ISUZU Complaints

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL STAYS UP AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. OWNER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER CRASH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

CONSUMER'S CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HIT FROM BOTH SIDES, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ON FEB 4 IT WAS SEND TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME. STILL TODAY, NO CONTACT BY THE DEALER AND NO CAR YET. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST PROBLEM,CONTACTED ISUZU. TO PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THEM AND NO CONTACT FROM THEIR PART. I WOULD LIKE WHAT I PAID FOR, A NEW CAR OR MONEY BACK. THANKS FOR YOU HELP AND CONTACTING ME BACK

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND RAN INTO A WALL, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED IT. BEFORE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC ASSIGNED TO THE VEHICLE SUGGESTED IT WAS OPERATING AS EXPECTED OR DESIGNED AND ATTRIBUTED THE INCIDENTS TO "WHEEL HOP." WORK ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETED ON THE 2ND, AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ME AT THIS TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS AT STOP SIGN IN A MALL PARKING LOT, AT THE TOP OF A SHORT, STEEP INCLINE. AFTER I PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN, I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH, APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING PRESSURE AS THE VEHICLE BEGIN ROLLING DOWN THE INCLINE, PREPARING TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED THE CREST OF THE INCLINE, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE AT SLOW SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY RELEASED WITHOUT VIBRATION OR PULSING, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF CAR LENGTHS BEFORE STOPPING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AFTER I HAD BEEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES, WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, AIR-CONDITIONING AND STEREO ON. I WAS CREEPING ALONG IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR, DOWN AN INCLINE OVERPASS, I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH, APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING PRESSURE. AS THE CARS STACKED UP TO GET OFF THE RAMP. MY RODEO ROLLED OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT, AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY RELEASED WITHOUT VIBRATION OR PULSING AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY ABOUT 3 TO 5 FT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE STUCK.CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT CAN OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

GAS GAUGE FAILED, REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

FIRST VISIT TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE RESULTED IN NOTHING BEING DONE. WAS TOLD THAT TAPPING NOISE WAS A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WASN'T MAKING THAT SOUND WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. SECOND VISIT TO DEALER, AFTER ENGINE NOISE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER, RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS. A THIRD AND FOURTH VISIT FOR THE SAME TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE RESULTED IN MORE TRANSMISSION WORK TO REPLACE A CRACKED FLYWHEEL AND O-RING BEARING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BE REPLACED NOW THREE TIMES. PROBLEM SEEMS TO RE-OCCUR ABOUT EVERY 5000-7000 MILES. OBVIOUSLY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. HAS YET TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS HAPPENING.

HAVE HAD A ROUGH IDLE SINCE 70,000 MILES COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM WITH NORMAL TUNEUP PROCEDURES. TOOK ENGINE APART AT 98,000 MILES AND FOUND 2 BURNT EHHAUST VALVES .HAVE QUESTIONED OTHER OWNERS OF THIS 2.6 LITER ENGINE AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM,SOME HAVE FIXED AND HAD SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 30,000 MILES. I AM FIXING MINE WITH FINGERS CROSSED. WILL UPDATE IF PROBLEM RETURNS.

2 TIMES VEHICLE LEFT ME & MY 6 YEAR OLD TWINS STRANDED ON DARK DANGEROUS HWYS. ON 2ND ENGINE- AND NOW POSSIBLY 2ND TRANSMISSION? 1-28-99 INCIDENT SCARY- SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. ALL OF SUDDEN-NO WARNING. SUV ROLLED TO STOP ON PAVEMENT, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO ALLOW GRADE OF ROAD TO ROLL ME BACKWARDS IN N OFF THE PAVEMENT AND INTO DIRT SHOULDER TO SAFETY. SUV OUT OF SERVICE TO DATE-23 DAYS. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG-CAN'T INDICATE PROBLEM. NO ONE HURT, YET.