Rough run mate. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! This kit will only work on trucks that keep the center link in the factory position. Im almost persuaded especially as it has the canopy already. 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. Lovells GVM GCM upgrade. The new model is different in many ways, and Im sure will have its own set of problems. Cheers. It did it with a sense of flair that I will miss, but there are a few things I won't miss, and its all a compromise one way or another. Hi Aaron, have bought a 2021 2wd dmax, mostly loving it . Regarding the statement, I can only go off what I see regularly posted, and from what mechanics have to say about them. Ive been a Toyota fan for a long time. I dont know much about the 1.9L engine unfortunately, and it really depends on what you want to do with the vehicle. The 4JJ1 motor. 2" IMS lift Kit installed onto a 2019 Isuzu D-MAX. Yours clearly isnt. We are taking Isuzu to VCAT and I have spent thousands of my own dollars getting an engineers report. Still have such issues (1.9 European engine). Catch can also approx 250ml I had one on my 80 series for a while. 2nd battery behind driver in cab. I know of one diesel car that was fitted with two electric pumps; one in the tank and one in the engine compartment. 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. No dramas except the egr which was done earlier this year at 240000ks and seals on the gear box, its now at 270000ks and still on the original clutch. Congratulations on the new to you vehicle. 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. Id recommend going back to Toyota. Dmax Store | . Has made the world of difference. Let me know below! I had mine get stuck in park when I blew a fuse, but there were check engine lights too, Great review and truthful comments. Husband bought a D-Max Single Cab 44 Tray Back. I also was looking for a simple, strong and reliable 4wd. Cheers, Emma. The Ute has only done 55,000kms. Sometimes this is easy to do, but if you havent changed anything significant (especially motor/wiring/chip/OBD scanner related) I cant see how they can argue it. IUA flatly denies that the vehicles got substandard steel as part of supplier fraud. I have an SX spacecab 2013. What facts can you back that up with? I would suggest Pedders as an option, if you have one nearby. Any lights on the dash? Have you spoken to Isuzu about it? I have a 2017 d max. But the car is so poorly built i wouldnt be surprised if theres a hole in the reservoir somewhere. Dmax are a rubbish car as you have just pointed out in this article. The clutch is an interesting one, because it falls under the wear and tear category. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Many Thanks, Marion & Ian Cash. They are a great vehicle, but not perfect. Great looking vehicle with added creature comforts, ..but, it is turning into the worst driving experience in over 50 years of motoring. Hi, A single cab would certainly be amazing for room! The better option is to get a locker, and replace it with something better, that will be useful off road. Im sure they do deny it. How to Fix your LLY Duramax Fuel Pressure Relief Valve (FPRV) Problem. Why, When and How! I have a 2015 DMax LSX and have also purchased a new 2021 XTerrain. Canopy 150mm higher than standard as we sleep in canopy. I have serviced this vehicle accordingly, (every 10,000km) its 4 and a half years old and a total lemon. Led. If you are finding the DPF burns are happening much closer together, you may have a problem. Other issues is that I seem to got through crank batteries and alternators, I am currently on my 6th alternator and 8th crank battery, but this may also be related to the dual battery system. Id never buy another Dmax, what a total piece of garbage! I just share my experiences so others can use them to make their own choices. I will be looking at a rear locker though; might avoid the front one! Sounds like youve had a good run with the Rodeo; they are a great vehicle too. Dmax lift kit problems are always going to be accentuated because of this, and you need to be careful going too high. Fless. Just collected my 2019 MUX from the dealer after returning it on a tow truck! They not cheap. 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 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. All good but smoke just visible, 12 months later manifold blocked again . I have a manual 2014 SX space cab. Feel like I need to move away from dealership services so I can actually speak to a mechanic and not read a technician report! I really like the D-Max, and hope to get a long run out of it. 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. I had unusual cracking noise in rear, thought to be brake lining binding up. I appreciate your comment, and your opinion, but well be sticking with the Dmax for some time yet. (Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime Warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. Roof racks; are you overloaded? Ford dont offer a cooler and the dealer wont fit an after market one. I assume the coolant leak was something to do with the EGR, and at least one of the oil leaks would have been a rear main? The rear main is a much bigger job, and to be honest, if its not lifted (this only affects the transfer case seal, not the rear main), I would be pushing for both to go through under warranty. They make great vehicles, and I'd happily own most of their range. Enough D-Max and MU-X owners have experienced problems with cracks in the metal of the engine bay, that we can't ignore it as a potential watch-out. Your review seems to bear this out. Saying that guards are cracking due to bullbars and winches shows how little you really know. The large majority of owners are very happy, and we fall into this category for the most part too. Linds. Instead of coming back to us with answers they are saying we have voided warranty. A well known fix is to fit colorado front rubbers as they are much more solid and reduce the vibration greatly. Ian. Its certainly not been trouble free, and it would be interesting to compare this to a Hilux to see if they are actually any better. Ive been looking at a DMax for a number of years now to replace my 2010 Hilux due to its limited towing capacity. & have a 2009 Prado (since 2012) and a light non-offroad caravan ( tare 1450 kg, fully loaded 1800 kg) since 2018. Like you, I compared Isuzu from a grounding of Toyota engineering. 2018 Dmax Great vehicle no major problems so far. The dealer said the issue is that small that they cant get a good read on the issue and said I just have to drive it until it breaks down. Thanks for the comment, and the story. Would I look at alternatives? Looks like we wont be until the vehicle is sorted. A competent working diesel towing up hill gives you more time to soak in the magic wide, brown land, or give wildlife time to escape collision. Sometimes their owners will acknowledge it, but more often than not they dont! 200watt solar panel up on cab roof. I wouldnt say its pathetic, especially seeing as a huge number of people have no issues with them. Check this out Dmax Evaporator Failure. The Dmax has big shoes to fill; the Land Cruiser was a tough tourer that went just about anywhere you pointed it. Either way it is still annoying and expensive. Independent front suspension vehicles are notorious for breaking CVs, especially when a lift is fitted. I cant wait to get rid of it. Sorry to hear mate. Instead, it comes with traction control only (which most vehicles also come with). There must be hundreds of these that have failed by now. Sorry to hear you are going through that. I asked my local dealer about this and they were about as helpful as you would expect. Hopefully your run so far improves! Hes running an auto locka, and installed 2 aftermarket ones, which are basically made of cheese. Suspension while easy enough to simplify down to four springs and four shock absorbers, is far more complicated than that. Good to hear mate, and the story everyone wants to have with their vehicle. Squeeks and rattles in the dash and both doors, exterior paint scratches easily, interior plastics scratch easily, rust spots on the drivers side door sill from a leaking door, car mat snapped off the first time i hopped in it, vinyl floor covering is loose, glove box latch does not open the glove box, driver side door sits 5mm proud compared to the rear door. The gearbox tries to use the torque converter lockup like its a 10 speed gearbox, if i sit on 80kms/hr on the flat highway it goes from 5th locked down to 5th unlocked to 4th unlocked and back up and down we go. after 1k i serviced it and found chunks of metal in the diff. The 2012 2020 Isuzu Dmaxs have a very bad habit of cracking the evaporator at the end of a rigid pipe that goes through your firewall, which releases the cooling gas, and results in you needing to have the entire dash removed, and the evaporator replaced. Last week we got our hands on Shaun from 4WD Action's brand new 2021 D-MAX to check out the suspension and see what needed improving. They only way they can decline warranty is if the transmission cooler caused an issue, which it wont if its correctly suited to the vehicle and recommended + fitted by a specialist. A lot of the process revolves around how good the service and mechanics are, and sadly they dont always back the product up the way they could. As a passenger, a fast thoughtless driver off road is a precursor for head & back aches. Please note most of what is raised here are also Isuzu MUX problems, which are basically a wagon version of the Dmax. For me, this is not the biggest issue in the world (and I knew about it when I bought the car) as I dont use it too often to make or receive calls, but if you were using it for business purposes itd be the first thing you would rip out and replace. I would be too! This last one they slightly over filled onto the yellow so when I took it back it was down to the full dot and they said it hadnt used and is fine then wanted to close the case until I said no and did another 3000km and its dropped 5mm from the dot. Mate of mine in the industry showed me the finger spacing and the fact that the marks were under the duco. Hi Aaron Great economy, does what you need it to and no issues! 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 have now broken 4 tie rods, and the rear locker will push the front forward and bend them. When the first model comes out, they often update it and correct issues in the next version. I have a 2018 Dmax and by 10k after service its dropped to half on the dip stick, and about a third quarter of a plastic 600ml water bottle caught in catch can. Have a problem with the front sway bar. You can get similar results with a good remap too, and the factory turbo. set of nolathane cab mounts fixed this. Im told that the new evaporators being fitted are a different design, but there are a number of people who are onto their 4th evaporator, which is pretty poor. Youve probably already realised that everything has its drawbacks, and you have to make a compromise somewhere. Permalink. It does sit on 110-120km/hr very nicely though. Cheers Tim from Tassie . A 2018 Isuzu D-MAX SX TF MY17 has recently come up for sale, 1 owner and clocked up 277,000 km, looks in quite good condition from the video, it looks exactly like the ones in the pics above. I believe the hardfacing was not done correctly on these, which is why they chew out. All going well the vehicle should take us on our grey nomad adventure later this year. Very nice mate, and quite a few kms to do in 6 years! we bought a D-Max in 2013. we have had nothing but problems. So far, Im reasonably pleased with my Dmax, but having only done around 80,000km its not really a huge form of evidence just yet. Breaking when a car is in a left turn lane turning off, not allowing the vehicle to return to the left lane while overtaking on a duel carriage. Its got enough power to be reasonable, and a lot if you are used to some of the older diesel 4WDs, but its got nothing on other Utes like the Ford Ranger, Ford Raptor or V6 Volkswagen Amarok. If it does what you need it to, you have the right vehicle. Hi Aaron, great reading from people that know and understand. Unfortunately all of the 2017 2020 models (until the new shape) have the same turbo, and they must have changed thousands of them by now. Oh, I did have the main seal issue although Isuzu didnt wait until it started leaking. The Gturbo certainly does make a big difference in power. and will keep an eye on the body mounts regularly. I have a 2015 Manual Mu-x, and I need to replace the rear main seal and the transfer case seal, and Im hoping not to be taken for a ride on cost. Would I buy another Isuzu or recommend possibly not. Cracks have shown on vehicles of various ages, with and without rough driving and bull bars. Luckily my previous insurer involved with the initial repair paid me a cash settlement of $10k to pay for the repairs luckily. Has anyone else had this problem? With 285,000 kays on those CVs, I'm not mad. I feel that theres a lot of people who dont share the issues they have with their 4WDs, and when its put together openly and honestly it probably looks a bit daunting, but there are many other vehicles with much worse runs than this! Thanks for the comment. Alloy Isuzu tray(Triple M) canvas canopy in sail track with engineered load bearing alloy roof and rails. I hope our D-Max goes the distance another 200,000 km is expected. it can cause alignment issues if abused hard it has done a total off 126,000 km. While I hear good stories about the Dmax, I am afraid that mine is destined for a trade if only I had it to do that!. 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. I also want to put on a heavy duty bull bar but I could be asking for trouble in terms of the cracking as mentioned above. Apparently this is something all dealerships are required to check and rectify on a regular basis now. Gavin. If its leaked, and is still full without being topped up it must have originally been over filled?! All the best in your battle for a fair outcome You are very welcome. Obviously this is more susceptible to fatigue and is more likely to crack. Yep, were happy with Amaron. The hands free is the same model, and it was one of the most common complains earlier on across all models. The DPF was recently replaced at no cost to us and when the vehicle had done 140,000km. Have you been towing a trailer by any chance? If there is one thing that is a total and utter flop on my model Dmax (2012 2016) its the hands free. Steel bullbar, Aluminium canopy, rear battery, fridge, free wheeling hubs (my CVs will last forever!). It takes more than a cover version of a Fleetwood Mac song to build a tough 4WD. 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. Ken. Will the next 4WD be a Toyota? Lucky its still under waranty. One more thing i am looking to do is put a LSD in it. Touch wood, no issues for me in that regard so far. She does a mix of town and country driving and is our caravan tow vehicle. Absolutely. I always used EFS SHocks and King Coils. There will be wear and tear on other items as well though, but if its done a lot of long distance driving and less 4WDing it might be limited. Has anyone got any thoughts on this. Touch wood, Ive had no issues with bigger tyres and a 30mm lift kit, but I drive it as carefully as possible and have installed a diff drop kit. The guards crack due to the body flexing and vibrating. I have read of a surprising number of Dmaxs with rear differentials that have failed before 80,000km. Just keep pushing. Sounds like youve had a bit of a rough run to start with. Surely we can have it done by our fellow and send them the bill. That said, I dont own one and havent been following too closely, and they really havent been out long enough to identify how they go. Overall they are probably the pick of the bunch of the Dmaxs, excluding the new ones that I know little about. They also indicted they knew what the problem was which is what really annoys me. This warranty is against any manufacturer defects, premature wear or breakage. The 2017 model onwards had turbo issues, but seem to be pretty similar to the 2012 2016 models in terms of reliability (turbo aside). What a truly terrible experience that Im sure has put you off buying another Isuzu. The ute will be out of warranty soon, and will get a LSD as a upgrade. It is a manual first up gear box was replaced under warranty. No problems with cracking guards, body mounts, turbo, diffs, gearbox (manual), transfer case, oil leaks, tie-rod ends, DPFnothing! Customer was very happy with our service as well as BDS lift kits in getting this sorted right away. The systems are causing driver distraction. If I go and get one fitted and I have issues with the 10 speed trans I am worried about my warranty. No car, no loan car, and I had to go direct to Isuzu to get it approved. Was told by one dealer the car would need a Diff drop plus ball joint spacer to adjust the change in angle angles. Re the cracks I have a 2018 SX duel cab with a steel tray and just the basic mods, Bull bar, 2 suspension up grade, larger tires and a catch can also 60k on the clock. Fitting bigger tyres to your 4WD; what should you consider? 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! Therefore I was surprised you bought one of these crates of shite over a Toyota. 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