THAT'S JUST A START I HAVE HAD A RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND LOOKS LIKE 2 MORE WEEKS I DON'T KNOW WHO I SHOULD CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT BUDGING AND ISUZU IS NOT BUDGING AND IM STUCK WITH A HUGE RENTAL BILL I BEEN SEARCHING THE WEB AND FIND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS LIKE MINE AND ISUZU DOES NOTHING TO SOLVE THERE CHEAP WAYS OF BUILDING TRUCKS NOW I SEE WHY THEY DO NOT SELL CARS IN THE USA ANYMORE THERE ARE 3 SERVICE STATIONS IN MA. AND NOT ONE IS EVEN CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE AND I HAD ONE TELL ME ITS 10 YEARS OLD NOW TIME FOR A NEW ONE ANYWAY WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE WITH THESE THINGS WHY DIDN'T ANYONE FORCE THEM TO HAVE MAJOR RECALLS AND THE ONES THEY DO HAVE THEY SAY TO BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER SAND OR GRAVEL ROADS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS IN CONNECTICUT. THE CONTACT LIVES IN NEW YORK. A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPAIRED TRUCKS AND COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS CONFIRMED AS A PART NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02I002000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE BAR HAS BECOME ROTTED AND IS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE RUST APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS IN A GARAGE, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE ROTTING. SHE FEELS THAT THE ROTTEN TORQUE BAR COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND DROPPED DOWN DUE TO THE FAILED TORQUE BAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF MY VEHICLE IS SO ROTTED THAT THE FRAME TO THE VEHICLE HAS FALLEN APART. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE TORQUE ARM FROM THE FRAME TO THE REAR END COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE CAR BEGAN SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE OTHER SIDE TO FALL OFF. *TR

OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO AND THE FRAME HAS ROTTEN OUT BY THE TRACTION BARS CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THAT I ONLY HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER HAD A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AS WELL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATES THAT THERE ARE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 ASCENDERS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR

THE ACTUAL TIRE BRAND IS KONA; I ENTERED (KELLY ).THE ACTUAL TIRE BRAND IS KONA CLT. LOOK OUT FOR THIS ENTRY. REPORT TO GEORGE. THE TIRES WERE 215 85 16 LR E; DOT'S 25 BL 1608; 25 JC 1608 AND 25 JC 2508 THE BRAND WAS KONA CLT. THERE WERE 5 BAD TIRES RETURNED. THE VEHICLE LISTED IS NOT CORRECT, AS THIS HAPPENED TO CUSTOMERS VEHICLES AND THERE WERE SEVERAL OF THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS OR SNOW AND BRAKING THE CAR PRODUCES A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FULLY WORK IF AT ALL. THE CAR TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP AND IN THIS SITUATION IF THEY ARE EVEN WORKING AT ALL AND MAY CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE FROM THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE APPROPRIATELY. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HARNESS AND WIRING BE REPLACED FOR THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 3/17/09*LJ ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

2002 ISUZU RODEO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL CAN NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE LOCATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED SHE COULD NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK WAS LOCATED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FLUID CHECKED. *JB