ISUZU Complaints

CAR VIBRATES AT HWY SPEEDS (USUALLY AROUND 70 MPH). HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED 7 TIMES, TIRES REPLACED, FRONT BEARINGS REPACKED, ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY IDLES BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2,500 RPM. PROBLEMS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN DURING WINTER MONTHS--FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO ISUZU DEALER IN TUCSON, AZ. DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK, WAS ABLE TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE.HIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE ENGINE "RACES" AT STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. AND IS HARD TO HANDLE. WAITING FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN....MAYBE THIS YEAR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 11/5/2003 FOR RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. RIGHT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY. WHILE THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO CHARGED THE CONSUMER A FEE FOR DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK

I OWN A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 26, 2003. I EXITED THE VEHICLE CLOSING MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE ENTIRE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THE GLASS WAS NOT FRACTURED OR BROKEN PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, NOR DID ANY OBJECT HIT THE WINDSHIELD IT JUST SHATTERED. THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE AND ISUZU FELT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM COST ME $527 TO REPLACE. QUITE A SET BACK FOR AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE STUDENT. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH ISUZU WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY MOST INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD WERE SAFETY HAZARDS AND HAD SOMEONE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. PLEASE HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. *LA

ON FEBRUARY 2000 DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 20 MPH AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO RESPOND TO THE PEDAL APPLICATION. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM RAINING THAT DAY. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, ON JANUARY 2001, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE GUARD RAIL. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2003, AGAIN, ON WET CONDITION, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO MAIN ROAD, THE BRAKES TOOK LONGER TO RESPOND. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. ON THOSE THREE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

UPON ARRIVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE ABS 02I002000 PERFORMED CONSUMER WAS TOLD,THEY WERE TOO BUSY AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. THIS WAS AFTER THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE DAY BEFORE, AND NO APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK ON MONDAY WHICH WAS NOT AM OPPORTUNE TIME DUE TO TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT FOR THAT DAY. *AK

VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR CONSUMER WAS AT A TOLL BOTH WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE PULL OVER INTO THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THREE OTHER OCCUPANTS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *PH *NLM

VEHICLE'S ABS MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT SINCE LEARNING OF A RECALL ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CLUTCH FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO LOW THE VEHICLE BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM FIFTH GEAR. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED RENDERING THE CLUTCH INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMPONENT FAILURE NOT A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ISUZU BUT THEY DIDN'T EXPRESS ANY INTEREST IN THE SITUATION. *PH *NLM

WE CHECKED THE BRAKES CHECKED MANY TIMES, WE FELT THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCES WERE EXTENDED COMPARED TO THE OTHER 2 CARS THAT WE OWN. EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PADS WERE CHECKED THEY WERE DETERMINED TO BE OKAY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACES AND THEN LET GO AT THE END. THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE RESULTED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 2 CARS.*AK