ISUZU Complaints

IN OCTOBER OF 1998 I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE AROUND. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. I TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND JUST FIGURED IT WAS A STRANGE INCIDENT. IN APRIL OF 1999 I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND AND TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT TO STOP AND HAD THE SAME FEELING AS BEFORE WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I LITERALLY DROVE INTO THE BACK OF THE SEMI AT 35 MPH. I COULDN'T GO TO MY RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF CARS. THE CAR HAD $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I TOLD THE BODY SHOP THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS. AGAIN, THIS WAS VERY CONFUSING. I KNOW I HAD NO BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE OK. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2000. I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND A CAR SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES AND YOU GUESSED IT, NO BRAKES. I TURNED RIGHT OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE SLIGHTLY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED! I TOLD A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID HE SAW A REPORT ON NBC ABOUT CARS THAT HAD SUDDENLY LOST THEIR BRAKES. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE 1998-99 RODEO. I WAS SO EXCITED I COULDN'T SLEEP. FINALLY, I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I CALLED NBC AND THEY SAID TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 1,500,000 MILES AND HAVE OWNED AS MANY AS 50 CARS IN MY LIFE. I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR. PLEASE CALL FOR AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

SEVERE SHIMMY/WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THROUGH UNDERCARRIAGE & STEERING SYSTEM. THREE SETS OF TIRES AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT BALANCES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DEALER IS AT A LOSS. ISUZU HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH SELECTED RODEOS FOR SOMETIME NOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 8 TIMES. DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V058000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SB0006S002 CONCERNING REAR AXLE. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN INTO A TREE. ISUZU ENGINEERS CLAIMED VEHICLE PASSED ALL SPECIFICATIONS, BUT CONSUMER KNEW FOR A FACT THAT IT DID NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WILL ONLY BRAKE AT THE TEN O'CLOCK. ALSO PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOISE, AND THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER TO STOP WORKING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THERE IS A SPEED SENSORY THAT IS MOUNTED ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS. *AK

WHEEL LUGS: NUTS KEEP BREAKING AND SNAPPING OFF. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING NUTS, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL BREAK OFF ALSO. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN NORMAL DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. THESE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR CHANGING COURSE TO ANOTHER PREDETERMINE DIRECTION. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I APPLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, THE TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE ROTATES ABNORMALLY. THE ENGINE'S SPEED SURGES. AT TIMES WHEN ENGINE IDLES AT EXTREMELY LOW RPM, IT STALLS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD GOING DOWN HILL, AT A STOP LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. *AK