Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 Isuzu Hombre

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
37
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

37 filed
4
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    11
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
    7
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
    1
  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC Convertor
    1

Recalls

4 campaigns
03V210000·VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2003-06-02

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

RiskIF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.

98V150002·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1998-07-01

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.

97V008002·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1997-01-29

THE TOP COAT PAINT SEVERELY PEELS DUE TO OVERBAKING OF THE POWDER PRIMER PRIOR TO THE TOP COAT APPLICATION. SINCE THE WINDSHIELD PRIMER AND ADHESIVE ADHERE TO THE TOP COAT PAINT ONTHE WINDSHIELD OPENING FLANGE, THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING."

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT STAY IN PLACE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 212.

FixALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPURCHASED. THIS CAMPAIGN IS 100%.

96V059001·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1996-04-03

A BRAZILIAN DOMESTIC HEADLAMP WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED U.S. DOMESTIC ASSEMBLY. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: REDUCED LIGHTING FROM THESE HEAD LAMPS CAN CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES FOR PRESENCE OF THE AIMING PADS. IF THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY DOES NOTE HAVE THESE AIMING PADS, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA02006·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2002-05-31 → 2003-07-23

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

Led to recall03V159000

EA97004·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1997-02-28 → 1997-08-05

SEAT BELT WEBBING SEPARATION

Led to recall97V096001

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