ISUZU Complaints

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. SOMETIMES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 8 TIMES. WAS INFORMED OF VARIOUS REASONS FOR LIGHT COMING ON. *AK

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IF MY FOOT IS NOT ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL , THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LAST OCCURENCE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I BELIEVE THE CLOSENESS OF THE PEDALS CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON HALF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS FULLY, THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED BY TOP OF MY FOOT. *AK

THE VEHICLE SOFT TOP CONVERTIBLE SHRUNK DURING SUMMER HEAT, RESULTING IN FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WENT DOWN ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES , AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK

HORN WILL JUST START BLOWING NON-STOP. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, IT WILL STOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE HORN TO START BLOWING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING 40TO50 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE THE REAR IN SEND HER INTO A 180 DEGREE TURNAROUND, AND SHE WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TOO MANY TIMES TO LIST AND ON MANY OCCASIONS, ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I COMPLAINED TO DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. BUT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *AK

THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 1998 AND BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS JUNE 22, 1998. THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVESHAFT AND A WORN/LOOSE INTERNAL YOKE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE/AND STILL ARE THE DRIVE SHAFT SLAMMING FOREWARD AND BACKWARD AT EVERY STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE OR FORWARD MOTION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MANY TIMES AT SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE HAS VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD AND SOMEDAY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE AHVE AHS THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FALORE LINCOLN MERCURY ISUZU IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (TWICE), DISMISSED AS "NO PROBLEM AT ALL" AT CHAPMAN ISUZU IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AND SERVICED TWICE AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (THE FIRST TIME THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS JUST A "NORMAL" CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 1998 RODEOS. IN 1999 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU - THEY SAID I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE (36,000) TO HAVE ISUZU BUY IT BACK OR HAVE AN ISUZU DEALER REPLACE. NO ONE ASSOCIATED WITH ISUZU WANTS TO ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM YET THEY CONTINUE TO FIX IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. TODAY IS JANUARY 31, 2000 AND I NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM CORRECTED AGAIN. HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. HIT CAR IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 27 JAN 00. ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE THE BRAKES WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKES FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD ONTO A WOOD AREA AND ROLLED OVER TO ITS SIDE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK