ISUZU Complaints

THE CAR SURGES WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IDLING. THIS APPEARS SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. IF THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND STALL. IF NOT ENGAGED, THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REV'S VERY HIGH. AT TIMES THE ENGINE IDLES HIGH FROM START CONSISTENTLY FOR 5 OR MORE MINUTES AFTER STARTING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED OR NOT. WHEN THE ENGINE REVS HIGH, THE CAR LURCHES AND DRIVES ERRATICALLY WHEN IN MOTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER ISUZU STYLUS OWNERS WHO REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT THIS IS AN ECU ISSUE AND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED, AS IT IS A DESIGN FAULT.

VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. BRAKES WERE ON AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. OWNER HAD STARTER REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, SLUSHY SNOW OR ICE PATCH CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-3 SECOND. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN DRY WEATHER.

AT 9K MILES THE CAR STALLED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS - DEALER SAID THEY FORGOT TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CAR - AT 21K MILES THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD SHIFT HARD WHILE ACCELERATING AT 15-20 MPH THEN AGAIN AT 50 MPH - ALSO HARD SHIFT AT 15 MPH ON THE DOWN SHIFT - DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 21K MILES !!! NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AND I DROVE CAR FOR 11 DAYS - EXACT SAME PROB REOCURRED (AIR & TURN SIGNALS FAILED & HARD SHIFT) - DEALER SAID IT WAS THE DRIVE TRAIN - THEY TOOK IT APART AND LUBED IT THEN RETURNED CAR TO ME - DROVE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND EXACT SAME PROB REOCURRED (AIR AND SIGNALS FAILED AND HARD SHIFT) - DEALER SAID IT WAS AN EXPOSED WIRE WHICH THEY REPLACED - PICKING UP CAR TOMORROW SO WE'LL SEE IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS A FOURTH TIME . *AK

THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPORTED FOR THE WATER PUMP FAILURE, I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE AND AIR ESCAPING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT CAUSING IT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT IN JUNE, 2000 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE RODEO JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND THEY HAD JUST REPLACED IT 23,000 MILES AGO. IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY HAD TO BASICALLY REBUILD THE ENGINE AND REPLACED MANY ITEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIMING BELT BREAKING. THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT HAPPENED THIS MORING ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. ISUZU SAYS IT IS THE TIMING BELT AGAIN AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND I WILL PROBABLY END UP PAYING OUT OF MY OUW POCKET TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED THIS TIME.*AK

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS THAT ENDED THE MONTH BEFORE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT. I COULD NOT GET THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM SO I HAD IT REPAIRED MYSELF. THE ELECTRICAL SHOP I WENT TO SHOWED ME THE BROKEN SOLDER POINTS ON THE PLUG CONNECTOR. AFTER THOSE WHERE RESOLDERED HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. COST TO ME $75.00 I HAVE MEET SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME WIPER MOTORS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES OF CHEVEROLET AND ISUZU TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE CHEVROLET TAKES CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *AK

CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND WATER PUMP PULLEY FELL OFF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE MAKES FORCEFULL JERKS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND UPON ACCELERATION.*AK

DRIVER KEEPS GETTING FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. DEALER SAYS NOTHING CAN BE DONE, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.*AK

ENGINE DIES, CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE & CHECK LIGHT/TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COME ON AND BACKFIRES. RANDOM AND FREQUENT TIMES. *AK