ISUZU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FOUR ROTORS AND PADS. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 12,500 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 95V103009 NOTICE CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE SEAT BELT BECAME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A GUIDE KIT, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK DEALER ONLY INSTALLED A GUIDE KIT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, WHICH LED TO THE SEAT BELT CONTINUE TO UNBUCKLE BY THEMSELVES. *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01I002000 REGARDING TIMING BELT FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIXTY DAYS AND DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE TIMING BELT RECALL 01I002000 HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PANEL GAVE THE WRONG INFORMATION, ON WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING FROM DALLAS TO BEAUMONT, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND THE OIL AND WATER WAS FINE BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BURN. AFTER CHECKING THE OWNER'S MANUEL I LEARNED THAT THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMMISSION CONTROL. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I ENTERED THE DEARLERSHIP WAS 23,815 MILES AND THE CAR NOT ONLY HAS IZUSU'S WARRANTY BUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES. AFTER JK CHEVROLET/ISUZU SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THE EGR FUEL SYSTEM UNIT NEEDED SERVICE AND THAT THERE WAS CARBON DEPOSITS AND CORROSION BUILD UP WHICH RESTRICTED THE FLOW OF UNBURNED FUEL MIXTURE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALE (EGR). I MIGHT ALSO NOTE THAT PRIOR TO THIS I WAS GETTING 13 MILES PER GALLON ON THIS VEHICLE.....THE ADVERTISED AVERAGE IF 17 TO 23 MPG. ISUZU REFUSED TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THEY STATED IT WAS A "MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE". QUITE FRANKLY, I HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT MAKES OF CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD CARBON BUILD UP IN ANY OF THEM, EVEN ONE THAT HAS OVER A 100,000 MILES ON IT. IF THIS IS STARTING AT 23,800 MILES THEN WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLE? I DO NOT USE CHEAP GASOLINE IN MY CARS. I USE THE MIDDLE GRADE OF CHEVRON OR SHELL GASOLINE. WHILE TAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT JK I LEARNED THAT HAD SEEN MORE AND MORE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH LOW MILEAGE ISUZU WHICH TO ME WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. AT MY EXPENSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SERVICED THE EGR FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE UNITS AND REMOVED CARBON DEPOSITS AND CORROSION BUILD UP FROM THE ENGINE. THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED #10196 FUEL SYS TUNE U $48.00, # 8-97104-317-2 GASKET: EGR VLV $7.60 AND LABOR EGR FUEL SYSTEM SERV. UNITS 2 TECHS $144.35.*AK

"SQUEAKING" SOUND COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDERCARRIAGE WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO STOP, BELIEVED FROM THE SUSPENSION. ALSO, COMPLAINT OF SEVERE REAR SEAT RATTLE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY ADVISED THAT IZUZU TECH SUPPORT HAS TOLD THEM TO CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN/ADJUST MOUNTING SYSTEM WHERE THE SEATS CAN BE FOLDED DOWN TO CREATE A FLAT SURFACE.*AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BECOME ERATICE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED THREE YEARS AGO. AT TIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS IN THE TANK. EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK THE GUAGE MAY READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LAMP WILL FLASH. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON MAJOR REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

THE CLASSIC FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF RODEO OWNERS (MINE IS A 1999) ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. MY PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AROUND 45,000 MILES. I WAS AT FIRST SUSPICOUS THAT THE DEALER BROKE IT DOING OTHER REPAIRS, BUT NOW I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AND PROBABLY NOT RELATED. THE FUEL GUAGE IS USELESS. I KEEP TRACK USING THE ODOMETER BECAUSE REPAIR COST IS PROHIBITIVE, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A QUALITY/ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ISUZU SHOULD REMEDY. HOW CAN THEY RECALL 1998 AND 2000 AND SKIP 1999?*AK

THE ELECTRONIC SENDING UNIT IS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. THE GAS GAUGE HAS NEVER BEEN ACCURATE BUT NOW IT SHOWS THAT IT IS EMPTY WHEN THERE ARE OVER 10 GALLONS IN THE TANK. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO WATCH THE MILEAGE AND ALWAYS FILL UP. *AK