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 1998 record →
ABS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED BY DEALER WHEN VEHICAL NEW, BUT NOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK ISUSU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ABS PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS, SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ABS DEFECT. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION (EA99-008) ON THE DATABASE I WANT TO REGISTER THIS OCCURANCE. SO FAR THE BRAKES ARE WORKING WITHOUT ABS. SINCE WARRANTY IS OVER I WILL BE TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP.
AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 200 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON EXIT RAMPS. ISUZU HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED MANY TIMES WHEN SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY I-35 IN GEORGETOWN TX. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND VERY HOT. ABOUT 115 DEGREES. WHEN THE TIRE SEPERATED I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND FLIPPED 3 TO 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEPERATED TREAD FOR ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC THE RPMS JUMPS TO 2200-2400. WHEN BRAKE ARE LIGHTLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY LURCHS FORWARD, THE DEALER CLAIM THAT THE POWER STEERING SWITCH LINKED TO THE THROTTLE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE JUMPS. *YH
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES RESPONDED LATE. AFTER REAPPLYING BRAKES WITH TWO FEET, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUR 35MPH ON MAIN STREET AND WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY HIS BRAKES, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASH PANEL. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL.THEN, HE APLLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE THREE DAYS. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
DO NOT BUY ONE! HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS: ELECTRICAL, STRANGE NOISES FROM EVERYWHERE, CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FOR NO REASON, VALVE NOISE(S) AT 15K MILES, RECALLS, ETC. *AK
WHILE PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH, LIGHT TURNED RED AND CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES. BUT, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. AS CONSUMER REPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE DEFECT DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER GAVE A WARNING SIGNAL.*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE, AND DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER CLAIMS DEFECTIVE ABS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED. *YH
VEHICLE HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHICH COST ABOUT $400. WHEN DRIVING, FOR THE PAST WEEK OR TWO, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE MAKING A PUMPING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE SERVICE CENTER REPORTED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND WARPED. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY COULD HAVE MISSED THIS IN THE LAST SERVICE VISIT. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL (00V058) REPAIR OF THE REAR AXLE WHICH WAS MAKING THE NOISE, RETURNED AFTER BEING REPAIRED ONE DAY. *ET
VEHICLE IDLES HIGH, AND THEN TAKES OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
ABS SYSTEM PREVENTS STOPPING VEHICLE AFTER HITTING ANY BUMP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE PREMATURELY AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMP WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN, ONE CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ABS SYSTEM BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS "DESIGNED TO HELP MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL DURING BRAKING" AND PREVENT SKIDDING AND IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! MY WIFE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM TWICE AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF OUR CONCERN FOR THEIR SAFETY. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RECTIF THIS PROBLEM? *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V058000 IN MAIL & CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR AXLE. THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THERE IS A BUMPING AND THUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. *AK
WHEN BRAKING AND UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMP BRAKES RELEASED, THEN LOCKED UP WHEN VEHICLE TOUCHEED THE GROUND AGAIN. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO INTERSECTIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
UPON BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACE ABS BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE. *AK
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
IN OCTOBER OF 1998 I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE AROUND. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. I TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND JUST FIGURED IT WAS A STRANGE INCIDENT. IN APRIL OF 1999 I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND AND TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT TO STOP AND HAD THE SAME FEELING AS BEFORE WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I LITERALLY DROVE INTO THE BACK OF THE SEMI AT 35 MPH. I COULDN'T GO TO MY RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF CARS. THE CAR HAD $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I TOLD THE BODY SHOP THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS. AGAIN, THIS WAS VERY CONFUSING. I KNOW I HAD NO BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE OK. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2000. I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND A CAR SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES AND YOU GUESSED IT, NO BRAKES. I TURNED RIGHT OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE SLIGHTLY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED! I TOLD A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID HE SAW A REPORT ON NBC ABOUT CARS THAT HAD SUDDENLY LOST THEIR BRAKES. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE 1998-99 RODEO. I WAS SO EXCITED I COULDN'T SLEEP. FINALLY, I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I C
THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN NORMAL DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. THESE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR CHANGING COURSE TO ANOTHER PREDETERMINE DIRECTION. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I APPLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, THE TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE ROTATES ABNORMALLY. THE ENGINE'S SPEED SURGES. AT TIMES WHEN ENGINE IDLES AT EXTREMELY LOW RPM, IT STALLS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD GOING DOWN HILL, AT A STOP LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 20MPH, HEARD A GROWLING SOUND FROM UNDER HOOD IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S POSITION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AND FELT LIKE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. REPORTED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS BRAKES O.K. OWNER SAYS BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK
WHILE MAKING A TURN OR WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. *AK
VEHICLE GOES DOWN THE HILL AND CAN'T STOP, IT ACCELERATES. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO CUT CAR OFF OR BE ON FLAT SERVICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE WILL STOP IS WHEN DRIVER PRESSES PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STARTED JERKING UNTIL IT STOPPED BY ITSELF, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN 60-65MPH. ALSO, THERE'S A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT & STEERING IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL WANDER. *AK *ML
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60-65MPH. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT& VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER, FOUND THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TIRES. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THE DASH WHEN VEHICLE CUT COMPLETLY OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT END MAKES A LOUD CLONKING SOUND WHENEVER VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TRUCK IDLED AND IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD DIE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE NEXT WEEK WAS ON TOLLWAY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AGAIN IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WOULD DIE AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. THET RAN THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT AND DROVE CAR FOR 8 MILES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 10875 MILES . SINCE THAT TIME HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN .WHEN I STOP THE TRUCK AT LIGHTS SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE RMPS GO UP AND DOWN AND TRUCK WANTS TO DIE BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT GONE ON. REGARDING THE BRAKES ONE TIME WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR WAS DRIVING 30 MILES AND HOUR TO A STOPLIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD NO GRIP IMMEDIATELY. TOOK FOOT OF BRAKE AND REAPPLYED AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS TRUCK HAS A DIFFERENT FEEL THAN A CAR WOULD HAVE. THIS IS MY FIRST SUV. I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I DRIVE CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS CAR AND HAVE BECOME VERY CAUTIOUS AT INTERSECTIONS. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULD POTENTIALLY HIT IF THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS RUDELY TOLD THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. ANY INFORMATION ABOUT EITHER OF TH
75% OF THE TIME WHEN I ATTEMPT TO STOP DURING A RAIN STORM, WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPS OR STOPPING ABRUPTLY MY BRAKES "SLIP". IT FEELS LIKE I'M PRESSING DIRECTLY ON THE METAL. WHEN I PUMP THE BRAKES IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER WHEN GETTING MY 30,000 MILE SERVICE. HE CHEKCED IT OUT AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. HE COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THE BRAKES TO DISFUNCTION. I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAIL ROAD TRACK AND THE BRAKES "SLIPPED" AGAIN. I, AS THE MAIN DIRVER OF THIS VEHICLE, HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THIS AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHENEVER I AM IN ANY OF THE 3 SITUATIONS MENTIONED. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM NOT THE ONLY DRIVER AND IT IS A CONCERN OF MINE THAT ANOTHER PERSON DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT AND GET THEMSELVES INTO A SERIOUS, POSSIBLY FATAL, ACCIDENT. BESIDES MY LOCAL DEALER, WHICH HASN'T BEEN MUCH HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, INSTEAD OF THE CAR BRAKING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I ACTUALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY NEVER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION GOING ON INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKES ARE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY WORK ON ANY TYPE SURFACE. THEY RELEASE AT ANYTIME FOR A SPLIT SECOND. CAR JUST KEEPS ON MOVING FOR A SPLIT SECOND. *AK SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON BUMPY OR WET ROADS. DEALER REPLACED SOME WIRING HARNESS ON BRAKES IN REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT THEY SAID WAS TOO SHORT. BRAKES ARE WORKING SO FAR. *YH
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL HUB, AND DOOR CLOSURE IS A PROBLEM. OWNER IS SEEKING REPURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO, IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE WANDERED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN THIS VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 40 MPH FRONT END BEGINS TO VIBRATE UP/UNTIL 70 MPH. VIBRATION IS VERY STRONG, AND CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IF MY FOOT IS NOT ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL , THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LAST OCCURENCE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I BELIEVE THE CLOSENESS OF THE PEDALS CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON HALF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS FULLY, THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED BY TOP OF MY FOOT. *AK
HORN WILL JUST START BLOWING NON-STOP. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, IT WILL STOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE HORN TO START BLOWING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF. *AK *ML
THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 1998 AND BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS JUNE 22, 1998. THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVESHAFT AND A WORN/LOOSE INTERNAL YOKE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE/AND STILL ARE THE DRIVE SHAFT SLAMMING FOREWARD AND BACKWARD AT EVERY STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE OR FORWARD MOTION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MANY TIMES AT SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE HAS VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD AND SOMEDAY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE AHVE AHS THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FALORE LINCOLN MERCURY ISUZU IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (TWICE), DISMISSED AS "NO PROBLEM AT ALL" AT CHAPMAN ISUZU IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AND SERVICED TWICE AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (THE FIRST TIME THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS JUST A "NORMAL" CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 1998 RODEOS. IN 1999 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU - THEY SAID I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE (36,000) TO HAVE ISUZU BUY IT BACK OR HAVE AN ISUZU DEALER REPLACE. NO ONE ASSOCIATED WITH ISUZU WANTS TO ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM YET THEY CONTINUE TO FIX IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. TODAY IS JANUARY 31, 2000 AND I NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM CORRECTED AGAIN. HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. HIT CAR IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 27 JAN 00. ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE THE BRAKES WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
EA99008, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THEN, OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. OTHER REPAIR SHOP FOUND AIR IN THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO FULL THROTTLE W/ NO WARNING. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
IF THE SUN IS OUT INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNABLE TO BE SEEN. DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED TO DRIVER'S VISION. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET OR ICY PAVEMENTS REAR WHEELS SPIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
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