Some 44's sport steel bull bars, winches and driving lights while keeping their tubs light and empty for recreational use. At the 20,000k service we were told that their was a problem with the dpf and we were told the ECU would be reprogrammed by Toyota to maximise the dpfs life. The Ute has only done 55,000kms. 401 000kms. I appreciate it. Who ever has the bad luck of trying to talk to you on the other end of the call will have major issues hearing what you say. Our Dmax had the aircon fail just recently, and cost $1400 to be fixed (which I did get covered by warranty). Tom. Have you been towing a trailer by any chance? Any suggestion as to the correct procedure when installing a lift kit? Firstly, sorry to hear you are having issues. Cheers Tim from Tassie . The insurer said they believe its a manufacturing defect also hence the cash settlement as opposed to authorising the repairs and giving a lifetime warranty on them. This is not the case; they are good vehicles with a few little flaws (on the whole) that can be easily worked around. All the best in your battle for a fair outcome These are also damaged easily by anyone working in the engine bay with a number of people saying during battery changes, or even if someone just leans on it the pipe will crack and leak your gas out. I do approx. It fills its own windscreen wiper reservoir up when it rains. 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. Support strap of inner battery clamp to outer guard incase battery rocking causing inner guard cracking. 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. Have decided a new D'max and have asked for a 2 inch lift from the dealer. The hands free is the same model, and it was one of the most common complains earlier on across all models. Just keep pushing. Paint issue in one area, you can see fingerprints, they wouldnt look at it. Emma , Hi Aaron, The air con compressor packed up at about 200k. Thats fantastic. Yep, the solution to the hands free is to swap it out. Sorry to hear. Ive been looking at a DMax for a number of years now to replace my 2010 Hilux due to its limited towing capacity. Will go elocker in rear one day because of known diff issues. love the 2550 tray. I assume it starts and behaves normally? Good to hear mate, and the story everyone wants to have with their vehicle. Doesnt know why running rich, any ideas please, john, It shouldnt block that quickly. Lucky its still under waranty. One point you touched on repeatedly in your analysis many drivers have this thing about indestructabity, coupled with urgency and the need to drive fast & hard. Our 2016 Dmax has been used all over Australia. Turbo went in under 10,000km had a strange noise from motor that head office couldnt explain and loads of other issues. There are no consistency to cause the error. 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. My 2017 D -Max tray-back has done 177,000 km. If you are towing anything heavier than 2.5 tonne (which you probably shouldnt be with a Dmax anyway) you are going to feel it, substantially. In fact they are more reliable than Toyotas. The front end is pathetic Let us realise that at 110kph, we are covering 30 m/sec, relative to on coming traffic this is 60 m/sec. Apparently there was a batch of ring and pinion gears that were made with poor hardening properties, and the gears essentially chop out and become a pile of metal shavings in the bottom of your differential. Ive heard of the CVs and tie rods. Sometimes Its not worth the effort though! It works OK, but isnt as good as some other variants on the market. Ive seen a couple of front differentials blow up off road and puncture the actual diff, and a few DPF issues, but for the most part they seem to have made a significant improvement. Hi Aaron, great reading from people that know and understand. I just share my experiences so others can use them to make their own choices. Fair enough. Harsh ride shudders on 80% of road surfaces, computer cuts throttle when rounding a corner, which on dirt is the opposite to what I want, constant beeps and alarms for no reason, steering feels loose with lane keeper assist wanting to either drive off the road or change lanes. 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. it turned out to be a fault which after being plugged into their computer was re programmed, all good have since had the light come on and it did its burn as it should have, now the main complaint i have is some of the nannies pulling on the steering wheel applying the brakes when i get to close to a vehicle, they are working as they should ,but if you turn them off which isnt as easy as it should be , you have to turn them off again when you restart , having said that it has saved me from running up the back of a car in Sydney traffic , and the other day saved us from a bad situation where a loaded trailer got way out of control,. whenever you have the extra loads in there. How wrong was I ? Its just bad timing! I need to check mine too; thanks for the reminder. 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. Thanks. I have now broken 4 tie rods, and the rear locker will push the front forward and bend them. The DPF was recently replaced at no cost to us and when the vehicle had done 140,000km. Weve gone with the lightest full size steel bull bar I could find, opted not to install a second battery under the bonnet (which I reckon is a daft place to put one anyway!) I always used EFS SHocks and King Coils. Not sure if you are implying our Dmax has been abused, but it certainly hasnt. Mate of mine in the industry showed me the finger spacing and the fact that the marks were under the duco. The aircon pipe that causes your evaporator to crack. Just collected my 2019 MUX from the dealer after returning it on a tow truck! I couldnt care less about chrome bits, fancy dash boards, leather seats, lights that come on when you unlock the car and the long list of other things that some people find important. Done Simpson Desert, Plenty Highway, Birdsville Track, Oodnadatta Track, Cape York, Savannah Way, Cape Tribulation Track, Fraser and Moreton Islands. You wouldnt expect your microwave to stop working after 6 months of use, and likewise having to replace a clutch on a 4WD that is only a couple of years old seems excessive. If they say its out of warranty, I would argue that 5 years is not a reasonable life span especially when its a known problem, and despite it being out of warranty it should be covered. You are very welcome. Snowys; the best place in Australia to buy your camping and outdoor gear. Of course, there are lots of options when it comes to improving power and the 4JJ1 motor is extremely popular for getting huge power figures from with reliability remaining largely unchanged. But without a doubt my favorite thing about the car is Ive always liked them. 3 have done in excess of 400K km all down to the driver as a driver, & not a wrecker. 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. Thanks for the comment. The old Jackaroos were a fantastic vehicle, and you are right; Isuzu know how to make a vehicle. We are looking for a very small no frills hard top caravan (not interested in shower, washing machine, microwave). 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. Ive seen your comments a few times online; youve built up quite the rig. 2020 dmax 1.9L rz4e less than 5,000km on the clock, the rear main seal is leaking. I hear they are quite hard to come by. I have heard of others towing things having to replace the clutches too. Will the next 4WD be a Toyota? https://youtu.be/-YDLrn1trEs. The seal itself is cheap (from memory about $15) each, and doesnt take more than 30 minutes to replace. 2. to me, its a solid and well build truck. Have you had it back to Isuzu to see what they say? I have braced bullbar by getting scrub rails incase bullbar causing inner guard cracking. Ive not had mine leak so far, and hope it stays that way! Interesting feedback, and not what Ive heard from the majority of owners of these models. Hi Aaron, parts can be hard to find, we are lucky in a way down here, that we have in excess of 100,000 4wds on the road, very good people in the know IE, mechanics and dealers ,only took two phone calls. Interesting about the nolathane body mounts; have you had any issues with body cracking? You can get similar results with a good remap too, and the factory turbo. Bulletproof, but not the greatest power house on the market. Im sure they do deny 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. Any car maker that knows of a production problem yet lets cars get built & sold with so many defective diffs, front ends and gearboxes anyway is a joke. I reckon it will do you proud for a few more years yet! The thing to remember is that if your wheel comes off the ground and lands hard when the tyre is spinning your chances of breaking a CV increase hugely. Ive never heard of the crank snapping unless its running serious power, but I assume its all standard. 33 epic 4WD tracks in WA; how many have you done? All the best, Don. I have been around Australian, across the simpson, through the high country ans up the cape with mates from the 44 club and it has not missed a beat. How to install a 4x4 lift kit at home in half a day 4WD 24-7 432K views 3 years ago BNB BUDGET BUILD || Stock to Tourer in 24 Hours!! They make great vehicles, and Id happily own most of their range. Feel free to contact me as theres more to the story I just cant fit it and Im probably boring everyone to death! That said, even though they mount to different points they are still attached together. 2022 Dmax 3" suspension lift - YouTube 0:00 / 15:46 2022 Dmax 3" suspension lift PROCHECK Automotive Mechanical & Dyno Tuning 2.8K subscribers Subscribe 8.2K views 9 months ago PROCHECK. We are taking Isuzu to VCAT and I have spent thousands of my own dollars getting an engineers report. If you go through your manual, youll find fitting an LSD is not legal on these as they interfere with the electronic stability control. Built Not Bought 827K. I had mine get stuck in park when I blew a fuse, but there were check engine lights too, Great review and truthful comments. If the temperatures get hot, an automatic transmission specialist will be able to advise your options, and any mechanic can install one. The solution is stainless steel tie road sleaves from RR Products. Steel bullbar, Aluminium canopy, rear battery, fridge, free wheeling hubs (my CVs will last forever!). Cheers for the comment. Sometimes their owners will acknowledge it, but more often than not they dont! 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). Driving with a cross wind is a constant battle against steering feedback. Headlights are very poor and there is no genuine option yet. Id be keeping an eye on the cold motor rattle, and the loosing of coolant. Dec 12, 2008 I have '07 classic 2500hd, installed a 6" pro comp lift kit (drop down kit). Weve had a number in the past. set of nolathane cab mounts fixed this. I pointed out that the GVM upgrade was done in Nov 2019 after the initial cracks. Ive heard of a few people with this issue. Good to hear its treating you well. I think most dealers these days are well aware of the turbo issues, and will simply listen and make a judgement call. If you have had DPF issues, Bannister Law is looking into it! 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. Any useful feedback from them? Unfortunately on our way to the dealer, an hour and a half drive, Tuesday gone, the car completely died and we had to get it towed to the dealer. 4WDs are incredible expensive now, but is a bit extra worth paying for something newer/less kilometres? You can read more about that here; Dmax leaking transfer case seal. Hi Aaron View. We absolutely love our set up but we acknowledge that our set up has some shortcomings ( caravan is not off road rated & Prado has towing limit of 2500 kg) & are looking to sell both the car and caravan. Ive got a 2017 duel cab 44 Dmax. I believe the hardfacing was not done correctly on these, which is why they chew out. (Kryptonite No Fine Print Lifetime Warranty)-Kryptonite steering and suspension components are warrantied for life to their original purchaser. cab mounts were replaced every 40 000kms. But the car is so poorly built i wouldnt be surprised if theres a hole in the reservoir somewhere. A bit of mechanical sympathy goes a long way. Have you got a Dmax? Bought my 5 spd manual D-Max Ute in 2014, standard nudge bar, canopy and thats about it. I attached long evap pipe for aircon to firewall with clamp to try and avoid evap failure from cracking. If its doing this while you are in gear, and driving along, it can only really be the clutch slipping. Cracks have shown on vehicles of various ages, with and without rough driving and bull bars. after 1k i serviced it and found chunks of metal in the diff. Thanks Paul. I had a chuckle about your comments regarding the nut behind the wheel. So far so good. Have a 2014 dmax, 200,000k on it. between me and the feature in the stability control ,..was able to save it, so what can i say, it pulls like a train, and the economy could be a little better, but so far i am happy. Cheers, Emma. Hayman Reese Xbar. I have a 2015 Dmax 160k on the clock, I have been towing a 3t caravan since I purchased the ute. We use low 44 to avoid such situations when moving animals etc. If you still have problems with rear when loaded.over your normal weight. 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. Date: 12:51 PM Oct 25, 2016. Either way, a new clutch shouldnt be a hugely expensive bill, and hopefully Isuzu share some of the responsibility, Thank you Aaron, 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). Good to hear youve had a great run so far. 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