ISUZU Complaints

MY ADDRESS IS IN ONTARIO,CANADA POSTAL CODE L5J-3N5. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, IDLE DIPPING OFTEN WITH ENGINE DYING, IDLE HANGING HIGH ABOVE 2,000 RPM, AND ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES. THESE SYMPTOMS WILL OFTEN ONLY OCCUR IN WARMER WEATHER AS THE METAL CIRCUITS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD SEEM MOST VULNERABLE TO SHORT CIRCUITS AT SOLDER CRACKS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE CAR IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES, THE SYMPTOMS MAY FIRST SHOW THEMSELVES AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WARMS AND PLAGUE THE OWNER ALL SUMMER LONG, ONLY TO SUBSIDE IN THE FALL WITH THE COOLER WEATHER AND THEN REAPPEAR THE NEXT SPRING. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TO BRAKE CONSTANTLY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN COLD AND HAS TROUBLE IDLING DOWN EVEN AFTER REACHING NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES.. *AK *YC

WHEN I NOTICED I AM ABOUT TO APPROACH A POTHOLE OR IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR SOMETIMES A SPEED BUMP, THE BRAKES WILL SKIP. THE TRUCK WOULD BE KICKED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING DRIVERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND ECU TO GO BAD. CAUSES ENGINE TO REV, DIE, SPUTTER,ETC. MAKES DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WHEN HAPPENS!

WHELL STUDS CAME LOSE DURING ROTINE TIRE ROTATION & NUT BROKE OFF HAD TO REPLACE HUB ALSO

THE ENGINE WHEN AT IDLE STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD RAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE FAULTY LIFTERS WITHIN AN ENGINE. THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE FROM IDLE ALL THE WAY TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF OPERATION THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY.

VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. NLM

WHILE MAKEING A STOP ENGINE WOULD STALL OR IDLE. EALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ,CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON MY ISUZU RODEO ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE MAY 1999. THE PROBLEM OCCURS, IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR GOES OVER ANY BUMPY SURFACE (RAILROAD CROSSING, BUMP IN THE ROAD, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, ETC..). WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE VERY MUCH AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THESE ABS BRAKES WERE DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND THEY MEET ALL FEDERAL STANDARDS. I KNOW I WAS GETTING THE COMPANY LINE, BUT I COULD FEEL THAT THE PERSON SPEAKING WITH ME AGREED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME, THAT THESE ABS BRAKES DO RELEASE AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE CAR DECELERATES IS REDUCED "SOMEWHAT" BUT IT STILL FALLS WITHIN THE FEDERAL MANDATES. THE FACT THAT YOUR DECELERATION RATE IS NOT CONSTANT IS WHERE I SEE THE PROBLEM. YOU CANNOT JUDGE YOUR BRAKING CAPABILITIES, BECAUSE IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE STOPPING, IT MAY TAKE YOU TWICE AS LONG TO STOP. I DO NOT WANT MY KIDS RIDING IN THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT WE MAY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ANY CONSIDERATION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

THE VEHICLE'S TAIL PIPE SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER'S DISCHARGE FLANGE WHICH IS TURNED 90 DEGREES UP, CAUSING THE HOT EHHAUST GASES TO HIT THE FLOOR DECK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, JUST BEHIND THE BACK SEAT. THE RESULT WAS BURNING THE UNDERCOATING OFF, SETTING FIRE TO THE CARPET PADDING AND SETING FIRE TO A DUFFEL BAG CONTAININ CLOTHING THAT WAS PLACED OVER THAT LOCATION. THIS RESULTED IN FLAMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE PUT OUT BEFORE ANY OTHER DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOKING AT NEWER TROOPER'S ISUZU CONTINUES TO USE THE SAME MUFFLER WITH NO HEAT SHIELD ABOVE THE FLANGE. IN A SIX MILE DRIVE THE THE DEALER WITH THE PIPE BROKEN ENOUGH, HEAT WAS GENERATED TO STARE THE MATTING SMOKING AGAIN. IN MY MIND THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT COULD CREATES A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD GIVEN THE FAILURE RATE OF EXHAUST COMPONENTS OVER TIME. *AK