1998 Isuzu Amigo Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS, CROSS MEMBERS, AND BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V306000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS AND WELDED THE FRAME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BRAKES RELEASE ON 1998 ISUZU. ALL 4 BRAKES RELEASE SUDDENLY IF ONE WHEEL HITS BUMP AND SKIPS. PLASTIC SIDEWALL BY GAS PEDAL CATCHES INSIDE SHOE AND PREVENTS QUICK MOVES FROM GAS TO BRAKE.*AK

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

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOPS OR WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS. AT WHICH POINT, POWER STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN 11/2002, RECURRED IN 05/2003, BOTH TIMES, THE DEALER RECTIFIED PROBLEM.*AK

FUEL GUAGE HAS STOPPED REPORTING THE LEVEL OF FUEL CORRECTLY. IT CAN BOUNCE ANYWHERE FROM A 1/4 TO 1/2 A TANK OFF OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, GAS TANK HAS SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE, SUN ROOF COVER DOESN'T STAY INTACT, AND SEAT BELT AND GAS PEDAL STICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

SUNROOF FELL ON CONSUMERS HEAD WHILE DRIVING. MJS

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND LANDED NOISE FIRST, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL VEHICLE, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND LANDED NOISE FIRST, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

REAR TRAILING ARMS OF VEHICLE RIPPED OFF FROM THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO DRIVE UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN OF HIGHWAY. FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AND INSUFFICIENT WELD OF CONTROL ARM BRACKET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS, CROSS MEMBERS, AND BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V306000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS AND WELDED THE FRAME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE'S TIRES, BUT THE TIRES REMAINED INFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WARPED. THE TIRES WERE DOMINATOR ALL SEASON. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 08/16/07. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING S/B FRY 99 AT KIMBERLINA RD, JUST NORTH OF BAKERSFLELD CALIF. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROX 70 TO 75 MPH. AT THIS TIME I HEARD A LOUD "THUD" AGAINST THE LEFT DOOR OF MY 1998 ISUZU AMIGO, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND HAD STRUCK THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE TYPE OF TIRE ON MY VEHICLE IS A BRIGESTONE DUELER. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATES ARE BETWEEN $1700 TO $2100 DOLLARS. THE TREAD PUT THREE DENTS ON THE DRIVERS DOOR, BROKE OF THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR, BROKE THE BUMPER, KNOCKED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OUT OF LINE, DAMAGED THE MUG GUARDS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE SHIELD UNDER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE,& I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SLOW STOP ON A VERY ACTIVE FAST ROADWAY. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND FILED A CONSUMER COMPLAINT I COMPLETED THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND SENT THEM PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I ALSO ACQUIRED THE ESTIMATES AND SENT THEM MY TIRE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THEY HAVE SINCE REJECTED MY COMPLAINT STATING THE SEPARATION WAS MY FAULT CAUSED MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I DISAGREE. THIS TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS TIRE WAS THE SPARE AND HAD ONLY APPROX 5 TO 7000 MILES ON THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE TIRES WERE RECENTLY ROTATED. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED / BALANCED AND THE PRESSURE CHECKED. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO TAKING THIS TRIP. ALL I ASK IS THAT I AM REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO MY VEHICLE AND MY TIRES BE REPLACED WITH A MAKE/BRAND OF MY OWN CHOOSING. I HAVE EFFECTED SOME OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDE THE TIRE, AND MIRROR THESE ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER BRIDGESTONE TIRE IN ORDER STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH THE BRIDGESTONE PRODUCTS I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ALL FIVE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE THE SPARE.

THE MANUFACTURER SEALED POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP/CONTAINER HAD COME OFF (SEAL WAS NOT BROKEN) EMPTYING THE STEERING FLUID CONTAINER IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE NO CONTROL OVER STEERRING THE VEHICLE THUS CAUSING A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BODY AND FRAME OF MY AMIGO. I PERSONALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE DEFECTIVE CLAMP, HOSE, AND A COMPLETELY EMPTY POWER STEERING FLUID CONTAINER. *AK

STEERING WHEEL COVER IS COMING OFF THE STIFF RUBBER THATIT IS BONDED. ROTATION OF RUBBER ON STEERING WHEEL IS COMING OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *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

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

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE STORE, CAME OUT OF THE STORE, AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. HE CALLED A MECHANIC, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED, ALONG WITH THE FUSE BOX. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMBINATION SWITCHES FAILING.

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, GAS TANK HAS SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE, SUN ROOF COVER DOESN'T STAY INTACT, AND SEAT BELT AND GAS PEDAL STICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND WAS REPAIRD ON FOUR OCCASIONS (RECALLED). THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OVER A 15 FEET. DEEP EMBANKMENT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN CONSUMER, WHICH RESULTED IN CHEST INJURIES. *JB

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, GAS TANK HAS SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAKAGE, SUN ROOF COVER DOESN'T STAY INTACT, AND SEAT BELT AND GAS PEDAL STICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V306000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED ON AUGUST 3, 2013. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY BEEN ONE WEEK AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END SWAYED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR, AND HAVE HAD A FLAT TIRE AS MANY AS 4 TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR DUE TO ALL KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. EACH TIME THAT A TIRE IS TAKEN OFF FOR REPAIR, OR REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE STUD STRIPS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME EACH TIME A TIRE IS REMOVED. WHEN I INITIALLY CONTACTED A ISUZU DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE DEFECT, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO BULLETIN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE STUDS IN THE PAST BUT IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN I INFORMED THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON ALL WHEELS, THEY STARTED TO BLAME THE OTHER TIRE REPAIR SHOPS, STATING THAT THEY USE TO MUCH TORQUE WHEN TAKING OFF/PUTTING ON TIRE. I COULD SEE THIS HAPPENING MAYBE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT MORE THAN THREE, EVERYONE COULDNOT BE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 12/15/01, I CHANGED THE TIRE MYSELF AND MADE SURE KNOWING THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL STUDS THAT I PUT THE STUDS ON CORRECTLY, WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED, THE WHEEL STUD WAS STRIPPED ONCE AGAIN AND SPINS. AGAIN I HAVE TO HAVE THE WHEEL STUD REPLACED. I FIND THAT THE TIRE HAPPENS TO BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING, I RUN THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE BECAUSE THE STUDS KEEP STRIPPING AND IT WILL LEAVE ME ON THE HIGHWAY STRANDED. I ALSO WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTOR HAS ANOTHER LUG TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WHEEL STUD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IF THE MANUFACTOR DOESNOT POST A BULLETIN STATING A DEFECT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I DONOT FEEL THAT AS A COSUMER, I SHOULD HAVE TO GET THE RUN AROUND. I AM SURE THAT IF A TEST IS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, A DEFECT ON THE WHEEL STUD WHERE THE THREAD STRIPS, WILL BE FOUND. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT, IN ADDITION TO 3 OTHER RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS ALREADY DONE.*AK

I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOUR WEBMASTER SITE EXPLANING EVERTHING IN DETAIL. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SHIELD TO THE SUNROFF FELL ON MY HEAD AND RIGHT ARM CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOMETHING IT RUINED TWO CUSTOM RIMS WHICH HAD CHUNKS OUT OF THEM AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IT WAS VERY SCARY AND VERY COSTLY. WHAT CAN I DO ?

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING RATTLED CONSTANTLY FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WHATEVER WAS RATTLING MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM