ISUZU Complaints

THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY DEALER REPLACED THE BEARINGS AND HUBS. WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND JUMPED FORWARD. *AK DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: ABS SENSOR/HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, ABS GRINDING, CRACKED ARM REST, DOOR PANEL ARM REST CRACKED, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON, BROKEN CARGO COVER HOOKS, LEFT REAR COIL BOOT STUCK, HUB BEARING RIGHT SIDE, WEATHER STRIP TORN, EXTERIOR DOOR TRIM CHROME PEELING, BROKEN CARGO COVER HOLDERS, BROKEN LEFT REAR COIL BOOT STUCK, TORN WEATHER STRIP, FAULTY HOOD LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN, KNOCKING NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON RIGHT TURNS, THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE NOISY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE REAR BUMPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS LOOSE, THE STEERING WHEEL RUBBED THE COLUMN WHEN TURNING, THE REMOTE DIDN'T ALWAYS OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR, THE SEAT DID NOT GIVE THE CONSUMER ENOUGH LEG ROOM, THE ASH TRAY WAS NOT PROPERLY FIT, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING AND RELEASING, THE FRONT END WAS BUMPY, WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE HE FELT HE COULD LOSE CONTROL, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY A FAST START AND ON OTHERS TIMES WOULD BE SLUGGLISH AND WOULD NOT TAKE OFF, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND FAST ENOUGH AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR PASSING GEARS TO ENGAGE, THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FOG ON THE OUTSIDE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLDER ON THE INSIDE, THE DRIVER SIDE SPARK PLUG BOOT CLOSEST TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT COME OUT WITH THE COIL, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT HANDLE WOULD FALL EACH TIME SOMEONE WOULD ATTEMPT TO GET IN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT END ON RIGHT TURNS AND SUGGESTED THAT ISUZU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PURCHASE STICKER DISPLAYED 55% USA/CANADA PARTS CONTENT. *SC *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR I EXPERIENCE HARD JERK AND THE SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED IN 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND FRUSTRATING

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS COMING FROM A GAS STATION GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST DIED..IT WAS PUSHED TO A SIDE STREET AND LEFT. WE WENT BACK ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT DIED ON THE STREET AGAIN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE WHOLE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, YOU COULDN'T EVEN JUMP IT.

ENGINE QUITS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN ENGINE COLD OR HOT, IN DIFFERENT SEASONS AND WEATHER. TIMES BETWEEN EVENTS RANGES FROM A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW MONTHS, NO DISCERNABLE PATTERNS. ENGINE GENERALLY RESTARTS EASILY BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER STARTING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INDEPENDENT GARAGE WITH NO RESULTS; PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

VIBRATION AND SLOW LOSE OF BREAKING POWER. MY AXIOM HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES THIS YEAR TI FIX A BAD VIBRATION WHILE BREAKING. TWICE THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT ONCE THEY ADMITTED THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE DEALER "FIXED" IT. WITH THE VIBRATION IS A SLOW LOSE OF BRAKING POWER AND A SOFTENING OF THE PEDAL. AT TIMES THE BRAKES FADE AND IT REQUIRES PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I AM CONSERNED THAT THE VIBRATIONS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKING POWER.

PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY, GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. MAY FILL UP AND THE NEXT DAY THE GAS TANK SHOW ONLY A 1/4 TANK WILL FLUCTUATE WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE WITH ROUGH START. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE WAS TOLD THERE WERE ONLY 9 COMPLAINTS LISTED UNDER JUST FUEL SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I LOOK UP ODI NUMBERS I GET AT LEAST 20 COMPLAINTS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED UNDER FUEL SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT SUB-CATEGORIES. EACH COMPLAINT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A COINCIDENCE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR.

DT: VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE. TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND DRIVER PULLED OVER AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BUT CALLERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER, BUT CALLER COULDN'T REACH ANYONE.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK

FEEDBACK OF OWNER 2001 RODEO (ISUZU 6-CD CHANGER STEREO/FM/CASSETTE) HELLO, I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS, I ALWAYS LIKED ISUZU BEFORE BUYING BRAND NEW, BUT I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH "THE LITTLE THINGS" ALOT. ISUZU 6 -CD CHANGER IS DEPLORABLE; I'VE HAD IT ALREADY REPLACED.(FORTUNATE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY) THIS MONTH 2005 THE 6-CD CHANGER JUST "DIED" AGAIN AND ALL OF MY NEW 6 CDS THAT I'VE PURCHASED ARE STUCK AND DAMAGED, WITH NO EMERGENCY WAY TO EXTRACT IT. CUSTOMER TOLD ORDER WOULD BE OVER $400 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DONT EVEN WANT ANOTHER ISUZU 6-CD CHANGER(3 TIMES BROKEN). MY CAR FAULTS WERE NOT FAULT OF ROUTE 1/OPEN ROAD ISUZU NOR SOUTH NJ EATON BUEHLER/ISUZU SERVICE MANAGEMENT. THEIR DEALERS WORKED PRETTY HARD & WERE GOOD. THIS CD/CHANGED DESIGN FLAW ISSUE IS ISUZU ISSUE. ISUZU SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ITEM THERE'S NUMEROUS USER COMPLAINTS OF 6-CD STEREO ISUZU RADIO ON INTERNET. GOT SEVERAL OTHER FAIL ITEMS, BUT WHY ? BRING THEM UP TO AMERICAN ISUZU. LETTER IS TO INFORM I WILL STRONGLY CONSIDERING SELLING MY ISUZU RODEO. I WILL INFORM ALL MY PEERS, FAMILY AND BUSINESS FOLKS NEVER EVER TO PURCHASE A "NEW" ISUZU RODEO. I MAY CREATE NEWSLETTER DETAILS STORY FOR DISTRIBUTION ON WEB ABOUT 2001 ISUZU RODEO FAILURES, IN POOR DESIGN. I WILL INFORM FOLKS LOUD AND CLEAR TO ANY CUSTOMERS SEEKING ISUZU VEHICLES. I LOST 6 NEW CDS IN THE CD-CHANGER DAMAGED FOR A 3RD TIME. I AM TIRED OF LOSING CDS WITHIN A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BY. WILL SPEND OUR MONEY ELSEWHERE & ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SAME. SORRY, JUST THE WAY I FEEL, APOLOGIES. THE SERVICE ASSISTANCE FOR MECHANICAL ITEMS ARE GREAT AND COMPLAINT IS AGAINST OF 2001 ISUZU RODEO FLAWED ITEMS. THANK YOU ...

GAS LIGHT COMES ON DURING TURNS AND AT OTHER RANDOM TIMES AND GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL.