2008 Isuzu I-290 Extended Cab Consumer Reviews
Most Helpful Reviews
Positive Review
Basically a Chevy Colorado with a longer warranty and lower price tag. Pros: Inline 4 has plenty of power, have no problems on freeway. Problem free! No issues & I have 45K miles now. Gets good gas mileage for a pickup. Comfortable seating, great AC, nice MP3 audio. Rear doors are a GREAT addition. Storage under jump seats also helpful. Cons: Economy vehicle: some rattles and squeaks. No tilt seating, even on drivers' side. Suspension a little tight. Jump seats are small, seating tight, and a car seat BARELY fits. No center console/arm rest (and it's difficult to find one that fits. Overall: If you can only afford a car, but want a 2WD truck for $15K, this is the one to get.
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Critical Review
I have never broke down in this truck. I was disapointed when I found out the Chevy Colorado (the almost exact truck) was cheaper. My seat has torn at the stitching, the heat control knob broke (I replaced it $150 junk yard), heater has had electrical issues, and the chrome is separating from the grill. Like I said, I haven't been stranded but there are several small issues that have costed a great deal of money to fix and shouldn't have went wrong in the first place. Overall I rate this truck a 2 out of 5.
2008 i-290 Extended Cab Reviews
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Nice vehicle it was a give me it dependable an safe the seats won’t recline role up windows 5 speed standard
Reliable compact Roomy
Slow off the line
Comfortable and reliable. No major repairs except radiator and water pump at 140k miles 4 speed automatic kills gas mileage and acceleration. Needs 2 more gears That said expect 17-23 mpg and slow acceleration from a stop. However, passing power is good at highway speeds 5 cylinder engine
dependability
uncomfortable bench seats.
Original owner. No problems whatever except for a brake light switch that needed replacing a couple years back. Otherwise a couple batteries and new tires is all I had to put into it. Sticker price was 19,600 but Isuzu had a special when I bought and took 5,000 off so I got it for 14,600. Use it primarily to go back and forth to work. Mostly highway. But have taken it to the mountains a dozen times for camping. Also took it cross country and back in 2010. The bench seats are uncomfortable though. Really wish I swapped them out for bucket seats years ago. Overall, 11 years later and I still love this truck.
Good value, very durable
cheesy interior (although durable)
Have the 5 cylinder engine, 150,000 miles and still running great. Everything still works. Only complaints are the small stuff: tailgate handle broke (use it every day), tire size is odd so hard to find good match (Firestone Destination LE2 have been the best), CD player (radio) gave out and had to replace it if I still wanted to play CD's. Still doesn't use oil, power steering pump just now showing signs of leaking a bit. Put 500lb booster/helper springs on rear end which helped a great deal for hauling anything of real weight. Although the interior is pretty basic with hard plastics, it has held up and worn well and cleans up great. I like the smaller size as it makes it easier to manage in town, parking, garage, etc. Been a great daily driver.
Reliable mechanically
Electrical issues, quality of parts knobs, seats..
I have never broke down in this truck. I was disapointed when I found out the Chevy Colorado (the almost exact truck) was cheaper. My seat has torn at the stitching, the heat control knob broke (I replaced it $150 junk yard), heater has had electrical issues, and the chrome is separating from the grill. Like I said, I haven't been stranded but there are several small issues that have costed a great deal of money to fix and shouldn't have went wrong in the first place. Overall I rate this truck a 2 out of 5.
Vehicle drives quite well . Fuel economy : Town is 23.5 mpg . Highway is 28.2 mpg . I love the generous 7 year 70,000 mile warranty this vehicle has though I have never needed to use it . Rear folding seats are not very comfortable to set in on extended trips . For a 4 cylinder this truck has plenty of power for hauling and towing my small trailer . I would love to purchase another new truck like this but unfortunately Isuzu has discontinued making this truck in the USA .
fun to drive great response
interior cheep non reclining seats
other than the cheeply made interior door handles and seats not reclining the truck is perfict tows my 38 ft flat bed with out issues i love it had no problems at all 2.9 is not to bad on fuel
Truck is no frills, moderate quality of materials. Proven very reliable for me and impressive for a four cylinder. I'm trading for more cab space but other than that I'd never have gotten rid of it.
