Not what you expect from a new Ute. Sure. Ill weigh it all up again when that time comes. That is a shocking story, and one that you should be rightfully upset about. Ive heard some sketchy things about these safety features, and people are using blacked out business cards to stop the sensors from working to overcome it. Yep, were happy with Amaron. Regards. 2018 Dmax Ive had my 2017 LS 2WD Manual D-max for nearly a year now and got it as an ex-lease vehicle with only 27,000 k on the clock. casting looks very strange almost all the teeth where missing chunks and the cast looked flakey. Very disappointing. Im also waiting for my aircon to fail, but no issues so far. If this post comes across as saying the Dmaxs are not a good vehicle, I apologise. The Dmax came with a tow bar, genuine aluminium bull bar, reversing camera and tub. Auckland nz here. All services, bar one, have been undertaken by Isuzu Dealerships and I have been very lucky to have had good servicing, well, in the main. I've been a Toyota fan for a long time. View. Recently returning to NSW from Queensland, I had to obtain a Blue Slip for registration and the guy that did it (Isuzu Dealer) said the only thing wrong with my car, was that there was nothing all wrong with it. I had 2 petrol v6 Toyota Utes prior to these. Thanks for the comment. Just keep pushing. Ive had the rear differential pinion seal replaced under warranty as it was leaking, and the 4 front body mounts that were cracking and deforming. I would speak to an automatic transmission specialist, and probably get an OBD2 reader to monitor the temperatures. Emma , Hi Aaron, I am hoping this is a simple fix. Yes, they have their issues, as Ive shared, but most are relatively minor (although still unacceptable) compared to the major gearbox failures, injector replacements, DPF failures, engine failures and so forth that happen on a regular basis to other brands. Took it out for a drive, stopped on the road and put it P then when I went to put in D it went to N and now i cant get it out of N. Its a mystery to me. Above all, I just want to thank you for your contribution and honesty. All that said, I take on board the comments re the inner guard issue as this is not the first report of the issue that I have heard, and I will ensure this is inspected at the 230k service. Dmax lift kit problems are always going to be accentuated because of this, and you need to be careful going too high. A lift can mean the vehicle has stronger springs and so flex won't increase, other springs with greater/higher set but not so weight holding may increase it a little. Im told that the body mounts are too soft and wear/fail too quickly and if they arent replaced then you end up with the cracking. Catchcan from Flashlube. We have a 2018 DMax. I am going to have all these things kept under a watchful eye This vehicle is my bread and butter and cant afford it to be off the road unsechelued! I specifically bought the older version Dmax. Realistically, if you have a DPF you should consider it a consumable, which is a shame as they arent cheap. It is absolutely useless. Just pondering now how I take advantage of any warranty claim, without there being a glaring fault. Hi Aaron, I would be too! I understand the towing capacity and power on the new model is far superior? When the first model comes out, they often update it and correct issues in the next version. Do you not think you could get a van under 2500kg that would tick the boxes? I believe their has been a firmware update for the safety side of things on the BT50/Dmax which makes it react a little less harshly, and Ive heard good things about it so far. Either way it is still annoying and expensive. Customer in need of Parts for lift kit. Engine/gearbox point of view. Got into a 2019 dmax and am at 29,000 km turbo going on this one aswell, starting the nice siren noise. This has been an extremely stressful time. I have a 2017 d max. Our Dmax had the aircon fail just recently, and cost $1400 to be fixed (which I did get covered by warranty). I tow a boat and sometimes a caravan. That said, our replacement 4WD from the 80 Series Land Cruiser was an Isuzu Dmax; a step in a very different direction. Maybe 2023 I will have it back (on the upside, I have learnt that public transport isnt as bad as I thought). They then said the car has too many modifications including lockers (their words) and that Pedders re-manufactured my vechicle and to take it up with them. I do not know how someone could justify spending 70K on an X Terrain these days and be happy departing this that amount of cash. This lowers the likelihood of shock fade meaning that you maintain handling response and therefore safety, no matter where you drive your D-Max - all thanks to your Supashock lift kit. Aaron. Ive just recently seen much heavier duty options which sleeve the thread to prevent this, and will be keeping an eye out on it, and driving with care. Have had the EGR, TURBO, REAR SEAL x3, AIR-CONDITIONING replaced (as mentioned in the previous comments) all fine and well now. BTW Fantastic Blog, useful and entertaining! awesome reliable vehicle. Hes running an auto locka, and installed 2 aftermarket ones, which are basically made of cheese. Often they snap in the worse possible position on a track. I dont know how many of these have been covered by warranty, but often by the time you reach those sort of kilometres the warranty is long gone. The reasoning was simple; a DPF (or DPD as Isuzu calls them) is just another thing to go wrong, and I know Isuzu have issues with them in their trucks (despite being one of the better DPFs on the market today). Once the car is turned off and back on the warning light disappears (traction control light) and I can drive away no problem. (In most cases). Re the cracks Bluetooth hands-free phone is really poor, I just use headphones it is what it is. Not good enough Isuzu; absolutely no leg to stand on in your defence. Have you spoken to Isuzu about it? Neither I or insurance at the time knew it was a common issue. We live in Perth (no longer working since 2017 yippee!!) Aaron. However thats a long list of shortcomings? Weve had a number in the past. I wouldnt mind so much if I didnt depend on my vehicle for work and for the long weekend trips into Central NSW to visit family. Of course, theyve come about in order to meet environmental emission regulations, so they are here to stay. It is a manual first up gear box was replaced under warranty. so far, i do not have problem like you wrote above. I have a 2021 extra cab 42, 15000km from new. 2" IMS lift Kit installed onto a 2019 Isuzu D-MAX. Ive seen a few cases of this, but again know plenty of people who give them a lot of work and have never had a problem (and neither have I). At the 40k service the wetness was observed, they ordered in the parts and at the 50k service it was corrected. So, now going for 2nd hand centre and if no issues will do the locker at a later date. Only Holdens incompetence with common rail diesel injection destroyed an otherwise perfect vehicle. The turbo has been replaced and the air conditioner piping replaced under warranty. Hey mate. Id join some of the Isuzu pages and get first hand feedback from other owners. If you took the time to read a bit more carefully, youd see that I clearly mentioned the body mounts, in the paragraph right underneath. I understand you had the transfer case seal repaired under warranty, but I was wondering if you had any idea how much it would cost out of warranty? Are you looking at the figures after each alignment? If your truck has been lifted make sure the lift kit you have is a spindle style kit not a control arm drop. If the steel is incorrect, its not going to fix that, and Isuzu would certainly have a greater leg to stand on if you did end up with cracking. Thanks for the update. You dont hear of the good reviews, but its worth weighing it all up. I agree with the drive train sympathy. I have found the best way to replicate the problem is to hold the gearbox in manual mode 1st gear, accelerate reasonably hard, then back off the throttle and let the vehicle slow down using mainly compression until gently using the brakes to come to a complete stop, once the vehicle stops---THUD! Ford dont offer a cooler and the dealer wont fit an after market one. I hear they are quite hard to come by. 1. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. Ill be driving along and just go into limp mode. Keep bouncing the front end and youll end up in broken CV territory very quickly. Ive never heard of the crank snapping unless its running serious power, but I assume its all standard. Tray of Drifta drawers as our bed base. Yep, this is a pretty well known issue. Their frequency of the issue is now 3-4x a day. I have a 2012 (start of the batch in the article) starting from new and with 315,000km on it now, doing a combination of on/off road. Ive towed a A-Van Aspire 499 (H/T), and while it is a light-weight unit, I always new it was on the back of the car, however I was never in a hurry to get to where I was going. Ive had numerous problems with mine so got rid of it. The front can only flex through it's design range anyway. I might suggest you look into the types of steel used; Im told that during the manufacturing process some sheet metal was mislabelled and some of the panels that crack were made from much harder steel than they should have been, and are not a suitable material for their location and application. Dirty fuel had to take fuel tank out and flush it out thought about another filter. Dmax lift kit problems are always going to be accentuated because of this, and you need to be careful going too high. So let's go through why I feel this is an absolute quality bit of kit. With 285,000 kays on those CVs, I'm not mad. A single cab would certainly be amazing for room! Weve also fitted a transmission cooler to care for our Automatic Transmission, after the temperatures were getting a bit too hot for my happiness, but this is not uncommon for a lot of new 4WDs that are working hard. Really disappointed and I hope this post saves at least one other person from this fate. I have a 2018 DMax and have a love hate relationship. In terms of engine reliability, an EGR and a DPF are not a great idea. I do love my MUX and its bells and whistles but gee I hope thats all that is going to go wrong this early in the piece! If you keep it light weight, and dont change the tyre size to anything bigger you should be able to do it all legally and reasonably well. Yep, the solution to the hands free is to swap it out. You might already know that cars and vans are super expensive and have long lead times right now. Some people have broken CVs with factory tyres and no lift. I asked my local dealer about this and they were about as helpful as you would expect. So far so good. Any lights on the dash? Interesting over view, i jumped from a 2002 2.8 izuzu turbo rodeo 400000 km, which by the way never let me down into a 2018 d max 42 , had 2 factory recall, the last being the rear springs replacement, now completed 80,000 km no issues , about to trick the ute up a bit and take it where most would not venture in a 2 wheel drive so will be interesting to see if i have issues. Linds. The panel beater in Alice told me he deals with the cracked inner guards once a month and said it will happen again and get rid of it. I have a spare CV. Luckily my previous insurer involved with the initial repair paid me a cash settlement of $10k to pay for the repairs luckily. I have just purchased a 2008 D-Max with 200K km on it. Unreliable. To be fair, there are more on the road too, so its somewhat expected. Vehicle cost ($40,601) Our Isuzu Dmax was $40,601 including GST, delivery to our door (from the Eastern States) and includes 12 months registration and stamp duty here (it came with no plates). I think the replacements on mine were about $800 including labour, and they covered it, as they should on yours as well. The seal itself is cheap (from memory about $15) each, and doesnt take more than 30 minutes to replace. Customer was 10 provinces away from where work was originally done, made phone call to company that initially done the job, got phone numbers and spoke to someone from BDS lift kits right away. A lot of people fit older model diffs with the same ratio, but they have an LSD and technically make your vehicle illegal. Its similar in many ways to mine, and it sounds like youve put plenty of thought into making something that will do what you need it to. Have recently had installed an Alphatech Superstorm piggyback computer to the ECU, including dyno tune. Very helpful to keep in mind. Turned out to be diff. Please note this post is my opinion only, and its up to you to do your own, independent research. Im more than happy to share my opinion, but dont base your decisions off them without doing extensive research elsewhere. I noticed that you have an Amaron battery under the bonnet. FYI, Ive been a qualified mechanical fitter for many years, so your comment is rather amusing. The only things i like about this car are Getting anything from overseas is a disaster at the moment, and Isuzu will be caught up in it like everyone else. The guards crack due to the body flexing and vibrating. Not good regarding the fuel economy either; it will be interesting to see if it improves. Steel bullbar, Aluminium canopy, rear battery, fridge, free wheeling hubs (my CVs will last forever!). Would I look at alternatives? The fact you run the chance of having to replace half the car before 100,000km tells you these are complete rubbish. I hope Isuzu will stand by their claim that they are the best farm Utes around, which is why we decided on purchasing it over others models. Regular price $1,010. These are being replaced under warranty, but it takes time and means you are without a car for a while, and some people are on their third or fourth turbos! These motors are supposed to do 500,000km without any issues according to their sales spiel. Regards Tim from Tassie. I have a 2016 D-Max and having a lot of problems with all the fuses there is far to many I blew a auto transmission fuse and the reverse lights don,t work it is confusing, now I have to replace the timing chain adjuster the chain looks ok.I hope others don,t have problems and good motoring. its bad when i use it to call people and they answer with their mobile its rubbish. I really like the D-Max, and hope to get a long run out of it. 2020 dmax 1.9L rz4e less than 5,000km on the clock, the rear main seal is leaking. Check this out Dmax Evaporator Failure. If you can prove the paint wasnt done right from the factory they should have no leg to stand on. That, and dont hop the vehicle; as soon as it starts to bounce, stop and re-think what you are doing. Tom. It can happen during an 8hr drive or 2min into a school pick up run and doing any speed. Looks like we wont be until the vehicle is sorted. A rear diff lock makes a big difference in these, and I suspect we will end up with one down the track. But the car is so poorly built i wouldnt be surprised if theres a hole in the reservoir somewhere. I got my Dmax a 40K service 2or3 weeks ago the fuel filter light came on about a week before service, it cost me $1400 to fix . Then EGR stuffed up. If your going to make a statement like that back it up with facts not BS. If you see a broken Dmax on the side of a 4WD track, theres a pretty high chance the two front wheels are pointing inwards towards each other. I have always been interested in the dmax as I am not brand loyal either, so have seriously considered buying one. Fitting bigger tyres to your 4WD; what should you consider? They make great vehicles, and I'd happily own most of their range. Just collected my 2019 MUX from the dealer after returning it on a tow truck! Hopefully your local dealer is helpful. Isuzu make a solid, simple, and low-frills 4WD as you point out and we bought them for truck reliability. Mate of mine in the industry showed me the finger spacing and the fact that the marks were under the duco. I feel like that is the source (and hope). New car ownership shouldnt suffer the issues you have; not much fun! However, they are the most common issues people face in this model range, Just bought a 2nd hand dmax. Turbo has gone At 175k and 95% highway running only. Have you had any issues with it? Every week there are a couple posted online about turbos that start to wail like a police or ambulance siren, or put the vehicle into limp mode. How come you sold the Y62? Obviously this is more susceptible to fatigue and is more likely to crack. Either way, a new clutch shouldnt be a hugely expensive bill, and hopefully Isuzu share some of the responsibility, Thank you Aaron, It takes more than a cover version of a Fleetwood Mac song to build a tough 4WD. Hi Aaron There are no consistency to cause the error. The very comfortable seat. We are taking Isuzu to VCAT and I have spent thousands of my own dollars getting an engineers report. Your review seems to bear this out. Catch can also approx 250ml Might be worth considering a second hand motor too. It will be interesting to see where Bannister Law takes this. Ive been on various Facebook pages of different makes and models, and the Isuzu 4WD pages seems to have very, very little issues overall. Weve got some big plans which will see it used a lot more shortly too. Each vehicle is set up differently, with different weights in different areas. Stephen. & have a 2009 Prado (since 2012) and a light non-offroad caravan ( tare 1450 kg, fully loaded 1800 kg) since 2018. now on over 90k kms and about 20k of that was on some pretty rough roads touring N.T. Great turning circle for a ute. Ive seen your comments a few times online; youve built up quite the rig. I started the application in May. We prefer going off-grid in national parks & free camping in the bush over caravan parks. I would say 55,000km is not how long a clutch should last for. Replaced EGR under warranty, clutch at 200k, 2 transfer case actuators (water ingress),otherwise excellent. At the time of purchase, Id heard of a couple of turbos going on the newer model with the DPF, and since then I have heard of a huge number. Youve probably already realised that everything has its drawbacks, and you have to make a compromise somewhere. i have the same 16 model as i didnt want dpf either, the only problem i have had was a weeping transfer case seal fixed under warranty twice. Another quote came back and said the diff drop and spacers were illegal and wouldn't supply it. Rear main seal was replaced under warranty no other problems to date . Cracks have shown on vehicles of various ages, with and without rough driving and bull bars. Towing capacity; a simple guide to keep you legal, 42 tips for 4WDing; the ultimate how to drive a 4WD guide, 20 things you should never do in a 4WD recovery. Only you can answer that! Hi Aaron, No problems with cracking guards, body mounts, turbo, diffs, gearbox (manual), transfer case, oil leaks, tie-rod ends, DPFnothing! The new panels are different parts. Great economy, does what you need it to and no issues! I would absolutely disagree with them being cheap and nasty, and there are thousands of happy owners; you dont have to look too far to find them either. I dont know what the future holds, but I have no doubt that at some point in time when things open up internationally there is going to be a huge flood of 4WDs, campers, caravans, boats and every other leisure toy on the market, and they will have no choice but to offload them at a lower price. It seems the cracks are caused by either stress or metal fatigue and are most likely to show up on the suspension towers, near the VIN plate or low down on the inner guards. I always used EFS SHocks and King Coils. I wouldnt say its pathetic, especially seeing as a huge number of people have no issues with them. Front Bumpers Hidden Winch Mounts Nudge Bars Rear Bumpers Side Protection Underbody Protection Winch Bumpers Canopies and Covers Tonneau Covers Truckman Hard Tops Exterior Styling Grilles Other Styling Wheel Arches Wheel Spacers Exterior Upgrades Camera Systems Tailgate Assist Towing Mirrors Snorkels and Breathers Diff Breathers Snorkel Kits That said, even though they mount to different points they are still attached together. Thanks for the comment, and the chuckles. Theres no doubt that the D-max lacks in the fancy bits department. All fibres are worn off. We can only assure them we dont ride the clutch. Has had the Bluetooth unit swapped over in the first month, apparently it had an issue but replacement only marginally better so I am returning to earbuds I've had the Dmax for nearly 5 years now, and clocked up about 77 . I have a 2015 DMax LSX and have also purchased a new 2021 XTerrain. and will keep an eye on the body mounts regularly. Hopefully its al sorted now, and you get to enjoy a few years of trouble free motoring! I would get the front weighed first though, as any heavy bull bar is likely to put you over the front axle weights, especially if you have bash plates or a winch as well. IUA flatly denies that the vehicles got substandard steel as part of supplier fraud. No wonder you got another Dmax; its awesome when you feel comfortable with a previous vehicle to just buy the next model up. Thankfully no other issues have come up and i had trouble free 16k trip around big island in 2019. Ironically, several of the problems we have had have been the result of aftermarket gear. I had a chuckle about your comments regarding the nut behind the wheel. I fitted FWH so the cv's and the boots aren't being flexed and run all the time as in the OE design. Would I buy another one? This is caused by poor body rubbers, especially the front ones. Not good. From what Ive heard, you are not alone in your beliefs. Our Research and Development team extensively examined the vehicle and took note of the comparisons between the old D-MAX and the '21 D-MAX. it can cause alignment issues if abused hard Which of your shortcomings above do you think this would resolve? Of course, if its causing fault codes then you have a whole different leg to stand on. 1. This point is super scary. Still have such issues (1.9 European engine). Second issue was manual gearbox, they looked at it, told me nothing wrong while well under warranty and then of course a few months out of warranty wouldnt look at it. The game is always changing, and theres no perfect 4WD for everyone out there. Have a 2014 dmax, 200,000k on it. Ken. So naturally I speak to Isuzu. Permalink. when you call from hands free on a dmax to hands free on another dmax you surely going to both be pissed off with how crap the sound quality is. I am a mechanical fitter by trade, and am very familiar with the difference between hard work and abuse. This kit will only work on trucks that keep the center link in the factory position. 200watt solar panel up on cab roof. Head Office has been good and opened a case for me and contacted the dealer. I want to warn anyone out there considering this generation to stay well clear and Ill explain my story. I need to check mine too; thanks for the reminder. Are you familiar with this issue as my local mechanic has the same issue with their RACV call out vehicle. They generally have a decent reputation, but stranger things have happened. There are some design flaws, and manufacturing flaws on these from the factory, like there is for every single vehicle out there. I test drove a manual with my heart set on buying one but the lag was even worse. The light steering. I have sent emails to Isuzu and have not heard a work back that is very disapointing to us. 2021 Isuzu D-Max Problems Driven Today 3.11K subscribers Subscribe 1.5K 241K views 2 years ago 2021 Isuzu D-Max Problems The 2021 Isuzu D-Max is the new medium truck from the Japanese. Again, this happens when you are 4WDing and giving it a bit too much. We dont have those motors over here, but the rear main isnt exactly uncommon on the 4JJ1 either, I assume theyll sort it under warranty?
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