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1997 Isuzu Oasis problems

Owners filed 9 complaints about the 1997 Isuzu Oasis with NHTSA between Sep 1997 and Dec 2006. The most-cited component is electrical system (4).

Full 1997 Oasis research
Complaints
9
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system4
  2. Engine and engine cooling1
  3. Air bags1
  4. Suspension1
  5. Power train1
  6. Other / unknown1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 11, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
19971
19981
19990
20001
20010
20024
20030
20041
20050
20061

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

4 reports
“WHILE DRIVING ENGINE QUITS, EVEN IF AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LOSS OF STEERING AS WELL. DASH LIGHTS REMAIN LIT AND ALL OTHER POWER STAYS ON, INCLUDING RADIO OR INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, ETC. PROBLEM IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 26, 2006Electrical systemODI 10176981
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Engine and engine cooling

1 report
“ENGINE CUTS OFF SUDDENLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. MR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 21, 2002Engine and engine coolingODI 568370
Get this fixed

Air bags

1 report
“WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 16, 2002Air bagsODI 8016501
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Suspension

1 report2 related recalls
“FRONT SUSPENSION IS ROUGH RIDING. VEHICLE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER WILL GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 13, 2000SuspensionODI 860310
Recall: Suspension: upper armGet this fixed

Power train

1 report1 crash
“WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING, IT SLIPPED BACK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE WENT DOWN A HILL AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD. VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 20, 1998Power trainCrash reportedODI 822579
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 11, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.