Owners have filed 59 complaints on the Isuzu VehiCross, covering 1999–2001. The system named most often is Visibility (49 reports). Worst years by volume: 1999, 2001, 2000; cleanest: 2000, 2001, 1999. On average the car was 4.4 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Isuzu VehiCross
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 59 VehiCross complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Visibility 49 Read
Right power window started to malfunction, window glass going down and up misaligned. Emissions of strong fuel odor whenever the vehicle is parked and the engine turned off. This is a roughly 33k mile vehicle, and carefully maintained. The "isuzu rodeo sport safety recall concerning fuel systems" can be attributed to…
The left and right side windows failed to roll up and down on their on. Driver tried to roll the windows up and failed to do so. Then, driver took vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the power motor needed to be replaced
The side windows on the vehicle do not roll up or down properly and get out of track. Owner anticipates that this could be dangerous because the windows cannot be used as a secondary exit if the door were to be stuck in an accident
Electrical System 3 Read
In rapid succession I noticed the failure of my turn signals, my cruise control, my power windows and my electronically controlled automatic transmission (shifting from 1st to 2nd is rough). In researching this on the vehicross. Info forums website, I read where other owners had the same problems and traced them to…
1)repeated driver's side window binding upon attempting to close. 2)repeated moisture leakage on driver's side from door post or firewall 3)repeated electrical shortage of circuit including turn-signals, back-up lamps, windows, and transmission mode selector
I presently own a 1999 isuzu vehicross with 54k miles on it. I purchased the vehicle in jan.,2004. After six months the electric passenger window failed to operate(the window always ran off track since I purchased the car and I would have to pull it by hand to close it). The driver's window is also begining to show…
Structure 2 Read
I own a 2000 isuzu vehi cross the frame is rusting out. I bought it in 1997 it had 91,051 miles the same materials as the rodeo were used I want to be reimbursed foe the value of the car as it is unsafe to drive
Windows fail to go up properly. Dealers deny problem or just replace regulators & problem recurs. Many owners experience this & some have had theirs in several times. Poorly designed lift mechanism. Isuzu is aware of problem but denies
Engine And Engine Cooling 2 Read
The consumer complained that the engine burned up while driving 55 mph due to excessive loss of oil. The dealer and the manufacturer were both notified. *ak the check engine light had come on, the engine froze and the vehicle lost all power while being driven n the highway. *sc
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…
Equipment 1 Read
I own a 2001 vehicross by isuzu. I bought it new six months ago and had only 14,000 miles on it. A few months ago the power window mechanism on the passenger's side had to be replaced due to a failure of the track alignment. At the moment I have 24,000 miles on the car and now the driver's side window is beginning to…
Service Brakes 1 Read
The contact owns a 2001 isuzu vehicross. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when the anti-lock brake system indicator light was illuminated. The ABS light then began to illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to two authorized dealerships where the contact was informed that the ABS module needed…
Power Train 1 Read
The automatic transmission range mode switch failed, causing the transmission to shift from drive into neutral as the vehicle is in operation. I feel that this is a possible safety issue, as failure of the transmission as higher speeds is not safe. Isuzu motors of america is aware of this and has failed to adequately…
VehiCross years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Electrical System,exterior Lighting,electronic Stability Control (esc) | — | — | |
| 2000 | Electrical System,visibility,structure | — | — | |
| 1999 | Electrical System,visibility | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 26 |
| Average complaints per series | 2.3 |
| Worst single series | 5 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.4 years |
A model average of 2.3 hides a worst series at 5. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the VehiCross?
By complaint volume, 1999, 2001, 2000 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which VehiCross years are the cleanest?
2000, 2001, 1999 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Isuzu VehiCross have?
59 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1999–2001. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.