ISUZU Complaints

THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE LOCKING MECHANISM WORKS. THE LATCH ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE FROZEN. THE DEALER THINKS IT MAY BE DUE TO THE LATCH MECHANISM RUSTING AND "FREEZING" UP. THEY WOULD NEED THE BODY SHOP TO REMOVE THE DOOR TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST IS MINIMUM $250. CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT WORK WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AND THEN A FIELD REP CAN BE CALLED TO LOOK AT IT. THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ISUZU WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION AND IT WOULD LEAVE US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE DOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THAT TIME. WE ARE CONCERNED OVER THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN THAT SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. IN AN EMERGENCY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN IN A TIMELY MANNER TO REMOVE THE CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE.

THE GAS PEDAL SNAPPED OFF, I HADN'T EVEN DRIVEN THE TRUCK TEN MILES. HAD TO HAVE A NEW GAS PEDAL PUT ON TRUCK.

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DOOR LOCK TO STAY LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK .DEALER HAD TO DISMANTLE THE DOOR. BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED DEFECT. *AK

WATER LEAKED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE INTO THE OIL PAN, CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO GO INTO THE ENGINE AND LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND ENTERING NJ TURNPIKE ON RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, DEBRIS ON ROAD, TRYING TO AVOID, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONCE AND SLID ONTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, SKIDDED AND CAME TO STOP. GAS TANK CRACKED AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEAL/MANUFACTURER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. POLICE REPORT TAKEN, DOT IS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. *AK *ML

FUEL GAUGE VERY INACCURATE. REGISTERS FULL UNTIL ALMOST EMPTY, THEN DROPS SUDDENLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. FRONTAL IMPACT INTO RAILING, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CANNOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH THE FIFTH GEAR WILL POP INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

ON 2/5/99 I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 85 IN RICHMOND WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL , AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE HEADING TOWARD A RAILING AND I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. MY SON AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL!

WHILE BRAKING DOWNHILL I HIT A BUMP AND THE PEDAL MOVED TOWARD THE FLOOR. STOPPING DISTANCE SEEMED TO INCREASE MORE THAN I SUSPECTED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I MAY HAVE HIT IT. *AK