ISUZU Complaints

I PURCHASED MY ISUZU I-290 IN 2007. WHEN I PURCHASED, MONTHS LATER I REFUELED MY CAR AND IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED. AS THE YEARS PROGRESSES SINCE THEN THE OCCURS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN . IT FIRST STARTED OUT AS A ONE EVERY 5 MONTHS OCCURRENCE TO A TWICE A WEEK REGIMEN. OR WHEN EVER I GET GAS, THE CARD DOES NOT WANT TO START. I CAN BEGIN TO CRANK IT BUT IT DOESN'T TURN OVER. I HAVE REPLACED MY CRANK SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER/EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I HAVE TRIED SEARCHES FOR OTHERS ON GOOGLE WITH INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES LIKE MINE, AND THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE POSTED. *TR

I TOOK MY ISUZU TO A DEALER LAST SUMMER FOR A NATIONWIDE RECALL DUE TO PREMATURE FRAME RUSTING. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL "CATEGORIES" THAT THEY COULD PUT A VEHICLE INTO AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF RUST WAS CONCERNED. AFTER AN INSPECTION, I WAS PUT INTO THE WORST CATEGORY THAT INVOLVED FIXING. ANY FURTHER RUST, I WAS TOLD, MEANS THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUNKED. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING A FEW SUSPENSION PARTS AND INSTALLING TWO LARGE METAL BRACKETS TO REINFORCE THE FRAME. EVER SINCE THE WORK, THE CAR HAS MADE STRANGE "CREAKING" NOISES. I'VE CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE NOISES. LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING, A LARGE PIECE OF THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND FELL OFF. TODAY, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR A BREAK NOISE (UNRELATED TO THE FRAME.) THEY CALLED ME A SHORT TIME LATER AND TOLD ME THE FRAME WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THEIR OPINION. I CALLED THE ISUZU DEALER THAT DID THE WARRANTY WORK. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO AS FAR AS THE WARRANTY GOES. I FIND IT ODD THAT THEY PUT A BANDAID ON A RUSTING FRAME ONLY TO HAVE IT GET WORSE A YEAR LATER AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. *TR

FRAME OF ISUZU RODEO IS RUSTED AND ROTTEN.. MECHANICS STATED ..GAS TANK IS DETACHED..SHOCKS ONLY THING HOLDING ISUZU RODEO UP BY AN INCH..NON REPAIRABLE.. NON FIXABLE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE..REPAIR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE MADE..DUE TO THE CONDITION OF RUSTED FRAME AND ALL OFF THE ABOVE..NOT ABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS..EVERY PART UNDER VEHICLE RUSTED AND FALLING APART..ISUZU WELL AWARE...WE HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECT TO ISUZU COMPANY..WE WERE DIRECTED TO AN OFFICIAL ISUZU MECHANIC..THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAW..THERE AFTER WE WERE REFERRED BY MECHANIC TO DIRECT ISUZU COMPANY..WE WHERE TOLD ..THERE IS A RECALL FOR A RUSTED BRACKET ONLY..BUT THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTEN,RUSTED,NON FIXABLE,UNSAFE ACCORDING TO ISUZU MECHANIC.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY TILTED TOWARD THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED WITH CAUTION. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V121001 (STRUCTURE:BODY) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND IN THAT TIME HERES THE ISSUES, RPM, OIL, TEMPATURE, SPEEDOMTER GAUGES HAVE QUIT. THE CAR VIRBRATES EXTEMEMLY HARD WHEN SITTING STILL. IF THE AC IS ON, ITS VIRBRATING HARDER, THE FRONT VENTS HAVE QUIT WORKING AND ONLY THE DEFROSTERS AND REAR VENTS WORK. THE CAR LIKES TO DIE AT RED LIGHTS. I SEE THE OIL AND TEMPATURE GAUGE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WILL BE NO WARNING IF THE CAR IS TOO HOT AND THE OIL PRESSURE IS TO HIGH.THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON NO MATTER WHAT WE FIX. IT SAYS THE CAR HAD A CYLINDER ONE MISSFIRE. CAN BE CAUSED BY A BAD SPARK PLUG, A BAD COIL OR VACUUM LEAK. REPLACED THE FIRST TWO AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC FOR THE SECOND. NOTHING. THE COLD TO HOT SETTING ON THE HEAT, ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE LIGHT WORKS, BUT IF I SLIDE THE KNOB UP AND DOWN FAST, THE LIGHT COMES ON. SIGN OF A SHORT. *TR

HELLO I AM THE OWNER OF A ISUZU AMIGO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT IT. 10-7-2012 I BROUGHT IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHEN I FOUND THE DAMAGE ON 10-24-12. AFTER THAT, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL, AND SENT THE CAR TO A DEALER, ISUZU CLAIMS THE RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THE EXCESSIVE RUST AND DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP AND MY PRIVATE MECHANIC SAY THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE GAS TANK MAY FALL OUT AS A RESULT OF THE RUST DAMAGE, THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT IS RUSTED BADLY AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE AS WELL. I WAS HOPING THEY WERE GOING TO JUST BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER, I CANT BELIEVE THEY SAY THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED. I KNOW THE CAR ISN'T NEW, BUT THIS RUST IS UNBELIEVABLE. BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD, THAT EVEN IF THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH GOOD METAL TO WELD THE NEW PARTS IN. AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT. I AM HOPING YOU MAY HAVE SOME ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FOR ME. I AM STUCK NOW WITH AN UNSAFE CAR. THAT I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SELL TO SOMEONE ELSE. ISUZU DID ADMIT TO PART OF THIS EXCESSIVE RUST BY HONORING THE FIRST AND SECOND RECALLS, THEY HAVE TO REALIZE THERE IS MORE. I'M SURE THE DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO ONLY VERIFY THE PARTS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND IGNORE THE REST, AS IT IS NOT COVERED , BUT OUT OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY THEY STRONGLY SUGGESTED I HAVE THIS CAR TOWED OUT OF THE LOT. I GUESS THE ONLY WAY FOR ISUZU TO NOTICE IS IF I DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL SOMETHING BREAKS OFF, AND I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NOW. AND I CAN'T SELL THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THIS VEHICLE FAILS NH STATE INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTED FRAME AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ISUZU ADMITTED VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL CLASS BUT WILL NOT HONOR AS THAT RECALL EXPIRED IN DEC 2011. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS RARELY ACCURATE ANYMORE. IT CAN BE FINE WHEN I START OUT BUT THEN JUMP TO AN OBNOXIOUS SPEED AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, IT SAYS I AM GOING 120 MILES AN HOUR AND 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN STOPPED. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY AND THE OIL GAUGE IS STUCK ALL THE WAY OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU OASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

I WAS GETTING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ,AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT AGAIN .NO PROBLEM ON RESTARTING. *TR