ISUZU Complaints

EXCESSIVE CORROSION RESULT IN THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING AND FLUCTUATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

WITH FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE RODEO INCREASED IN SPEED ON IT'S OWN. SPEED CLIMBED FROM STOP POSITION TO 35 MPH AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES BACK HOME. LUCKILY, WAS ONLY 2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 15 MILES AN HOUR, I LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.. IT WAS TRAVELING SIDEWAYS. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET HAD TORE FROM THE FRAME. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER RE: THIS MATTER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION. I WILL BE CONTACTING ISUZU ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY THAT THEY ARE OPEN AS THIS OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS WILL BE REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO FRAME LEFT WHERE THE BRACKET TORE FROM. *TR

GENERAL MAINTENANCE UPDATE. THE ISUZU DEALER HAS APPLIED AN ANTI-RUST SOLVENT TO LOWER STABILIZER ARM BRACKETS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS IN THE RECALL REMEMEDY REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CAR FRAME IS POTTED WITH LARGE RUST HOLES. I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE REACHABLE HOLES WELDED. I HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACKETS WELDED INTO THE FRAME TO STRENGTHEN THE BADLY ROTTED AXLE AND SHOCK MOUNT POINTS. I HAVE APPLIED A RUST ENCAPSULATION PRODUCT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE FRAME, AND RUST CONVERTER PRODUCTS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRAME. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER. A CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE IS INEVITABLE. BUT, IT CAN BE PREVENTED. THE AUTO MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO HAVE NEW FRAMES AVAILABLE TO AMIGO OWNERS WHO WISH TO PURCHASE THEM. PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OUR 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER MADE A LOT NOISE AND STOPPED RUNNING, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUT GETTING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN KILLED. THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED. A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A BRAND NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF "SUPPOSED" VALUE TAPS AND NOW I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION BLEW! I AM SO UPSET I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT ALL I CAN LOCATE NOW IS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWITCH RECALL. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS GONE WRONG WITH MY CAR! *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND WARNING CHIME COMES ON EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. THE CHIME WILL GO OFF AFTER ABOUT 15 SEC. OF CHIMING. LIGHTS AND WARNING ON THE "READOUT" STAY ON. OUR MECHANIC SAID ITS THE ABS MODULE AND GM DOESN'T HAVE ANY. THEY HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR AT LEAST 8 MONTHS. HE SAID IT'S A PROBLEM WITH "LIKE" GM VEHICLES ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DON'T KNOW TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY OR NOT. DON'T KNOW IF OUR BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK. WE NEED THIS FIXED AND WE CAN'T EVEN GET A PART. HELP!! *TR

VEHICLE STALLS IN SLOW TURNS, REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKING. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2010 THAT WAS RELATED TO CORROSION AND THE DEALER THAT DID THE INSPECTION AND "REPAIR" ONLY APPLIED AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND TO THE REAR LINKAGE WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. WE KNEW THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING SEVERELY AT THAT TIME AND MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER. HE SAID THE RECALL ONLY INVOLVED THE LINKAGE AND NOT THE FRAME. NOW THE FRAME IS SO CORRODED THAT THERE IS NO WAY IT CAN BE REINFORCED BECAUSE THERE IS NO METAL LEFT TO TAKE A WELD. THE WHOLE FRAME WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE COST. THERE IS LOW MILEAGE ON OUR CAR AND OUTWARDLY APPEARS PRISTINE. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPORT THE FRAME DAMAGE AS THE LINKAGE WOULD SOON FAIL IF THE FRAME ROTTED AWAY! WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A BUY BACK AT THAT TIME IF IT HAD BEEN OFFERED AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AS FOLLOWS: "ISUZU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS BY MAIL, AND START THE RECALL EITHER IN LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST, ACCORDING TO A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON. THE NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL IN A LETTER TO ISUZU ON FRIDAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE, AS LONG AS THE AFFECTED SUV IS NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND RULES MAY APPLY TO VEHICLES OLDER THAN TEN YEARS. VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF CORROSION. IF LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES WITH CORROSION THAT HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AND HINDERED THE CONNECTION TO THE VEHICLE FRAME, A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET WILL INSTALLED. IF THE DAMAGE IS BEYOND REPAIR, ISUZU WILL OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK "PRIVATE PARTY" PRICE." WE FEEL ISUZU SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THE REPURCHASE AS THE "REPAIR" WAS A JOKE. *TR

HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HAD CHECKED OUT. CODE BROUGHT UP SAID GAS CAP PROBLEM. REPLACED GAS CAP AND WENT AWAY FOR A WEEK. HAD PROBLEM COME BACK AND ASKED MECHANIC AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT COULD BE CONNECTION TO FUEL TANK FROM GAS FILL TUBE. HAD CHECKED OUT AND WAS OK. PUT ON NEW GAS CAP AGAIN AND WENT AWAY FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND CAME BACK. DONE WITH IT. TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT WON'T GO AWAY. *TR