4.3% of complaints about the 1999 Isuzu Amigo came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.7 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (17 complaints), typically at 13.6 yr or about 146,000 miles.
ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2000 AMIGO AND MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 RODEO SPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK.
EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), THE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS.
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-2000 RODEO (UE) AND AMIGO (UA) MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L 4-CYLINDER ENGINES. THE TIMING BELT COULD BREAK BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CRANK BUT WILL NOT START OR THE ENGINE COULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.
THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
SOFT TOP SHRUNK DURING THE HOT SUMMER WEATHER AS A RESULT CARBON MONOXIDE CAME THROUGH THE CRACKS. CONTACTED DEALER; WILL REPLACE THE SOFT TOP. THIS IS A BRAND NEW DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE.
THE VEHICLE SOFT TOP CONVERTIBLE SHRUNK DURING SUMMER HEAT, RESULTING IN FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. YH
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU AMIGO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST AND BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE AND STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,447. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FOREMAN TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS STIKES ME AS ODD SINCE THE PROBLEM JUST RECENTLY BEGUN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK