ISUZU Complaints

AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ACCURATELY. IT IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE, AND I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP METER EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL MY WIFE HEARD A WORK COLLEAGUE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH ISUZU COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH HER RODEO AS WELL (DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR). NOW I SEE IN REVIEWING THIS WEBSITE, THAT THIS IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND OFF ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE GAS GAGE AS WELL. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IT COSTS ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR THIS PR PROBLEM AS THE LABOR INVOLVED IS QUITE EXTENSIVE. *NM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY RODEO HAS LOST LIGHTS, POWER, AC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT START. *NM

AT A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT DROPS FROM FULL WITHIN 30 MILES, ONCE IT HITS A HALF TANK IT SPORADICALLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL GO BACK UP BUT THEN DROP AGAIN. WHEN I FILL THE TANK AT A READING OF 1/4 TANK I GET AN AVERAGE OF 8 GALLONS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. YET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK IT IS AN 18 GALLON TANK. NOW AT 40,000 ITS GETTING WORSE. I REGISTERED A 1/2 TANK AT THE PUMP SHUT OFF AT 2 GALLONS. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHER CAR WE HAVE OWNED LET ALONE REPLACE IT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE DEFROST FOR THE CAR. *NM

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2004 ISUZU RODEO 2WD VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: ALL INCIDENCES OCCURRED WHILE WAITING AT EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. HAD I NOT HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE LUNGED FORWARD AND EITHER HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OR A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: ON JUNE 26, 2006, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE ONLY AUTHORIZED ISUZU DEALERSHIP ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING THE CAR OVER FOR TWO FULL DAYS, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT I WOULD NEED TO RECREATE THE SCENARIO FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOTE: POTENTIAL RELATED INCIDENT: ON MAY 4, 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE CAUSE: INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH REQUIRED LIGHT GENERAL REPAIRS (1900 DIAGNOSIS). *JB

ABS INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHT IS LIT AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. NO PULSING DURING BRAKING ACTION AND I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT STOPPING AS QUICKLY OR WITH THE SAME ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING. SOFT PEDAL HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED TWICE BUT NOT AT ANY OTHER TIME. THERE WAS A DOT RECALL THAT I HAD THE ISUZU DEALER CORRECT ON 5-5-2003. THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM UNDER THE ABS RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 021002000 DATED 2002-JUN-03 WITH 47228 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED, BUT BRAKING IS SPORADIC AND INTERMITTENT. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT BUT COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED, ALL FOUR BRAKES REPLACED, AND NEW BRAKE FLUID INSTALLED ALL WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH THE VEHICLES BRAKING BEHAVIOR OR THE WARNING LIGHT BEING LIT. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN ISUZU MOTORS INC. BY PHONE ON 6-27-06 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS PROBLEM SINCE THEY DID ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE ON 5-5-2003. I THINK THAT THE ABS PROBLEM IS STILL AN ISUZU ONGOING PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS IN VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AS WELL AS MY OWN EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR AT 55 MPH, A VEHICLE HIT THE WALL AND TAIL SPINNED IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HIT THE VEHICLE WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. UPON IMPACT, THE NONE OF THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT HOWEVER INJURIES WERE SUSTAIN TO THE SHOULDERS, BACK AND NECK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE.

ON DRY SANDY ROAD, OR SLIGHTLY SLOPED ROAD VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM TURNS ON EXECUTING RAPID PULSES FAST ENOUGH TO NOT BE EFFECTIVE CAUSING EXTREMELY BAD STOPPING DISTANCE. CAR SLOWS DOWN VERY SLOWLY. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OPERATOR ELIMINATED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE ABS. BRAKES WORK FINE NOW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 - 20 MPH THROUGH AT INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, HOWEVER INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD BRUISING TO THE FACE AND A SPRAINED HIP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

AFTER HAVING MY RODEO FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, I'VE BEEN HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE. WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE CAR SHAKES VERY BADLY AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING, WILL SLIDE. THE BRAKE RELEASED INSTEAD OF STOPPING AFTER THE SLIDE. *JB