57 of the
80 complaints filed about the Isuzu Vehicross
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
71% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2001.
57
Complaints
71%
Share of all complaints
0
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Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, WINDOW GLASS GOING DOWN AND UP MISALIGNED. EMISSIONS OF STRONG FUEL ODOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS A ROUGHLY 33K MILE VEHICLE, AND CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. THE "ISUZU RODEO SPORT SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEMS" CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM AS THEY SHARE THE SAME/MOST MECHANICAL FEATURES AND FACTORY EQUIPMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #10478820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1)REPEATED DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BINDING UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. 2)REPEATED MOISTURE LEAKAGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROM DOOR POST OR FIREWALL 3)REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OF CIRCUIT INCLUDING TURN-SIGNALS, BACK-UP LAMPS, WINDOWS, AND TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTOR.
NHTSA complaint #10163248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM, THEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICROSS OWNERS WHO HAVE IMPROPERLY BEEN CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10145539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DRIVERSIDE WINDOW HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES THEY STILL DON'T WORK. AT WWW.VEHICROSS.INFO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO EVER FIX THE PROBLEM NOR DO THEY HONOR IT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. MYSELF ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER VEHICROSS OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TOWARDS IZUSU TO RESOLVE THEIR WINDOW ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10145400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS THAT HAS A DRIVERS WINDOW PROBLEM, I RECENTLY FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL VEHICROSS YET THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS 800 DOLLARS WHICH IS NOT A GUARANTEE.
NHTSA complaint #10145424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN TWO 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS'S. I BOUGHT THEM USED 1 AND 2 YEARS AGO, RESPECTIVELY. MY FIRST ONE WAS PURCHASED WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE SECOND ONE WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. UPON PURCHASE OF MY FIRST ONE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. I'M SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH MY SECOND VEHICROSS AS WELL. MY FIRST VEHICROSS WAS FIXED BY A DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY, ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE ISSUE AGAIN PRESENTED ITSELF, AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. EVEN THEN, THE ISSUE REAPPEARED AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS. MY SECOND VEHICROSS HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW BINDING, AND TRACK MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING THE MOTORS TO WEAR. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM, THEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICROSS OWNERS WHO HAVE IMPROPERLY BEEN CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10145131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2001 ISUZU VEHICROSS AND WOULD LIKE ISUZU TO OWN UP TO A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COMES RIGHT BACK SOON AFTER THEY REPLACE THE "WINDOW REGULATOR". AT THE MOMENT BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE UNABLE TO ROLL UP WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE COLD OF ALASKA AS IF I NEED TO ROLL MY PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN I NEED TO LEAN INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER TO ROLL IT UP AND I FIND MYSELF DOING THIS AT UNWANTED/UNSAFE TIMES DUE TO THE COLD. ALSO IF A FRIEND IS IN THE CAR THEY TEND TO SMASH THEIR FINGERS IN THE WINDOW WHEN PULLING IT UP. I AM SICK OF ISUZU SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.... IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AS EVERY VEHICROSS I HAVE EVER SEEN HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! AND AS FOR THE INCIDENT DATE THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES (SINCE DATE I SAID WAS THE INCIDENT) SO THERE IS NOT JUST A SINGLE INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10145142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS HAS FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS AND TRACKS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE POWER MOTORS STRAIN TO POSITION THE WINDOWS IN THEIR "CLOSED" LOCATION. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO ASSIST THE MOTORS IN GETTING THE WINDOWS UP. IN MY OPINION THE FAULTY POWER WINDOW HARDWARE AND DESIGN MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHERS WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT ON A MORE SEVERE SCALE REQUIRING MULTIPLE REPAIRS COSTING 100'S OF DOLLARS EACH TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10145127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM LEASING A 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS. I HAVE HAD THE POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR EITHER BIND OR DROP DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DOOR. ONCE EVEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME MY WARRANTY HAS BEEN COVERING THIS DEFECT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE "REPAIR" DOES NOT LAST TOO LONG. I THINK MUCH OF IT HAS TO DO WITH A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.THE FIRST TIMEBOTH WINDOWS WERE EFFECTED AND I WAS AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES.THEN 36,000, 40,000 AND JUST RECENTLY (6/2005) AT 69,000 MILES FOR JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. I'M SURE THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ABOUT DUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN SO I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE THIS COMPLAINT NOW. I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MANY VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN REPAIRS AND THIS IS NOT FAIR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THANKS TO MY WARRANTY; I STILL WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
NHTSA complaint #10127827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWIS STARTING TO BIND AS IT GOES UP TO CLOSE PUTTING A SEVERE STRAIN ON THE WINDOW MECHANISM. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 39000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. ISUZU DENNIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM, THEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICROSS OWNERS WHO HAVE IMPROPERLY BEEN CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE JOINING THEIR RANKS.
NHTSA complaint #10127712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS FALL OUT OF THE TRACK WHEN BEING RAISED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GROWING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DRIVER SIDE ALWAYS REQUIRES ME TO GUIDE IT WITH MY FREE HAND UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS IS REQUIRED DAILY AS I EXIT PARKING GARAGES, DRIVE THROUGHS, ETC. I HAVE BEEN PINCHED HARD A FEW TIMES. IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS TO ATTEMPT THIS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING AS BOTH HANDS HAVE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL. OTHERWISE, I HAVE TO STOP IN MOVING TRAFFIC TO RAISE THE WINDOW, AND THAT SEEMS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. I FEAR THAT ONE DAY I MIGHT GET MY RIGHT HAND OR GLOVE CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE SWITCH TO LOWER THE GLASS BECAUSE I MUST KEEP MY LEFT HAND ON THE WHEEL. I MUST DISCOURAGE MY PASSENGERS FROM PUTTING THEIR WINDOW DOWN BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THEY WILL GET INJURED IF THEY ATTEMPT TO GUIDE THE WINDOW BACK UP WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE. IF THEY PUT THE WINDOW DOWN, I HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMEWHERE, EXIT THE CAR, AND ASSIST THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE TO RAISE THE WINDOW. I HAVE MET SEVERAL OTHER VEHICROSS OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THEY AGREE TO DO ANY REPAIRS, THEY LIMIT REPAIRS TO REPLACING THE PARTS WORN BY THE FAILED DESIGN OF THE WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I BELIEVE THIS SIMPLE PROBLEM PRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE DANGER TO BOTH THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS (CHILDREN!), AND THOSE THAT SHARE THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10118810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM (THE REGULATOR) FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAD IT LATER REPLACED BY THE DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I HAVE GIVEN UP GETTING IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT EVERY OTHER VEHICROSS OWNER I KNOW OF HAS.
NHTSA complaint #10118612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS: WIDOW BINDING PROBLEM. OEM POWER WINDOWS BIND ON THE FACTORY WEATHER STRIPPING. THIS OCCURS OFTEN. THERE IS SO MUCH FRICTION THAT THE WINDOW DRAGS AND BECOMES STUCK. THE DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED DISSASSEMBLED TO CORRECTED. IT CAN BE FIXED BY THE DEALER AND WILL START TO OCCUR AGAIN AFTER A MONTHS USE. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW.
NHTSA complaint #10118275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2001 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2001. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT I HAVE SINCE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND DEALER WANTED $800 TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE TO HELP IT BY PULLING ON THE WINDOW WHEN I AM RAISING IT. ONLY 4000 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED AND A LARGE PORTION OF THEM HAVE THIS WINDOW PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10118034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW 1/01. ON 1/15/03 @ 22,449 MILES THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $0 TO FIX AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT FAILED AGAIN SOON AFTER. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 46,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDOW MECHANISM, THEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICROSS OWNERS WHO HAVE IMPROPERLY BEEN CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10118018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPPERLY, BECOMING JAMMED ON THE TRACK WHEN GOING UP TO CLOSE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH MY TRUCK, SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH 32000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 77000 TWO YEARS LATER. ISUZU WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE WINDOW WILL FAIL WITH EVERY USE. AND IS A COMON UCCORENCE IN MANY OTHER VEHICROSSES.
NHTSA complaint #10118000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
(1) APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS FIRST DELIVERED NEW, THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO RISE SLOWLY WITH THE WINDOW BECOMING CROOKED IN THE TRACK. (2) (A) FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED 9/30/03. WINDOW CEASED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY; OFF THE TRACK AND RISING CROOKED. (B) SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED 10/14/03. WINDOW BECAME INOPERABLE ONLY HALF WAY UP THE TRACK. C) WINDOW CONTINUED INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED ON 10/27/03. (D) THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED 9/10/04. WINDOW BEGAN RISING IMPROPERLY. (3) (A) INSPECTED BY DEALER, NO REPAIR SPECIFIED. (B) WINDOW REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ALONG WITH SHIM REGULATOR. (C) REPLACED BOTH WINDOW RUNS. (D) WINDOW TEMPORARILY GLUED AS A FIX WHILE PARTS ARE ON SPECIAL ORDER. ON 9/27/04 THE WINDOW GLASS AND RUNNER REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOTE: NO PARTS WERE KEPT, ALL WORK DONE BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10117903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.