1999 ISUZU AMIGO Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THE SUSPENSION ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE HAD RUSTED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOM...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V306000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIRS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SWAY BARS SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 140,000

FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS REAR FRAME CORROSION AND TRACK BAR MOUNT ALMOST GONE FROM RUST. WAS NOTICED WHEN HAVING TIRES CHANGED. SAW RECALL AND READ CUSTOMER LETTER ONLINE (NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL). CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD RECALL NO LONGER APPLIES DUE TO TIME. THE LETTER S...

FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS REAR FRAME CORROSION AND TRACK BAR MOUNT ALMOST GONE FROM RUST. WAS NOTICED WHEN HAVING TIRES CHANGED. SAW RECALL AND READ CUSTOMER LETTER ONLINE (NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL). CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD RECALL NO LONGER APPLIES DUE TO TIME. THE LETTER S...

WHILE ON THE INTERNET I WAS SEARCHING FOR A DEALER FOR MY ABOVE LISTED CAR AND DISCOVERED A RECALL DATED LAST YEAR FOR STATES WITH USE OF CORROSIVE MATERIAL IN WINTER WHICH INCLUDES NEBRASKA BUT NOT LISTED ON RECALL (WHICH MAY BE BECAUSE VERY FEW ISUZU CARS WERE SOLD IN THIS STATE IN FACT THE DEALER...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE ON THE INTERNET I WAS SEARCHING FOR A DEALER FOR MY ABOVE LISTED CAR AND DISCOVERED A RECALL DATED LAST YEAR FOR STATES WITH USE OF CORROSIVE MATERIAL IN WINTER WHICH INCLUDES NEBRASKA BUT NOT LISTED ON RECALL (WHICH MAY BE BECAUSE VERY FEW ISUZU CARS WERE SOLD IN THIS STATE IN FACT THE DEALER...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 ISUZU AMIGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT RECALL # 12V306000 BE INVESTIGATED AND EXTENDED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DID NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AS CONFIRMED BY PHONE WITH CUSTOMER SUPPORT ...

GENERAL MAINTENANCE UPDATE. THE ISUZU DEALER HAS APPLIED AN ANTI-RUST SOLVENT TO LOWER STABILIZER ARM BRACKETS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS IN THE RECALL REMEMEDY REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CAR FRAME IS POTTED WITH LARGE RUST HOLES. I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE REACHABLE HOLES WELDED. ...

Mileage: 155,500

HELLO I AM THE OWNER OF A ISUZU AMIGO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT IT. 10-7-2012 I BROUGHT IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHEN I FOUND THE DAMAGE ON 10-24-12. AFTER THAT, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL, AND SENT THE CAR TO A DEALER, ISUZU CLAIMS THE RECALL HAS A...

Mileage: 135,000

HELLO I AM THE OWNER OF A ISUZU AMIGO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE UNTIL AFTER I BOUGHT IT. 10-7-2012 I BROUGHT IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHEN I FOUND THE DAMAGE ON 10-24-12. AFTER THAT, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL, AND SENT THE CAR TO A DEALER, ISUZU CLAIMS THE RECALL HAS A...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH, WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 2, 8, AND 11, IN THE VEHICLE THE REAR SUSPENSION GAVE OUT N BROKE THUMPING ALONG THE ROAD, AS MY STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT, YET MY VEHICLE REMAINED GOING STRAIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET...

Mileage: 144,586

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH, WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 2, 8, AND 11, IN THE VEHICLE THE REAR SUSPENSION GAVE OUT N BROKE THUMPING ALONG THE ROAD, AS MY STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT, YET MY VEHICLE REMAINED GOING STRAIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET...

Mileage: 144,586

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH, WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 2, 8, AND 11, IN THE VEHICLE THE REAR SUSPENSION GAVE OUT N BROKE THUMPING ALONG THE ROAD, AS MY STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT, YET MY VEHICLE REMAINED GOING STRAIGHT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET...

Mileage: 144,586

HELLO, I TOOK MY 1999 ISUZU AMIGO ON AUGUST 18, 2012 TO MY MECHANIC THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ISUZU TO DIAGNOSE THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V306000). THE INSPECTION OF THE AREA SPECIFIED UNDER THE RECALL DISCLOSED VERY LITTLE RUST...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR TAIL ARM BRACKET BROKE OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FA...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE CENTER CROSS MEMBER AND REAR FRAME WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE COMPONENTS ALSO EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS AND HOLE...

Mileage: 60,000

CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE ROAD AT 20MPH WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ONTO A CURB WHERE ONCE STOPPED THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT INTO A PARKING LOT BUT ONLY IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. ONCE INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMI...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TRACTION BAR FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT CORROSION AND RUST CAUSED THE TRACT...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND WELDER, WHOM BOTH STATED THAT THE DAMAGES WERE BEYOND ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARM LINK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...

Mileage: 144,000

LEFT SIDE OF FRAME ROTTED OUT CAUSING CONTROL ARM TO FALL OFF AND DIFFERENTIAL TO SWAY WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE IN DITCH. *KB

Mileage: 147,443

LEFT SIDE OF FRAME ROTTED OUT CAUSING CONTROL ARM TO FALL OFF AND DIFFERENTIAL TO SWAY WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE IN DITCH. *KB

Mileage: 147,443

THE REAR FRAME OF MY AMIGO IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I JUST PURCHASE THE TRUCK IN FEB OF 2011 AND HAD BRAND NEW TIRES INSTALLED. THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IF THIS CAN'T BE FIXED I'M OUT $4000 AND DON'T HAVE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE. THI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND WELDED THE FRAME BACK TOGETHER....

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRACKET THAT SUSTAINED THE SUSPENSION FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FRAME WAS ...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE REAR CONTROL ARM BRACKETS RIPPED APART FROM THE FRAME. HE HEARD A NOISE AND BEGAN LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOME AND AFTER INSPECTING IT H...

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN AROUND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE CONTROL ARM AND BRACKETS ...

Mileage: 78,000

THE TRANSMISSION SUBFRAME ON MY 1999 ISUZU AMIGO ROTTED AND BROKE OFF. INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHOWS MUCH OF THE SUBFRAME COMPONENTS ARE RUSTED THROUGH AS IS SOME OF THE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO, FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN PLACES AND WILL NOT PASS THE NEXT INSPECTION. THE REST OF VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, BOTH BODY AND ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST AND BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CON...

Mileage: 160,447

I OWN A 99 ISUZU AMIGO WITH A 3.2L V6. THE ROD AND MAIN BEARINGS HAVE GONE CAUSING IT TO KNOCK REAL BAD. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH ON SLIPPERY ROADS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. THE ABS ACTIVATION RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 62,000

THE TIMING BELT BROKE ON THE VEHICLE RUINING THE ENTIRE MOTO. THE TIMING BELT WAS A RECALL ITEM AND WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 20000 MILES. THE BELT BROKE NOW AT 70,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED IN THAT IT NEEDS AN ENTIRE MOTOR AT A COST OF $4000. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

PURCHASED A USED 99 ISUZU AMIGO V6 4X4, AND THE FUEL GAGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. WHEN YOU FILL UP IT WILL ONLY READ FULL FOR ABOUT 5 MILES THEN IT GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY FLASHING, TO FULL. WHEN YOU THINK IT IS ALMOST EMPTY AND YOU GO TO FILL IT UP YOU USUALLY ONLY GET TO PUT IN 4-6 GALL...

Mileage: 62,000

WE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED OUT '99 ISUZU AMIGO V6 4X4. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS GOING OUT ON IT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THERE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 55,000

DT: THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE GOT INTO VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE ACCELERATOR REVVED ,AND THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN OUT. THE VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET. VEHICLE VEERED SO BADLY THAT IT WORE THE BACK BRAKES COMPLETELY OUT. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A...

MY ISUZU AMIGO (1999 4WD) STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND ALMOST HIT IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT MOVE, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK. I WAS INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIZED BY THIS INCIDENT, AND VERY NEARLY K...

Mileage: 87,000

LEFT REAR TIRE TREADS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, LEAVES HIGHWAY, KILLING BELTED DRIVER. THE TIRE WAS THE FORMER SPARE TIRE AND LIGHTLY USED. IT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND MAY HAVE DEGRADED OVER TIME PURSUANT TO INFORMATION IN COMMENT TO DOCKET 03-15400 FILED WITH NHTSA ON 11-5-04 BY SEAN KANE...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CAUSING FRONT-END DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED (5/20-6/03/04) AND THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED ...

Mileage: 73,990

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 021-002-000, CONCERNING ABS CONTROL UNIT/MODULE FAILURE. THE RECALLED PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME, AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME BRAKES WERE PRESSED.*AK GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IN GRAVEL BUMPS O...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE WAITING TO HAVE THE ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *NM

Mileage: 32,000

1999 ISUZU AMIGO. FUEL INJECTORS FAILING EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS LOW MILAGE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WITH MILAGE IN LOW 30,000. MY MILAGE IS 53,000. THIS PROBLEM IS ~$500 PROBLEM. THESE INJECTORS SHOULD LAST OVER 100,000 MILES

Mileage: 53,450

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON! VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES WHEN UNIT FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1999 ISUZU AMIGO.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED IN THE PAST ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.*JB *NM

Mileage: 13,164

MY 99 ISUZU AMIGO WAS IN A CRASH IN 6/03 WHEN A DRIVER TURNED LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF MY ISUZU. BRAKES WERE FORCIBLY APPLIED ON THE ISUZU, BUT IT DIDN'T STOP. A 16-MTH OLD IN THE TURNING CAR WAS FATALLY INJURED & LATER DIED. OTHERS WERE HURT & MY ISUZU WAS TOTALED. ISUZU SENT ME ...

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FURTHER ANALYZE THE SITUATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITH CONSUMER PUSHING ON THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILING PREMATURELY. I'VE ONLY PUT 60K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK (1999 ISUZU AMIGO 4WD V6 AUTOMATIC). *JB

Mileage: 62,000

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 6/24/2003. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE RECALL WAS DONE IS STAGES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TO BE NOTIFIED UNTIL AUGUST 2003. THE DEALER REQUIRED THE CONSUM...

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN THROUGH TRAVEL. *AK

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO BURN OUT CONTINUOUSLY. *NLM

Mileage: 14,000

THE HORN OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

NHTSA# 02-I-002-000: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE.*JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY AND DID NOT REGAIN PRESSURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE ABS MODULE.*JB

THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED UNDER WET CONDITIONS, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE.*JB

Mileage: 25,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY NEW EXACTLY WHAT THIS WAS AND HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT THEY HAD 3 OF THE SAME PROBLEMS YESTERDA...

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES FORCEFULLY ABS IS ONLY FUNCTIONING ON 1 SIDE OF VEHICLE. STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATLY EXTENDED, AND VEHICLE SKIDS. BRAKE PEDAL WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR, AND CAR WILL SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER HAS NARROWLY AVOIDED 3 COLLISIONS DUE TO ABS EFFECTIVENESS.*AK

PLASTIC KNOBS THE HOLD THE SUNROOF PLASTIC COVER ARE LIABLE TO BREAK EASILY. I HAVE ONE BROKEN UNDER NORMAL USE. ISUZU POLICY IS NOT TO REPLACE THE KNOB BUT TO FORCE THE OWNER TO BUY THE WHOLE PLASTIC COVER, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. OWNERS ARE LIABLE TO USE THE COVER WITH ONE KNOB WHICH REPRESENTS A HAZA...

IN A CAR CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, ALSO COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE UNTIL TURNING IT OFF,CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *SLC

SINCE 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WE HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE: THE ENGINE SURGES AND REVS TO OVER 2,000 RPMS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, MOST TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WE MUST CONCENTRATE ON KEEPING OUR FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE ...

VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM OF JUMPING OUT OF PARK AND ROLLING BACKWARDS SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE. ON JULY 24TH, 2001, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS TO BE ...

AT THIS TIME THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP, SO I'M UNAWARE YET OF ALL THINGS WRONG. I DO KNOW THAT WHILE IN DRIVE MODE, AND WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED, THE CAR MOMENTARILY CUT OUT AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE CLOCK RESET ITSELF AT RANDOM. *AK

AT THIS TIME THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP, SO I'M UNAWARE YET OF ALL THINGS WRONG. I DO KNOW THAT WHILE IN DRIVE MODE, AND WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED, THE CAR MOMENTARILY CUT OUT AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE CLOCK RESET ITSELF AT RANDOM. *AK

DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR A RECALL CONCERNING REAR AXLE FAILURE. *AK RECALL NUMBER 00V058. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN TO PLACE AND TIGHTEN WITH EVERY NOTCH THAT IT GOES BACK INTO THE HOLDING PLACE ON THE SIDE WALL. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK UNTIL IT IS TAKEN OFF AND PUT COMPLETELY BACK IN TO THE HOLDING PLACE. IT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED ...

THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK ENGAGES AT TIMES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCES STOPPING DISTANCE. ON SEPT 6TH THIS RESULTED IN MY CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING SOME MAJOR DAMAGE. PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE MAY BE VIEWED ON MY WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/TREADING_LIGHTLY/DAMAGE.HTML...

A VEHICLE STOPED IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BRAKES, HEARD A GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL, HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT THE SCENE.

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FOREMAN TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS STIKES ME AS ODD SINCE THE PROB...

THE VEHICLE SOFT TOP CONVERTIBLE SHRUNK DURING SUMMER HEAT, RESULTING IN FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ALL BY ITSELF AT HIGH ALTITUDES. NLM

SOFT TOP SHRUNK DURING THE HOT SUMMER WEATHER AS A RESULT CARBON MONOXIDE CAME THROUGH THE CRACKS. CONTACTED DEALER; WILL REPLACE THE SOFT TOP. THIS IS A BRAND NEW DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVE AT 20 MPH BRAKES FAILED UPON APPLICATION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK