FaultScore
See all results →
All makes Worst years, ranked Problems by part Analysis Problems by model year Recalls in Canada Recall lookup Compare two cars How we grade

FaultScore report

1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck with NHTSA between 1995 and 2011. The largest single group is the seat belts.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Isuzu Pickup Truck
—

Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

10

Complaints

2

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

2

Injuries reported

How 1989 compares with every other Isuzu Pickup Truck

Click any bar to open that year's report.

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

What breaks on a 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck

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

Seat Belts 4 40.0%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Brakes 2 20.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 20.0%
Suspension 1 10.0%

Median failure at 100,000 miles

Body & Structure 1 10.0%

Median failure at 100,000 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.

Nov 1995 peak 3 Feb 2011

NHTSA investigations into the 1989 Isuzu Pickup Truck

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA92018 Opened 2 Jun 1992 Closed 2 Apr 1993 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

HEATER CORE FAILURE

Complaints that involved harm

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

Edgewood, MD Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #981302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Edgewood, MD Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #981302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

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

at 100,000 miles Long Branch, NJ

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 ISUZU PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEEL FOR THE FRAME WAS SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER DISPOSED OF THE VEHICLE AT A RECYCLING AUTO WRECKER SERVICE. UPDATED 10/03/11 UPDATED 1/4/11

NHTSA complaint #10381408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles Long Branch, NJ

SUSPENSION:REAR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 ISUZU PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEEL FOR THE FRAME WAS SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER DISPOSED OF THE VEHICLE AT A RECYCLING AUTO WRECKER SERVICE. UPDATED 10/03/11 UPDATED 1/4/11

NHTSA complaint #10381408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Arlington, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FULLY RETRACT. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT BEGINNING TO FAIL TO RETRACT. WHEN EXITING VEHICLE, EXTENDED BELTS GET CAUGHT IN DOOR UNLESS MANUALLY RETRACTED.

NHTSA complaint #811730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kissimmee, FL

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #602471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kissimmee, FL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #602471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kissimmee, FL

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #602471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Edgewood, MD Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #981302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Edgewood, MD Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #981302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North Arling, NJ

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

WHEN APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE SOMETIMES DOESN'T RELEASE RIGHT . TT

NHTSA complaint #975881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hughson, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

BOTH SHOULDER BELTS EXTENDING FROM SIDE PANEL FAIL TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS. TT CONSUMER STATES BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN THE HOLDERS ON SIDE OF PICKUP. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #974807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.