ISUZU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS TO AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND DRYER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EA-99-008:BRAKES FAIL, PEDAL SEEMS TO GO TO FLOOR, LOUD GRINDING SOUND, VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE: WHEN TRYING TO STOP, ESPECIALLY IF ROAD IS ROUGH OR BUMPY, PRESS ON THE BRAKES, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, LOUD GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE, NEED TO RELEASE BRAKES AND HIT THEM AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES AND WON'T STOP CORRECTLY., FEELS LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING, ALSO, FEELS LIKE IT'S ACCELERATING. SEVERAL ALMOST IDENTICAL REPORTS SEEN HERE: 859438,860577,860572*,745017,718235,719763,878859,876147,863414,742184,726114,859438,715231,708428,838578. *K

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE ENGINE IDLING HIGH. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AKVEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING IN MORNING OR WHEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ERRATIC IDLING, SHIFTING. NLM

WHEN ATTEPMTING TO STOP AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAREND COLLISION, IMPACT SPEED 15 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK ISUZU HAS DENIED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES EVERY TIME VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, SHE TEMPORARILY LOSES BRAKE CONTROL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD OR WHEN GOING UP A HILL, AND WHEN SLIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKE CABLE WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM FOR 8,000 MILES .PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANY TIME I HAVE TIRES TAKEN OFF CAR , THE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BREAK OFF. I HAVE HAD EVERY SERVICE PLACE TO TELL ME THEY DON'T LIKE WORKING ON ANY ISUZU BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE SPENT $500.00 REPLACING STUDS ON MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO WONDER HOW SAFE THESE CARS CAN BE. HAVE THERE BEEN REPPORT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND LIGHT TURNED GREEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EIGHT VEHICLE IN LINE OF TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A SUDDEN STOP, SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SHE PUMPED BRAKES TWICE. ALSO, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

AT THIS TIME THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP, SO I'M UNAWARE YET OF ALL THINGS WRONG. I DO KNOW THAT WHILE IN DRIVE MODE, AND WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED, THE CAR MOMENTARILY CUT OUT AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE CLOCK RESET ITSELF AT RANDOM. *AK

DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT 3 STUDS ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK