ISUZU Complaints

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR, AND HAVE HAD A FLAT TIRE AS MANY AS 4 TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR DUE TO ALL KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. EACH TIME THAT A TIRE IS TAKEN OFF FOR REPAIR, OR REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE STUD STRIPS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME EACH TIME A TIRE IS REMOVED. WHEN I INITIALLY CONTACTED A ISUZU DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE DEFECT, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO BULLETIN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE STUDS IN THE PAST BUT IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN I INFORMED THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON ALL WHEELS, THEY STARTED TO BLAME THE OTHER TIRE REPAIR SHOPS, STATING THAT THEY USE TO MUCH TORQUE WHEN TAKING OFF/PUTTING ON TIRE. I COULD SEE THIS HAPPENING MAYBE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT MORE THAN THREE, EVERYONE COULDNOT BE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 12/15/01, I CHANGED THE TIRE MYSELF AND MADE SURE KNOWING THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL STUDS THAT I PUT THE STUDS ON CORRECTLY, WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED, THE WHEEL STUD WAS STRIPPED ONCE AGAIN AND SPINS. AGAIN I HAVE TO HAVE THE WHEEL STUD REPLACED. I FIND THAT THE TIRE HAPPENS TO BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING, I RUN THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE STUDS KEEP STRIPPING AND IT WILL LEAVE ME ON THE HIGHWAY STRANDED. I ALSO WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTOR HAS ANOTHER LUG TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WHEEL STUD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IF THE MANUFACTOR DOESNOT POST A BULLETIN STATING A DEFECT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I DONOT FEEL THAT AS A COSUMER, I SHOULD HAVE TO GET THE RUN AROUND. I AM SURE THAT IF A TEST IS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, A DEFECT ON THE WHEEL STUD WHERE THE THREAD STRIPS, WILL BE FOUND. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT, IN ADDITION TO 3 OTHER RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS ALREADY DONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE AND BETWEEN SHIFTING GERAS VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND FINALLY I REAR ENDED SOMEONE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. ISUZU HAS CHECKED THIS OUT TWICE AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THERE ARE WEBSITES I'VE BEEN IN WHERE PEOPLE DESCRIBE THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. IT'S OBVIOUS THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WHAT SHALL WE DO?

THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, IDLE DIPPING OFTEN WITH ENGINE DYING, IDLE HANGING HIGH ABOVE 2,000 RPM, AND ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES. THESE SYMPTOMS WILL OFTEN ONLY OCCUR IN WARMER WEATHER AS THE METAL CIRCUITS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD SEEM MOST VULNERABLE TO SHORT CIRCUITS AT SOLDER CRACKS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE CAR IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES, THE SYMPTOMS MAY FIRST SHOW THEMSELVES AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WARMS AND PLAGUE THE OWNER ALL SUMMER LONG, ONLY TO SUBSIDE IN THE FALL WITH THE COOLER WEATHER AND THEN REAPPEAR THE NEXT SPRING.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PASSING ON STATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH. LAST SEVICE AT 55,000 MILES. ENGINE HAD OIL. NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE OR AFTER FAILURE. DEALER STATES PISTON ROD THROWN. LOCAL ENGINE SHOP STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTED TO ABS BRAKES SHORTED OUT THE SPEED SENSOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AT 20000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. FELT LIKE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY, FAILING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHILE MAKING OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. *AK *JB

THIS REQUEST IS BEING SUBMITTED FOLLOWING A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST SUMMER INVOLVING A 1999 RODEO. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE ACCIDENT ARE SUSPICIOUS AS THE DRIVER APPEARED TO BE UNABLE TO STOP HIS CAR AND TRAVELED ACROSS AN ENTIRE MEDIAN OF AN INTERSTATE, HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON AND BURST INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER OF THE RODEO WAS MY DAUGHTER'S FATHER AND HIS CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DUE TO THERMAL BURNS. HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND BURNED TO DEATH. QUESTIONS: COULD BRAKE FAILURE HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT? ARE THERE REPORTS OF EXPLOSIONS/FIRES WITH THE ISUZU RODEO? CRASH TESTS? THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN LIFE THREATENING INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. HE DIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO FLAMES AND HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANOTHER REPORTS FILED WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THESE CIRCUMSTANCES? PLEASE HELP. *AK