Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 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.

3
Open recalls
25
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
30
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

25 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    5
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3
  • VISIBILITY:REAR Window WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1

Recalls

3 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.

97V146002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1997-09-11

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4.3L ENGINES. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE CAN CONTACT THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE OIL PAN CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO WEAR TO THE POINT OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.

RiskBRAKE FLUID LOSS CAN REDUCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE OIL PAN AND THE BRAKE LINE. IF THE CLEARANCE IS 6MM OR LESS, DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL BRAKE LINE CLIP AND IF THERE WAS CONTACT BETWEEN THE OIL PAN AND BRAKE LINE, THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED.

97V096002·SEAT BELTS1997-06-12

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.

RiskIF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
RQ04002·SEAT BELTS:FRONT2004-02-18 → 2004-05-27

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RQ04002·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING2004-02-18 → 2004-05-27

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

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

← home