1999 Isuzu Amigo Brakes Problems

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. THE ABS CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. ON OCTOBER 14, 2005 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10146918

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

Mileage

62,000 mi

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 THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES (6/02-6/03). THE BODY SHOP WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE (6/04) AND WHEN THE PORTER DROVE IT TO THE FRONT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE CRASHED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THE ISUZU ENGINEERS AND WERE TOLD TO PULL THE MASTER CYLINDER OFF. THEY SAID WHEN THEY DID THAT THE PISTON WAS STUCK TO THE BOOSTER CAUSING AND INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER MADE ALL REPAIRS AT THEIR COST AND CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR ON FRIDAY (6/11). I DROVE THE CAR AND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING (6/16) THE BRAKES FAILED AND I CALLED THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE CAR. THE DEALER REP CALLED ME ON FRIDAY (6/18) AND SAID THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ISUZU PARTS (I HAD THEM DONE AT ANOTHER MECHANIC, NOT LONG AGO) AND ALSO THE ABS MODULE (WHICH I REPLACED ALREADY AT MY COST ON 6/07/02). THE DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND RETURNED IT TO ME ON FRIDAY (6/25). I DID NOT ACTUALLY TAKE THE CAR BACK UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD SCRATCHED THE DOOR AND NEEDED TO REPAIR. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FRIDAY (07/02) AND DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. ON MONDAY (07/05), I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE BRAKES MADE THE SAME GRINDING NOISE AND FAILED TO WORK. I PUMPED THEM UNTIL THEY STOPPED AND THEN PULLED BACK INTO THE GARAGE TO PARK IT AND THEY FAILED A SECOND TIME CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE WALL. I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME WHO WITNESSED EVERYTHING AND WAS SOMEWHAT SORE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THE SAID THEY WERE HAVING AN ISUZU ENGINEER FLOW IN TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THAT IS WHERE I STAND SO FAR, $1470.16 OUT OF MY POCKET AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10080525

Incident

May 20, 2004

Mileage

73,990 mi

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 ON THE ROAD OR WHEN THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY. ALSO, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10057661

Incident

Dec 24, 2002

Mileage

48,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10053338

Incident

Feb 10, 2003

Mileage

32,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10050227

Incident

May 11, 2001

Mileage

13,164 mi

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 A NOTE 7/03 THAT STATED THE BRAKES REQUIRE LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE & SHOULD BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED & FOUND ISUZU KNEW OF THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES IN 6/02, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE UPGRADING THEM. NEITHER ISUZU NOR GE CAPITAL (THE FINANCING COMPANY) EVER NOTIFIED ME UNTIL THE 7/03 NOTE FROM ISUZU. INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THIS, AND THE RISK I MAY BE SUED BY THE OTHER CARS DRIVERGE & THEIR ATTORNEY IS DEMANDING I PAY $18M ON TOP OF $11M THEY ALREADY GOT FROM MY INSURER. GE IGNORES AN AGREEMENT WE REACHED IN 2002 WHENDUE TO DECEPTIVE SALES TACTICS BY ISUZUS SALESMANTHEY ACCEPTED A DEPOSIT STOLEN FROM ME BY THE SALESMAN & PAYMENTS I MADE UNDER DURESS AS PAYMENT IN FULL. THIS WAS REACHED WHEN GE LEARNED THE DEALERSHIP FIRED THE SALESMAN AFTER THEY INVESTIGATED AND CONFIRMED MY REPORT OF THE DECEPTIVE/FAKED CONTRACT. PER OUR AGREEMENT, GE WAS TO SEND ME THE TITLE & WAS TO REPORT THE CONTRACT PAID IN FULL TO CREDIT BUREAUS. GE REPORTED FULL PAYMENT TO THE BUREAUS, BUT NEVER SENT ME THE TITLE. BY KEEPING THE TITLE, GE WAS ABLE TO MISREPRESENT THEMSELVES AS LIENHOLDER & GOT MY INSURER TO PAY THEMINSTEAD OF ME$11M IN FUNDS & SALVAGE FOR MY ISUZU. AND NOW GE IS DEMANDING $18M FROM MEALL IN SPITE OF OUR 2002 AGREEMENT. I WROTE GE & AMERICAN ISUZU MOTORS ADVISING THAT THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES KILLED A BABY & INJURED OTHERS. I ALSO REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF $11M, VEHICLE REPLACEMENT & DAMAGE COSTS. GE & ISUZU IGNORED MY LETTER. GE CONTINUES, WITH THEIR ATTORNEY, PURSUING ME FOR $18M. PLEASE RECALL 98/99 ISUZUS TO PREVENT MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING KILLED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF ISUZU & GE.

NHTSA ID

10036691

Incident

Jun 5, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10033959

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 CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10024888

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10022633

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

NHTSA ID

10009012

Incident

Feb 21, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10008885

Incident

Feb 13, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10006941

Incident

Feb 5, 2003

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 YESTERDAY AND 1 MORE THAT MORNING. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF 1999 RODEOS ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY 325$ FOR THE NEW ABS SYSTEM + LABOR. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THIS PART AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE ABS. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! IF YOUR CAR ACTS THE SAME AS MINE DID, CHECK OUT THE 1999 RODEOS AND 1999 PASSPORTS. ALL HAVE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ABOUT TIME ISUZU DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!!! NLM

NHTSA ID

767637

Incident

Aug 22, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

8016466

Incident

Feb 1, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

746977

Incident

Jun 15, 2001

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 THIS ABS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS FOR ME. ONCE, IT ENGAGED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TOLLBOOTH ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. WHEN MY TIRES HIT A WET METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE BOOTH LANE, THE ABS ENGAGED AND I WENT RIGHT THRU. THIS ABS SYSTEM IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE AND DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

732386

Incident

Sep 6, 2000

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.

NHTSA ID

732221

Incident

Sep 21, 2000

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 PROBLEM JUST RECENTLY BEGUN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

723704

Incident

Feb 1, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

849895