ISUZU Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, DOORS UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THE POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WORK.*AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MANY INCIDENCES THAT DO NOT GO REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AS WELL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. TWO MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ALSO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SEEM TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. *AK

1999 ISUZU TROOPER.. OIL CONSUMPTION LEADING TO SEVERE MOTOR DAMAGE. ( OVER A QUART PER 1,000 MILES) HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS WITH OTHERS DRIVING ISUZU PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME OUTCOME AS I. A COMPLETE MOTOR OVERHAUL WITH 64,000 MILES ON THIS TROOPER. OTHER INSTANCES WITH FEWER MILES. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, ONLY MANUFACTURED THIS PARTICULAR MODEL FOR TWO YEARS. ISUZU WAS NOTIFIED AND THEN IN RETURN LET MY MECHANIC KNEW WHERE TO BEGIN REPAIRS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THEY WOULD BE. I LIVE IN A VERY RUAL COMMUNITY IN MAINE AND I KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER INSTANCES WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. MORE IMPORTANTLY ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS. *JB

VEHICLE SPORADICLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO STOP OR WHEN ALREADY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE "BUCKS" WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF REST, VEHICLE WILL START AND DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF. NOTHING WILL REGISTER IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN CLEANED, FUEL FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED. MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALL SIGNS POINT TO BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BUT MECHANIC REFUSES TO REPLACE EVEN AT OWNERS REQUEST. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE 3 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT.*AK

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND RESULTS IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK (MUST TRACK MILES). BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT MAY BE MASKING A REAL PROBLEM THAT I AM NOT AWARE OFF. *AK

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 1999 ISUZU RODEO FOR MY COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY (290 MILE DRIVE), SHE DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE, THE THOUGHT THAT MY DUAGHTER MAY BECOME STRANDED (BY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL) IN A REMOTE AREA, IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ISUZU RODEO'S THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TO 2000 YEAR VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CLASSIC CASE FOR A RECALL BY THE NTSB. WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT, I AM SURE THAT ISUZU WILL NOT RESPOND. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS!*AK

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

1999 ISUZU RODEO: FUEL GUAGE FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GUAGE READS EMPTY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF FUEL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON A FULL TANK, THE GUAGE SAYS HALF EMPTY. THE ENGINE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFICULTLY STARTING 80% OF THE TIME. *JB