1996 Isuzu Hombre Service and Repair Manual

Isuzu's first Hombre was a 1996 compact pickup built by GM alongside the Chevrolet S-10, wearing Isuzu-specific sheet metal. That debut year was simple: a regular cab with a six-foot bed, rear-wheel drive, the 2.2L OHV inline-four rated at 120 horsepower, a five-speed manual, and S or XS trim. This factory service and repair manual is matched to that launch-year truck, with procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams, diagnostics and maintenance schedules, so S-10 cross-references can be checked against the correct Hombre data.

Engines covered

• 2.2L inline-four — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door regular cab pickup

Trims covered

• S
• XS

Known issues on the 1996 Hombre. Four recalls are on federal record. They cover a windshield wiper motor whose controller board solder joints can crack, a second wiper campaign for cracked solder joints near the harness connector, headlamps built to a Brazilian specification instead of the required US assembly, and top-coat paint on the windshield opening that could peel and weaken windshield retention. NHTSA has also logged 37 owner complaints, most often about wipers and other visibility equipment and the engine and cooling system. The manual's wiper motor, headlamp and windshield procedures cover each of these items.