2006 ISUZU NPR — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU NPR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTREME CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED HIS FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V704000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU NPR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ISUZU. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V704000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR SEAM IN A CERTAIN WAY IT SETS IN MOTION WHAT WE CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE" -- AN UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING DOWN DRAMATICALLY (USUALLY BELOW 30 MPH). IT FEELS LIKE SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL HARMONIC FEEDBACK LOOP IS SUDDENLY TRIGGERED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT INCREASES IN VIOLENCE AND INTENSITY AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK IS GOING TO FLY APART. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INTO AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. THE PROBLEM CAN BE MASKED WITH NEW TIRES BUT IT RETURNS, WELL BEFORE THE TIRES HAVE REACHED WHAT SHOULD BE THE END OF THEIR LIFE. IF YOU GOOGLE "ISUZU DEATH WOBBLE" YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMONLY OBSERVED PROBLEM WITH NO KNOWN SOLUTION. IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND IS ENDEMIC TO THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING, THE SUDDEN, UNPREDICTABLE ONSET, AND THE NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR SEAM IN A CERTAIN WAY IT SETS IN MOTION WHAT WE CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE" -- AN UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING DOWN DRAMATICALLY (USUALLY BELOW 30 MPH). IT FEELS LIKE SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL HARMONIC FEEDBACK LOOP IS SUDDENLY TRIGGERED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT INCREASES IN VIOLENCE AND INTENSITY AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUES FORWARD. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK IS GOING TO FLY APART. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INTO AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. THE PROBLEM CAN BE MASKED WITH NEW TIRES BUT IT RETURNS, WELL BEFORE THE TIRES HAVE REACHED WHAT SHOULD BE THE END OF THEIR LIFE. IF YOU GOOGLE "ISUZU DEATH WOBBLE" YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMONLY OBSERVED PROBLEM WITH NO KNOWN SOLUTION. IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND IS ENDEMIC TO THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING, THE SUDDEN, UNPREDICTABLE ONSET, AND THE NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU NPR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT PRESSURE WASHED AND PRIMED THE FRAME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LINE WENT OVER THE FRAME RAIL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT FIND A DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAD A REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SOME PARTS WERE ORDERED FROM JAPAN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ORDERS WERE ALL TAKEN, WHICH MEANT THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR A FUTURE ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.