ISUZU Complaints

WE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED OUT '99 ISUZU AMIGO V6 4X4. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS GOING OUT ON IT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THERE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT.

I TOOK MY '99 ISUZU TROOPER FOR ITS REGULAR OIL CHANGE AT ALMOST 3000 MILES TO JIFFY LUBE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ON THE 10TH OF MAY 2005. WHILE IN THE BAY OF JIFFY LUBE THE WORKERS' REPLACED THE AIR FILTER, OIL FILTER AND TOPPED OFF ALL OTHER FLUIDS. WHEN ASKED TO TURN VEHICLE ON, I TURNED THE KEY AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ASKED WORKERS' WHAT WAS THAT NOISE AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY PROCEEDED TO PUT MORE OIL IN THE ENGINE, APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 3/4'S OF A QUART AND TOLD ME TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHARGES FOR THE OIL CHANGE, WHICH I DID. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVED OUTSIDE AND LEFT WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT, THERE WAS A MILD TO MODERATE RAPPING NOISE. I PROCEEDED WITH MY ACTIVITY AND ON MY WAY HOME I STOPPED AT ANOTHER JIFFY LUBE BECAUSE THE NOISE SEEMED TO BE GETTING LOADER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THAT THE OIL WAS FULL AND THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE RAPPING. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO TOWN AGAIN AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. ON THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO DRIVE IT TO TOWN AND AFTER STARTING IT AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE THE ENGINE LITE CAME ON AND WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND FILLED THE CAB. I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT HOME IMMEDIATELY AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS AND TODAY A MECHANIC FROM JIFFY LUBE CAME OUT AND EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND ALL THE PARTS INVOLVED IN THE OIL CHANGE AND THOSE PARTS ARE FINE EXCEPT THAT THE RADIATOR FUILD IS EXTREMELY LOW AND IT HAS USE 1 QUART OF OIL ALREADY. THERE ARE NO LEAKING SPOTS ANYWHERE ON THE VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE HEAD IS BLOWN AND THE METAL PARTS IN THAT AREA ARE DAMAGED AND THAT THE ENGINE HAS TO BE TAKEN APART. IT HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND UNTIL THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO KNOWN PROBLEMS.

2001 ISUZU RODEO BAD FULE SENDING UNIT. GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES WHACKO ! THIS IS A COMMON ONLINE COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM. ISUZU MUST BE FOCRED TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

DT: TWO WEEKS AFTER BUYING A USED CAR, IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE FAN BELT BROKE. AFTER THEY FIXED THE FAN BELT (ABOUT A WEEK AFTER) THE ENGINE FROZE. THE USED CAR LOT THAT THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SAID SHE COULD NOT BRING THE CAR TO THEM BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER OF VEHICLE WILL NOT HELP. SHE HAS NO MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND SHE CAN' T TAKE HER FATHER TO THE DOCTOR. *JB

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

ON 3 SEPERATE OCASSIONAN WHILE TURNING A CORNER, VEHICLE WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP AND SLID TO THE SIDE AS IF ON ICE

ELECTRICAL ISSUES REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ALWAYS GO UO OR DOWN FROM MASTER CONTROL ON DRIVER DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WHEN GOING UP WILL NOT GO UP STRAIGHT BUT AT A SLANT AS IF BEGINNING TO FALL OFF TRACK. ON 3 OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED DUE TO ALARM? TURN SIGNAL (LEFT) DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, KEEPS POPPING OUT OF PLACE.

DT: THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE GOT INTO VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE ACCELERATOR REVVED ,AND THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN OUT. THE VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET. VEHICLE VEERED SO BADLY THAT IT WORE THE BACK BRAKES COMPLETELY OUT. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM FOR THE CONTACT TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AND SINCE HE HAS THREE CHILDREN HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTS ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE MECHANIC STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONTACT STATES THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ,AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUT OIL IN MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THERE IS NO ENGINE LEAKS. YET, IT BURNS OIL. THE ENGINE LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS BONE DRY. IN READING ONLINE FORUMS, I WAS DIRECTED TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT ISUZU IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND DOES NOTHING TO TAKE OF CARE OF IT OR THEIR CUSTOMERS!

I OWN A '99 ISUZU TROOPER. SINCE ABOUT 70K MILES (ABOUT A YEAR AGO), IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A REALLY HIGH RATE. I HAVE MET PERSONALLY TWO OTHER TROOPER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET NEW ENGINES OUT OF ISUZU, BUT SINCE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, I DON'T QUALIFY. NOW I HAVE READ MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND WONDER WHY ISUZU HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE, NOR CAN I IN GOOD CONSCIOUS TRADE IT IN AND MAKE IT SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. I AM BURNING 3 QUARTS OF OIL FOR EVERY 300 - 500 MILES! I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON ANY TRIPS TO VISIT FAMILY! I FEEL I AM BEING PUNISHED FOR OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND KEEPING IT IN GOOD REPAIR!