ISUZU Complaints

DT: EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING ;AND HE CHANGED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TWICE IN JUST OVER ONE YEAR.

WHEN FILL CAR TO THE MAX WITH GASOLINE AT +2.00/GAL. I'LL DRIVE TO WORK ABOUT DRIVING 60 HIGHWAY MILES, THE GAS GAUGE READS HALF FULLED. IT WILL STAY AT HALF FULL FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 60 MILES THEN GO DOWN AS NORMAL. I MENTION THIS TO AUTO REPAIR GUYS AND THE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. SO IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION.

DT: TREAD CAME OFF 3/4 OF TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *NM

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER SERVICED THE IDLE CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE.*AK WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP ENGINE DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN TO IDLE. *BF *NM

I HAVE LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ON MY 2002 RODEO. A MONTH AGO WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR SHIFT FROM 1 TO 2ND WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND START TO STALL BEFORE KICKING INTO GEAR - MAKING MY INABILITY TO OPERATE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCIDENTS (LUCKILY I HAD NONE). I TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION MY BE SHOT COMPLETELY - I HAD LEAKED 4 QRTS OF FLUID WITH NO INDICATION THAT I WAS LOW. WHEN HE ORDERED THE PART FROM THE LOCAL DEALER - HE ADMITTED TO ME THAT WITH OTHER VEHICLES IT IS RARE THAT THESE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND NEED TO BE BACK ORDERED AND THAT B/C THEY HAD ON HAND THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SEALED THE LEAKS (THERE WERE SEVERAL). HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL LEAKING AND I'M NOT SURE IS THERE WOULD BE ANY RESOLVE WITH REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RODEO TRANSMISSION AND IS A DEFECTIVE PART THEN A RECALL IS IN ORDER.

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE 3/8 OF AN INCH MOVEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR MADE A TURNS, THE VEHICLE MADE A FUNNY SOUND. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS FALL OUT OF THE TRACK WHEN BEING RAISED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GROWING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DRIVER SIDE ALWAYS REQUIRES ME TO GUIDE IT WITH MY FREE HAND UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS IS REQUIRED DAILY AS I EXIT PARKING GARAGES, DRIVE THROUGHS, ETC. I HAVE BEEN PINCHED HARD A FEW TIMES. IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS TO ATTEMPT THIS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING AS BOTH HANDS HAVE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL. OTHERWISE, I HAVE TO STOP IN MOVING TRAFFIC TO RAISE THE WINDOW, AND THAT SEEMS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. I FEAR THAT ONE DAY I MIGHT GET MY RIGHT HAND OR GLOVE CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE SWITCH TO LOWER THE GLASS BECAUSE I MUST KEEP MY LEFT HAND ON THE WHEEL. I MUST DISCOURAGE MY PASSENGERS FROM PUTTING THEIR WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THEY WILL GET INJURED IF THEY ATTEMPT TO GUIDE THE WINDOW BACK UP WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE. IF THEY PUT THE WINDOW DOWN, I HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMEWHERE, EXIT THE CAR, AND ASSIST THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE TO RAISE THE WINDOW. I HAVE MET SEVERAL OTHER VEHICROSS OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THEY AGREE TO DO ANY REPAIRS, THEY LIMIT REPAIRS TO REPLACING THE PARTS WORN BY THE FAILED DESIGN OF THE WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I BELIEVE THIS SIMPLE PROBLEM PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE DANGER TO BOTH THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS (CHILDREN!), AND THOSE THAT SHARE THE ROAD.

I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAD IT LATER REPLACED BY THE DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I HAVE GIVEN UP GETTING IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT EVERY OTHER VEHICROSS OWNER I KNOW OF HAS.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2004 ISUZU RODEO WILL NOT START. I WILL ATTEMPT TO START IT, AND IT WILL TURN OVER AND THEN WILL NOT START. I WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE SUV AGAIN AND I GET NOTHING. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE LOCK THE DOORS, UNLOCK THE DOORS GET BACK IN AND ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SITTING IN TRAFFIC AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT AND THEN WILL NOT START. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TROUBLE TO MY LOCAL ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE TROUBLE AND THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD ME IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IMMOBILZER ON THE VEHICLE. I ASKED IF ISUZU PLANNED ON DONT ANYTING ABOUT IT, AND THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS THAT THEY HAD NO FIX AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL DOES NOT REGISTER. THE GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY. ALSO, OIL DOES NOT FLOW THROUGH TO THE ENGINE . WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY BLEW UP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK