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1998 Isuzu Hombre Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Nov 24, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
15%
of 53 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Isuzu Hombre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Nov 24, 2015

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN GOING TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GIVES RESISTANCE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS GRINDING OF METAL, AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP INSTEAD IT SLOWS DOWN UNTIL IT REACHES THE STOP. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL MADE ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO.

NHTSA ID
10806607
Incident
Sep 15, 2015
Mileage
60,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CLUTCH FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO LOW THE VEHICLE BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM FIFTH GEAR. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED RENDERING THE CLUTCH INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMPONENT FAILURE NOT A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ISUZU BUT THEY DIDN'T EXPRESS ANY INTEREST IN THE SITUATION. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID
10039991
Incident
Sep 12, 2003
Mileage
57,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. *AK THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEGUN TO WORK AGAIN. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10022681
Incident
Apr 5, 1999
Mileage
29,703 mi
BrakesEngineInterior & seats
Filed Jan 27, 2003

1998 ISUZU HOMBRE 4X4, 5SPD, 4.3 LITER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 1. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON EVEN THE SMALLEST HILLS. 2. THE PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUSHED FORWARD THEN BACK INTO POSITION. IT MUST BE SLAMMED TO GET IT TO LATCH 3. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. ON HOT DAYS WITH AC ON IT WILL OVERHEAT WHILE GOING UP HILLS OR GOING OFF ROAD.

NHTSA ID
10003500
Incident
Jun 1, 2002
Mileage
40,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 28, 2002

IT IS DIIFFCULT TO BRAKE BECAUSE BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8010585
Incident
Apr 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Dec 31, 2001

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CROSS THE INTERSECTION SAFELY. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR. I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY. SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON A SUNDAY I GOT THE VEHILCE HOME AND GOT IT TO THE LOCAL ISUZU AGENT ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 31, 2001. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT FRONT DISK BRAKE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE SINCE THEY COULDN'T COMPLETE THE WORK ON IT TODAY.*AK

NHTSA ID
756249
Incident
Dec 30, 2001
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 2001
Crash reported

PARKING BRAKES FAILED TO PREVENT ROLL BACK ON FLAT SURFACE. DEALER CLAIMS BRAKE IS NOT DESIGNED TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS, IT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT IT FROM ROLLING FORWARD. THEY DID PUT THIS IN WRITING.*AK

NHTSA ID
739744
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID
849852
Incident
Sep 18, 1999

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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