ISUZU Complaints

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

BOTH REAR DOORS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THEY DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *JB

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DURING THE SUMMER I GOT A NOTICE THAT ISUZU WOULD BE "FIXING" BRAKES ON VARIOUS CARS - IT WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT THEY WERE GOING TO BE DOING IT FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE CARS WERE, I BELIEVE, 98 AND 99 AMIGOS AND RODEOS, OF WHICH MINE IS ONE. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE SENDING NOTICES OUT IN THE FALL. IT IS NOW THE END OF FEBRUARY AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER WORD AND AM NOT ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION. MY BRAKES JUST DON'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY AND I DON'T THINK THEY EVER HAVE. IT IS LIKE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD.*JB

THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

NHTSA# 02-I-002-000: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE.*JB

I CALLED ISUZU CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ABS ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISUZU CANNOT SEND LETTERS CONCERNING RECALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT YET. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER(1-800-959-3993) THIS NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO 1-800-726-2700. I WAS TOLD BY THIS ISUZU DEPARTMENT THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-255-6727, WHICH IS WHERE I STARTED!!!

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY AND DID NOT REGAIN PRESSURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE ABS MODULE.*JB

COMING OFF OF THE INTWERSTATE, THE EMGINE COUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A FIRE TRUCK HAD TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

VEHICLE HAS HAD LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WHICH LOCAL DEALER AND FACTORY REP. CANNOT IDENTIFY/FIX. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (AND SLOWER) CAR WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY "SHUDDER" AS IF DYING, ONLY TO THEN RESUME SPEED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ALSO DIES OFTEN AT LIGHTS AND SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER/ISUZU NO HELP. LOOKS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '99 TROOPER, BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS...IF YOU'VE HAD SOME OF THESE 'SYMPTONS,' PLEASE EMAIL ME...PERHAPS WE CAN ASSIST EACH OTHER! EMAIL: [email protected]

1998 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ,ESPECIALLY ON SLICK PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION VERY SPORADICALLY SINCE NEW.