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Where did I get my information on
1. Oil leaks. Use above search button.
2. Alternator problems. Use above search engine.
3. Anti-Lock Brakes: Search NTSB, Isuzu Tech bulletins (finally out), and above search button.


so, you really believe Toyotas have no Tech bulletins and
NTSBs ?

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I'm going to turn this one around:
Build quality in Sabaru plant: Mine was a conjecture, as stated. Oleg stated "What I've read so far is that, according to the internal Isuzu's statistics, their NA factory has LESS claims." I tried Isuzu and Isuzunewsbureau.com, as well as their marketing page and one japan page I have. No luck.


I saw it in quality-related publications on
http://www.subaru-isuzu.com, Lafayette's plant site,
they were very proud of this fact.
Today, I cannot find the docs, unfortunately, for
understandable reasons.

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Please tell me where you get your references, including where Sabaru ranks high in quality.
2003 Study: http://www.jdpower.com/cc/auto/releases/search.asp?CatID=1
Scroll down to: 2003 Initial Quality Study
Having lived in New England, I know that people swear by their Sabaru's (and even remember the song "Makin' Love In A Sabaru....")


come on, I even do not want to check it - I saw it all the
way around in charts. Once, in recent years, I saw the
Outback awarded as the most reliable vehicle of North
America (it shared the first place with Lexus LS400).
I do not believe that they made U-turn just in 2 years.

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In many non-related surveys by many organizations with good reputations, Isuzu is NOT at the top of quality surveys. Resale prices have been bemoaned on this board (USE THE SEARCH BUTTON, AOBVE). North America sales dropped from 127,630 (1986) to 30,000 (2003). Either there's a huge world-wide cospiracy against Isuzu, or the quality on Isuzu's is not as high as, say, Honda or Toyota.


This is no conspiracy. This is about money and about
marketing. Surveys are tring to make good relations with
strong manufacturers, with strong marketing (aka bribing+ads)
policy. Isuzu is so weak in this department that
I wonder how they manage to sell even 30,000 vehicles.

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YMMV.


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Oleg
Axiom 4WD 2004: OME shocks, 32" BFG Mudders, RockSliderz, OME929+2" spacers, Stinkyfab bent RE rear links, front ARB locker, rear No-Slip locker, DOR front axle lowering kit, custom middle section skid plate, IronMan torsion bars.
Deceased Rodeo'02 4WD.