Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 3 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
3
2
0
0
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
1
0
0
0
Suspension › Front
1
0
0
0
Structure › Frame and Members
1
0
0
0
Structure › Body › Door
1
0
0
0
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
1
0
0
0
3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E026000
Filed Mar 23, 200661,944 vehiclesPro-A Motors, Inc.
Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly02V281000
Filed Oct 15, 200214,449 vehiclesIsuzu Motors Limited
Defect. ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS, THE LATCH PLATE USED IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO DESIGN DIMENSIONS. IF THE SEAT BELT TONGUE IS INSERTED SLOWLY AT AN ANGLE INTO THE BUCKLE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TONGUE TO COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR HARD BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW BUCKLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MID-DECEMBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-643-4070.
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator97V034001
Filed Mar 7, 1997118,485 vehiclesIsuzu Motors Limited
Defect. AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITHIN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN CONTAIN MANUFACTURING ERRORS.
Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL CHARGING OF THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR, RESULTING IN ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, AND/OR EVENTUAL ENGINE STALL.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH A NEW REGULATOR.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 28, 200915,000 milesNY
FRAME IS RUSTED VERY BAD HAS RUST HOLE ALL OVER. *TR
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 1, 1999VA
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITH BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR, ANDTHERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PRIOR PROBLESM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 10, 1999VA
WAS TRAVELING 45MPH & STARTED TO APPLY ABS BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN. WAS PRESSING ON ABS BRAKES HARD, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS AT DEAD STOP IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS HIT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELT RESTRAINED, BUT NOT ENOUGH. *AK
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Apr 24, 1998KY
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION CAUSED BY FAILED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 21, 1998OH
APPLIED ABS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. BRAKES WOULD THEN RELEASE & THEN SUDDENLY GRAB. HAPPENED 3 TIMES. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM, BUT SAID PADS & SEALS WERE WORN. TIGHTENED BRAKES TO GRIP STRONGER, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 30, 1996ME
DOOR STOPPER FAILED.
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 18, 1996GA
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, HAVE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOUR TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 18, 1995FL
THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT REAL HARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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: Mar 23, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.