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1998 Isuzu Hombre

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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53Owner complaints

Model-year median: 31

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
23Engine And Engine Cooling
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Air Bags
3Electrical System
3
All reported categories
Equipment
3Parking Brake
3Seats
2Structure
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Power Train
1Service Brakes
1Steering
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

24 reports with mileage · 29 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Steering complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 6, 2000
Steering

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT ANCHOR PROPERLY. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THE SEAT SLIDES BACKWARDS. ALSO, WHEN SITTING STILL, IF I EXTEND MY LEGS, THE SEAT SLIDES BACKWARDS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HE SAID SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPORTED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHIC…

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THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT ANCHOR PROPERLY. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, THE SEAT SLIDES BACKWARDS. ALSO, WHEN SITTING STILL, IF I EXTEND MY LEGS, THE SEAT SLIDES BACKWARDS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HE SAID SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAD BEEN REPORTED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN MANUFACTURING AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND THE SEAT HAS MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE TEMPORARILY LOST TOTAL CONTROLL OF THE VEHICLE. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP ON 5/7/00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS REPORT FOR FUTURE RECALL CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY W. BRUCE MCDONALD &AJ

NHTSA ODI #722347

Official recalls

1

97V208002 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood

Nov 25, 1997

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. AN ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS CLIP CAN MELT AND DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE CLIP MATERIAL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN IGNITE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITE OTHER COMBUSTIBLE COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS ARE CONTACTING OWNERS BY TELEPHONE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THE DEALER CAN REROUTE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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