2002 Isuzu Axiom

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON DECEMBER 23, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY THE CONTACT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY A TRUCK. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE ROAD PARTITION, AND CRUSHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISING FROM THE SAFETY BELT. THERE IS A RECALL, #02V213000 BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 02/28/06. *JB

2002 ISUZU AXIOM BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION LEAKING AND SLIPPING PROBLEMS AT 4, 0000 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER AS TO HISTORY OF THESE TYPES OF COMPLAINTS, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. ALSO CONTACTED ISUZU, AND THEY WOULD NOT EITHER, STATING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT NHTSA AS THIS WAS CONSIDERED INTERNAL INFORMATION NOT TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, WHEN DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR A BRAKE JOB ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS I KEEP GETTING A SHUDDERING FEELING AS IF I AM HAVING BRAKE FAILURE. UPON THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REVIEWING THE BRAKES WEAR, WAS ADVISED TWICE THAT THEY DO NOT NEED REPLACING AS TO THE WEAR CONDITIONS. ALSO HAVE FOUND REPEATED COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OVER THIS SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT PROBLEM OR CORRECT AS TO WARRANTY!*AK

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

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

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

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

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

CAR PURCHASED 11/2002. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, REPLACED. SINCE REPLACEMENT ONLY GETTING 13-15 MILES TO THE GALLON. TOOK CAR IN 3 TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH LATER CAR STARTING RATTLING, THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR BY THE SEAT STATES IN DRIVE BUT THE DASH STATES D3 OR NUETRAL DEPENDING IF THE GEAR IS UP OR DOWN. I ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY DASH HAS THE CORRECT GEAR AND NOT TO GO BY MY HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF SEAT. NOW TODAY, MY CAR STARTS SMOKING AND MADE A RATTLING SCREACHING NOISE AND IT IS MY AIR COMPRESSOR. ALSO, THE BRAKE JUMP WHEN IT IS WET AND IS VERY SCARY WHEN I BRAKE AND I AM AFRAID THAT CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY GET CAUGHT UNDER THE SEAT AND WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE STRAPPED IN YOU ARE NOT SINCE THE PLACTIC PIECE CATCHES UNDER THE SEAT. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOP MY BRAKES AND WAS PUSHED FORWARD, THIS HAPPENS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THIS CAR IS AWFUL. I HAVE OWNED 5 DIFFERENT CARS IN MY LIFE AND THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2002 AND HAVE HAD LESS THAN 3 YEARS.