1998 ISUZU OASIS Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU OASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU OASIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAS TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WHICH WAS ONLY RELATED TO HONDA VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN THE RECALL AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONSEQUENCE THAT WAS IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,510. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF

1998 ISUZU OASIS: CAR STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART, REPAIRED AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR IGNITION SWITCH, THIS SWITCH IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN #02V120000 ON 5-16-2002 (ISUZU DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL). THE LOCAL REPAIR STATION IS WHO INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER IN BEDFORD, OHIO, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SWITCH UNDER THIS RECALL. THEREFORE I HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION COSTING ME $334.16. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAIN ISUZU AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THANK YOU, MARGIE MAZUR *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SUDDENLY SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE, EVERYTHING WENT BLANK, THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE OFTEN UNTIL THE CAR COULD NOT START. I HAVE TRACKED IT TO THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE I HAD TO SOMETIMES HOLD IT HALFWAY IN STARTING POSITION IN ORDER TO START THE CAR OTHERWISE IT WOULD NOT START (IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START) I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE AND IN FACT IN FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR IGNITION SWITCH, I CALLED HONDA DEALER FIRST AND THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CAR AND STATED TO CALL ISUZU MOTORS BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD THROUGH THEM. I CALL ISUZU MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT IN FACT THIS IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT THE END OF 2002. I SPOKE WITH THE REP ABOUT THIS ISSUE CLAIMING THAT OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THEY HAVE...