ISUZU VEHICROSS · model year

2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS

21 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2000ISUZUVEHICROSS carries 21 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 VEHICROSS is visibility:power window devices and controls with 12 filings, followed by latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch (1) and seats (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 5 investigation files overlapping the 2000 VEHICROSS. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

21
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

21 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS12
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
SEATS1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
STRUCTURE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1

Recent Complaints

20101002STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

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. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

20060724VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

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. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

20060724STRUCTURE

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. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

20060724ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

20051218VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL ISUZU DOCUMENT MENTIONED ABOVE. IF THERE IS, AS IT APPEARS, A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WI

Mileage: 20,000

20050707VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED

Mileage: 61,700

20050707VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I AM LEASING A 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS. I HAVE HAD THE POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR EITHER BIND OR DROP DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DOOR. ONCE EVEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME MY WARRANTY HAS BEEN COVERING THIS DEFECT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE "REPAIR" DOES NOT LAST TOO LONG. I THINK MUCH OF IT HAS TO DO WITH A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.THE FIRST TIMEBOTH WINDOWS WERE EFFECTED AND I WAS AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES.THEN 36,000, 40,000 AND JUST RECENTLY (6/2005) AT 69,000 MILES FOR JUST THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. I'M SURE THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ABOUT DUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN SO I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE THIS COMPLAINT NOW. I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MANY VEHICROSS OWNERS THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN REPAIRS AND THIS IS NOT FAIR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THANKS TO MY WARRANTY; I STILL WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

Mileage: 26,000

20050417VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW 1/01. ON 1/15/03 @ 22,449 MILES THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $0 TO FIX AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT FAILED AGAIN SOON AFTER. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 46,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- I

Mileage: 22,449

20050412VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW THREE YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AS WELL IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILU

Mileage: 26,000

20050405VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT USED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE 65,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO OWNED ANOTHER 2000 VX THAT WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY FIRST ONE, AND THIS NEW ONE HAS HA THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL, AND THE PASSANGER SIDE IS FAILING DUE TO A TRACK ALIGNMENT ISSUE. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. I UNDERSTAND ISUZU DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT

Mileage: 65,000

20050405UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT USED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE 65,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO OWNED ANOTHER 2000 VX THAT WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY FIRST ONE, AND THIS NEW ONE HAS HA THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL, AND THE PASSANGER SIDE IS FAILING DUE TO A TRACK ALIGNMENT ISSUE. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. I UNDERSTAND ISUZU DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT

Mileage: 65,000

20050404VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I HAVE A CONTINUING POWER WINDOW MECHANISM PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING BOTH WINDOWS. IT WAS FIXED ONCE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SICE THE VEHICLE WAS NMORE THAN THREE YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. THROUGH A USER GROUP, I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THE WINDOW PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON. ISUZU DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK

20050330VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I BOUGHT AN ISUZU VEHICROSS AND FOR THE FIRST MONTH, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. 6 WEEKS AFTER MY PURCHASE, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME COMPLETELY OFF TRACK. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 3 SEPARATE TIMES, AND NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE IS STARTING TO FAIL. ISUZU CLAIMS IT IS NOT A DESIGN FLAW, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR MECHANICS AT VARIOUS DEALERS AND THEY'VE ALL ADMITTED TO THIS BEING A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH ISUZU WON'T DEAL WITH. *AK

Mileage: 500

20050330VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $500.*AK I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS CURRENT & PREVIOUS OWNERS THROUGH A WEBSITE ONLINE. I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH WINDOW FAILURE IS RAMPANT WITH THE ISUZU VEHICROSS. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR MORE TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE RATE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL IS

Mileage: 15,000

20050330VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THE WINDOWS OF MY 2000 ISUSU VEHICROSS CONSTANTLY BIND UP. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOWS JUST TO GET THEM TO ROLL UP. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS A SERIOUS ANNOYANCE!*AK

Mileage: 55,000

20050328VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1) NORMAL USE 2) THE FAILURE WAS IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS, AND IT HAS MADE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN FINE, BUT WONT ROLL BACK UP. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN I AM GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I CAN'T GET MY WINDOWS UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS RAINING HERE IN THE SEATTLE AREA. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE YET, BUT IT IS AN A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF MY VEHICLE, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS. THE ISUZU COMPANY HAS DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THERE WINDOWS, BUT IS EVIDENT THERE IS ONE. 3) I WAS TOLD BY AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP IN TACOMA, WA TO SPRAY SILICONE IN THE TRACKS OF THE WINDOWS. IT DID HELP FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, THEN THE PROBLEM GOT EVEN WORSE. IT SEEMS THAT ISUZU IS TURNING ITS BACK ON ITS CUSTOMERS. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

20050326VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I OWN A 2000 VEHICROSS BY ISUZU. I BOUGHT IT NEW FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRACK ALIGNMENT. *AK IT COST ME $800 TO FIX. UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED VEHICROSS ENTHUSIASTS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS TYPE OF WINDOW FAILURE IS EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES -- I.E., THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN, SOMETIMES THREE OR FOUR TIMES. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS BY ISUZU THAT DO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THERE WAS A LIMITED DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR -- SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 4000 PLUS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD -- IT APPEARS THE WINDOW FAILURE

Mileage: 26,000

20020412VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

VISIBILITY OF REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE POOR. WHEN CHANGING LANES THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A VEHICLE CAN BE NEXT TO YOU. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

20011025VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

BLIND SPOTS ARE TERRIBLE. YOU CANNOT "SHOULDER CHECK" WHEN DOING LANE CHANGES BECUASE THERE IS A NO WINDOW. THE SMALL WINDOW PROVIDED IS BLOCKED BY THE HEADREST OF THE PASSENGER. THE REAR WINDOW ARE TOO SMALL AND TOO HIGH TO BE USEFUL TO SEE ANY VEHICLES BEHIND YOU. VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING.*AK

20011015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF VEHICLE DOES NOT CLOSE CORRECTLY. DOOR WILL STAY AJAR AT TIMES, DOOR CLOSES BUT IS "OFSET" AND WHISTLES. DOOR IS NOT FLUSH WITH CAR. *AK *YH

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS have?
The 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS has 21 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS?
The most-complained component for the 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS is VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS with 12 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH and SEATS.
Is the 2000 ISUZU VEHICROSS safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.