ISUZU Complaints

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE/ABS MALFUNCTION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS - APPROX LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTS FOOT PRESSURE, BRAKING ACTION IS MINIMAL-TO-NONEXISTENT, AND THE ABS UNIT EMITS A GROANING/GRINDING SOUND FROM VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN THESE SITUATIONS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF COLLISION WITH STATIONARY VEHICLES AHEAD IN TRAFFIC. AS GREATER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IN SOME INSTANCES THE FAULTY ABS ACTION ABRUPTLY ENDS - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS BEHAVIOR RISKS CAUSING A COLLISION BY CLOSELY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. AFTER EACH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE APPEARS AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS DURING THAT PARTICULAR TRIP. DRIVER HAS REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE- OCCURRING. *NLM

THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE ABS RECALL (02 I 002 000) FIXED BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *NLM

LETTER FROM D. GRIMES (VA) RE RECALL INITIATED BY NHTSA ON 1988 ISUZU, RODEO, RECALL 01I002000. REPLY TO NORFOLK, VA OFC, DOT/#2002-2203. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ANTI LOCK BRAKE DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL #02I002000. *JB. *AK *CB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CAMPAIGN #02I002000. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE ON ORDER. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL PARTS AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP PROPERLY ON WET ROADS. SCC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MARCH 2003 BUT THE PART WAS SILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE PART. *NLM

THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE GAS LIGHT INDICATED THE TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER FUELING. VEHICLE FAILED MD. INSPECTION TO DUE THE FAILED UNIT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONET WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE ABS RECALL 02 I 002 000, AFTER THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABS BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAD THE RECALL PARTS FOR 3-4 WEEKS. * NLM

REAR WINDOW (THIRD ROW SEAT) LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN TAKEN TO A CAR WASH WHICH CAUSED THE PANEL AND SEATS TO GET WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOLDING WAS WARPED. *NLM CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR PART WHICH IS ON BACKORDER. ASCENDER MODEL 2003. *TT

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT, AT TIMES FEELING AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE IS GOING ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODE WHEN TRAVELING ON GRAVEL, MUD AND AT TIMES ON PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 20/30 MPH. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND FOUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND CONCLUDED THAT HITTING A BUMP WHEN BRAKING CAN ALSO CAUSE THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. *JB *TT