ISUZU Complaints

HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON 2000 ISUZU RODEO HAS A TAB ON THE LIGHT STALK THAT GOES TOWARD THE FRONT TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DIMMING THE LIGHTS PULLING BACK ON THE LEVER CAN OFTEN SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS. HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. ACCIDENT CAUSED BY LIGHTS GOING OFF. VEHICLE TOTALED ON A TREE AND INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS AS A RESULT. *NM

ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY RODEO SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING SO WE TOOK THE CONTROL OUT THINKING THAT MAYBE THE WIRES VIBRATED LOOSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHEN WE REMOVED THE CONTROL THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTROL OR THE WIRING THAT WE COULD SEE BY JUST LOOKING AT IT SO WE OPENED THE FUSE BOX THAT IS UNDER THE DASH AND FOUND THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE WINDOWS. THE POWER WINDOW FUSE IS A LARGE BOX LOOKING THING(NOT A REGULAR FUSE) WITH A RED BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE THAT WAS POPPED OUT SO WE PUSHED THE BUTTON BACK IN AND THE WINDOWS BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. AFTER USING THEM FOUR OR FIVE TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WORKED WE TURNED OF THE IGNITION AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. TODAY WHEN WE STARTED THE TRUCK EVERYTHING WAS FINE THEN AFTER LETTING IT RUN FOR 5-10 MINUTES I WENT TO GET INTO IT AND THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF SMOKE WE IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DOOR WE REMOVED THE CONTROL AND THE WIRES WERE MELTED PRETTY BAD. WE THEN LOOKED IN THE FUSE BOX TO SEE IF THE FUSE HAD POPPED AGAIN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE HAD STARTED BURNING AND WAS MELTED INTO THE FUSE BOX. WE TRIED TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO BADLY MELTED INTO THE FUSE BOX IT CRUMBLED WHEN WE TRIED TO REMOVE IT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT TO ANYONE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT IS SATURDAY AND THE DEALER ISN'T OPEN TODAY. *NM

GASOLINE GAUGE HAS FAILED. IT INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK HAS JUST BEEN FILLED. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR IS BLINKING. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH NUMEROUS ISUZU RODEOS BUT ISUZU REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH IT OCCURRED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON-LINE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. TOOK TO DEALER AND HE HAD TO REPROGRAM OR REBOOT THE COMPUTER. (1 DAY AT DEALER) SUBSEQUENTLY (APPROX. 6 MONTHS) THE DASH LIGHTS FAILED (NO WARNING LIGHTS) DEALER REPROGRAMMED/REBOOTED COMPUTER. PROBLEM RECURRED ON TRIP HOME SO I RETURNED CAR TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS BAD INSTRUMENT PANEL - TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET REPLACEMENT PART. PARTS FOR ISUZU HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM ISUZU. THE EXACT SAME PART IS AVAILABLE FROM CHEVROLET, GMC, BUICK AND WAS READILY AVAILABLE FROM ANY OF THESE BUT WE LOST USE OF OUR VEHICLE FOR 6 DAYS WAITING ON ISUZU TO DELIVER THE PART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING RATTLED CONSTANTLY FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WHATEVER WAS RATTLING MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS HAPPENING QUIT FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER REP STATED IT MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING THE HOT TIME OF THE YEAR OR JUST AFTER. HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ! *NM

MAKE:ISUZU MODEL:RODEO YEAR:1993 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 94V132000 DEALER SAID THAT I WAS NOT ON THERE DATA BASE. BUT MY ISUZU HAS THE SAME PROBLEM; OIL LEAK FROM THE CAM SHAFT AND THE OIL IS LEAKING ON TO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE ADVISE THANKS IN ADVANCE ILDEFONSO 407-808-4746. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DECELERATED OR STOPPED, THE RPM GAUGE SPIKED REALLY HIGH THEN SLAMMED DOWN. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL PARAMETERS WERE OKAY BASED ON THE SCAN TEST. THE LAST DEALER INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER TO RECORD ANY IRREGULARITIES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO DEPRESS A BUTTON WHEN THERE WERE ANY IRREGULARITIES PRESENT. NONE OF THE SERVICE DEALERS COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TWICE BUT NO RESOLUTION WAS PROVIDED OTHER THAN TO CALL THE BETTER BUSINESS AUTO LINE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STOPPED DURING VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. ALSO, ALL POWER FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING BURNT FLUID. THE RADIATOR HAD A LOW COOLING EFFICIENCY. THE ABS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE ENGINE FAILED ON OUR 1999 ISUZU TROOPER, POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW OIL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SYMPTOMS OF ANY KIND - VEHICLE JUST QUIT ON ROUTE 95 IN MANSFIELD WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM BOWLING. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - IN FACT, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD LITERALLY PICKED PIECES UP FROM THE PAVEMENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON SEARCHING FOR A NEW ENGINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE NOT EASY TO FIND UNLESS PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM ISUZU, AND ACCORDING TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, THIS IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS COMMON AMONG ISUZUS MANUFACTURED IN LATE 1990'S/EARLY 2000'S. OUR REGULAR MECHANIC, AND SEVERAL OTHERS QUESTIONED, CONFIRMED THAT THE ISUZU'S WERE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. BOTTOM LINE, IT WOULD COST US $5000-$6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT WE OWED ON THE CAR. *NM