2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS Problems & Recalls
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RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, WINDOW GLASS GOING DOWN AND UP MISALIGNED. EMISSIONS OF STRONG FUEL ODOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS A ROUGHLY 33K MILE VEHICLE, AND CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. THE "ISUZU RODEO SPORT SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING FUEL S...
Mileage: 32,418
RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, WINDOW GLASS GOING DOWN AND UP MISALIGNED. EMISSIONS OF STRONG FUEL ODOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS A ROUGHLY 33K MILE VEHICLE, AND CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. THE "ISUZU RODEO SPORT SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING FUEL S...
Mileage: 32,418
IN RAPID SUCCESSION I NOTICED THE FAILURE OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY CRUISE CONTROL, MY POWER WINDOWS AND MY ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS ROUGH). IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE VEHICROSS. INFO FORUMS WEBSITE, I READ WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AN...
Mileage: 101,658
IN RAPID SUCCESSION I NOTICED THE FAILURE OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY CRUISE CONTROL, MY POWER WINDOWS AND MY ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS ROUGH). IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE VEHICROSS. INFO FORUMS WEBSITE, I READ WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AN...
Mileage: 101,658
IN RAPID SUCCESSION I NOTICED THE FAILURE OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY CRUISE CONTROL, MY POWER WINDOWS AND MY ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS ROUGH). IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE VEHICROSS. INFO FORUMS WEBSITE, I READ WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AN...
Mileage: 101,658
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE ABS LIGHT THEN BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT T...
Mileage: 55,000
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLOWS, TILTS FORWARD, AND WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. *JB
Mileage: 25,000
I OWN TWO 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS'S. I BOUGHT THEM USED 1 AND 2 YEARS AGO, RESPECTIVELY. MY FIRST ONE WAS PURCHASED WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SECOND ONE WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. UPON PURCHASE OF MY FIRST ONE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE T...
Mileage: 11,000
I OWN A 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS AND WOULD LIKE ISUZU TO OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK SOON AFTER THEY REPLACE THE "WINDOW REGULATOR". AT THE MOMENT BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE UNABLE TO ROLL UP WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A M...
Mileage: 30,000
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWIS STARTING TO BIND AS IT GOES UP TO CLOSE PUTTING A SEVERE STRAIN ON THE WINDOW MECHANISM. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WIT...
Mileage: 39,200
BOTH POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. WINDOW WOULD JAM AND COME OUT OF THE TRACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FROM A DOWN POSSITION.
Mileage: 48,465
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW N...
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW N...
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW N...
I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAD IT LATER REPLACED BY THE DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I HAVE GIVEN UP GETTING IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT EVERY OTHER VEHIC...
Mileage: 5,600
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2001. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT I HAVE SINCE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND DEALER WAN...
Mileage: 50,000
(1) APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST DELIVERED NEW, THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO RISE SLOWLY WITH THE WINDOW BECOMING CROOKED IN THE TRACK. (2) (A) FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED 9/30/03. WINDOW CEASED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY; OFF THE TRACK AND RISING CROOKED. (B) SECO...
Mileage: 34,657
WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP SMOOTHLY. THEY WOULD BIND, CAUSING WINDOWS TO APPEAR OFF TRACK AND STOP WHILE THE WINDOW MOTOR CONTINUED TO TRY TO RUN. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. NOW, THE DEALERSH...
Mileage: 35,000
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT LAST WEEK AND IT HAS 55000 MILES ON IT. IMMEDIATELY I DISCOVERED THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEEMED TO BE MIS ADJUSTED AS THE WINDOW WOULD POP OUT OF TRACK AS IT WAS ROLLED UP. UPON COMING INTO CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL H...
Mileage: 55,000
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BINDING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. WINDOW 'SIEZED" HALFWAY UP IT'S TRACK, NOT WEATHER RELATED. PERFORMED A HASTY REPAIR IN PARKING LOT WITH BORROWED TOOLS. A FAILURE LIKE THIS WOULD EASILY RESULT IN WINDOW BREAKAGE. THANK GOD THAT IT DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FIR...
Mileage: 41,000
THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BINDS AS IT GOES UP AND WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY WITHOUT HELP, SO I HAVE TO PUSH IT UP THE LAST 1/3 OF THE WAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE HELD IN THE TRACK FOR THE FIRST THIRD OF IT'S TRAVEL IN...
BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OUT OF THEIR TRACKS WHEN RAISING THE WINDOW. I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO HOLD THE PASSENGER WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET IT UP. THIS IS AN IMFAMOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBL...
Mileage: 19,000
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE DUE WINDOW TRACK MISALINGMENT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2004 UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS FAILING AGAIN.*AK
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW SIX MONTHS AGO AND HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE ...
Mileage: 22,000
FOR THE THIRD TIME MY ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS FAILED. TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWENTY OR MORE OTHER ISUZU VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 4,000
FOR THE THIRD TIME MY ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS FAILED. TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWENTY OR MORE OTHER ISUZU VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 4,000
THE SIDE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AND GET OUT OF TRACK. OWNER ANTICIPATES THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE USED AS A SECONDARY EXIT IF THE DOOR WERE TO BE STUCK IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR ON. DRIVER TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND FAILED TO DO SO. THEN, DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT PROPERLY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN OR EVEN ALL THE WAY UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALERS CAN NOT FIX. *YD