ISUZU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AROUND THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. NEWER CARS WERE RECALLED. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

BACKED UP INTO A POLE AT DUNKIN DOUGHNUTS- AT LESS THAN 5MPH , UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE COMPLETE BUMPER ASSEMBLY WAS ROTTED , THERE WAS NO BUMPER REBAR OR VERY LITTLE OF IT LEFT, THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, IT SHOULD ALSO BE EXPANDED AS PART OF THE SUSPENSION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE 02-04 AXIOMS. I HAVE GONE TO NUMERIOUS SALVAGE YARDS & CALLED FOR A REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY ONLY TO FIND OUT PLASTIC COVERS O.K. BUT THE REST ROTTED OUT. IN MY INCIDENT I TOOK OUT BUMPER COVER , REAR HATCH & GLASS , YOU WOULD EXPECT LESS DAMAGE AT THIS SLOW SPEED. THANK GOD THIS WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND FROM ANOTHER CAR. I WOULD RECOMEND AN INVESTIGATION OR EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT RECALL TO INCLUDE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

MY GAS GAUGE HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. IN FACT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR WHILE GAUGE WAS STILL READING HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED THAT GM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE GAS GAUGES OF MY YEAR OF CAR. MY CAR WAS MADE BY GM AT THAT POINT. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH AN ISUZU STICKER ON IT. I AM UNCERTAIN IF THERE IS A RECALL, OR IF ONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. I WILL SAY THAT THREE GIRLS IN MY OFFICE ALL HAVE SIMILAR SUVS WITH YEAR 2005, AND ALL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I JUST RESCUED ONE OF THEM YESTERDAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS SAME PERSON'S CAR ALMOST CAUSED HER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL, BECAUSE HER CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE ISSUE. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE, AND IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IF THERE IS ONE. IF WE ARE TO BAIL OUT THE AUTO DEALERS THE LEAST THAT THEY CAN DO IS PROVIDE US WITH SAFE VEHICLES TO DRIVE. ONES THAT WE PURCHASED AND CONTINUE TO PAY ON. MY CAR IS UNDER 100,000 MILES STILL, AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AT ROUGHLY 60,000 MILES AND IS ONGOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTING BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE BRACKET WAS A PART OF THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER: 10V436000 ( SUSPENSION:REAR), NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE BOTH REAR LOWER LINK BRACKETS WERE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE DAMAGES WERE BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,459.

2005 ISUZU ASCENDER ~ OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2MONTHS AGO (AUGUST 2011) AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUSES". CHANGED THE FUSES OUT, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP! IN FACT THERE IS EVEN ANOTHER PROBLEM NOW! THE SYSTEM PANEL LIT UP... (SEPT.2011)...W/ LIGHTS AND BELLS THAT READ (CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM) WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD "THE BRAKES ARE ALL IN GREAT CONDITION AND WAS NOT THE PROBLEM!" WELL THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM IF ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER!!!! *TR

MY CAR FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED THREW BACK BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS,THEY HAVE A RECALL ON IT,YET THEY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF ITS A COUPLE INCHES BACK FURTHER,THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE,AND THEY WOULD BUY IT BACK FOR 1080.00.I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR FOR 5400.00.ITS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION .I SAID NO..I WANT THE VALUE OF THE CAR PRICE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET HELP IN THIS CASE? *TR

I TOOK MY 95' ISUZU RODEO TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE MECHANIC CAME IN THE WAITING ROOM AND SAID HE COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE WENT ON TO SAY ISUZU IS KNOWN FOR RUST AND HAS NOT MADE EFFORTS TO RECALL THEIR DEFECTIVE FRAMES. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PERFORM THE NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE AND INVESTMENT. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY RISK THAT ISUZU SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTED TO THE SPRINGS WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. THE DEALER WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE CONTACT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.