ISUZU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. YOU LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL. FIRST FAILURE WAS 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THREE DEALERSHIPS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX TO NO AVAIL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. *NM

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN OCTOBER 2006. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2006, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK THE CAR AT A LOCAL PARK, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT STOP USING THE BREAK. IT SEEMED LIKE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR SO THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD USE THE VEHICLE TO LEARN TO DRIVE, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE INCIDENT MIGHT REOCCUR AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED IN A BODY SHOP SINCE A FRONT PIECE OF THE FENDER AND THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF, MY HUSBAND HIT A CEMENT FENCE. A POLICE REPORT IS ON FILE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. A BUMPY NOISE WAS HEARD SECONDS PRIOR TO THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS CALLED, WHO CAME AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PLACE WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED DUE TO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DISAGREED, AND HAD A WITNESS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS WORN ON THE INSIDE AND DETERMINED THE FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS WERE OFF. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 18,000 MILES, ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION; THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AN INDEPENDENT BODY SPECIALIST INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WROTE TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT A RESPONSE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE BATTERY LOOKED SWOLLEN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAYS BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE POWER SLOWED TO 30 MPH AND BELOW. AFTER REACHING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER, AN INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO BE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. CHECK THE MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. ALSO THE EGR VALVE PROBLEM WHERE THE VEHICLE CLOGS WITH CARBON BUILD UP CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN TO ENOUGH OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM

SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS ARE DIMMING THE BRAKE LIGHTS (IE RED RUNNING LIGHTS) BY FLASHING THE LED COMPONENTS MANY TIMES A SECOND. IT IS DISCONCERTING TO VIEW THE DASHES OF LIGHT THAT ARE PERCEIVED BY THE RETINA IF THE HEAD IS MOVED RAPIDLY. I EVEN UNDERSTAND THE LAW REQUIRES CONSTANT ILLUMINATION OF BULBS. WITH MORE AND MORE LIGHTS BEING MODULATED WITH ON OFF CYCLES TO REDUCE INTENSITY, THE EYE IS DRAWN TO THESE FLASHES PREVENTING ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO OTHER DETAIL OF TRAFFIC AND OBSTRUCTIONS AT NIGHT. *NM

ALSO HAVE LOUD CREAKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT, RIGHT, OR GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. PROBLEM FIXED ONCE OUT OF 4 DEALERSHIPS THAT WERE TRIED. NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER SERVICE TECH TIGHTENED BOLTS CONNECTING THE CROSS BAR/BEAM TO THE 2 LONG TORQUE BARS THAT RUN DOWN THE LENGTH OF VEHICLE. AFTER 1 MONTH, PROBLEM CAME BACK, WAS FIXED AGAIN, AND THEN CAME BACK AGAIN. AFTER 4 REVOLUTIONS OF THIS, PROBLEM PERSISTS TODAY. VEHICLE'S FRAME FELT "TIGHTER" WHEN MAKING TURNS DURING THE PERIOD WHERE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AS COMPARED TO WHEN THE NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE LONGER THE NOISE EXISTS, THE "LOOSER" THE FRAME FEELS, AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, A "TAR-LIKE SUBSTANCE" HAS BEEN SEEPING OUT OF ALL 4 DOORS SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2004. THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM SAYS THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM FROM MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS, THE SUBSTANCE IS USED TO SECURE A "VAPOR SEAL" INSIDE EACH DOOR PANEL, AND ISUZU WILL NOT WARRANTY THE CLEANING OR REPLACING OF IT. ESSENTIALLY EXACTLY LIKE TAR ITSELF, IT MELTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED UNDER DIRECT SUN. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY, IT BECOMES UNAVOIDABLE WHEN LOADING/UNLOADING PASSENGERS OR, IN OUR CASE, SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. IT HAS RUINED THE CARPET, MANY OF OUR CLOTHES, AND GIVEN US GREAT HEARTBURN. WHY WON'T ISUZU WARRANTY THE CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS FAULTY MATERIAL? MOST ALL MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOME TYPE OF VAPOR/WATER SEAL AND YOU WILL NOT FIND TAR LEAKING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES. *NM

I BOUGHT THE 2001 RODEO SPORT IN 2001, IT WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST TURNED OFF THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT NO PROBLEM. THEN THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ITSELF WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WENT OFF AND THEN IT HAS ALSO JUST SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND THEN THE CRUISE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO THIS HAPPENS WHEN I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS AND SOMETIME WHEN I TURN CORNERS AND TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *NM