2001 Isuzu Vehicross Visibility Problems

RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, WINDOW GLASS GOING DOWN AND UP MISALIGNED. EMISSIONS OF STRONG FUEL ODOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS A ROUGHLY 33K MILE VEHICLE, AND CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. THE "ISUZU RODEO SPORT SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEMS" CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM AS THEY SHARE THE SAME/MOST MECHANICAL FEATURES AND FACTORY EQUIPMENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478820

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

32,418 mi

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLOWS, TILTS FORWARD, AND WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170256

Incident

Oct 9, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS AND WOULD LIKE ISUZU TO OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK SOON AFTER THEY REPLACE THE "WINDOW REGULATOR". AT THE MOMENT BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE UNABLE TO ROLL UP WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE COLD OF ALASKA AS IF I NEED TO ROLL MY PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN I NEED TO LEAN INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER TO ROLL IT UP AND I FIND MYSELF DOING THIS AT UNWANTED/UNSAFE TIMES DUE TO THE COLD. ALSO IF A FRIEND IS IN THE CAR THEY TEND TO SMASH THEIR FINGERS IN THE WINDOW WHEN PULLING IT UP. I AM SICK OF ISUZU SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.... IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AS EVERY VEHICROSS I HAVE EVER SEEN HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! AND AS FOR THE INCIDENT DATE THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES (SINCE DATE I SAID WAS THE INCIDENT) SO THERE IS NOT JUST A SINGLE INCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145142

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

Mileage

30,000 mi

I OWN TWO 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS'S. I BOUGHT THEM USED 1 AND 2 YEARS AGO, RESPECTIVELY. MY FIRST ONE WAS PURCHASED WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SECOND ONE WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. UPON PURCHASE OF MY FIRST ONE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. I'M SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH MY SECOND VEHICROSS AS WELL. MY FIRST VEHICROSS WAS FIXED BY A DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY, ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE ISSUE AGAIN PRESENTED ITSELF, AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. EVEN THEN, THE ISSUE REAPPEARED AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS. MY SECOND VEHICROSS HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW BINDING, AND TRACK MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING THE MOTORS TO WEAR. 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. 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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145131

Incident

May 1, 2004

Mileage

11,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWIS STARTING TO BIND AS IT GOES UP TO CLOSE PUTTING A SEVERE STRAIN ON 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 39000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. ISUZU DENNIES 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 AND IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE JOINING THEIR RANKS.

NHTSA ID

10127712

Incident

Jul 6, 2005

Mileage

39,200 mi

BOTH POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. WINDOW WOULD JAM AND COME OUT OF THE TRACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FROM A DOWN POSSITION.

NHTSA ID

10127378

Incident

May 6, 2005

Mileage

48,465 mi

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT BOTH WINDOWS FELL OFF TRACK, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL UP THE WINDOWS BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10115819

Incident

Mar 24, 2005

I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAD IT LATER REPLACED BY THE DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I HAVE GIVEN UP GETTING IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT EVERY OTHER VEHICROSS OWNER I KNOW OF HAS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10118612

Incident

Sep 23, 2001

Mileage

5,600 mi

I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2001. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT I HAVE SINCE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND DEALER WANTED $800 TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE TO HELP IT BY PULLING ON THE WINDOW WHEN I AM RAISING IT. ONLY 4000 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED AND A LARGE PORTION OF THEM HAVE THIS WINDOW PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10118034

Incident

Apr 18, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

(1) APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST DELIVERED NEW, THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO RISE SLOWLY WITH THE WINDOW BECOMING CROOKED IN THE TRACK. (2) (A) FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED 9/30/03. WINDOW CEASED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY; OFF THE TRACK AND RISING CROOKED. (B) SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED 10/14/03. WINDOW BECAME INOPERABLE ONLY HALF WAY UP THE TRACK. C) WINDOW CONTINUED INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED ON 10/27/03. (D) THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED 9/10/04. WINDOW BEGAN RISING IMPROPERLY. (3) (A) INSPECTED BY DEALER, NO REPAIR SPECIFIED. (B) WINDOW REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ALONG WITH SHIM REGULATOR. (C) REPLACED BOTH WINDOW RUNS. (D) WINDOW TEMPORARILY GLUED AS A FIX WHILE PARTS ARE ON SPECIAL ORDER. ON 9/27/04 THE WINDOW GLASS AND RUNNER REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOTE: NO PARTS WERE KEPT, ALL WORK DONE BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117903

Incident

Sep 27, 2004

Mileage

34,657 mi

I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT LAST WEEK AND IT HAS 55000 MILES ON IT. IMMEDIATELY I DISCOVERED THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEEMED TO BE MIS ADJUSTED AS THE WINDOW WOULD POP OUT OF TRACK AS IT WAS ROLLED UP. UPON COMING INTO CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS , WWW.VEHICROSS.INFORMATION, 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 55, 500 MILES ON THE CAR, AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY NEAREST ISUZU DEALERSHIP. BUT THEY REFUSED TO RETURN MY CALLS. 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 3 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

NHTSA ID

10117901

Incident

Apr 12, 2005

Mileage

55,000 mi

WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP SMOOTHLY. THEY WOULD BIND, CAUSING WINDOWS TO APPEAR OFF TRACK AND STOP WHILE THE WINDOW MOTOR CONTINUED TO TRY TO RUN. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME FOR THE SECOND REPAIR OF BOTH WINDOWS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10117897

Incident

Apr 14, 2005

Mileage

35,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BINDING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. WINDOW 'SIEZED" HALFWAY UP IT'S TRACK, NOT WEATHER RELATED. PERFORMED A HASTY REPAIR IN PARKING LOT WITH BORROWED TOOLS. A FAILURE LIKE THIS WOULD EASILY RESULT IN WINDOW BREAKAGE. THANK GOD THAT IT DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FIRST OPPORTUNITY, DISMANTLED DOOR AND REPAIRED SOURCE -IMPROPER MECHANISM ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENT. RE-ALIGNED COMPONENETS AND LUBED WINDOW TRACK WITH SPRAY GRAPHITE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116549

Incident

Mar 19, 2005

Mileage

41,000 mi

THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BINDS AS IT GOES UP AND WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY WITHOUT HELP, SO I HAVE TO PUSH IT UP THE LAST 1/3 OF THE WAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE HELD IN THE TRACK FOR THE FIRST THIRD OF IT'S TRAVEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANYTHING OTHER THAN TEMPORARY FIXES. I DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116453

Incident

Apr 5, 2005

BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OUT OF THEIR TRACKS WHEN RAISING THE WINDOW. I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO HOLD THE PASSENGER WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET IT UP. THIS IS AN IMFAMOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS, *AK

NHTSA ID

10116410

Incident

Jan 17, 2005

Mileage

19,000 mi

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE DUE WINDOW TRACK MISALINGMENT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2004 UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS FAILING AGAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116213

Incident

Apr 1, 2005

FOR THE THIRD TIME MY ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS FAILED. TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWENTY OR MORE OTHER ISUZU VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10116058

Incident

Mar 29, 2005

Mileage

4,000 mi

THE SIDE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AND GET OUT OF TRACK. OWNER ANTICIPATES THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE USED AS A SECONDARY EXIT IF THE DOOR WERE TO BE STUCK IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115759

Incident

Mar 14, 2005

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP AND DOWN ON THEIR ON. DRIVER TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND FAILED TO DO SO. THEN, DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115497

Incident

Mar 21, 2005

PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT PROPERLY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN OR EVEN ALL THE WAY UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DEALERS CAN NOT FIX. *YD

NHTSA ID

897707

Incident

Aug 15, 2001