ISUZU Complaints

BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED AND MALFUNCTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID/SLIDE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCURRENCES, ONE CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS GONE OUT IN MY TRUCK WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS AN ISUZU AMIGO (1998) MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. HE SAID TWO MONTHS AFTER HIS FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT OUT, HIS FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE QUITS, WHICH IT WILL WHEN THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. THANK YOU! *AK

IF THE SUN IS OUT INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNABLE TO BE SEEN. DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED TO DRIVER'S VISION. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND WAS REPAIRD ON FOUR OCCASIONS (RECALLED). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY . CONSUMER TRIED TO CALL MANUFACTURER 3 TIMES, NO REPLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET OR ICY PAVEMENTS REAR WHEELS SPIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

ECU HAS ERRATIC PROBLEM. WILL PUT THE CAR INTO HIGH IDLE AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND WILL NOT RESET UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. REPLACE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND RESEATED ECM SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. TRY RESETTING THE ECM TO GET THE CAR OFF OF HIGH IDLE WHILE YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC. *AK

THE LUGS: NUTS HAVE STRIPPED AND BROKE IN HALF BECAUSE THE METAL HAS NOT BEEN TEMPERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, JUMPED CURB, BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING; BRAKES FAILED AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD, SWERVED VEHICLE ONTO CURB TO AVOID COLLISION; BRAKES RELEASE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS (E.G., RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, SPEED BUMPS); RECREATED THIS PROBLEM WITH ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER IN THE VEHICLE; BRAKES HAVE CONSTANT METAL TO METAL SOUND; VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTS - BRAKE PEDAL FALLS; ISUZU HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT BRAKES MEET SPECS; REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED; PROBLEMS PERSIST; CONSUMER SAFETY HAS BEEN GROSSLY COMPROMISED WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *AK

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR ON NORMAL CONDITIONS AND AT ANY SPEED MAKING A TRRRAACCKK SOUND AND STOPPING A FEW FEET AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES ,LUCKILY NO CAR HAS BEEN NEAR AND I'VE ALSO PULLED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES EVEN HAVE LEFT A MECHANIC TAKE CAR TO HIS HOUSE FOR 3 DAYS TO CHECK THE BRAKES ON THE ROAD AND I'VE RENTED A CAR AND THEY KEEP SAYING " THE BRAKES ARE PERFECT, NO PROBLEM." I FEAR FOR MY LIFE & OTHERS THAT RIDE WITH ME OR ANY OTHER CAR ON THE STREET IS IN JEOPARDY. I 'M DRIVING WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND THE OTHER ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES (THAT WORKS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN USED). PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD REALLY BE GRATEFUL.*AK