1999 Isuzu Vehicross Problems

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS THAT HAS A DRIVERS WINDOW PROBLEM, I RECENTLY FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL VEHICROSS YET THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS 800 DOLLARS WHICH IS NOT A GUARANTEE. *JB

MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DRIVERSIDE WINDOW HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES THEY STILL DON'T WORK. AT WWW.VEHICROSS.INFO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO EVER FIX THE PROBLEM NOR DO THEY HONOR IT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. MYSELF ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER VEHICROSS OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TOWARDS IZUSU TO RESOLVE THEIR WINDOW ISSUE. *JB

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS WITH 107,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER GIVEN TROUBLE UNTIL NOW. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUS ABOUT OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES IF NOT SOONER. I HAD AN COMPLETE OIL CHANGE 2 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY SAW OIL LIGHT FLICKERING AND ADDED 2 QTS OIL IMMEDIATELY. DROVE A COUPLE BLOCKS AND SAW OIL LIGHT FLICKERING AGAIN. PULLED INTO GARAGE AND THEY SAID "BONE DRY"! ADDED 3.5 QTS OIL RIGHT THEN. DROVE LESS THAN 1 MILE ONTO EXPRESSWAY ENTRY RAMP- CAR STOPPED DEAD RIGHT THERE! - I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED BY SEMI BEARING DOWN BEHIND ME AT 55 MPH. LUCKILY I ESCAPED WITH MY LIFE BUT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE: ON THE EXPRESSWAY FOR EXAMPLE AND I WOULD TODAY BE DEAD. CAUSE: SEIZED ENGINE FROM LACK OF OIL. TWO WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND ONLY AN HOUR AFTER 5.5 QTS OIL HAD BEEN ADDED: BONE DRY AGAIN. I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ISUZU OWNERS AND THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE. I TOLD ISUZU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST ME. COST OF NEW ENGINE TO ME: $5,500! I HAVE LOAN ON THIS CAR FOR $6,600 ALREADY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER IS AGAIN LEFT STRAPPED TO DEAL WITH THIS FAULT MANUFACTURING. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL. *NM

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED UP WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DUE TO EXCESSIVE LOSS OF OIL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ENGINE FROZE AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE BEING DRIVEN N THE HIGHWAY. *SC *JB

WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP PROPERLY. DEALERS DENY PROBLEM OR JUST REPLACE REGULATORS & PROBLEM RECURS. MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS & SOME HAVE HAD THEIRS IN SEVERAL TIMES. POORLY DESIGNED LIFT MECHANISM. ISUZU IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT DENIES. *AK

I PRESENTLY OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS WITH 54K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN.,2004. AFTER SIX MONTHS THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE(THE WINDOW ALWAYS RAN OFF TRACK SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT BY HAND TO CLOSE IT). THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS ALSO BEGINING TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ISUZU IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINT AND THE PROBLEM IS WELL PUBLISIZED. THE VEHICROSS IS A LIMITED PRODUCTION VEHICLE(LESS THAN 5,000)BUT THE RATE OF FAILURES REPORTED IS EXTREMELY HIGH. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FAILURE. I HAVE NOT SPENT ANY MONEY FOR REPAIRS YET BUT MAY BE FORCED TO SPEND AS MUCH AS 3 TO $400.00 PER WINDOW BECAUSE OF, WHAT I BELEIVE, IS A FACTORY DEFECT. AT THIS TIME ISUZU MAKES NO PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT COVERING ANY REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

I OWN A 1999 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 469 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $800 TO FIX. 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 29,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. 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.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RANGE MODE SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AS THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AS FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AS HIGHER SPEEDS IS NOT SAFE. ISUZU MOTORS OF AMERICA IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE ISSUE.*AK