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#2493 of 2500 Re: Rear hatch supports [axiomlover] by tomag Sep 26, 2009 (6:37 pm)
Replying to: axiomlover (Nov 05, 2003 4:02 pm) Greg, I know it has been awhile since this posted, but I'm finally frustrated enough with years of banging my head on the hatch to do something about it. I was just wondering, Greg, if you found a fix for this?
#2494 of 2500 Urgent Help Needed - I May Have Damaged my Isuzu Badly by walk_the_walk2 Sep 28, 2009 (3:45 pm)
I made the ultimate stupid mistake today when jumpstarting my 02 Isuzu Axiom. For a brief second or two, I hooked up the jumper cable to the battery BACKWARDS. I have jumped hundreds of cars in my life and never done this, but I did it today, in haste.   There was a spark. I quickly removed the cables. We jumped the car and I got it going, but the MID is nonfunctional. The radio is nonfunctional. The satellite radio add-on unit is non-functional, and the AC is stuck in FULL BLAST mode, and seems to operate on its own internal scheme.   I cannot seem to find any blown fuses. I have checked the 100A main and the 50 amp fuse, and both are fine.   The fuses on the inside ohm OK with a multimeter, and there is 12 VDC present on the right hand side of each key fuse socket on the inside fuse panel.   Again, car starts and runs OK, but "feels" different, like it is stuck in Sport Mode.   I am running out of ideas. Looking at the functional wiring diagram in the owners manual, it shows that the 100A fuse feeds the 50A fuse, and this splits into 2 pathways, one of which goes to the ignition switch, and the other goes to the 20A Acc Socket fuse and in parallel to the 15A Audio fuse. This branch appears to feed the MID (dash) display controller, the radio and the security module at the top of the dash.   My worst fears are that ALL of this equipment is now toasted garbage.   But, there are diodes in both the outside and inside fuse panels, that may be bad? Does anyone have any ideas?   My fear is that my greatest moment of stupidity may now subject me to all kinds of price gouging at the local Isuzu dealer, a place I have avoided since my last experience there in 2004.   PLEASE HELP IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS... I am in a jam. No jokes, please, I am heartbroken enough already. Replies to this message: walk_the_walk2 (Sep 28, 2009 5:50 pm) tidester (Sep 28, 2009 8:53 pm)
#2495 of 2500 Re: Urgent Help Needed - I May Have Damaged my Isuzu Badly [walk_the_walk2] by walk_the_walk2 Sep 28, 2009 (5:50 pm)
Replying to: walk_the_walk2 (Sep 28, 2009 3:45 pm) Don't send out the paramedics - I found it! It was a 15A fuse that I overlooked, one called B+ Audio in the interior drivers side fuse panel, 2nd from the top on the left. This one little fuse serves the Dash MID display, the stereo, the A/C controls, the security system and the ride control circuits. Wow, I was lucky on that one - I noticed the fuse in the diagram in the manual and went back to recheck it and found I had somehow missed it the first time I checked the interior fuses. Man, if that fuse hadn't blown, I would have been out thousands to get it fixed.   All is well again. Sort of. Replies to this message: tidester (Sep 28, 2009 8:53 pm)
#2496 of 2500 Re: Urgent Help Needed - I May Have Damaged my Isuzu Badly [walk_the_walk2] by tidester HOST Sep 28, 2009 (8:53 pm)
Replying to: walk_the_walk2 (Sep 28, 2009 5:50 pm) I found it!   Whew! I like good endings.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#2497 of 2500 2004 Isuzu Axiom Direct Injection by isuzucals Nov 18, 2009 (2:42 pm)
Purchased the car in Sept for $5,400 It is not 4 Wheel Drive, I prefer that for Califonia Hwys Milage was 70,000 I have since put 10,000 miles on the car. What I notice is that when the car is cold in the morning, it revs past 1300 RPM and then eventually after 2 min, settles below 750 RPM after it warms up. The noise is a lot otherwise really no issues. The Door Rubber Gaskets are terrible. Superglue, Gorrila Glue, dont know what to use. I have changed the oil myself, the car is high up, its easy. I notice oil gets dirty at about 3900 Miles to 4,500 miles. I was using synthetic but have switched to regular 10-30 oil now. Direct Injection means high compression, so not sure how dirty the chamber gets because of this.   I drive freeway speeds about 70% of time and have managed to get 20.7 Miles to the gallon. ( I have removed the HEAVY spare tire in the back to lighten the LOAD.)   I anticipate having Amco service the transmission soon and will have someone do the timing belt in next 10,000 miles. For the money its a fine car, no major issues. Replies to this message: steve_ (Nov 18, 2009 3:44 pm)
#2498 of 2500 Re: 2004 Isuzu Axiom Direct Injection [isuzucals] by steve_ HOST Nov 18, 2009 (3:44 pm)
Replying to: isuzucals (Nov 18, 2009 2:42 pm) Oil gets pretty dark pretty quick in normal use, so I don't know if you can tell much of anything about it just by looking at it. The Dark Oil Myth. It's supposed to hold "dirt" in suspension.   You may want to get an oil analysis sometime and see what the lab says about your oil and engine. They cost around $20.
#2499 of 2500 Re: Transmission Noise [vashtie] by tomag Nov 19, 2009 (10:11 pm)
Replying to: vashtie (Apr 27, 2009 9:24 am) I noticed this would happen to my 2002 whenever I engaged the transmission before all the check lights went out. Since waiting for a half a minute I haven't had the problem. Hope it's as easy as that.
#2500 of 2500 Re: Transmission Noise [vashtie] by walk_the_walk2 Nov 20, 2009 (7:52 am)
Replying to: vashtie (Apr 27, 2009 9:24 am) The clunking sound is a very common problem with the 02 Isuzu Axiom. Mine had it, most do have it; and when I took it to the dealer under warranty around 40K miles, they denied it was a problem. I disagree, because it was happening all the time, and was especially noticable when it was downshifting automatically to lower gears, like when slowing for a stop light.   Some info online indicates that the problem is related to lubrication of the drive shaft, but I am not sure that this is true.   I do know that I had my Axiom serviced at a quality shop, where they changed the differential fluid and installed synthetic transmission fluid (this around 70K miles) and the problem almost never happens now. So, I do suspect it is a common Axiom problem and that what I had done helped, so it is likely the tranny fluid if anything.   Keep in mind that the tranny fluid is almost unservicable from a user's perspective. There is no dipstick; there is a tiny porthole on the side of the tranny to fill it by, but no real way to look at it without having the car on the rack, so it's best to take it to a shop to get this service done.

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