FaultScore

Isuzu Impulse problems

Owners have filed 41 complaints about the Isuzu Impulse with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 1994. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Isuzu Impulse year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

84 85 88 89 90 91 94
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1994 1 1 0 Seat Belts
1991 28 1 1 Electrical System
1990 5 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1989 1 0 0 Electrical System
1988 1 0 0 Body & Structure
1985 4 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1984 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Isuzu Impulse

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 13 31.7%

Worst in 1991

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 22.0%

Worst in 1991

Engine & Cooling 5 12.2%

Worst in 1991

Other & Unspecified 4 9.8%

Worst in 1991

Seat Belts 3 7.3%

Worst in 1990

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.9%

Worst in 1984

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.4%

Worst in 1985

Brakes 1 2.4%

Worst in 1985

Body & Structure 1 2.4%

Worst in 1988

Lights 1 2.4%

Worst in 1991

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 2.4%

Worst in 1991

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Isuzu Impulse, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1995 peak 3 Apr 2004

Compare the Isuzu Impulse

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.