Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 0302S003 | 04/01/2003 | 10001775 | Rough idle after start, and/or a service engine soon (ses) light. *tt | 06/25/2003 | |
| 0301S001 | 02/01/2003 | 10001399 | Engine/balance shaft rattle sound. *tt | 05/02/2003 | |
| SB9801L010 | 11/01/1998 | 6092455 | Subject regarding rocker arm cover service campaign. some customers may comment about increased engine oil consumption and having to add oil between oil changes. *tt | 12/07/2000 | |
| 9801L008 | 07/01/1998 | 602257 | Preventing premature main bearing failure. *yc | 10/20/1998 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| SB0001S006 | 05/01/2000 | 614128 | Some customers may comment on backfire during crank / start; no start; slow or hard start / crank; grinding or unusual noises during crank / start; cracked or broken engine block at the starter boss; broken starter drive housing; and broken | 09/28/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| 0403S001 | 02/01/2004 | 10006665 | Service engine soon (ses) light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0420 set. *tt | 05/07/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 isuzu hombre. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph in rainy weather, the windshield wipers failed. also, while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and all of the instrumental panel lights were illuminated. the contact was able to restart the vehicle after waiting a few minutes. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 isuzu hombre. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph in the rain the windshield wipers had failed. also while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle had stalled and all the lights on the instrumental panel had illuminated. the vehicle was able to restart after waiting a while. the vehicle had not been insepcted by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| The consumer was driving, when all of a sudden the vehicle stalled. the consumer tried to restart the vehicle but was unable to do so. the consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic informed the consumer that the camshaft sensor needed to be replaced. please fill in additional information.*jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/2002 | 40000 | 3 | 05/26/2002 |
| 1998 isuzu hombre 4x4, 5spd, 4.3 liter there are multiple ares that need to be addressed. 1. the parking brake does not keep the vehicle from rolling backwards on even the smallest hills. 2. the passengers seat will not latch after it has been pushed forward then back into position. it must be slammed to get it to latch 3. the cooling system is inadequate. on hot days with ac on it will overheat while going up hills or going off road. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/14/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated that she could not keep oil in vehicle. oil just leaves the vehicle without any trace of leakage on the ground or otherwise. took vehicle to the dealer many times, and they kept telling her that there was nothing wrong with vehicle. consumer could not go anywhere without carrying oil with her, and spent at least $200.00-$300.00 on having this vehicle checked. *ak | |||
| 08/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle consumed an excessive amount of oil. the dealer stated the engine needed to be worked on. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/25/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Mechanics informed me 1) isuzu is responsible; 2) isuzu used chevrolet engine without informing me; 3) isuzu has not responded since being notified on 2/24/2001 | |||
| 03/24/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Head-on collision at approx 30 mph. both air bags (driver and passenger) failed to deploy despite the severity of the impact. bumper detached from the vehicle, engine collapsed, causing an oil spill. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 03/06/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle backfired several times and lost power while passing another vehicle on a two-lane road. managed to maneuver to side of road. engine would not restart. had vehicle towed to an isuzu dealer. dealer identified the failure as a shorted crankshaft position sensor. | |||