1996 Isuzu Oasis (vo) 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 1996 Isuzu Oasis (vo), 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
- Airbags233.3%
- Brakes116.7%
- Driver assistance116.7%
- Seat belts116.7%
- Tires & wheels116.7%
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
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 1996 ISUZU OASIS MINIVAN. THE MECHANIC AT ISUZU SAID IT WOULDN'T RESPOND TO HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS COULD NOT BE COUNTED ON TO PROTECT US IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD COST $675 FOR THE PART ALONE, NOT COUNTING THE LABOR CHARGES. THE SRS UNIT IS A HONDA PART (THE OASIS IS THE HONDA ODYSSEY). MY MECHANIC TRIED TO GET THE PART FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND THE HONDA MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HONDA IS COVERING REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART IN THE ODYSSEY FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE NO RECALL OF THAT PART, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE FOR 1996 ODYSSEYS AND 1996 OASIS'S HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK I AM CONCERNED REGARDING OUR SAFETY IF OUR CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. I ALSO QUESTION WHY THIS SRS UNIT IN AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD HAVE BURNED OUT PREMATURELY REQUIRING SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR. CERTAINLY YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN TO THIS NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SRS UNIT IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 4/24/02 AND THE DEALER RESET IT. IT CAME BACK ON 5/9/02 AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT WERE ON.*AK
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
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AN AIR IS GETTING INTO THE BRAKES. ALSO, SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT IS STAYING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE BACK IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL. NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AN AIR IS GETTING INTO THE BRAKES. ALSO, SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT IS STAYING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE BACK IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE. *AK
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
WHEN GOING ON REVERSE (BACKING UP) AND I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE FRONT WHEELS MAKE A CLICKING SOUND THAT IS MORE OF A CRACKING SOUND. IT FEELS LIKE IF THE TIRES ARE GOING TO COME OFF. MY BROTHER WHOM ALSO HAD A MINI VAN LIKE MINE, EXCEPT HIS WAS A 1997 HONDA ODDISSEY NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE I HAD NOTICED MINE. ANOTHER FRIEND FROM CHURCH WITH A 1996 ISUZU OASIS SHARED THE SAME PROBLEM: (THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN GOING ON REVERSE) I DID NOT WORRY BECAUSE MINE DID NOT HAVE THAT CLICKING SOUND UNTIL JUST RECENTLY (AT 47,909 MILES). THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER SUSPENSION, WHEELS OR WHATEVER HOLDS THE WHEELS. WE DON'T FEELS SECURE ANYMORE UNLESS THIS IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT? THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, DANIEL MIRANDA.*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 .