Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Isuzu Amigo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
1998 ISUZU AMIGO WITH 95000 MILES HAD THE OIL PUMP SHELL OUT DESTROYING THE CRANK AND BLOCK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CLEAN OIL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE VALVES WERE KNOCKING ,AND IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE LIFTERS. *AK
TO START OFF I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE TIMING BELT. I JUST HAPPEN TO FIND IT MYSELF ON THE INTERNET DOING A SEARCH FOR RECALLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU AND HAD 2 OF THE RECALLS FIXED. (TIMING BET "BELT KIT" AND REAR AXLE "BOLT KIT") THIS WAS ON FEB, 5 2003 AT 88803 MILES. ON APRIL, 30 2004 AT 101660 MILES I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO THE AIRPORT AND THE CAR DIED AT A TURN. "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD" NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR FAILED AND IT WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GAS "WATER IN THE GAS" DUE TO THE FACT I HAD JUST FILLED UP 15 MILES PRIOR. TO SUM IT ALL UP THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AS IT WAS IN SHREDS. (PART IS STILL AVAILABLE IF NEEDED) NOW $226.00 + RENTAL CAR OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALREADY FIXED? I ONLY DROVE 12,857 BEFORE IT GAVE OUT AND WAS TOLD YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE A TIMING BELT BUT EVERY 60,000 MILES. . THIS SEEMS TO A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 98 AMIGOS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT! PS. CONTACTING ISUZU CUSTOMER RELATIONS TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AS I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS.*SKL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY FELL OFF ----- THE SECOUND TIME------ COOLING FAN SUPPORT BOLTS BROKE. ALUMINUN HOUSING AT BOTTOM OF SUPPORT BROKE-OUT. COOLING FAN CLUTCH BROKE. FAN BELT TORE. *AK
COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY SUPPORT AND FAN FELL OFF WHEN DRIVING. COOLING FAN SUPPORT BROKE IN HALF, COOLING FAN SUPPORT BOLTS BROKE, FAN BELT TORE, PARTS OF THE ALUMINUM HOUSINGS OF MOTOR CRACKED AND BROKE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED TIME CHAIN BELT BLEW OUT FORCING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
SUNFOOF - CLAMP HAS BROKEN OFF. SEATBELTS- DRIVER SIDE LATCHES AND COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING, PASSANGER SIDE LOCKS WHEN PUTTING ON AND WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION WITH OUT CAR MOVING. STEERING & CONTROL- CAR VIBRATES, DRIVES ROUGH, PULLS AND CONSUMES A LOT OF GAS WHEN AT HWY MILES. GAS GAUGE- NOT ACCURATE, GIVES FALSE READINGS DURING DRIVES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- SEVERAL SWITCHES NOT WORKING OR HAVE STOPED WORKING SUCH AS THE DOME LIGHT STAYING ON WHEN IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AND THE BULB IS NOT BLOWN, INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN AC/HEAT SWITCHES ARE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE STEREO LIGHT THAT NO LONGER WORKS BUT OTHER BUTTONS DO. ENGINE/TRANSMISION- LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF DURING DRIVES, STARTED BLINKING AFTER CAR WAS STARTED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING, CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND HASN'T GONE OFF YET. COOLING & ENGINE- LOSING RADIATOR FLUIDS, OVERHEATING AFTER 2 DAYS OF REFILING SYSTEM. HAVE HAD A TUNE UP, OIL CHANGE AND SYSTEMS CHECK AND NOTHING WAS FOUND? MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH ISUZU ASAP! SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT SOME COULD BE VARY DANGEROUS AND I WANT THEM FIXED FOR MY SAFTY AND AS WELL AS OTHERS.
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE DECELERATED, AND WHEN APPLYING CLUTCH VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. AFTER INSPECTION BY DEALER. IT WAS DETEERMINED THAT THERE WAS A TOOTH ERROR IN COMPUTER PROGRAM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TIMING BELT BROKE THREE TIMES . DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED EACH TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND WATER PUMP PULLEY FELL OFF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND AS AT A INTERSECTION AT LIGHT THEN VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. TIMING BELT FELL OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT CLUTCH HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK
AT ALL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS FUMES AND A STRONG BURNING SMELL ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHICH AT ONE POINT AN OCCUPANT GOT SICK OFF OF THE STRONG ODOR. BEEN TO DEALER 36 TIMES. DEALER REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS
ON FEB 4 IT WAS SEND TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME. STILL TODAY, NO CONTACT BY THE DEALER AND NO CAR YET. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST PROBLEM,CONTACTED ISUZU. TO PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THEM AND NO CONTACT FROM THEIR PART. I WOULD LIKE WHAT I PAID FOR, A NEW CAR OR MONEY BACK. THANKS FOR YOU HELP AND CONTACTING ME BACK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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