ISUZU Complaints

ABS BRAKES SKIPPED, BRAKES NEVER REALLY ENGAGED...VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE LINES WERE WORN. AS A RESULT OF THIS WHEN WHEELS WERE TURNED A MECHANICAL ARM LINK IN WHEEL ASSEMBLY RUBBED AGAINST BRAKE LINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. STOPPED VEHICLE , TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND SAW FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER FENDER ON PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THE ESTIMATES ARE NOT ALL IN YET, SO THE $27,000 IS A GUESS AT THIS STAGE. MY FRIEND ALSO HAD A TROOPER WHOSE AIRBAGS FAILED AT LEAST ON ONE FRONT END CRASH.*AK

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ONE TRAVELS OVER A BUMPY ROAD (I.E. RAILROAD TRACKS) THE ABS KICKS IN. ONE CAN FEEL THE PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN IT FEELS LIKE TTHE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED. I HAVE HAD A CASE WHERE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THIS EFFECT HAPPENS I COMPENSATE BY IMMEDIATELY GETTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND QUICKLY REAPPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER PASSING OVER THE BUMPS. I CAN REPRODUCE THIS AFFECT CONSISTENTLY AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR MY WORKPLACE SINCE THE ROAD HAS SOME SMALL BUMPS RIGHT BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN ~10-20 MPH. IF ONE GOES SLOW ENOUGH OVER THE BUMPS THE ABS WILL NOT KICK IN. SO WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP I AM ALWAYS WARY OF THIS SITUATION. BUT I'M CONCERNED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE BORROWS MY VEHICLE. *AK

REAR DOORS LOCKED UP AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 35MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A CAR AND THEN A WALL. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED THEY SLIP AND IF GOING OVER ANY BUMP OF ANY SIZE THE BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS/SLIPS AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HTOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS HOW I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL DRIVES TEST DRIVE AND IT DOES THE SAME THING TO THEM. ALSO, ANOTHER 1999 RODEO OWNER SAID THEIR'S DOES THE SAME THING AND IT IS SCARY NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO STOP YOU OR IF YOU ARE GOING TO SLIDE INTO PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFICE, ETC..... ISUZU HAS A RECALL RELATING TO LOWER BACK LINK AND HAVE HAD THIS WORK DONE.*AK

WE WERE INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH AND THE SEATS BROKE, RESULT IN HITTING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BACK AND ARE SUFFERING SERVE PAIN, I FEEL THAT IF BOTH SEATS HAD NOT BROKE THEY WAY THEY DID THEN THE INJURY WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN SO SERIOUS AND PAINFUL.*AK

ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER PULLS INTO PARKING LOT IN FACILITY WHERE HE WORKS . CONSUMER FEELS THAT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT MAY BE THAT ENGINE IS NOT SHIELDED AGAINST SOURCES OF RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY WHICH COULD SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THERE IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER WORKS AT LONG RANGE RADAR SITE. ENGINE IS A 3.2 V6. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL N OT RESTAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED AWAY FROM RF ENERGY SOURCE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON.*JB