ISUZU Complaints

THE FRONT CAB OF THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING LIKE A TIRE FELL OFF. I HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES AND HAVE CHANGED THE TIRES AND OTHER FRONT END PARTS, I'VE CHANGED EVERY PART THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CHANGE AND I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING THE PROBLEM UP ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT( THERMOSTAT), SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING OR WORK SPORADICALLY AND INACCURATELY. THESE PROBLEMS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF FAILURE AND THEY STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000MI AND THE LAST WAS AT 106,000 MILES. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE BY GM, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT IN MY HOUSEHOLD. I HAVE HAD MANY AND ALL BUT ONE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A FOOTNOTE: A PART OF THE GEARSHIFT LINKAGE BROKE AT APPROX. 95,000MI. *TR

LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS - HAVE BRACKETS FROM PREVIOUS RECALL ATTACHED. UNDERNEATH VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY ROTTING - NOTICED ROT BENEATH MOUNTING BRACKETS, AND ALONG FRAME BEHIND TIRES AROUND WHEEL WELLS. RUST EVERYWHERE AND FEAR THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE, VEHICLE IS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD AND RAPID FRAME RUST SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. OTHER PROBLEMS - GAS GAUGE NOT OPERATING CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WHENEVER A TURN IS MADE. CANNOT REMOVE GAS TANK TO FIX ISSUE AS RUST IS TOO EXTENSIVE. *TR

ON 11/27/13 I WAS TRAVELING FROM MINNEAPOLIS MN TO OMAHA NE FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I HAD JUST LEFT A REST STOP ON HWY 35 SOUTHBOUND. AT ONE POINT I HAPPENED TO ROUTINELY SCAN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT, ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE, MY ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS SHOWING 60+ PSI AND WAS CONTINUING TO RISE. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE GAUGE NOW READ OVER "80". I GOT OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. NOTE: WHEN THE GAUGE WENT CRAZY, THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATORS. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED NORMALLY AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED FINE. I PROCEEDED INTO MASON CITY IA AND FOUND A GM DEALER. THERE WERE NO MECHANICS PRESENT, BUT A HELPFUL SALES PERSON TOOK ALOOK AT THE GAUGE AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A FAULTY STEP MOTOR IN THE GAUGE OR A BAD SENDER UNIT. IN EITHER CASE, HE SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE TO OMAHA, BUT SUGGESTED STOPPING AT A GM DEALER IN OMAHA ON FRIDAY, AFTER THANKSGIVING. I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER ON FRIDAY AND A MECHANIC CHECKED THE GAUGE AND SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR IN THE GAUGE. HE SAID GM HAS HAD ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON THE MID-SIZE SUVS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM ABOUT 2003 THROUGH ABOUT 2007. HE SAID I SHOULD CHECK WITH A GM DEALER BACK IN MINNEAPOLIS TO SEE WHETHER GM IS COVERING MY BAD GAUGE. HE SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT MY FIRST BAD GAUGE IN THE CLUSTER WAS OIL PRESSURE, RATHER THAN SPEEDOMETER OR GAS GAUGE. ON RETURN TO MINNEAPOLIS, A LOCAL GM DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR IN MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT CHECKED AND SAID IT WASN'T COVERED BY ANY GM WARRANTY. HE SAID THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COULD BE REHABBED (ALL STEPPER MOTORS REPLACED) FOR ABOUT $600. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS BUT HAS OFFERED LITTLE RELIEF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRACKET BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PCM OR POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE ERROR. OBD2 CODE P0602. AS A RESULT WAS SHUT OFF VEHICLE'S ALL POWER, ALL DASH LIGHT ICONS WERE ON SUDDENLY. FIRST ABS AND THEN AIR BAG, BRAKE, BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE ETC. VEHICLE WAS DIED IN SECONDS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY I-80!! IT WAS HORRIBLE. NO PROBLEM WAS OCCURRED BEFORE. ISUZU COMPANY HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. FULL MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CAR WAS PERFORMED ON TIME AS REQUIRED VIA ISUZU AXIOM MANUAL. I HAVE ALL RECORDS. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT ALL ISUZUS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A ROAD, A HORSE RAN ACROSS AND CAUSED A COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND THE RADIATOR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO TWO PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY DEPLOYED. *TR

I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE RECALL FOR INSPECTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF REPAIR AS I LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. AT THE TIME, MY DRIVERS REAR BRACKET HAD DETACHED AND THE RECALL WAS A FLURRY OF ANGRY VEHICLE OWNERS. TO BE CANDID, ALTHOUGH I SUFFER MANY PROBLEMS OF VARIOUS SORTS WITH THE VEHICLE, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DEPENDABLE ONE, ESPECIALLY BEING 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I DID GET A REMEDY FOR THE VEHICLE - THEY MOUNTED THESE HULKING BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED SOME "SPECIAL" COATING - I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TAKEN FROM ME LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. I DID HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTERWARDS AS THEY DIDN'T INSTALL THE GAS FILLER NECK THE CORRECT WAY AND GAS WAS LEAKING OUT EVERYWHERE EACH TIME I FILLED. I SWEAR THEY CAUSED A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS DURING THE FIXING OF THE VEHICLE - BUT CANNOT PROVE AS SUCH. I DON'T CARE FOR THE FACT THAT BECAUSE THEY REMOVED MY EXHAUST MY WARRANTY FOR MY EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS VOIDED - AN EXTRA COST I AM STILL SAVING FOR REPAIRING. BUT THE REAL REASON I WRITE TO COMPLAIN IS THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING RAPIDLY RIGHT UNDERNEATH THOSE NEW HULKING BRACKETS THEY INSTALLED - NOT SURE WHERE THE "SPECIAL" COATING WAS DONE - BUT A FLAKING, HOLE RIDDEN FRAME IS NOW APPARENT AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT REMEDY, IF ANY CAN BE TAKEN. I CERTAINLY FALL OUTSIDE THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RECALL NOTICE, YET, DID IN GOOD FAITH BRING IT IN FOR A REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED - BUT, YET THE FRAME CONTINUES TO RUST AND QUICKLY - SHOULD THAT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY? DOESN'T THE CONSUMER HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF TRUST BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE THEY BOUGHT "COULD" IN FACT LAST MANY MANY YEARS IF TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. I HAVE DONE THAT - ISUZU HAS NOT MET THE ORDINARY EXPECTATIONS THAT A VEHICLE OWNER HAS. I WANT A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE, AND HE SPENT 1,100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ISUZU DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, AS THE REPAIR OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED.