Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
OWNER STATES THAT HIS BRAKES ARE FAULTY AND THAT THE FRONT END SHAKES WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING USED, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER SAID IT MAYBE A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
PRESSURE PLATE BOLTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION .
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED MAKING NOISES WHEN THE SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON.
ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES EXCEPT MIDDLE BELT MADE BY TAKATA WILL UNLATCH WHEN WORN. THIS YEAR VEHICLE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL. *AK
LUG NUTS SNAPPED OFF.
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED ONTO EXIT, TOLD BY ANOTHER MOTORIST VEHICLE ON FIRE DUE TO TRANSMISSION LEAK, SPEED 55 MPH. *AK
WHILE PARKED ON SLIDE INCLINE EXPERIENCED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN AFTER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE IT DISENGAGED THEN VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL, HITTING A FENCE POST, HAD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE PRIOR.*AK
TIRE MOUNTED ON TIRE RACK BLOCKED VIEW, CAUSING ACCIDENT TWICE.
THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, AFTER GAS WAS PLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT LATCHES.
DUE TO A HOLE IN A HEATER CORE, HOT WATER IS LEAKING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL, PEDAL FADE, REPLACE ABS SYSTEM.
TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON PERIODICALLY, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, DROVE IT TO WORK, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, BACK LEFT OF TRUCK SLUMPED TO GROUND W/LUGS STILL INTACT. REAR AXLE BROKE AT WHEEL BEARING. TRUCK ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
UPON DECELERATION VEHCILE BACKFIRES, DEALER/MFR'S MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK
DRIVER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN ADJUSTABLE LOCK ON THE FLOOR BOARD. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. TT
UPON CLOSING REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW, THE GLASS SHATTERED. TT
BACK REAR RIGHT POWER WINDOW IS INOPERATIVRE; DOES NOT GO UP/DOWN. TT
WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND YOU STEP ON THE CLUTCH AND THE VEHICLE DIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE LUG NUTS ARE FROZEN TO THE STUDS ON THE WHEELS, PREVENTING THE REMOVAL OF THE WHEELS. *AK
IN ORDER TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS YOU MUST TURN ON TOTAL HEAT OR TOTAL AC AND THE CAR GETS REALLY FOGGED UP. PLEASE DESSCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO RESIDUE LEAKING ON LEFT ON THE ENGINE. TT
TRUCK WILL STALL WITH TIME BEING UNPREDICTABLE. ISUZU REPS., AND DEALERS HAVE DRIVEN WITH NO CONCLUSION OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT FRONT, BUCKLE COMES UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. TT
REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCH. TT
VEHICLES DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN USE.(PE94-085). TT
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.
GOODYEAR TIRES DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING TO BE OFF CENTER. *SD
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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