help vx dies while driving

[AlaskaVX]

^ I have the same problem. It happens maybe twice a year... cruising at highway speed then bleeeeah the more gas you give it the lower the rpm's want to go then BAM right back to normal again.

Then I have also experienced the quick shutoff and that has happened around 10mph as well. Maybe these are both problems with the fuel pressure regulator? I don't know.... this is wierd, as it doesn't happen with any kind of.... ruglartivity *my new word*. Everytime I just pulled off to the side in neutral and started it right back up, no codes or anything just right back to normal again.

I figured it had to be some kind of electronic thing that got wet or frayed from offroading , but now I think I may be more convinced about the fuel regulator.

Just posting up to say your not the only ones

[Ruflyf]

Well just got off work and got to looking more closely at the car. The good news is I think I found the problem, the 40a pcm fuse under the hood was blown. (Cant get a new one til the wife gets back from the store..lol). Was pretty sure I checked all the fuses on-site, but somehow this one got overlooked during the "wth is wrong with my baby" mindset I was in.

Anyway thats obviously the cause, now I find myself wondering what caused it to blow, and am I going to need several onhand. Anyway I guess only time will tell.

[jagusmc]

Last night on way home from work, was merging onto beltway and my 01 Ironman lost power, was like somoene knocked it into neutral reeved up but didn't have any power behind it. I pulled off, and the rpms were reeving below 2, tried puting it in drive again and no power/movement, just reeving. Turned it off then tried to start it again and nothing, it sounded like it wanted to start-up/turn over but wouldn't. Everything else worked fine. VDOT guy drove by, looked under hood and said nothing was moving when I tried starting and he figured it was maybe the starter, I'm freaking wondering if its the transmission cause warranty just ran out. I've already had to get a new engine after having the VX for 6 months but that was covered under warranty.

Any ideas? I'm waiting to hear from Cherner Isuzu Annandale, VA about diagnostic results at $150 ugh.

[etlsport]

that sounds like a problem ive read a lot about on the forum, and had happen to me once, except when i turned mine off and turned it back on, it started right up and had no trouble after that, seemed to be the case with others that ive read about, did you make sure you were fully in park when you tried to start the vx again? if you were still in drive when you tried to start it, that would cause the engine to do absolutely nothing when you tried to turn it over.. always start looking at the small things first, fuses, being in the right gear, battery etc

[jagusmc]

lol yeah I did check all the small stuff first, even put it in 4x4 just in case. I was desperate, it was hot as hell yesterday on side of road but thankfully only took 30 minutes for flat bed tow to show up. I printed out alot of suggestions others had for their problems to give to dealership, called them up and asked them what they checked in the diagnostics and rattled off a couple things and they werelikes YES we check all those things during a diagnostics, like I was insulting them for asking lol, oh well if I'm paying then I'm gonna not just ask but request it be done. Just very frustrating this is my third time in a rental due to VX problems, as much as I love it, if this turns out to be another major issue within a 16 month time span, it's gonnabe time for a trade in to something alot more reliable than this particular VX.

[jagusmc]

they are saying it looks to be the starter and possibly flywheel. Saying $820 approx to fix the starter cause they have to drop the trans to get to it and if the flywheel is damaged which they dont know yet until they do a tear down, total cost alil over $2000. $820 seesm really high for a new starter, and $2000 seems outrageous. Anyone have an idea to going rates so I can tell if I'm getting the shaft?