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2000 Isuzu Hombre problems

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the 2000 Isuzu Hombre with NHTSA between 2000 and 2009. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 4 of 4 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Isuzu Hombre All 2000 cars

FaultScore 40/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Isuzu Hombre.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

44,327 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.

Complaint volume — 20: Against the median year of the Isuzu Hombre. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100: 21.4% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 0: 0% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 2000 compares with every other Isuzu Hombre

Click any bar to open that year's report.

43 27 58 14

96 97 98 00

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 2000 Isuzu Hombre

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Brakes 3 21.4%

Median failure at 44,327 miles

Airbags 3 21.4%

3 crashes, 0 fires · median 116,700 mi

Engine & Cooling 2 14.3%

Median failure at 44,327 miles

Equipment & Accessories 1 7.1%

Median failure at 44,327 miles

Wheels 1 7.1%

Lights 1 7.1%

Steering 1 7.1%

Electrical System 1 7.1%

Median failure at 44,327 miles

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 7.1%

Median failure at 44,327 miles

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Feb 2000 peak 6 May 2009

Recalls on the 2000 Isuzu Hombre

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 2000201 19 Sep 2000 10,752 units in Canada

Other

Certain vehicles may have incorrect payload information on the vehicle certification label. The payload shown on the label is greater than the maximum validated payload. If the vehicle is loaded to the incorrectly labeled payload, it may not ride and handle in the manner expected by the operator and could lead to loss of vehicle control and and/or an inability to stop the vehicle within expected stopping distances. Correction: Dealers will install a new label, directing operators to their owner's manual for payload information.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Filed 20 May 2009 at 116,700 miles Austin, TX Crash

AIR BAGS

I WAS IN A COLLISION AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR SQUARELY WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10269523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 16 Jul 2002 Sherrills Ford, NC Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL AND SIDE COLLISIONS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #8014011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 16 Jul 2002 Sherrills Ford, NC Crash

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL AND SIDE COLLISIONS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #8014011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 20 May 2009 at 116,700 miles Austin, TX Crash

AIR BAGS

NHTSA complaint #10269523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.