ISUZU Complaints

ENGINE IDLE JUMPS ABOVE 3000 RPM AFTER PULLING TO A STOP. WILL OCCASIONALLY RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. CAR RACES AND ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED UNTIL IDLE SPEED RETURNS TO NORMAL. IAC AND STICKY THROTTLE CABLE HAVE BEEN RULED OUT. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE DELCO ECU, AS EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH 1.6 AND 1.8 LITER FI 4XE1 AND 4XF1 ENGINES. MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM.

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CONSUMER SLID THROUGH SEAT BELT DUE TO ANGLE OF THE SEAT BACK, INJURIES TO CONSUMER. MJS

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. THE DEALER JUST SAYS THE TIRES NEED BALANCING. THEY HAVE REBALANCED THE TIRES 3 TIMES. OTHER TIRE DEALERS HAVE SEEN THE CAR 2 TIMES, NO IMPROVEMENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

I HAVE HAD A HISTORY (DOCUMENTED) OF ELECTRICAL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1991 ISUZU TROOPER. ON 11/95, A FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD A WEEK LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU SANTA MONICA. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PANEL UNDER WARRANTY ON 11/95. 15 MONTHS LATER, MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS TIME, I SPENT $2,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ISUZU REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ON 6/12/99, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. NOW THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I AM IN THE MIDST OF HAVING INSURANCE INSPECTORS DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

I JUST EXITED THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE 1991 ISUZU TROOPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND GET OUT.THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WITH GAS OR SOME OTHER LIQUID POURING OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE MELTED AND EXPLODED, THEN THERE WAS A SECOND EXPLOSION. ALL THE PARTS OF THE ENGINE, BATTERY ETC. WERE IN FLAMES. TWO FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE CARS WERE DIPATCHED. IT WAS A VERY BIG BLAZE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. OUR INSURANCE COMPNAY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE SINCE THE DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE. PLEASE HELP. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED. I'D LIKE TO WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND CONTACT ISUZU. SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE - ONE AT 200 MILES AND SECOND FAILURE AT 67,543 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE ASCENDING A GRADE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING CAR TO SKID INTO AN ENBANKMENT. NLM

EA99008; BRAKE PADS MAKE A GRINDING/SQUEAKY NOISE, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANC,E WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE 5 TIMES AND REPLACED THE PADS ONCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 60-70 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATED HARD AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN OCCUPANT LOSING OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND HAVING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ISUZU TRUCK ,NPR WHEEL SIZE IS 19 INCH WHICHES. THIS MAY BE TOO BIG FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK, WHICH CAUSING IT TO VEER TO THE LEFT/RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THIS COUULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDA CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK