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1999 Isuzu Amigo suspension problems

17 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1999 Isuzu Amigo, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
146,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 1999 Isuzu Amigo Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 146,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 146,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 146,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Contact was driving down a side road at 20MPH when the contact heard a loud clunk and immediately lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle spun out of control and onto a curb where once stopped they were able to drive it into a parking lot but only in four wheel drive. Once inspected, it was determined that the rear part of the frame was so badly rusted that the rear driver side trailing arm and mount broke off the frame causing the rear axle to shift back in forth uncontrollably.

Reported at 175,000 miles, April 2012 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 isuzu amigo. While driving, the contact experienced difficulty controlling the vehicle. The contact pulled over, looked under the vehicle, and noticed the suspension on the rear driver's side had rusted off the vehicle. The contact was able to safely drive the vehicle home. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 172,000.

Reported at 172,000 miles, December 2019

Other problems reported for the 1999 Isuzu Amigo

Suspension problems in other years

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Suspension problems across all Isuzu models