ISUZU Complaints

ABS SYSTEM PREVENTS STOPPING VEHICLE AFTER HITTING ANY BUMP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE PREMATURELY AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMP WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN, ONE CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ABS SYSTEM BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS "DESIGNED TO HELP MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL DURING BRAKING" AND PREVENT SKIDDING AND IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! MY WIFE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM TWICE AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF OUR CONCERN FOR THEIR SAFETY. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RECTIF THIS PROBLEM? *AK

1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED 1990 AT 5 MPH. LOST POWER. WHEEL WAS EXTENDING FROM CAR. 1200 MILES LATER, 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH, NEAR CLIFF. WHEEL AND AXLE DEPARTED, PASSED VEHICLE, SWUNG BACK & HIT VEHICLE. PAID LAREDO TX DEALER TO DISMANTLED OTHER AXLES AND EXAMINED DIFFERENTIAL. 1200 MILES LATER REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. CHARLSTON, SC DEALER GUARANTEED NO FAILURE. SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER, NOISE & AXLE HOUSING OIL SPILL. REPAIRED IN NEW YORK CITY. SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER, ANOTHER AXLE HOUSING OIL SPILL. IN 1991, NHTSA REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS & CAN'T HELP. SOLD VEHICLE AT LOSS WITH FULL DISCLOSURE & RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE FULL AXLE HOUSING. 9 YEARS LATER, I HEAR OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN ANOTHER ISUZU TROOPER. NHTSA DATABASE (2000) REPORTS NO RECALL IN THIS AREA. IS THIS SERIOUS ENOUGH OF A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NHTSA TO EXAMINE?*AK

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 70 MPH ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE REAR BRAKES MAKE SQUEALING NOISE WHEN BRAKING THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND OXGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING AT ABOUT 55 AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 85 MPH . CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, IN TURN, HIT A UTILITY VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A GAURDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER RETURNED FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AND FOUND VEHICLE ON FIRE. WIRING BY THE GEAR SHIFT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *ML

THE CAR EITHER SURGES SLIGHTLY OR THE BRAKES DO NOT INITIALLY ENGAGE WHEN STEPPED ON IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION CAUSING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE UNEXPECTEDLY. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V058000 IN MAIL & CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR AXLE. THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

A BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN. YH