Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Engine 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 Dec 13, 2011
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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
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 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineVisibility
Filed Dec 13, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU HOMBRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
10439744
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Mileage
80,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 2004
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
NHTSA ID
10099181
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Engine
Filed Nov 14, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT KEEP OIL IN VEHICLE. OIL JUST LEAVES THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND OR OTHERWISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, AND THEY KEPT TELLING HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT CARRYING OIL WITH HER, AND SPENT AT LEAST $200.00-$300.00 ON HAVING THIS VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10048013
Incident
Nov 14, 2003
Engine
Filed Aug 8, 2003
THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE WORKED ON. *JB
NHTSA ID
10032508
Incident
Aug 8, 2003
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
Engine
Filed May 23, 2001
MECHANICS INFORMED ME 1) ISUZU IS RESPONSIBLE; 2) ISUZU USED CHEVROLET ENGINE WITHOUT INFORMING ME; 3) ISUZU HAS NOT RESPONDED SINCE BEING NOTIFIED ON 2/24/2001
NHTSA ID
745765
Incident
Jan 25, 2001
AirbagsEngine
Filed Mar 28, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROX 30 MPH. BOTH AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT. BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, ENGINE COLLAPSED, CAUSING AN OIL SPILL.
NHTSA ID
720711
Incident
Mar 24, 2000
Engine
Filed Mar 13, 1999
VEHICLE BACKFIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST POWER WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. MANAGED TO MANEUVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN ISUZU DEALER. DEALER IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS A SHORTED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.
NHTSA ID
704406
Incident
Mar 6, 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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