2008 Isuzu I-370

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › cooling system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System1
000
Air Bags1
101

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch09V310000
Filed Jul 29, 2009185,903 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 8, 2014TX

2008 ISUZU I-370. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE BLACKED OUT AT THE WHEEL, AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Apr 8, 201020,000 milesWV

MY ENGINE LIGHT IN MY 2008 370 SERIES TRUCK, KEEP COMING ON. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER IN MORGANTOWN, WV HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE ENGINE BUT TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO CALL THE ISUZU CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE. I PURCHASE THE ISUZU TRUCK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM BEFORE MY RELOCATION TO MORGANTOWN WV. THE DEALERSHIP IN MORGANTOWN, WV STATED THAT NO ONE HAD BEEN TRAINED TO WORKED ON THE ISUZU 370 SERIES, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT. IF THEY HAD NO ONE TRAIN TO WORK ON MY TRUCK, HOW CAN THEY REPAIR IT. IT MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE THEY COULD HAVE CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK HAD BEEN AT THAT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE (3) WEEKS WITH THE ENGINE TORN APART. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVEN OFFER ME A LOANER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WITH NO SATISFACTION. I HAVE ALSO HAVE IN MY POSSESSION A COPY OF THE NEW MEXICO LEMON LAW. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2008 — this page2100Routine
20076100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 29, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.