2002 Isuzu Axiom Powertrain & Transmission Problems

MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHIN A WEEK I WAS AT A STOP SIGN I WENT TO TAKE OFF AND MY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE IT WENT IN REVERSE BUT NOT FORWARD IF I HIT 'WINTER MODE' IT WILL BYPASS FIRST GEAR AND DRIVE IN SECOND AND THIRD BUT NOT IN FIRST.... ONCE I COME TO A STOP IT COMES OUT OF WINTER MODE AND THEN I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND PUT IT IN WINTER MODE ALL OVER AGAIN..... THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE...... THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.. IT'S NOT FAIR TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS SUV AND THESE COMMON ISSUES HAPPEN AND WHERE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT... NOT FAIR MY SUV IS NOW JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THEY DON'T MAKE THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR PARTS FOR THEM I'VE GONE TO ADVANCED I'VE LOOKED ONLINE IT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION PLUS LABOR OR THE SIMPLE FIX IS A SOLENOID BUT GUESS WHAT YOU CANT FIND THE PART.... WE SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE PLEASE HELP US FIX OUR SUV I LOVE MY SUV AND MISS DRIVING IT HELP US!!!!!! I NEED MY CAR TO WORK AND I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK BC I HAVE NO VEHICLE PLEASE HELP... SINCERELY, A SINGLE MOM. *TR

MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM HAS 47,000 GENTLE MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WITHIN A WEEK OF THAT STARTING IT COMPLETELY STOPPED SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS A COMMONLY REPORTED ISSUE AND FROM WHAT MY MECHANIC HAS SAID 'IT'S JUST A POOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. '

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH 84,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEFECT THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO MENTION OTHER ISSUES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, STARTER FAILING TO START RIGHT AWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE ACCELETATING FROM A STOP AND DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE CONTACT WANTED A SECOND OPINION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,330. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE SERVO COVER HAS CAME OFF AND ALL THE FLUID IS LEAKING OUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF PEOPLE REPORTING TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS AND FAILURES IN THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP REPAIRS. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF OVER DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ISUZU AXIOM 2002 2WD WITH 141000 MILES. WITH 115000 MILES IN 2007 ALL OF THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT. WE COULDN'T NAVIGATE CAR TO THE SAFETY AND WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THAT HAPPENED. IT WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT. I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. I HAD INSTALLED NEW TRANSMISSION AS I DIDN'T WANT TO EXPERIENCE ANYTHING SIMILAR. NOW IT FAILED AGAIN. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM NORMALLY TO WORK. I PARKED IN A DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PARK ON THE 4TH FLOOR. MY CAR HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CLIMBING THE RAMPS AND FINALLY STOPPED CLIMBING AT THE 3RD FLOOR. I LEFT MY CAR ALL DAY AND DROVE HOME AFTER WORK, TAKING ALL SURFACE STREETS AND AVOIDING HILLS. THE NEXT DAY I CAREFULLY DROVE TO MY MECHANICS SHOP AND(THEN THE CHECK TRANS & CHECK ENG LIGHTS CAME ON) WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING OR REBUILDING. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AM HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF ROUGHLY $3,300. FORTUNATELY THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AS IT IS NORMALLY THE FAMILY CAR DRIVEN BY WIFE. SO BASICALLY THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, THERE ARE NO LEAKS OR SMOKE OR SMELL. AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE. WE DID TAKE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ITS LAST TRANS SERVICE AND HAD APPOINTMENT TO GET A TRANS SERVICE 3 DAYS AFTER IT FAILED! *TR

CAR HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT. OBVIOUSLY A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS. $2500 LATER AND IT STILL DOESN'T DRIVE RIGHT. *TR

I GET MY ISUZU AXIOM 2002 IN APRIL OF 2009 AND NOW FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS EVERYTIME I PUT MY CAR ON DRIVE IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I PUT IT ON PARK.EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE ITS ALWAYS ON NEUTRAL AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR TELL ME THEY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIX... *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH ONLY 80K MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES. HAVEN'T HAD FIXED YET. HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A MECHANIC TO WORK ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH THIS CAR. RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND LOTS OF POSTING SAME PROBLEM. ONE PERSON SUGGESTED MAKING A COMPLAINT SO THAT MAYBE IT WOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2002 ISUZU AXIOM DOES NOT SHIFT. HAVE REPORTED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES TO ISUZU SERVICE PROVIDER AS CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY (NOT YET 120K). THEY KEEP ADJUSTING IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. EVEN AFTER EACH DEALER ATTEMPT TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, THIS VEHICLE, UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR NEAR STOP, STRAINS WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, GOES NOWHERE, THEN CLUNKS LOUDLY & LUNGES DRAMATICALLY FORWARD AT A VERY RAPID SPEED. IT SCARES ME BUT I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. ON MY LAST FAMILY TRIP (4/8/10), I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET KILLED AS THE CAR SUDDENLY REFUSED TO SHIFT AND GO UPHILL IN DC ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE IN HEAVY HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC!!! I HOPE THIS SUV DOES NOT KILL MY FAMILY AND ME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS!!! *TR

2002 ISUZU AXIOM TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK AND CANNOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. AXIOM TRANSMISSION ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND WHEN ONE IS LOCATED IT COSTS 3,000 TO HAVE INSTALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH 84,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEFECT THAT MANY, MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE BUTTONS ON THE RADIO/HEATING AND COOLING UNIT FALLS OUT. THIS TOO NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2002 ISUZU AXIOM (JANUARY 2010) AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY GONE OUT. I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST WENT OUT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY GONE. FROM DOING MY RESEARCH I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT.TRANSMISSION HAS AGAIN FAILED AT 187000 MILES. IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE.TRANSMISSION WAS DILIGENTLY MAINTAINED WITH FILTER AND FLUID CHANGES. *TR

CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER ISUZU'S MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AT VISTA ISUZU FOR A MINOR TRANSMISSION LEAK ON 8/8/07. ON THIS DATE I DROVE CAR FROM THE REPAIR SHOP AND AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP THE CAR LURCHED AND THE REAR AXEL LOCKED UP SENDING THE CAR IN AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TO LEFT SWERVE. SURROUNDING CARS AROUND ME WERE BARLEY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO VISTA FORD AND LATER I CONTACTED THEIR REPAIR SHOP MANAGER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY THE CAUSE, AND I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT ALL FORWARD GEARS WERE SHREDDED AND THAT GEAR MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND THAT A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION UNIT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE INCIDENT. *TR