ISUZU Complaints

THE RODEO STARTED ACTING SLUGGISH ON 6/21, BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE DUE TO BAD GAS. I FILLED-UP WITH A BETTER QUALITY GAS, & THOUGHT THINGS WOULD GET BETTER. IT PROCEEDED TO GET MORE & MORE SLUGGISH. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AT ALL, BUT THE NEXT DAY, HOWEVER, I HAD TO DRIVE IT. I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, & THEN I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO FOLLOW ME HOME AFTERWARDS. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OFF THE LIGHTS, & I WAS AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO DROP-OUT. I COULDN'T GET IT ABOVE 40 MPH, & IT KEPT STALLING. INSTEAD OF DRIVING IT HOME, I DROVE IT TO MY WORK (WHICH WAS CLOSER) & LEFT IT IN THE PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING, I HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HEREIN LIES THE MAJOR PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AT 12,600 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP IS WANTING $720 TO REPLACE THE SECOND CLUTCH, BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 12,000 MILES. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME AS A "GOODWILL" ACT, SINCE IT WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD FOR OVER 10 YEARS, & I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A CLUTCH BEFORE. YOU CAN NOT TELL ME THAT MY DRIVING HABITS HAVE CHANGED SO DRASTICALLY THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M GOING THROUGH TWO CLUTCHES IN TWO YEARS!? I'M CONVINCED THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH KITS THEY ARE INSTALLING IN THE 2000 RODEO. I CAN NOT BE CONVINCED THAT IT IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" FOR THEM TO WEAR-OUT AFTER 12,000 MILES. I AM HASHING THIS OUT WITH THE DEALER AND WITH ISUZU, BUT I'M NOT MAKING MUCH PROGRESS. NO ONE THERE SEEMS TO CARE THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IN THE MEANTIME, I WANTED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE SAFETY ISSUES OF DRIVING WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THANK YOU.*AK

THE HOOD LATCH COMES LOOSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADJUSTED IT 3 TIMES AND IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE HOOD TO FLY INTO MY WINDSHIELD WHILE IN ROUTE.

WHILE GETTING TIRE CHANGED, LUGS:NUTS BROKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER PARKING PULLED UP PARKING BRAKE WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. WHILE SITTING BEHIND STEERING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHIMMIES AT 60+ MPH, HAS CONTINUALLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAUSES SEVERE AND UNEVEN WEAR ON TIRES. HUMMING NOISE OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 20+ MINUTES. PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, SEVERAL TIMES, NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. OVER $1500 TOTAL BRAKE REPAIR SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL WON'T STOP PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S FRONT WAS ROLLED DOWN, THIS CAUSED DOOR TO OPEN. ON JUNE 16, 2002 DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTARY AND DOOR HANDLES.*AKI

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALL DAY DUE TO A FAULTY EGR VALVE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD EGR VALVE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

WHEN HAVING BRAKES/TIRES SERVICED LUGS: NUTS CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS REPLACED LUGS: NUTS SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK