ISUZU Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHEN ENGAGED. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF TO RESTART THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK *NM

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE COMPONENT THAT WAS AFFECTED WAS ALREADY DESTROYED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DESTROYED COMPONENT, BUT WILL REPAIR THE RECALLE WORK. *AK THE DEALER SOLD THE CONSUMER THE WRONG CABLE.*JB

I PURCHASED A 1998 ISUZU RODEO FROM "VAN TROW" MOTORS, IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, IN SEPTEMBER 2003. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A LUG NUT MISSING. THE DEALER SAID TO JUST REPLACE THE LUG BOLT, THAT IT HAD STRIPPED. ON 04 JULY, 2004, I HAD A FLAT ON THE LEFT REAR. REPLACING THE TIRE, ANOTHER ONE LUG BOLT STRIPPED, AND A LUG NUT FROM A DIFFERENT LUG BOLT STRIPPED. I TOOK MY FLAT TIRE TO WALMART TO HAVE THE FLAT REPAIRED. THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TIRE, STATING WALMART IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY REPAIRS OF ANY KIND ON RODEOS DUE TO LUG BOLTS AND LUG NUTS STRIPPING TO SUCH AN EXTENT THEY CAN NOT BE HELD LIABLE AND THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. 1998 ISUZU RODEOS HAVE AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE WHEEL LUG BOLTS. EITHER THE LUGS OR THE LUG NUTS STRIP OUT WHEN TIGHTENED BY AIR TOOLS OR HAND TIGHTENING, CAUSING THE TIRES TO BE DRIVEN ON LESS THEN SIX LUGS TIGHTENED. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THIS, AS WALMART HAS A MEMO AT EVERY STORE, STATING NOT TO DO ANY REPAIR WORK ON ISUZU RODEOS DUE TO THE LUGS STRIPPING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE LUGS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*AK

THE ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS FAILED TO CORRECT THE BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ALWAYS REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVEL AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN STOPS BLOWING FOR DAYS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER, ACCELERATOR MOTOR, AND SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

BOUGHT USED 1999 ISUZU TROOPER WITH 48,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING. DISCOVERED ENGINE LEAKED MORE THAN 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. ISUZU REPLACED ENGINE JUST BEFORE 60,000 MILES, BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM STARTING. MECHANIC DETERMINED 3 OR 6 FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TROOPER STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND ENGINE WILL REV WHILE IDLING.*AK

I PURCHASES A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LSE USED IN JANUARY OF 2004. WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THREE DFFERENT TIMES IN FEBRUARY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED.THE RPM'S ON THE TACKOMETER JUMPED TO 6000 AND IT TOOK BOTH FEET STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SURGING FORWARD. SLIPPING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL DID NOT HELP AS THE BACK WHEELS SPUN AND SMOKED.KILLING THE IGNITION WAS THE ONLY THING TO STOP IT.I ALSO HAD IT SUDDENLY SURGE AS I WAS HEADING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE PARKING BUMBER AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING, AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO KILL THE IGNITION BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. BROWNS ISUZU IN FAIRFAX VIRGINIA EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND WORKED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAS STARTED AGAIN, TWICE NEARLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I NOW LEAVE AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE FEET AS THERE IS NO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS. I AM RETURNING TO THE ISUZU DEALER THIS WEEK BUT THEY HOLD LITTLE HOPE IN FINDING THE PROBLEM AS IT DOES NOT OCCUR WITH ANY CERTAINTY. IN LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE AND TALKING TO SOME OTHER ISUZU OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ISUZU YET BUT THOSE WHO I HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT HAVE, THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD ISUZU NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY ARE CONTACTED AFTER A COMPLAINT IS FILED WITH YOU, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. I KNOW IF I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I WILL CERTAINLY PURSUE EVERY LEGAL MEANS TO RESOLVE THIS. IF NHTSA HAS ANY INVESTIGATING POWERS THEY SHOULD PURSUE THIS BEFORE SOME ONE DIES TRAGICALLY.*AK

CAR LOSES COOLANT AND OVERHEATS. ENGINE HAS BEEN PRESSURE-CHECKED AND DYE-CHECKED. THERE APPEAR TO BE NO LEAKS. AFTER FURTHER REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT COOLANT IS ESCAPING VIA THE EXHAUST, AND THE HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES, WHICH I AM TOLD IS VERY LOW TO HAVE SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM.*AK

1998 ISUZU HOMBRE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER PROBLEM. WORKS FINE THEN SUDDENLY STOPS. HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 1998. IF YOU "JIGGLE" THE WIRING/CONNECTOR AT THE WIPER MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD THE WIPERS START WORKING AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT CAN AND WILL SUDDENLY RE-OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *JB