ISUZU Complaints

AFTER REMOVING FUEL CAP, FLAMES SHOT OUT OF FILLER NECK. FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED AND ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING, RPMS WOULD REV UP TO 2500 RPMS. HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, DESPITE THE VARIOUS TEMPERATURE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JG

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED FRONT/REAR ROTORS AND ABS SENSOR HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY THIN. NO EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE OR VIBRATION REPORTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM HARNESS. *TT

I EMAILED ISUZU REGARDING PROBLEM - GOT FORM LETTER SAYING TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP, AND THAT'S WHY I WENT TO ISUZU IN THE FIRST PLACE. HARD COPY LETTER BEING SENT TO ISUZU, DEALERSHIP, AND NHTSA TODAY. 4-WD REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE, THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN IT INTO THE GARAGE TWICE THIS WINTER WITH IT FAILING. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY HAD TROUBLE ABOVE "PARKING LOT SPEEDS" BUT "MEETS MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS" SINCE THEY COULD GET IT TO ENGAGE EVENTUALLY. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON, AT ANY SPEED, THE LIGHT JUST FLASHES. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME OTHERWISE. (THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT SO IT ISN'T A TEMPERATURE THING). THEY DID MENTION THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE DRIVING IN SNOW, AND WITHOUT THE 4WD, IT'S A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND A MENACE ON LESS-THAN-PERFECT ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THAT AFTER I REACH 60,000 MILES, THAT THERE WILL BE NO COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR OVER A YEAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE IS SMALL AND TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THIS CAUSES DRIVERS FOOT TO INADVERTENDLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS COULD NOT BE CHANGED, BECAUSE THAT IS THE DESIGN OF VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO SMALL FOR AN AUTOMATIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE WAS DESIGNED WRONG AND IS BENT TOWARDS THE GAS PEDAL, THE LINKAGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE PEDAL WELDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINKAGE.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GASKETS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK OR BUMP ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. *JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS WAS FIRST LOOKED INTO AT THE 7500 MILE SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE CAR NOW HAS 67000 MILES WITH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURING. THERE HAS BEEN ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY PROBLEM WITH MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL KICK BACK AT THE DRIVER AND THE CAR WILL LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE ABS. I'VE DRIVEN MANY CARS WITH ABS, AND THEY ALL STOP WHEN THE ABS IS ENGAGED. THIS RODEO LOSES ALL PRESSURE AND JUST GLIDES FORWARD. SO FAR THEY HAVE REPLACED A SPEED SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. ISUZU SAYS THEY HAVE MADE A NEW HARNESS BECAUSE THE OLD ONE WAS TOO SHORT AND WOULD BREAK EASILY. BUT, THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. THE SENSOR AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. PLEASE HELP US WITH GETTING OUR VEHICLE FIXED PROPERLY BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY IT. *AK

ORIGINAL PART FAILED AT 44,000 MILES. IDENTICAL PROBLEM. ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED.*AK

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CROSS THE INTERSECTION SAFELY. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY. SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON A SUNDAY I GOT THE VEHILCE HOME AND GOT IT TO THE LOCAL ISUZU AGENT ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 31, 2001. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT FRONT DISK BRAKE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE SINCE THEY COULDN'T COMPLETE THE WORK ON IT TODAY.*AK