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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005055326 | Incident Date: Feb, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH BEND | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: VEHICROSS | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JACCN57X4X7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1999 isuzu vehicross with 107,000 miles on it. it has never given trouble until now. i have always been meticulous about oil changes every 3,000 miles if not sooner. i had an complete oil change 2 weeks ago. yesterday saw oil light flickering and added 2 qts oil immediately. drove a couple blocks and saw oil light flickering again. pulled into garage and they said "bone dry"! added 3.5 qts oil right then. drove less than 1 mile onto expressway entry ramp- car stopped dead right there! - i could easily have been killed by semi bearing down behind me at 55 mph. luckily i escaped with my life but it could have happened anywhere: on the expressway for example and i would today be dead. cause: seized engine from lack of oil. two weeks after an oil change and only an hour after 5.5 qts oil had been added: bone dry again. i'm told this is a common problem for isuzu owners and that the company does not stand behind what they make. i told isuzu about this problem but they refuse to assist me. cost of new engine to me: $5,500! i have loan on this car for $6,600 already and cannot afford to put in a new engine. the consumer is again left strapped to deal with this fault manufacturing. this needs to be a safety recall. *nm |
