ISUZU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE DRUMS/LINES INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. ONCE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AND ONCE UNDER WET CONDITIONS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS DESCRIBED HERE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN DURING A STORM, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I CROSSED A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT. AT THIS TIME I FELT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SKIP OR FAIL BRIEFLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REAPPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. I HAVE NOTED OTHER RODEO OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS PROBLEMS ON THE NET AND HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. I HAVE NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER YET BUT PLAN TO ON MY NEXT SERVICE CALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, IF CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE IS ON AND VEHICLE ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *SLC

ABS WILL COME ON WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED WHEN GOING OVER A LARGE ENOUGH BUMP TO HAVE BOTH REAR TIRES OFF THE GROUND. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING AS LOSS OF BRAKE POWER OCCURS UNTIL ALL THE TIRES HAVE SETTLED ON THE ROAD AGAIN. *AK

ABS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED BY DEALER WHEN VEHICAL NEW, BUT NOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK ISUSU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ABS PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS, SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ABS DEFECT. *AK

3 OR MORE INCIDENTS OF EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ABS ENGAGED ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT . ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVE ABS SHOULD NOT OF ENGAGE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. SYSTEM TO SENSITIVE. *AK,

MYSELF AND 4 OTHERS WERE NORTHBOUND ON I-35 NEAR OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE, AND THE STEEL BELTED CORDS SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WE WERE NOT SPEEDING, AND THE TEMPERATURES WERE NOT EXTREME. THE TREAD DEPTH WAS 11/32 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WHICH IS LIKE NEW. THE TIRE FAILURE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE, EXTREME PHYSICAL INJURIES AND DEATH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD66YFN TIRE SIZE: 30X9.5R15 )

THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK ENGAGES AT TIMES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCES STOPPING DISTANCE. ON SEPT 6TH THIS RESULTED IN MY CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING SOME MAJOR DAMAGE. PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE MAY BE VIEWED ON MY WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/TREADING_LIGHTLY/DAMAGE.HTML THIS ABS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS FOR ME. ONCE, IT ENGAGED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TOLLBOOTH ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. WHEN MY TIRES HIT A WET METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE BOOTH LANE, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I WENT RIGHT THRU. THIS ABS SYSTEM IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE AND DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLEY CONTACTED YOU ABOUT MY 1999 ISUZU RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT TOTALLED MY CAR. ON 09/22/00 I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC WHOSE NAME IS JESSE CARTER AT CAMPBELLS AUTO & BODY (817) 249-6662 WHERE MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED THAT THE MECHANIC THAT CHECKED OUT THE CAR SAID THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. HE HAS ALSO TOLD MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER KYLE @ TEXAS STATE FARMERS INS. CO. (817) 831-6201THIS AND THE ADJUSTER SAID THAT THIS CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO IAA WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT ON HOLD AND GO INTO SUBREGATION UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, AND JUST BEFORE ACCELERATING, IT JUMPED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES ; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK