ISUZU Complaints

2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. BOUGHT NEW IN FEB '06. GAS GAUGE/FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE REAR AIR QUIT WORKING AT APPROX. 37,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE CAM SENSOR TWICE. IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS VEHICLE IS MADE BY GM AND IS A SISTER SUV TO THE ENVOY, TRAILBLAZER, RAINIER. THIS YEAR VEHICLE UNDER ALL SISTER VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM NEED TO RECALL THE SENDING UNITS. MY SUV ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE 3/10/11. THIS IS A LEMON. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS COST *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BUMPER REINFORCED WHICH SHE WAS SURE WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS TRIED TO GET ISUZU TO HONOR THE RECALL, BUT THEY REJECTED THE CLAIM BY STATING THE SAFETY RECALL WAS SPECIFIC IN RELATING TO THE FRAME ONLY. *JB

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN DEC OR JAN TIMEFRAME IN REGARDS TO CORROSION OF THE FRAME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU RODEO DEALERSHIP LIKE IT STATED ON FEB 17. THE DEALER DID STATE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ON FEB 24 THE DEALERSHIP DID CONTACT US AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND THAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION TO ISUZU. I SPOKE WITH ISUZU ON MARCH 8 ALMOST 2 WEEKS AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER AND THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED AND STATED THAT THE DEALER'S PICTURES WERE INCONCLUSIVE AND THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE WHY THEY COULD NOT PUT THE BRACKETS ON THE VEHICLE. I STATED THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND ISUZU STATED THEY NEEDED MORE PHOTOS. IT IS GOING ON THREE WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS ISUZU DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE FACT THE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE WITHOUT AND VEHICLE AND NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, ON DECEMBER 24TH 2009 I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AND HOME AND WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTING ACTING FUNNY AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND TO A STOP. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH MY CAR BROKEN OFF. I CALL MY SON-IN-LAW TO COME HELP ME. HE LOOKS UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICES THE TRAILING ARM BROKEN OFF, HE SAID MOM IT'S A WONDER YOU HADN'T BEEN KILLED! YOUR FRAME UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR IS TOTALLY RUSTED! SO I HAVE 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT ME ISUZU AND ALL OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING, YOUR FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FIXING THAT TRAILING ARM WOULD BE A DANGER. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT! SO MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE TRAILING ARM BUT NOT THE RUSTED FRAME, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! . ISUZU PICKED MY CAR UP JANUARY 4TH 2011 AND TAKES TO THEIR REPAIR GARAGE. I CALL TWO WEEKS LATER BECAUSE NO ONE EVER CONTACTED ME. THEY TELL ME THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND HAVE ME DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR HOME. HE SAID THE FRAME WAS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OF THEM THEY HAVE SEEN. SO I WAIT A FEW MORE WEEKS AND CALL ISUZU RELATIONS DEPT. THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEY YELLED AT THE MECHANIC FOR TELLING HE REFUSED TO FIX THIS CAR BECAUSE IT CAN BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD FIX IT. SO I WAITED ANOTHER WEEK AND CALL BACK AGAIN TO BE TOLD THEY TRIED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND THE RUST WAS SO BAD UNDERNEATH THAT MY GAS TANK BRACKETS BROKE OFF DURING THE REPAIR. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKETS ARE NO LONGER MADE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED! PLEASE START ANOTHER RECALL ON THESE CARS, THE FRAME IS THE PROBLEM NOT THE TRAILING ARM. THESE CARS COULD KILL AN INNOCENT FAMILY. ISUZU STILL REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY CAR. IF THEY THINK I'M DIVING AROUND WITH A RUSTED FRAME AND BROKEN GAS TANK BRACKETS THEY ARE CRAZY! I WILL PARK THIS CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY ANOTHER 2 YEARS IF I HAVE TO UNTIL THE REAL PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF! PLEASE HELP US, THANK YOU *TR

MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO WAS RECALLED FOR "SUSPENSION: REAR", NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V-436, MFG'S REPORT DATE SEPTEMBER 22, 2010. ON JANUARY 28, 2011 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL INSPECTION TO CORNERSTONE ISUZU AS DIRECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. WITHOUT CONSULTING ME FIRST, THEY "FIXED" THE CAR BY SPRAYING A 24" PORTION OF THE REAR FRAME WITH AN ANTI-RUST APPLICATION. THEN THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME IN TO SHOW ME THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED BUT THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IN FACT THE "LEFT REAR SPRING MOUNT" HAD TOTALLY RUSTED SO THE VEHICLE FRAME IS LITERALLY SITTING ON THE REAR AXLE. NOT PART OF THE RECALL THOUGH, SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M SHOCKED THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO LIMIT THE RECALL TO A 24" PORTION OF THE FRAME AND TOTALLY DISREGARD THAT THE FRAME HAS DISINTEGRATED IN OTHER AREAS, CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A ROTTED AWAY FRAME *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A PORTION OF THE FRAME BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 1ST. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHOCK BRACKETS WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRACKETS STRUCK THE BRAKE LINES AND CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING POWER. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES BUT THE RUSTED SHOCK BRACKET WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES OF THE LEVEL OF CORROSION. AS A RESULT, THEY STATED THAT THE REMEDY SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO REPAIR THE CORROSION. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,793. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 01/13/2012 *LN *TR

HI, I OWN AN ISUZU RODEO S V6 (YEAR 1996) AND AFTER HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP MY MECHANIC ALERTED ME ABOUT AN ADVANCED RUSTING DETERIORATION ON THE STRUCTURAL FRAME OF THE CAR. NOT ONLY THE BODY OF THE CAR IS RUSTED BUT THE FUEL LINE PIPES AS WELL. THE BREAK FLUID PIPE BROKE TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO RUSTING BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY REDUCING GEARS. THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION (MECHANICALLY, ELECTRICALLY, ETC) AND IT IS A SHAME THAT IN VITAL PARTS OF THE CAR ISUZU USED CHEAP/NON-RESISTANT MATERIAL. *TR

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS FOR VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NEITHER LUBRICATION OR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WILL REMEDY THE CORRODED CONDITION OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKETS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINKS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPENSION LINKS COULD BE MADE AT A COST OF $350. HOWEVER, THEY NOTICED THAT ONE SPRING ABOVE THE LINKS WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. *JB *JB