2001 Isuzu Isuzu Truck Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Isuzu Isuzu Truck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine233.3%
- Brakes116.7%
- Fuel system116.7%
- Tires & wheels116.7%
- Visibility116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
TO START WITH WE GOT AN EXAUST LEAK.THEN ON HIGHWAY LOST POWER PULLED OVER NOTICED ENGINE ON FIRE. TRUCK STILL STARTS BUT WE WILL NOT MOVE IT.GAS IS LEAKING ON EXAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE IS COMING OF ENGINE WHEN STARTED. GOT TOWED TO A A SHOP. *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL VALVE CRACKED AND STARTED TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ROTORS WERE WORN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. MODEL NAME BL15000. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
TO START WITH WE GOT AN EXAUST LEAK.THEN ON HIGHWAY LOST POWER PULLED OVER NOTICED ENGINE ON FIRE. TRUCK STILL STARTS BUT WE WILL NOT MOVE IT.GAS IS LEAKING ON EXAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE IS COMING OF ENGINE WHEN STARTED. GOT TOWED TO A A SHOP. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU BOX TRUCK MODEL NPR. THE VEHICLE HAS YKS ALL SEASON RADIAL 235/85/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT FAILED ON THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 27, 2007. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT. THE RACK ALIGNMENT ON THE WINDOWS IS STARTING TO MIS ALIGN AND CAUSE FATIGUE AND STRESS UPON THE WINDOW MECHANISM. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM, THEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICROSS OWNERS WHO HAVE IMPROPERLY BEEN CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK ============
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .