2002 Isuzu Axiom

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN DEPRESSED WHILE GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. *AK

• 12/27/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIRCrash

  WAS TRAVELING 5MPH & HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES, IN THE RAIN, WHICH FAILED. VEHICLE RAN INTO BACK OF SCHOOL BUS. HAD SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT. HAD INSURANCE ADJUSTOR COME IN AND TOOK VEHICLE FOR TEST DRIVE. DECLARED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. TS

• 12/15/2003· AIR BAGS,TIRESCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. GOODYEAR, SIZE P235/65R17, DOT# UNKNOWN. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE, BUT HIS SON RAN OVER SOMETHING AND BLEW THE TIRE. *AK

• 12/14/2009· STRUCTURE

  2002 ISUZU AXIOM BEGAN RATTLING AND SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE I WAS ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. I HEARD A HORRIBLE SOUND, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED, AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE WHOLE FRAME HAS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT, ALONG WITH THE WHOLE LEFT TRAILING ARM. HE STATED, "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND YOU'RE LUCKY YOU WEREN'T KILLED." I CALLED ISUZU, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS ROT AND RUST IS CAUSED BY SALT ON OUR ROADWAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS!! *TR

• 12/09/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/09/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS....*AK

• 12/04/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 AXIOM ISUZU ENGINE BLEW UP ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. RESULT IS NEED FOR ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. *TR

• 12/03/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON/OFF INTERMITTENLY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD FAILED. TS

• 12/02/2005· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING - AT APPROX. 31,000 MILES ON MY ISUZU AXIOM THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT COOL AT IDLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY WERE HAPPY TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS THEY CLAIMED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR BEING REPLACED (I.E. DRYER, ETC.) FOR A MERE $1,600.00. I WAS NOT HAPPY SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD THE A/C FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE LOCAL ISUZU REP AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AT NO COST. I FELT THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS SO NEW AND HAD SUCH LOW MILEAGE THAT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. NOT!!! THE LOCAL ISUZU REP EVEN WANTED ME TO PROVIDE SERVICE RECORDS (OIL CHANGES, ETC.) ON THE VEHICLE SO THEY COULD BE SURE I WAS MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE AS I SHOULD. I ASKED WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. THEY REALLY HAD NO RESPONSE. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP MY CAR TO TAKE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP FOR ANOTHER OPINION AND AS I WAS PICKING UP THE CAR I WROTE ON THE WINDOWS WITH SHOE POLISH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE BAY. I WROTE "ISUZU DO NOT BUY ONE!" THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP WAS STANDING OUT THERE AND SAW ME. I AGAIN EXPRESSED HOW MAD I WAS WITH ISUZU'S SORRY PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKED ME TO COME INTO HIS OFFICE. HE CALLED THE LOCAL ISUZU REP AND SPOKE WITH HIM BRIEFLY AND THEN ISUZU DECIDED THEY WOULD ONLY CHARGE ME $635.00 FOR THE A/C WORK. I WAS STILL NOT HAPPY BUT HAD THE WORK DONE ANYWAY. ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND THE WARRANTY IS A JOKE! I FEEL THAT ISUZU SHOULD REFUND ME WHAT I PAID FOR THE A/C WORK SINCE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART IN MY VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BRAKES - WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION AND GRINDING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF I AM SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM TO BE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ASKED ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND THE ANSWER WAS NO. I CAN SAY THAT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS ISUZU PRODUCT. *JB

• 11/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH...THE SWITCH IS BROKEN IT HAVE FORE PLAY BACK N FORTH...WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN RUNNING YOU CAN FOREPLAY WITH THE KEY BACK N FORTH...WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT....THE KEY CAN BE TURN TO POSITION 3 THE RADIO AND WINDOWS AND DON'T COMES ON....BUT TURN THE KEY BACK BETWEEN 2 POSITION THE ENGINE STILLS RUN AND THE RADIO COMES ON AND THE WINDOWS AND HEAT COMES ON.........IT HAVE A HEAVY HIT IN THE REAR SUSPENSION WHEN IT GOES IN POTHOLES ARE OVER A BUMP. *TR

• 11/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  2002 ISUZU AXIOM REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFTER MECHANIC STATED EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR. *NM

• 11/16/2010· STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE IT LOOSE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ... BUT IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ... THUS I NOW HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TALKED TO ISUZU DEALER AND THEY SAID TO FIX IT IF IT WAS ONLY THE SHIFTER THAT BECAME MISALIGNED WOULD COST $100 OR WORSE CASE IT COULD COST AS MUCH AS $500. *TR

• 11/16/2003· SUSPENSIONCrash

  ISUZU AXIOM 2002. MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO JAMES RIVER FREEWAY IN SPRINGFIELD, MO FROM HWY 65 N. IT WAS RAINING BUT HER SPEED WAS LESS THAN 40 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND THE SUV SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND SENT US DOWN A BOULDER EMBEDDED EMBANKMENT OF ABOUT 30 FEET. THE SUV BOUNCED OVER THE BOULDERS AND CAME TO A REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OUT, TWO RUINED TIRES, AND THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY RIPPED FROM THE FRAME. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: THERE WAS NO PRACTICAL REASON FOR THE SUV TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE SUV HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. I THINK THERE IS TOO MUCH TORQUE FOR THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. *LA

• 11/10/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE SUV IT HAS BEEN LOSING OIL CONSTANTLY THERE IS NO LEAKS AND THE DEALER WANTS ME TO DO NUMEROUS TEST THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR BUT THIS STILL NOT BE ABLE TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM. IT ALSO LIKE OTHERS SLIPS WHEN RAINING OUTSIDE AND EVEN WORSE WHEN ITS SNOWING. ANOTHER REOCCURRENCE IS ITS ACCELERATES TO MUCH WHEN I PRESS THE GAS IT TURNED THE CORNER AND IT ACCELERATED NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND A FOUL ODOR CAME OUT OF NO WHERE IM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *JB

• 11/09/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SO SEVERELY CORRODED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/09/2003· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  CAR VIBRATES AT HWY SPEEDS (USUALLY AROUND 70 MPH). HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED 7 TIMES, TIRES REPLACED, FRONT BEARINGS REPACKED, ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

• 10/20/2003· TIRESCrash

  ON 10/17/03, I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WITH A SMALL HILL WHEN MY 2002 AXIOM SKIDDED, FIRST TO THE RIGHT, THEN ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE PATH OF A CAR CAUSING A COLLISION. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO GO INTO A SKID TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. ON 10/02/03, MY DEALER CHECKED A SCREECH IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. UPON MY QUESTIONING HIM, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE. ON 9/17 I ALSO SKIDDED THE EXACT SAME WAY. IF I COULD PUT THESE 2 SKIDS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, THEY WOULD MATCH PERFECTLY. *LA

• 10/20/2003· TIRES

  ON 9/19/03, I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WITH A SMALL HILL WHEN MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM SKIDDED, FIRST TO THE RIGHT, THEN ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THERE WAS REALLY NO REASON FOR MY CAR TO SKID. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE ONE WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SKID. ON 10/02/03, MY DEALER CHECKED A SCREECH IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. UPON MY QUESTIONING HIM, HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE. *LA

• 10/18/2009· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK COMPONENT DRIVERS SIDE FROM FRAME DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSED VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES, IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, NO COLLISION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, SPEED WAS 30-35MPH, RAIN, CRANBERRY HIGHWAY RT 28 IN WAREHAM MA, VEHICLE IS 2002 ISUZU AXIOM, APPROX, 115,000 MILES, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE MORE THAN NORMAL AMOUNTS OF CORROSION ON FRAME AND COMPONENTS, VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR AT TOWERS SERVICE CENTER,606 MACARTHUR BLVD, RT28 POCASSET MA 02559 ONCE THIS VEHICLE IS INSPECTED ON A LIFT I EXPECT THERE WILL BE OTHER ISSUES TO ADDRESS. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS DUE TO TRAVEL TO THE STATE OF RI AT 60-65MPH BY MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AT URI. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THAT SPEED THESE VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO CORROSION AND SHOULD BE CAREFULLY INSPECTED, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THE DEALERS ARE FAR AND FEW BETWEEN THEY NO LONGER PRODUCE PRIVATE VEHICLES JUST COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, ONE MIGHT ASK WHY. THANK YOU, I SHALL GET IN TOUCH WITH A DEALER ABOUT THIS AS IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY PLEASE CHASE THIS COMPANY DOWN I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AGAIN THANK YOU FOR HELP. *TR

• 10/18/2006· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  ALSO HAVE LOUD CREAKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT, RIGHT, OR GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. PROBLEM FIXED ONCE OUT OF 4 DEALERSHIPS THAT WERE TRIED. NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER SERVICE TECH TIGHTENED BOLTS CONNECTING THE CROSS BAR/BEAM TO THE 2 LONG TORQUE BARS THAT RUN DOWN THE LENGTH OF VEHICLE. AFTER 1 MONTH, PROBLEM CAME BACK, WAS FIXED AGAIN, AND THEN CAME BACK AGAIN. AFTER 4 REVOLUTIONS OF THIS, PROBLEM PERSISTS TODAY. VEHICLE'S FRAME FELT "TIGHTER" WHEN MAKING TURNS DURING THE PERIOD WHERE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AS COMPARED TO WHEN THE NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE LONGER THE NOISE EXISTS, THE "LOOSER" THE FRAME FEELS, AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, A "TAR-LIKE SUBSTANCE" HAS BEEN SEEPING OUT OF ALL 4 DOORS SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2004. THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM SAYS THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM FROM MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS, THE SUBSTANCE IS USED TO SECURE A "VAPOR SEAL" INSIDE EACH DOOR PANEL, AND ISUZU WILL NOT WARRANTY THE CLEANING OR REPLACING OF IT. ESSENTIALLY EXACTLY LIKE TAR ITSELF, IT MELTS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED UNDER DIRECT SUN. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY, IT BECOMES UNAVOIDABLE WHEN LOADING/UNLOADING PASSENGERS OR, IN OUR CASE, SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. IT HAS RUINED THE CARPET, MANY OF OUR CLOTHES, AND GIVEN US GREAT HEARTBURN. WHY WON'T ISUZU WARRANTY THE CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS FAULTY MATERIAL? MOST ALL MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOME TYPE OF VAPOR/WATER SEAL AND YOU WILL NOT FIND TAR LEAKING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES. *NM

• 10/14/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, TO HAVE TAIL PIPE REPLACED WHEN THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE BOTTOM CHASSIS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

• 10/09/2010· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM NORMALLY TO WORK. I PARKED IN A DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PARK ON THE 4TH FLOOR. MY CAR HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CLIMBING THE RAMPS AND FINALLY STOPPED CLIMBING AT THE 3RD FLOOR. I LEFT MY CAR ALL DAY AND DROVE HOME AFTER WORK, TAKING ALL SURFACE STREETS AND AVOIDING HILLS. THE NEXT DAY I CAREFULLY DROVE TO MY MECHANICS SHOP AND(THEN THE CHECK TRANS & CHECK ENG LIGHTS CAME ON) WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING OR REBUILDING. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AM HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF ROUGHLY $3,300. FORTUNATELY THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AS IT IS NORMALLY THE FAMILY CAR DRIVEN BY WIFE. SO BASICALLY THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, THERE ARE NO LEAKS OR SMOKE OR SMELL. AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE. WE DID TAKE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ITS LAST TRANS SERVICE AND HAD APPOINTMENT TO GET A TRANS SERVICE 3 DAYS AFTER IT FAILED! *TR

• 10/04/2010· STRUCTURE

  DURING A NON RELATED SERVICE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP POINTED OUT THAT THE FRAME OF MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WAS CORRODED SEVERELY ENOUGH THAT HE BELIEVED IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. (AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PERFORMING THE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED SERVICE REPAIRS). THE FRAME HAS HUGE HOLES AROUND THE REAR AXLE CONNECTING ROD, AS WELL AS LONG CORROSION RELATED SPLITS IN THE FRAME IN THE AREA WHERE IT CROSSES OVER THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. AS I NOW UNDERSTAND, THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED UTILIZING THE ISUZU RODEO MODEL FRAME, WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 109,000 MILES, AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OTHERWISE...BODY, INTERIOR, ETC. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS INDICATE THE NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE FRAME WOULD BE MORE THAN THE VEHICLES VALUE . I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF SOME OF THE MENTIONED AREAS, AND UNFORTUNATELY AGREE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THAT I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR WITH DESIGN DEFICIENCIES, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 10/03/2011· STRUCTURE

  BACKED UP INTO A POLE AT DUNKIN DOUGHNUTS- AT LESS THAN 5MPH , UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE COMPLETE BUMPER ASSEMBLY WAS ROTTED , THERE WAS NO BUMPER REBAR OR VERY LITTLE OF IT LEFT, THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, IT SHOULD ALSO BE EXPANDED AS PART OF THE SUSPENSION RECALL ON THIS VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE 02-04 AXIOMS. I HAVE GONE TO NUMERIOUS SALVAGE YARDS & CALLED FOR A REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY ONLY TO FIND OUT PLASTIC COVERS O.K. BUT THE REST ROTTED OUT. IN MY INCIDENT I TOOK OUT BUMPER COVER , REAR HATCH & GLASS , YOU WOULD EXPECT LESS DAMAGE AT THIS SLOW SPEED. THANK GOD THIS WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND FROM ANOTHER CAR. I WOULD RECOMEND AN INVESTIGATION OR EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT RECALL TO INCLUDE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY. *TR

• 10/02/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  1. 8,000 MILES TO CURRENT BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN TRAVELING AT 30+ MPH. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. 2. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY ONLY ALLOWS RETRACTION REGARDLESS OF THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED OR NOT. 3. 46,539 MILES FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 1/2 TANK ONBOARD COMPUTER SHOWS LOW FUEL AND FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CORRECTED. 4. 57321 MILES INTERMITTENT SLUGGISH ACCELERATION (INTERMITTENT SINCE 20,000 MILES) COMBINED WITH INTERMITTENT INCORRECT TIMING SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALER RELUCTANTLY REPLACED PISTON SEAL COVER UNDER DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. 2ND OPINION PRIVATE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE LEAKING SEAL. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED REMAINS UNRESOLVED AS OF 10/2/04. FRIEND PURCHASED SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF MY PURCHASE BOTH FROM ROBBINS ISUZU, HUMBLE TEXAS AND HAS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS ONLY HER BRAKING PROBLEM RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ISUZU DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

• 10/01/2010· POWER TRAIN

  CAR HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT. OBVIOUSLY A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS. $2500 LATER AND IT STILL DOESN'T DRIVE RIGHT. *TR

• 10/01/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STEP ON THE BRAKE PAD THERE WAS NO BRAKES MANAGE TO STOP AND THE WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AGAIN THE ABS SYSTEM LOCK. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NLM

• 09/28/2014· SUSPENSION

  PRIOR DAY BEFORE THE BRAKE, I HAD NOTICED A SWAYING/SWINGING IN REAR END OF MY CAR WHILE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD ROAD OR I HAD CHANGED LANES NOT WELL. DIDN'T DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY. SATURDAY MORNING I WAS ENROUTE TO PICKUP THE GRANDKIDS TO ATTEND A FREE KIDS HOME DEPOT WORKSHOP, I LEFT MY HOME AND TURNED 1 BLOCK LEFT TO TRAVEL THE ROUTE I NORMAL TAKE TO THEIR HOME. I GO UP A L HILL AND AFTER I CREST THE HILL I HEAR THIS LOUD CLANK NOISE. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING SO I PULL OVER AND CHECK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, SAW NOTHING. I GOT OUT AND CIRCLED MY CAR AND AFTER COMING BACK AROUND, ON THE DRIVER REAR I NOTICED A BAR HANGING DOWN. SO I GET DOWN AND LOOK TO SEE THIS BAR RUNNING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE IN FRONT OF MY BACK REAR TIRE TO DANGLING DOWN FROM WHERE IT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN FROM CORROSION AND RUSTED FROM THE FRAME OF MY CAR. I WAS 3/4 BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE WHERE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I TOOK PHOTOS AND SHOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT, THAT IT APPEARED THAT A STABILIZATION BAR HAD BROKEN IT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. I LIVE IN IOWA AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2008. THEY DO SALT AND SAND THE STREET DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I AM WRITING TO SEE OF WHAT ASSISTANCE I CAN RECEIVE TO REMEDY MY CURRENT SITUATION DUE TO THE RECALL INVOLVING SUSPENSION CORROSION. I DO THINK THAT I HAVE THE SEVER CASE WARRANTING ISUZU BUYING BACK MY CAR. I EAGERLY AWAIT A REPLY FROM YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 09/26/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  I BOUGHT MY ISUZU AXIOM IN NOV 2002. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL HAZARDOUS DEFECTS. 1) IN MAY 2005, AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 20-30 MPH, NO LONGER ACCELERATING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNT UP. AFTER TWO TRANSMISSION FLUSHES THE TRANSMISSION STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY AFTER GETTING ISUZU INVOLVED, DID THE DEALERSHIP HONOR THE WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THREE WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK. THE SAME DAY IT SUDDENLY SLOWED AGAIN, NOT ACCELERATING PAST 20 MPH AND IT SLIPPED/SPUN ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHTS. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MAIN OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED. AFTER THAT IT WORKED WITH INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF SLIPPING/SPINNING WHEN ACCELERATING. IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME SLOWER TO ACCELERATE WHEN PASSING, CHANGING LANES. IN SEPT. 05 THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AGAIN, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE GOING UP A HILL, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN, FOR THE THIRD TIME! WHAT GOOD IS ISUZU AXIOM'S 10 YEAR/120,000 MILE WARRANTY IF THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT SUDDENLY AS I DRIVE IT? THE WARRANTY WON'T PREVENT ME FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. IN ADDITION IT HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS. 2) SEPT. 04 THE TIMING BELT CRACKED AT 44,000 MILES, NEEDING REPLACED. PER THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE IT SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED UNTIL 100,000 MILES. 3)JUNE 04, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS METER DIPPED TO EMPTY AFTER JUST FILLING UP. THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACED. 4)JUNE 04, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER. 5)MARCH 04 AND OCTOBER 04 THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPACKED AND NOW NEED FULLY REPLACED DUE TO BARELY PASSING SEPT 05 STATE INSPECTION. 6)THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SKIDS TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN THE RAIN. *JB

• 09/26/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS HEAVY VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/24/2019· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR LOWER AXLE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AXLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,941.

• 09/22/2005· SUSPENSION

  VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THEM BALANCED 3 TIMES. I ALSO HAD THEM REPLACE THE TIRES AGAIN. FRONT HUBS WERE LEAKING AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS TRUCK IS NOT STABLE. *JB

• 09/22/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO POWER DOWN MODE. WE HAD IT TOWED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT SET A CODE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. WHEN YOU LET THE TRUCK COOL DOWN THE LIGHT GOES OFF. THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING. *JB

• 09/14/2006· STEERINGCrash

  LOSS OF STEERING, CAR WENT INTO DITCHES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. WHICH EVER FRONT WHEEL GRABBED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SUV WENT THAT DIRECTION. THEN BACK ON THE ROAD , ACROSS IT AND INTO A EMBANKMENT AND BACK ONTO THE ROAD. FINALLY ROLLING TO A STOP BECAUSE THE DRIVER WAS AFRAID TO RE-APPLY THE BRAKES. DRIVER INJURIES WERE TO HIS KNEES, BACK AND CHEST. THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE DAMAGE TO THE SUV WAS FIXED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WITH THE OK OF ISUZU. LEAVING THE CALL OF THE PART BEING DEFECTIVE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY ARE NOW FIGHTING IT. *NM

• 09/02/2016· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH 84,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEFECT THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO MENTION OTHER ISSUES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, STARTER FAILING TO START RIGHT AWAY

• 09/01/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTRARTED VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE EPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 09/01/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK

• 08/31/2010· STRUCTURE

  TOTALLY RUSTED FRAME AND SUSPENSIONS, FAILED STATE OF MAINE INSPECTION 7/27/10 , NOT DRIVABLE/ COMPONENTS FALLING OFF. 2002 AXIOM ISUZU. *TR

• 08/21/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF OVER DRIVE. *TR

• 08/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER ISUZU'S MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AT VISTA ISUZU FOR A MINOR TRANSMISSION LEAK ON 8/8/07. ON THIS DATE I DROVE CAR FROM THE REPAIR SHOP AND AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP THE CAR LURCHED AND THE REAR AXEL LOCKED UP SENDING THE CAR IN AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TO LEFT SWERVE. SURROUNDING CARS AROUND ME WERE BARLEY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO VISTA FORD AND LATER I CONTACTED THEIR REPAIR SHOP MANAGER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY THE CAUSE, AND I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT ALL FORWARD GEARS WERE SHREDDED AND THAT GEAR MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND THAT A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION UNIT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE INCIDENT. *TR

• 08/19/2005· TIRES

  DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE FOR ISUZU, THEY CAME AND CHANGED THE TIRE BUT THE SPARE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE WENT FLAT ONCE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS A ISUZU, AXIOM. *AK THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE NEW SPARE TIRE WHICH HAD A CUT. REFER TO: ODI#10122081 *SC

• 08/14/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

• 08/13/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE SERVO COVER HAS CAME OFF AND ALL THE FLUID IS LEAKING OUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF PEOPLE REPORTING TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS AND FAILURES IN THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP REPAIRS. THANK YOU. *TR

• 08/11/2010· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING US TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY PRODUCED AN ESTIMATE OF 7600. FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE & WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL IT BROKE AWAY. *TR

• 08/06/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME OF THE CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST CORROSION. HOLES ARE DEVELOPING IN THE MAIN FRAME DIRECTLY UNDER SUSPENSION AND BODY MOUNTINGS. FRAME REPAIR IS LIKELY MORE THAN MARKET VALUE OF CAR.

• 08/02/2004· TIRESCrash

  VEHICLE SPUN OUT ON 2 OCCASIIONS ON WET ROAD DUE TO POOR TRACTION OF GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES.*AK

• 07/31/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,TIRES

  WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (SAME DAY) WE NOTICED A VIBRATION. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES, AND ON THE WAY HOME WE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. (09/04/02). WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY WERE INFORMED. ON 9-19-02 IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR AXLE AND AXLE BEARING AND REPLACED A TIRE AND IT WAS NOT FIXED AGAIN. ON 9-20-02, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE PROBLEM WORSENED, AND WAS NOW INVOLVING THE BRAKES. IT WAS BROUGHT IN ON 10-11-02 AND THEY FOUND REAR BRAKE PADS HEAVILY GLAZED, DRUMS WARPED AND THEY CLAIMED WE MAY HAVE DROVE W/THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON (ITS AN AUTOMATIC, AND WE DID NOT). NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE INFORMED THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THE ISUZU REP TOLD US THAT AS FOR AS HE WAS CONCERNED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND HE WILL NO LONGER TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS TED RUSSELL ISUZU DEALERSHIP IN KNOXVILLE, TN. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WE MOVED TO ALPHARETTA, GA AND THE PROBLEM GOT EXTREMELY WORSE (BRAKES). WE BROUGHT IT TO CARL BLACK ISUZU. THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AGAIN THEY FOUND THE REAR AXLES WERE OUT OF ROUND, BRAKES OUT OF ROUND, AND TURNED BOTH ROTORS. THIS WAS FOUND ON FEB. 27 2003 AND WAS CHANGED ON MARCH 18, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME WAS AROUND 12,000. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 18,000 MILES AND OF COURSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN BACK FOR A WHILE, BUT THIS TIME THE ABS LIGHT IS NOW ON. WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NOW. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE ALONG W/OUR 2 CHILDREN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE...... *PH **CONSUMER REQUESTS CALLBACK FROM ODI INVESTIGATOR**

• 07/30/2002· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON I270 IN ST.LOUIS, MO. A SEMI- TRUCK DOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH STRUCK US IN THE REAR AND FORCED US INTO THE PICK UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE SQUARE FRONT TO REAR IMPACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN MY VEHICLE BROKE, TWISTING THE PASSENGER TO THE SIDE, FACING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

• 07/28/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS PARKED UNTIL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE FOR THOSE CONSUMERS IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,195. UPDATED 10/01/2010. *LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB