1991 Isuzu IMPULSE: raw data

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vehicle	1991 / isuzu / impulse
known issues	3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	26 on file (1995-06-14 → 2004-04-19)
recalls	1
investigations	1
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

ECU/ECM failure and replacementELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1999-10 → 2004-04impulse-1991-ecu-failure

10066469 I HAVE A 1991 ISUZU IMPULSE AND IT'S HAVING ECU PROBLEMS
564213 THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME IDLE CONTROL PROBLEMS AS STATED IN PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT
712958 FAILURE OF INTERNAL CPU CONNECTIONS CREATES FAULTY IDLE AND DRIVEABILITY

Erratic idle, high idle and surgingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8 complaints1999-07 → 2002-06impulse-1991-erratic-idle-surge

715941 THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, IDLE DIPPING OFTEN WITH ENGINE DYING, IDLE HANGING HIGH ABOVE 2,000 RPM, AND ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES
716230 WILL PUT THE CAR INTO HIGH IDLE AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND WILL NOT RESET UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED
763608 CAR RACES ENGINE BADLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN TEMP OVER 80 DEGREES-WONT IDLE

Engine stalling and failure to run when warmENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1999-11 → 2001-07impulse-1991-engine-stalling

732129 THE CAR WILL FOR NO REASON STALL, EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES
726225 WHEN CAR WARMS UP YOU CANT DRIVE OR IT WILL STALL
720403 THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RUN AFTER IS WARMS UP

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
26	1995-06-14	2004-04-19	1	1	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:10; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:7; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:4; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:1

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
92V091000	06/07/1992	AIR BAGS	THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HUB CAN FRACTURE DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL AND NEAR FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS.	FRACTURING OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB CAN DECREASE THEDRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD REDUCE THE CRASH PROTECTION OF THESTEERING SYSTEM AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.	A STEERING WHEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND NUT WILL BE ADDED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
EA95009	closed	TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	1995-03-10	1995-08-02	95V103009	There is no summary currently available

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Isuzu IMPULSE vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/isuzu/impulse

@misc{wrenchpro_1991_isuzu_impulse_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Isuzu IMPULSE},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/isuzu/impulse}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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