ISUZU Complaints

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 . , 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.

A VEHICLE STOPED IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BRAKES, HEARD A GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL, HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT THE SCENE.

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS AND ON 9-18-00 I STARTED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AS USUAL. AS SOON AS I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR ACCELERATED IMMEDIATELY AS IF UP TO FULL THROTTLE. IT ONLY MOVED BACKWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE THE ACCELERATION BEGAN. I IMMEDIATLEY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE WORKING. BUT THE ACCELERATION WAS STRONGER AND THE CAR CONTINUED WHILE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY BEING APPLIED AND SPED AS FAST AS IT COULD BACKWARDS INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. IT IMPACTED THE TREE AT A HARD FORCE AND BOUNCED OFF AND I STILL HAD BEEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK AND TRYING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BUT THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AFTER HITTING THE TREE AND WAS BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE IGNITION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AT THIS TIME AND HOPING THE CAR WOULD STOP BUT THE CAR WENT INTO A FORWARD MOTION AND WAS FULLY ACCELERATED AS IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR PROCEEDED BACK ACROSS THE STREET TOWARD MY HOME AND STRUCK A BRICK WALL WITH GREAT FORCE. THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED. RUNNING INTO THE HOUSE STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FURTHER BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. SINCE IT WASN'T MOVING AND THE AIR BAG WAS DEFLETED I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THE KEY S OUT OF THE IGNITION, THEREFORE I COULD STOP IT. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE CAR ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WHY DIDN'T THE CAR STOP AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED? AND WHY DID THE CAR NOT STOP AFTER STRIKING THE TREE AT SUCH A GREAT IMPACT? AND WHY DID IT CONTINUE ACCELERATING WHEN IT CHANGED TO A FORWARD GEAR? WAS THERE SOMETHING WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR THE THROTTLE OR MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OR TRANSMISSION? MY HOUSE IS DAMAGED IN THE GARAGE AND THE FRONT LIVING ROOM. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLED AND I HAVE ASKED FOR A MECHANIC TO SEE IF A DEFECT COULD BE FOUND AND DON'T WANT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND END IN TRAGEDY.

THE CAR WILL FOR NO REASON STALL, EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT I HAVE OWNED, AND THE OTHER ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, WHEN THE CALL STALLED, AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING. A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING ON THE STREET CORNER, WHEN MY CAR SMASHED AGAINST THE CURB, JUST BARELY MISSING HIM. IT'S REALLY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU IS DEFECTIVE IN EVERY IMPULSE/STORM EVER MADE. WHY WASN'T THERE EVER A RECALL? ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO BE KILLED FIRST?

ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION (EA99-008) ON THE DATABASE I WANT TO REGISTER THIS OCCURANCE. SO FAR THE BRAKES ARE WORKING WITHOUT ABS. SINCE WARRANTY IS OVER I WILL BE TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP.

AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 200 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON EXIT RAMPS. ISUZU HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED MANY TIMES WHEN SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, ISUZU RODEO WITH 9000 MILES,YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER HT TIRES SIZE 23575R15. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON OUTSIDE OF EDGE AND INSIDE NEAR THE BEAD,WHICH LOOKED LIKE TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, LIKE DRY ROT CRACKS.*AK ALL 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED BY SEARS. *SLC

4 TIRES BOUGHT SAME TIME, INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, EXPOSED TO SAME WEAR AND CONDITIONS: 3 VN DOT CODE, 1 VD DOT CODE - VD CODE TIRE HAS A FISSURE IN THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE, ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL RIM. CONTACTED FIRESTONE, THEY SAID IT WAS COSMETIC AND DUE TO MY MISCARE OF THE TIRE BUT COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE OTHER 3 TIRES SHOULD BE IN PERFECT CONDITION.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VD60AXC336 TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5R15 )

LEFT FOR WORK AT 8:40, FRIDAY 9-15. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED ALL NIGHT. I'D HAD NOT PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. AFTER I HAD BACKED OUT AND MOVED VEHICLE FORWARD, I HEARD A "WHUMPING" NOISE OVER AND OVER. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE TIRES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD SLASHED A TIRE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO IN TURN CALLED A TOWING COMPANY TO COME OUT AND CHANGE THE DAMAGED TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THIS WAS BELT THAT HAD SEPERATED NOT A SLASHED TIRE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH THE DAMAGED TIRE AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE WERE BOTH IDENTICAL TIRES FROM FIRESTONE. I DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT FIRESTONE STATION AND WAS TOLD THIS TIRE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED ANOTHER LOCAL FIRESTONE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY CO WORKERS THAT THIS RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO OTHER TIRES THAN JUST THE AT, ATX AND WILDERNESS SERIES. I HOPE TO FIND OUT IF MY TIRES ARE PART OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES SOLD AND IF THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: HYHH TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY I-35 IN GEORGETOWN TX. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND VERY HOT. ABOUT 115 DEGREES. WHEN THE TIRE SEPERATED I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND FLIPPED 3 TO 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEPERATED TREAD FOR ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )