ISUZU Complaints

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 6/24/2003. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE RECALL WAS DONE IS STAGES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TO BE NOTIFIED UNTIL AUGUST 2003. THE DEALER REQUIRED THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.*AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT INTERMITTENT AFTER FILL-UP, DURING DAILY DRIVING. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY NEARLY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF LEVEL OF FUEL. AFTER FILLING TANK GAUGE WILL RISE TO 1/2 THEN AS YOU DRIVE DAILY IT WILL READ EMPTY W/LOW FUEL WARNING ON OR IT WILL STAY AT 1/2 TANK THEN NEXT DAY DROP TO EMPTY. *NLM

NAR 06/26/2003 GEICO INSURANCE CLAIM. *MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE WET ROADWAY AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COLLISION DAMAGES. *PH *CB

VEHICLE REVS UP WHEN IDLING, AT A STOP SIGN IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. AND AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OF DRIVING IT, MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES.

2002 ISUZU AXIOM PURCHASED APRIL 2002....AFTER A FEW MONTHS, VEHICLE TAKEN BACK MANY TIMES FOR VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND THREE TIMES TO DATE FOR LEAKING GREASE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. SEPT 2002. RACK & PINION WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. WHEELS WERE BALANCED MANY TIMES BY DEALER AND ALSO ALIGNED. REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED IN DEC 2002 AND FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2003. FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY, DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY. THESE ARE NEW TIRES THAT DEALER PUT ON VEHICLE IN OCT 2002 TO ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS. WHEELS WERE BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN LAST WEEK TO TRY TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS.(I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE) DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEMS AND AT THIS TIME THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING UNDER THE WARRANTY TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS OF VIBRATIONS. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY MORE NOW SINCE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY. DEALER TRIED ON MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. *JB

ISUZU 1999 RODEO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 6-17-03 AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN I WENT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR THE MODULE KEPT RUNNING. WE HAD TO POP THE ABS FUSE FOR IT TO STOP. SO THE CAR WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY. FROM THERE IT WENT TO AN ISUZU DEALER TO FIX. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM ISUZU NEEDS TO DEAL WITH.*JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN ONE TIRE HITS A SLIPPERY SURFACE CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. *NLM

PISTON ROD FAILURE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OR ABOUT JANUARY, 2003. THE ENGINE ON MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT CAME ON. I ADDED A QUART AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE NEXT DAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE NOISE RETURNED AND I ADDED TWO QUARTS OF OIL. THE NOISE DID NOT SUBSIDE AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE THE NEXT DAY. THE OIL CHANGE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THE NO. 1 PISTON ROD HAD FAILED. WHEN HE CALLED HIS PARTS DISTRIBUTOR FOR A QUOTE ON A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE, THE DISTRIBUTOR SAID, "'98 RODEO ENGINE? LET ME GUESS, IT'S THE NO.1 ROD" AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ISUZU DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAD ALMOST ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ISUZU DISTRICT MANAGER TO OFFER ANY "GOOD FAITH" ASSISTANCE. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE GENERALLY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES, ALTHOUGH ISUZU RECOMMENDS CHANGING IT EVERY 5,000 MILES. I HAVE FULL SERVICE RECORDS AND ALMOST ALL MAINTENANCE (EXCEPT FOR SOME OIL CHANGES) WAS DONE AT THE DEALER. *NLM

ALL 4 ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 12000 MILES.*AK