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Isuzu electrical system problems

Across all Isuzu models in NHTSA's complaint database, 414 complaints involve electrical system. The Rodeo accounts for the largest share (43%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Ascender with 36 electrical system complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
414 about electrical system, all Isuzu models
Most affected
Rodeo 43% of these complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 192 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
12 and 40

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Isuzu models

ModelComplaintsShare
Rodeo17743%
Ascender8621%
Trooper4310%
Oasis174%
Impulse113%
Amigo102%
Stylus102%
Axiom92%
Hombre92%
Rodeo Sport82%

Worst model years for electrical system

  1. 2004 Isuzu Ascender36 complaints
  2. 1998 Isuzu Rodeo31 complaints
  3. 1999 Isuzu Rodeo29 complaints
  4. 2005 Isuzu Ascender27 complaints
  5. 1995 Isuzu Rodeo22 complaints

Electrical system complaints by model year

Isuzu electrical system complaints by model year 0 28 55 1990: 4 '90 1991: 33 1992: 14 '92 1993: 9 1994: 21 '94 1995: 31 1996: 12 '96 1997: 14 1998: 51 '98 1999: 41 2000: 22 '00 2001: 29 2002: 13 '02 2003: 14 2004: 47 '04 2005: 28 2006: 14 '06 2007: 14 2008: 3 '08
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19904
199133
199214
19939
199421
199531
199612
199714
199851
199941
200022
200129
200213
200314
200447
200528
200614
200714
20083

Among the 192 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.