ISUZU Complaints

BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT! HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNITS ON THEIR 1998-2000 ISUZU RODEOS! THE COMPANY SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS FREE WITH A RECALL! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $250 TO FIX A PROBLEM ON MY 2000 RODEO THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE MY CAR WAS BUILT. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS 1/4 TANK, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO LS SUFFERED APPROXIMATELY 30 DRIPS PER MINUTE LEAK ON TOP OF MY V6 ENGINE, POSING A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE LEAK WAS NOT FOUND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE ODOR WAS ONLY PRESENT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING. FUEL WAS BURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY IGNITED TWICE WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE AND A STRONG UNIDENTIFYABLE ODOR. IT WAS NOT UNTIL MAY 2 THAT I STARTED THE TRUCK ON MY DRIVEWAY, THEN POPPED THE HOOD THEN I SAW THE FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE SHOP TO REPAIR OIL LEAKS JUST THE PREVIOUS WEEK, SO THE REPAIR WAS THOUGHT TO BE COMPLETE. THE FUEL LEAK WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WHOSE HOUSING RUPTURED CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE PART IS AVAILABLE. ROSENTHAL ISUZU ORDERED A NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ONE.

THE GAS GAGE ON MY CAR READS EMPTY AFTER ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 90 TO 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK. AFTER ONLY 30 MILES IT READS HALF FULL. IF I'M ON AN INCLINE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, THE GAS LIGHT WILL BLINK. THIS IS OBVIOULSY A DEFECT SINCE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT I KNOW HOW MANY MILES MY CAR CAN NORMALLY GET ON A FULL TANK, IT VARIES BASED ON MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THAT I'M OUT OF GAS! *AK

FAN BLADE FAILURE ON NPR ISUZU TK YR. 2000-2003 WE HAD 5 BLADES EXPLODE IN TKS. THE BLADE CRACKS THEN FLIES APART THIS IS VERY BAD SOMEBOBY WILL GET KILLED IF WORKING AROUND BLADE WHEN THEY COME APART.

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. DRIVER HAD TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB TO STOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. ALSO, IN JUNE OF 2003 ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK *NM

I TOOK MY 2001 RODEO IN FOR THE 75,000 MILES SERVICE TODAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. I FIGURED IT NEEDED FREON. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SEERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED AN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND GAVE ME THE CHARGES. THE WARRANTY WAS GOOD FOR POWERTRAIN. I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION AT THIS EARLY STAGE. I ALSO WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF MY MOON ROOF. IT WAS EITHER OFF TRACK AND SOMETHING-NOTHING DEFINITIVE. I HAD TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED FOR A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAD TO BE CORRECTED. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN.

I DRIVE AN ISUZU RODEO WHICH WAS JUST DIANOSED WITH A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. THE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IS DAMAGED AND "COULD HAVE SORTED OUT THE SYSTEMS IN MY VEHICLE" AND MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STALLED OUT. THIS DAMAGE IS SO SERIOUS, I COULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE OFF THE LOT. MY CAR IS NOW DOWN 7 -10 DAYS WHILE THIS REPAIR IS MADE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT THIS HAPPENS IN 10% OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE RETURNED FOR REPAIR. I AM NOW OUT MONEY FOR A RENTAL AND INCONVENIENCED. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THIS DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ERROR. *AK

TO START OFF I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE TIMING BELT. I JUST HAPPEN TO FIND IT MYSELF ON THE INTERNET DOING A SEARCH FOR RECALLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU AND HAD 2 OF THE RECALLS FIXED. (TIMING BET "BELT KIT" AND REAR AXLE "BOLT KIT") THIS WAS ON FEB, 5 2003 AT 88803 MILES. ON APRIL, 30 2004 AT 101660 MILES I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO THE AIRPORT AND THE CAR DIED AT A TURN. "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD" NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR FAILED AND IT WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GAS "WATER IN THE GAS" DUE TO THE FACT I HAD JUST FILLED UP 15 MILES PRIOR. TO SUM IT ALL UP THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AS IT WAS IN SHREDS. (PART IS STILL AVAILABLE IF NEEDED) NOW $226.00 + RENTAL CAR OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALREADY FIXED? I ONLY DROVE 12,857 BEFORE IT GAVE OUT AND WAS TOLD YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE A TIMING BELT BUT EVERY 60,000 MILES. . THIS SEEMS TO A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 98 AMIGOS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT! PS. CONTACTING ISUZU CUSTOMER RELATIONS TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AS I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS.*SKL

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER ASKED WHY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SENSORS. THE CONSUMER REFUSED ADDITIONAL WORK. MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES SQUEAKED SO BAD THAT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REFUSED TO DO THE VEHICLE'S STATE INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER ATTRIBUTES THE PERSISTENT SQUEAKING WITH THE INITIAL ABS SAFETY RECALL 021-002. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPAIR THE SENSORS. *NM

THE CANOPY ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP RIGHT POSITION TO SHADE THE CHILD FROM THE SUN. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO REMOVE THE SEAT FROM THE BASE. *AK