ISUZU Complaints

I BOUGHT A ISUZU VEHICROSS 1999 WIHT ONLY 39,000 MILES. SINCE BEFORE THE CAR WAS DELIVERED BY THE DEALER THE WINDOWS ON BOTH DOORS HAVE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN MANY OF THIS MODEL ON THE STREETS. THE DEALER TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT DEFINITELY ISN'T THE DEALERS FAULT. ISUZU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL WHO TRUSTED THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, SHIFTED OUT OF "DRIVE" AND INTO "PARK" ON THE CONTROL PANEL INDICATOR, WHILE THE STICK SHIFT WAS STILL ENGAGED IN "DRIVE." THIS RESULTED IN A VERY ALARMING JERKING FEELING AND LOSS OF FORWARD VELOCITY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SITUATION AND RETURN TO NORMAL WAS TO BRAKE, PULL OVER INTO THE HIGHWAY'S SHOULDER, PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO "PARK," TURN OFF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED TWO OR THREE TIMES, I BECAME CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH AND CLEARED THE CODE FOR A TOTAL COST OF $350. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAD BEEN FOUND WITH OTHER ISUZU RODEO VEHICLES AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BASED ON MY INITIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS PROBLEM IS BEING FOUND WITH OTHER ISUSU RODEOS BUILT IN 2002, THERE COULD BE A MORE WIDESPREAD SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU AMIGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AND UNITS OF THE POWER TRAIN. THREE YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 01I002000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS ALSO FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,326.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND SMOKING BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE), BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,506.

DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN HEAVY FOG DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS (VEHICLE HAD BEEN WARMED UP FOR 5 MINS PRIOR TO LEAVING DRIVEWAY), TACHOMETER "JOLTED" (UP AND DOWN BOUNCING ON THE DASH DISPLAY) APPROX 3 TIMES WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE MILE OR LESS AT THAT SPEED, TACH NEEDLE CAME TO REST EACH TIME AT 0 RPM, THEN FINALLY NEVER REGISTERED OR MOVED AGAIN. NEVER HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. NOTE: TOOK THE RODEO THROUGH HIGH PRESSURE AUTOMATIC CARWASH THE EVENING BEFORE, NOTICED WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE SOAP WAS APPLIED AS I SAT IN THE VEHICLE, SOAP CAME THROUGH ONTO MY HEAVY DUTY MATS FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FIRE WALL AREA. THE SOAP PUDDLED ONTO THE MAT, WAS DRY THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT IN TO COME TO WORK THIS MORNING. THEN THE TACH FAILURE OCCURRED. THE LEAKING OR WEEPING HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN ANY CAR WASH BEFORE LAST NIGHT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER WHICH IS A GM PRODUCT IS GIVING FALSE READINGS AND SHOWS HIGHER AND/OR SLOWER SPEEDS THAN THE CORRECT SPEED. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE COMPLAINT AMONG OTHER GM PRODUCT OWNERS. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT, CITING "OUT OF WARRANTY" EXCUSES AND SAYING THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS IN FACT, A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

AXIOM ISUZU ENGINE (2002). ENGINE OPERATION STOPPED ON THE I-65 IN MIDST OF RAIN AND ICE. *TR

2002 AXIOM ISUZU ENGINE BLEW UP ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. RESULT IS NEED FOR ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GASKET TRANSMISSION PAN HAD A LEAK AND THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION PANS AND THE SECOND GASKET SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR COVER AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TO DETERMINE WHEN THE FLUID IS LOW. THE ONLY INDICATOR IS WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,558 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,708.