1998 ISUZU RODEO Problems & Recalls
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ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR AR...
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RUSTED SUSPENSION. BROKE OFF FROM FRAME
Mileage: 170,000
SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AT STOP OR MOVING SLOW IN TOWN. EXTREME DANGER !!AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
Mileage: 120,000
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF...HAD CODES CHECKED AND CLEARED BUT THE LIGHT COME BACK ON....BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED...BUT BREAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF...HAD CODES CHECKED AND CLEARED BUT THE LIGHT COME BACK ON....BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED...BUT BREAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HIT A POTHOLE AND HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT TILL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I DROVE TO WORK. IT SEEMED EVERY BUMP I GOT THE SAME NOISE. GOT TO WORK,LOOKED UNDER CAR, ALL SEEMED FINE. JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK IN REAR CARGO ARE AND SAW LU...
Mileage: 168,000
IS THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY ISUZU THE SAME AS THE ONE RECALLED BY G.M.? IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STAY IN POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME ON THE REAR DRIV...
Mileage: 230,000
REAREND CAME LOOSE DRIVING WENT TO GET CHECK OUT,BAD NEWS CLAMPS HOLDING REAREND TO FRAME CAME APART BECAUSE FRAME RUSTED OUT AND THEIR IS NOTING TO HOLD ON TO BECAUSE FRAME GONE.SO WANT DO I DO NEXT? *TR
AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD THE SPARE TIRE AND TRAILER HITCH FELL OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTING THE UNDER BODY OF THE VEHICLE I OBSERVED THE REAR FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED OFF AND MISSING. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED ALSO. I JUST ...
Mileage: 137,450
AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD THE SPARE TIRE AND TRAILER HITCH FELL OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTING THE UNDER BODY OF THE VEHICLE I OBSERVED THE REAR FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED OFF AND MISSING. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED ALSO. I JUST ...
Mileage: 137,450
ISUZU HAS RECALLED MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF IT ALMOST NOT BEING DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 183,000 MILES AND EVERYTHING ON IT IS OKAY OTHER THAN THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T ADDRESSE...
FUEL TANK MOUNTS RUSTED AND FAILED. REAR SUSPENSION.STABILIZER.BRACKETS RUSTED AND FAILED REAR AXLE SHIFT DUE RUSTED MOUNTS AND REAR FRAME RUST. *TR
Mileage: 160,389
FUEL TANK MOUNTS RUSTED AND FAILED. REAR SUSPENSION.STABILIZER.BRACKETS RUSTED AND FAILED REAR AXLE SHIFT DUE RUSTED MOUNTS AND REAR FRAME RUST. *TR
Mileage: 160,389
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS USED IN ORDER TO U...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS USED IN ORDER TO U...
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED THE CONTACT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS USED IN ORDER TO U...
Mileage: 143,000
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR DURING THE 2010 RECALL FOR PREMATURE RUST (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA09018) ACCORDING TO THEM MY VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE THE BRACKET TO BE INSTALLED. THEY TREATED THE PART WITH THE PREVENTIVE COMPOUND. DURING RECENT MAINTENANCE TO MY ...
Mileage: 144,000
AFTER RECEIVING RECALL INFO IN 2010 ISUZU DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND TREATED THE FRAME WITH CHEMICAL TO PREVENT FURTHER EROSION. JUST HAD MY TRUCK IN REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR FRAME. YOU CAN STICK YOUR FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME, BECAUSE IT HAS ...
Mileage: 135,000
EXCESSIVE CORROSION RESULT IN THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
EXCESSIVE CORROSION RESULT IN THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
SHOCK BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE UNDERNEATH IS RUSTED SO BADLY NOT TO SURE IF A NEW BRACKET CAN BE INSTALLED. *TR
Mileage: 171,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF FRAME RUSTING OUT AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SPRING BRACKETS AND STABILIZER BAR....ALL ARE RUSTED OUT....RODEO IS NOW WORTHLESS....ISUZU HAD TO KNOW THE FRAME WAS INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR VEHICLES 1998-2002...AND DID NOTHING EXCEPT A WORTHLESS RECALL...
Mileage: 155,000
VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF FRAME RUSTING OUT AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SPRING BRACKETS AND STABILIZER BAR....ALL ARE RUSTED OUT....RODEO IS NOW WORTHLESS....ISUZU HAD TO KNOW THE FRAME WAS INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR VEHICLES 1998-2002...AND DID NOTHING EXCEPT A WORTHLESS RECALL...
Mileage: 155,000
1998 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2011 FROM ISUZU FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF A POSSIBLE CORROSION ISSUE AT THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET. IN NOVEMBER 2011, THE CONSUMER T...
VEHICLE HAS BEEN FEELING UNSTABLE LATELY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. CLIMBED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF I COULD SPOT AN ISSUE AN FOUND THE FRAME TO COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE UPPER SPRING PERCH, WHICH IS COMING THROUGH THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBOARD. FRAME CAN A...
Mileage: 175,000
VEHICLE HAS BEEN FEELING UNSTABLE LATELY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. CLIMBED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF I COULD SPOT AN ISSUE AN FOUND THE FRAME TO COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE UPPER SPRING PERCH, WHICH IS COMING THROUGH THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBOARD. FRAME CAN A...
Mileage: 175,000
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STATE ROUTE. BEGAN HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SMALL ROCKS OR CINDERS. NOW ON THE ROAD THOUGH. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SWAY SOME AS I WENT AROUND A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND MY RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BAR WAS HANGING...
Mileage: 169,585
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STATE ROUTE. BEGAN HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SMALL ROCKS OR CINDERS. NOW ON THE ROAD THOUGH. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SWAY SOME AS I WENT AROUND A TURN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND MY RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BAR WAS HANGING...
Mileage: 169,585
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME FELT AS IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME FELT AS IT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY PUSHED INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STABILIZER BAR FRACTUR...
Mileage: 202,000
WELL ON MARCH 16 2012 WE WERE DRIVING OUR ISUZU. RODEO ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH. WE THEN HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY SAID THE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE SHOCKS WERE. HANGING THEIR AND THE SPRINGS...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE ON THE SHOULDER AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE REAR AXLE WOULD NEED T...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 231,000
FRAME RUSTED CAUSING REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FALL OFF ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT VEHICLE PURCHASED 8/22/11 WANT TO KNOW WHY THESE VEWHICLES ARE STILL BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE RECALL STARTED IN 2010 AND ONLY GOOD FOR 1 YEAR SO I HAVE TO JUNK A OTHERWISE DECENT CAR...
Mileage: 177,332
FRAME RUSTED CAUSING REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FALL OFF ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT VEHICLE PURCHASED 8/22/11 WANT TO KNOW WHY THESE VEWHICLES ARE STILL BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE RECALL STARTED IN 2010 AND ONLY GOOD FOR 1 YEAR SO I HAVE TO JUNK A OTHERWISE DECENT CAR...
Mileage: 177,332
OCTOBER 17, 2011, I TOOK MY RODEO TO, HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE SUSPENSION:REAR RECALL. AFTER SERVICE THE MECHANICS INSPECTION REPORT NOTED THAT: "FRAME CORRODED BADLY, R/F HUB LOOSE, REAR SHOCK HANGING, FRAME ROTTED THRU" AND THAT THE FRONT C/V JOINT HAD RUSTED OFF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, DID...
OCTOBER 17, 2011, I TOOK MY RODEO TO, HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE SUSPENSION:REAR RECALL. AFTER SERVICE THE MECHANICS INSPECTION REPORT NOTED THAT: "FRAME CORRODED BADLY, R/F HUB LOOSE, REAR SHOCK HANGING, FRAME ROTTED THRU" AND THAT THE FRONT C/V JOINT HAD RUSTED OFF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, DID...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, BUT THE ...
Mileage: 286,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ALONG THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE LOWER BRACKETS AND THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 215,303
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ABRUPTLY SWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONT...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ABNORMALLY TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE...
Mileage: 161,000
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH WHEN A POP IN THE BACK WAS HEARD AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE (LEFT SIDE) HAD BROKEN OFF. FRAME IS GROSSLY RUSTED. WHEN ISUZU WAS CALLED REGARDING THE CURRENT RECALL, WAS TOLD THAT THE NE...
Mileage: 126,000
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH WHEN A POP IN THE BACK WAS HEARD AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE (LEFT SIDE) HAD BROKEN OFF. FRAME IS GROSSLY RUSTED. WHEN ISUZU WAS CALLED REGARDING THE CURRENT RECALL, WAS TOLD THAT THE NE...
Mileage: 126,000
FRAME BASICALLY FELL APART DUE TO SEVERE RUST, WAS GOING 40 MPH AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE SWIRVED OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WASN'T ANYONE USING THE OTHER LANE. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE CORROSION DAMAGE WAS EX...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 149,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 149,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 1...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V058000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLTS AND NUTS FOR THE REAR AXLE COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERE...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING THE FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING THE FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A BANGING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUMPER WAS LOOSE. HE FURTHER INSPECTED AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V436000 (SUSPENSION:RE...
Mileage: 142,000
1998 ISUZU RODEO FRAME IS RUSTED/ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR. MECHANIC HAS ADVISED VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & FRAME COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME. I HAD THE RECALL 10V-436 DONE BUT FRAME FAILURE IS NOT COVERED. FRAME HAS MULTIPLE HOLES IN IT INCLUDING ONE THAT A FIST CAN FIT THROUGH. *TR
Mileage: 13,770
IN REGARDS TO CURRENT SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V-436, I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND UNREPAIRABLE BY THE VEHICLE INSPECTORS I WAS SENT TO BY ISUZU IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE I RECIEVED IN DECEMBER 2010. AS THE RECALL NOTICE STATES, WHEN REPAIR IS NOT POSSIBLE, AN ALTERNATI...
Mileage: 127,000
MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO, 94,000 MI, HAS A LARGE (6") HOLE IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THIS HOLE WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO LIBERTY MAZDA IN WAKEFIELD, MA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THIS FRAME DAMAGE WAS NOT PRESENT ON DECEMBER 20, 2010 WHEN I HAD WORK DONE FOR SAFETY REC...
Mileage: 94,201
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V436000 ( SUSPENSION:REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPURCHASE THE ...
Mileage: 124,000
HAD STAGE 3 CALL BACK DONE 3/16/11.THE MACHANIC INSPECTED THE FRAME. BOTH UPPER REAR SPRING TOWERS ARE ROTTED, AND BECOMING DEFORMED. REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FRAME BRAKETS ARE ROTTED. REAR 5 MILE HOUR BUMBER MOUNTS ARE ROTTED. BOTH FUEL TANK MONTS ARE ROTTED. THE REAR RIGHT UPPER RADIUS ARM FRAME MONTI...
Mileage: 131,000
HAD STAGE 3 CALL BACK DONE 3/16/11.THE MACHANIC INSPECTED THE FRAME. BOTH UPPER REAR SPRING TOWERS ARE ROTTED, AND BECOMING DEFORMED. REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FRAME BRAKETS ARE ROTTED. REAR 5 MILE HOUR BUMBER MOUNTS ARE ROTTED. BOTH FUEL TANK MONTS ARE ROTTED. THE REAR RIGHT UPPER RADIUS ARM FRAME MONTI...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLU...
Mileage: 130,793
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLU...
Mileage: 130,793
1998 ISUZU RODEO FRAME IS RUSTED/ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD THE RECALL 10V-436 DONE BUT SERVICE FACILITY SAID THIS FRAME FAILURE IS NOT COVERED. *TR
Mileage: 260,000
I HAVE A 1998 ISUZU RODEO THAT WAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE REAR LOWER LINK. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY RELATED PROBLEM. THE REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT AS WELL. MY RODEO HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO BODY RUST, YET THE FRAME IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE ...
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST THAT HAS BASICALLY MADE THE VEHICLE USELESS WAY BEFORE THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. HAS EATEN AWAY AT THE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE FRAME THAT HAS MADE IT VERY UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE TO ME. HAD TO GET A NEW CAR AS A RESULT AND NOW WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE IF ANYTH...
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST THAT HAS BASICALLY MADE THE VEHICLE USELESS WAY BEFORE THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. HAS EATEN AWAY AT THE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE FRAME THAT HAS MADE IT VERY UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE TO ME. HAD TO GET A NEW CAR AS A RESULT AND NOW WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE IF ANYTH...
FRAME RUSTED OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE, COST 1300.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR INSPECTION, LEFT BRACKET BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING, COST ANOTHER 300.00/ EXHAUST IS RUSTING OUT AND HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY FRAME DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 76,000
I HAVE A 1998 ISUZU RODEO, CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR A FAILING MOUNTING POINT BRACKET ON THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. UNDER THE RECALL, I QUALIFY TO HAVE A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET INSTALLED, HOWEVER THE INSPECTION HAS REVEALED A DEEPER ISSUE OF EXTENSIVE AND UNREPAIRABLE...
Mileage: 125,787
FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL ON BRACKETS AND THE DEALER, REFERRED TO ME BY THE ISUZU WEB SITE, SENT ME ON MY WAY WITHOUT WARNING ME OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE NEXT WEEK, MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DRIVEN IN SALT WATER FOR A YEAR. I UN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTAC RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUAL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, NOT JUST THE MOUNTING BRACKE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTAC RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUAL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, NOT JUST THE MOUNTING BRACKE...
Mileage: 90,000
PARTS FALLING OFF MY FRAME WITH THE FRAME STILL ATTACHED TO THEM. SHOCKS. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER FOR OTHER PARTS FALLING OFF WITH FRAME ATTACHED. 10277055 FROM OCT 4. MY RECALL LETTER DID NOT SAY IT WAS GOING TO ADDRESS THE FRAME. SPOKEN TO OTHER ISUZU OWNERS WITH RECALL AND THERE CARS ARE SITTING ...
Mileage: 130,000
I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ISUZU STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME. LAST JANUARY, WHEN I WENT TO GET MY INSPECTION STICKER, MY MECHANIC STATED HOW BAD THE RUST WAS ON THE UNDERSIDE AND ADVISED ME TO GET RID...
Mileage: 140,000
I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ISUZU STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME. LAST JANUARY, WHEN I WENT TO GET MY INSPECTION STICKER, MY MECHANIC STATED HOW BAD THE RUST WAS ON THE UNDERSIDE AND ADVISED ME TO GET RID...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:REAR ( 00V058000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIR STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER DOES NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME DUE TO ...
Mileage: 77,589
STARTING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF ANTI THEFT. TURNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR WOULD NOT ELICIT ANY REACTION AT ALL. THE CAR IS DESIGNED SO THAT WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS TURNED THIS GROUNDS THE ANTI-THEFT AND THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL THEN CAN PASS TO THE STARTER. TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE ...
Mileage: 140,000
CAR SPUN OUT ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE ROTTED FRAME, REAR WHEEL LOCKED OUT INSIDE FENDER HIT SNOW BANK . *TR
Mileage: 125,000
TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HE REPAIRED THAT FAILURE HIMSEL...
Mileage: 77,000
TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HE REPAIRED THAT FAILURE HIMSEL...
Mileage: 77,000
MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A VERY HIGH IDLE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1800 AND 2300 RPM MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THIS CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN FASTER AND OFCOURSE IT CONSUMES WAY TOO MUCH GAS I KNOW THAT I CAN OWN ANOTHER CAR BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT I CAN'T EVEN FIND THE RIGHT S...
Mileage: 110,000
SUSPENSION/FRAME ROTTED OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE IS 1998 ISUZU RODEO 4WD. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO AND THE REAR FRAME ALSO ROTTED TO THE POINT WARE THE REAR SPRING SUPPORT AND A CROSSMEMBER ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF ALSO THE LEFT REAR SHOCK SUPPORT COMPLETELY BECAME DETACHED FROM FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO AND THE REAR FRAME ALSO ROTTED TO THE POINT WARE THE REAR SPRING SUPPORT AND A CROSSMEMBER ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF ALSO THE LEFT REAR SHOCK SUPPORT COMPLETELY BECAME DETACHED FROM FRAME. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL, AND THE TRUCK SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I FOUGHT THE TRUCK BACK INTO MY LANE AT WHICH POINT IT APPEARED TO COME UP ON 2 WHEELS (AND IT FELT LIKE IT A...
Mileage: 143,539
1998 ISUZU RODEO SEVERE FRAME CORROSION RESULTING IN THE REAR END ALMOST DROPPING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. DISCOVERED DURING REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED REAR SPRING THE BACK HALF OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY TURNED INTO CRYSTALLINE RUST. REPAIR OF THE FRAME HAS REQUIRED WELDING NEW SIDE PLATES ONTO THE FRAME...
Mileage: 138,945
BROKEN FRAME RUST ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 150,863
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEANING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS S...
Mileage: 114,149
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEANING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS S...
Mileage: 114,149
1998 ISUZU RODEO WITH 66,000 MILES THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION IN JUNE 1, 2010. MECHANIC STATED CAR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS DUE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I WAS SHOCKED. I DID HAVE TO REPLACE THE ...
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WAS SWAYING AT 25 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING BROKE UNDERNEATH, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THREW ME ACROSS THREE LANES AND BACK. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE CRASHING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC TOLD ME FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED, IMPOSSIBLE TO WELD...
Mileage: 98,100
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WAS SWAYING AT 25 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING BROKE UNDERNEATH, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THREW ME ACROSS THREE LANES AND BACK. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE CRASHING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC TOLD ME FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED, IMPOSSIBLE TO WELD...
Mileage: 98,100
1998 ISUZU RODEO RUSTED FRAME, WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. REPLACED FUEL INTAKE GASKETS TWICE. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS TWICE, REAR HATCH WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. 76,000 MILES OF NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I THINK ITS TIME FOR ISUZU TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS...
Mileage: 76,230
1998 ISUZU RODEO VERY BAD FRAME LEFT STRUT ROD RUSTED OFF LOST TOTAL CONTROL. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
1998 ISUZU RODEO, FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. BRACKET HOLDING LEAF SPRING IS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM FRAME BECAUSE OF RUST. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WENT AROUND A CURVE AND IT FELT LIKE ALL THE WHEELS WERE NOT GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION FOR A MOMENT. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING LOOKED OK BUT I WAS CONCERNED SO CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW DRIVER LOOKED AT VEHICLE BEFORE PLACING ONFLATBED AND FOUN...
Mileage: 133,315
WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING DOING ABOUT 35MPH, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE REAR END OF THE RODEO SWERVED ALMOST HITTING A CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE. CAME TO A STOP AND AGAIN REAR END FELT STRANGE. GOT TO WORK AND LOOKED IT OVER. DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING STILL LITTLE DARK OUT. CALLED MY MECHANIC HE SAID ...
Mileage: 124,000
DRIVERS SIDE SHOCK SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT JUST WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 60,007
1998 ISUZU RODEO, 76,000 MILES. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION, FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, WAS TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *TR
Mileage: 76,000
RUST ON FRAME OF 1998 ISUZU RODEO. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME,1998 ISUZU RODEO DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME DUE TO RUST. UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. *TR
Mileage: 277,681
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE LATERAL SUPPORT BRACKET CORRODED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WELDIN...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 1998 ISUZU RODEO JEEP. A WHILE BACK I HAD A PIECE OF THE FRAME REPAIRED/WELDED, AS IT BROKE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. I SPENT OVER $500 IN REPAIR COSTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVING STATUS AGAIN. TO THIS DAY I STILL WONDER IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE, AS THERE IS RUST ALL ON THE UND...
Mileage: 131,000
FRAME RUSTED OUT REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE FREE HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TO TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 190,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN RTE 9 IN FRAMINGHAM MA ON 12/05/2008, MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO STARTED SWAYING. IT FELT LIKE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SLIDING ON ICE. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD ROTTED OFF THE VEHICLE. A NEW SWAY B...
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND UNDERBODY CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10*JB
Mileage: 62,000
I HAVE A 1998 RODEO, DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RUSTED AT TRAILING ARM BRACKET, SEPARATED AND WHEEL WENT FORWARD AGAINST WHEEL WELL. LUCKILY IN DRIVE WAY15 MPH. SIX MONTH LATER DRIVER SIDE FRAME RUSTED AT UPPER SHOCK AND COIL SPRING MOUNTS. THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM AND BRACKET BROKE FROM THE FRAME(DUE TO...
Mileage: 114
JANUARY 2010 -1998 ISUZU RODEO-BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. UPON INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED REAR WHEEL OF DRIVER SIDE LODGED AGAINST INSIDE OF WHEEL WELL. FURTHER DISCOVERED REAR STABILIZER BRACKET COMPLETELY OFF OF REAR FRAME. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A WELDER WHO DISCOVERED 5 FE...
Mileage: 86,550
I BOUGHT A 1998 2WD ISUZU RODEO FROM A PRIVATE PARTY SIX MONTHS AGO. SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCE (EVERY DAY, MAINLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD) THAT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING L...
Mileage: 105,000
I BOUGHT A 1998 2WD ISUZU RODEO FROM A PRIVATE PARTY SIX MONTHS AGO. SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCE (EVERY DAY, MAINLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD) THAT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING L...
Mileage: 105,000
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WAS DIRECTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INFORM A SAFE GUARD REP TO COMPLETE A SAFETY INVESTIGATION OF MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO LS FRAME RUSTING OUT. THE PART OF THE TRUCK'S FRAME THAT RUSTED OUT IS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE CONTROL ARM OF THE REAR DRIVER'S ...
Mileage: 140,000
THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SKATE AND ONLY STAY IN USE THE REVERSE AND THE WINTER DRIVE FORM. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE OIL LEVEL ARE IN GOOD STANDING. LATER AFTER TWO DAYS ALL DRIVE FORMS STAY IN BLANK. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE 1 AND THE CAR NO RESPONSE IN ANY DRIVE FORM. *TR
Mileage: 120,419
1998 ISUZU RODEO. PROBLEM ROTTED FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE TORQUE BAR TO ROT OFF THE FRAME. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR. WHEN THIS BAR BREAKS OFF THE CAR IT CAUSES THE REAREND OF THE CAR TO START SWAYING. THE CAR IS NOW UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SO I AM F...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING RAPIDLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASE...
Mileage: 102,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER SAND OR GRAVEL ROADS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DET...
Mileage: 107,000
1998 ISUZU RODEO TRUCK WAS VIBRATING AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. *NJ THE CONSUMER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB. THE POLICE REPORTED STATED THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT SECURED PROPERLY ON THE HUB STUDS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0519-91) *JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*...
I HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES PERTAINING TO MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I READ SEVERAL BLOGS ON A FORUM FROM OTHER RODEO OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH MINE. THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE OTHER IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND GAS GAUGE. THESE ARE TWO OF THE ...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES PERTAINING TO MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I READ SEVERAL BLOGS ON A FORUM FROM OTHER RODEO OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH MINE. THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE OTHER IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND GAS GAUGE. THESE ARE TWO OF THE ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE HORN THE SOUND, THE VOLUME WAS VERY LOW AND OTHER VEHICLES WERE UNABLE TO HEAR IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 258.
Mileage: 258
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN READING ERRONEOUS. REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK BUT STILL ONLY READS 1/8 OF A TANK WHEN FULL. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR. I HAVE TO GO BY THE MILES DRIVEN TO ESTIMATE NEXT FUEL STOP. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN READING ERRONEOUS. REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK BUT STILL ONLY READS 1/8 OF A TANK WHEN FULL. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR. I HAVE TO GO BY THE MILES DRIVEN TO ESTIMATE NEXT FUEL STOP. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,326.
Mileage: 107,326
1998 ISZUZU RODEO.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE ENGINE RACED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,500-4,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPED OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. HE SUSTAINED CUTS AND LACERATIONS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE CON...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HER ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR AND STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE HER CARBURETOR REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT S...
Mileage: 70,000
FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. FILLED RODEO TWICE AND GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND LIGHT COMES ON IN CLUSTER. HAVE NOT RESOLVED PROBLEM YET. *TR
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE. IT''S HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INTO GEARS THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX. VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND...
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE. IT''S HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INTO GEARS THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX. VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND...
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE. IT''S HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INTO GEARS THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX. VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND...
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE. IT''S HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INTO GEARS THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX. VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND HAD BEEN LODGED THERE FOR 5 DAYS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CABLE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...
Mileage: 139,950
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 98 ISUZU RODEO CONTACTED BELL ISUZU WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES,WAS PULLING IN DRIVEWAY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SMASHED INTO BEDROOM OF ROOMMATE. CALLED ISUZU THEY REPLACED PART THEN SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WIT...
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 98 ISUZU RODEO CONTACTED BELL ISUZU WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES,WAS PULLING IN DRIVEWAY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SMASHED INTO BEDROOM OF ROOMMATE. CALLED ISUZU THEY REPLACED PART THEN SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WIT...
1998 ISUZU RODEO USED 5 LITERS OF OIL IN 4000 KMS AND SEIZED UP WITH OUT WARNING ON 30 DEC 05. THE OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ISUZU DEALERS SAID IT WON'T COME ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS OUT OF OIL. SO WHY PUT SENSORS ON THE TRUCK. ONLY 92000 KMS ON THE RODEO TALKED TO SATURN, ISUZU IN FREDR...
Mileage: 92,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED H VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AFTER IT STALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 98,651
DT: THE CONTACT STATED H VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AFTER IT STALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 98,651
YOU MAY ENCOUNTER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT ITS BEEN A MONTH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB
DT: THECONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD BLOW OUT. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WERE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECAL 02I-002. THERE WHERE NO BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 101,905
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 02I002000 LAST WEEK. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. AFTER WAITING A LONG TIME THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO STAY THERE UNTIL THE TRUCK ARRIVED WITH T...
Mileage: 108,000
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 021-002 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. LATER, SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD TO CANCEL IT. WHEN SHE CALLED TO RESCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT THEY TOLD HER THEY HAD THE PART. BEF...
Mileage: 3,549
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON SINCE JUNE OF 2005. ON JULY 15, 2005 THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO LIGHTLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.. WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ...
Mileage: 96,000
MY ELDERLY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO ON I-78 WEST BOUND WHEN THE BREAKS FAILED. MY FATHER SAID IT WAS AS IF THE ABS CAME ON AND PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. THE BRAKE FALIUR RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE THE CAR INFRONT TWICE. AT THE TIME NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED HOWEVER MY ...
Mileage: 105,000
TRUCK'S BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL WHEN TRAVLING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND MAKE A REVING SOUND AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP . CONTACTED ISUZU MOTOR AFTER THE SECOND INSTANT AND THE RECALL WAS PREFORMED ON BRAKES BUT WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM . I DO NOT FELL SAFE DRIVING T...
A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM NEVER WAS REPAIRED. *AK
Mileage: 95,000
WHEEL STUDS ON 1998 ISUZU RODEO STRIP OFF, CAUSING WEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. ISUZU SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WOUNT COVER IT DUE TO BEING OFF WARRANTY. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A DEER JUMPED OUT INTO THE STREET CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE DEER, DRAGGING IT ABOUT 1500 FEET. NO REPORT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Mileage: 152,159
(1) FUEL GAUGE FAILED. I NOTE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR OF SIMILAR YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. (2) STALLED IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED CRASH WITH CARS TRAVELING IN ADJOINING LANES AT 65 MPH. *AK (3) REPLACED FUEL PUMP AT $500+ WITH NO RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. THE FUEL GUAGE STILL D...
Mileage: 60,000
(1) FUEL GAUGE FAILED. I NOTE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR OF SIMILAR YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. (2) STALLED IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED CRASH WITH CARS TRAVELING IN ADJOINING LANES AT 65 MPH. *AK (3) REPLACED FUEL PUMP AT $500+ WITH NO RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. THE FUEL GUAGE STILL D...
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT HAS A RELATIVELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY ISUZU LAUNCHED A RECALL CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTS. I WROTE TO THE MANUFACTURER INFORMING THEM OF THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE H...
Mileage: 66,310
FUEL SENDING UNIT DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AFTER READING OTHER POSTS. I HAVE EVACUATED 3 TIMES DUE TO RECENT HURRICANES IN FLORIDA AND HAVE FOUGHT HUGE GAS LINES ONLY TO DISCOVER I STILL HAD 3/4 OF A TANK LEFT EVEN THOUGH IT READS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I NOW HAVE TO RELY ON DOING TH...
Mileage: 45,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EVEN THOUGH DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM VIA RECALL; FUEL LEAK AT HOSE AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTION; FAILURE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ENGINE WAS PRODUCING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT THE BEARING ROD FAILED WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 73,000
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CABLE IS DEFECTIVE. RECALL FOUND BY THE CONSUMER AND THE MANUFACTURE STATES THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE.
Mileage: 131,257
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL: 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER REPLACED FOR THE ABS, AND WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
AFTER ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE RECALL PART FAILED. *AK
Mileage: 74,000
ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE CODE 401 CAME ON, INDICATING THAT EGR VALVE INSUFFICIENTLY FLOWED TO THE ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE. ...
MORE AND MORE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL THEN STARTED TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNINING SLIGHTLY, FOUND A LOOSE BOLT ON STEERING SHAFT "KNUCKLE" VERY DANGEROUS AND ISUZU SHOULD HAVE A MORE SAFE WAY OF SECURING THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Mileage: 98,580
AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK FOR FIVE MONTHS PROBLEMS OCCURRED. BUCKLE IN THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED, RIPPING THE BUCKLE OFF WHILE IN USE WITH A CHILD SEAT. OTHER REAR BUCKLE STARTED TO SHOW THE SAME FAILURE. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM ON 1998 ISUZU RODEO.*MR THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS (02I-002) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALE...
MY GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY, I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM AND HE INFORMED ME OF TECHNICAL SERVICE ON THE FUEL GAUGE SENDER. WE CALLED BOB DANCE ISUZU IN SANFORD, FLORIDA AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE SITUATION. HE SAYS THAT HE HAS SEVERAL ISUZU RODEOS COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T A...
Mileage: 95,750
FUEL GAUGE IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THIS IS CLEARLY MALFUNCTIONING/DEFECTIVE AND, FROM REVIEWING A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERNET NEWSGROUPS PERVADES ALL ISUZU OWNERS FROM THIS MODEL YEAR. THE MANUFACTURE WANTS TO PLACE THE BLAME ON SULPHUR IN THE FUEL. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHY DOES THIS CONDITION NOT OCCU...
Mileage: 31,807
I PURCHASED A 1998 ISUZU RODEO FROM "VAN TROW" MOTORS, IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, IN SEPTEMBER 2003. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A LUG NUT MISSING. THE DEALER SAID TO JUST REPLACE THE LUG BOLT, THAT IT HAD STRIPPED. ON 04 JULY, 2004, I HAD A FLAT ON THE LEFT REAR. REPLACING THE TIRE, ANOTHER ONE LUG B...
Mileage: 98,950
CAR LOSES COOLANT AND OVERHEATS. ENGINE HAS BEEN PRESSURE-CHECKED AND DYE-CHECKED. THERE APPEAR TO BE NO LEAKS. AFTER FURTHER REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT COOLANT IS ESCAPING VIA THE EXHAUST, AND THE HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES, WHICH I AM TOLD IS VERY LOW T...
Mileage: 80,000
THE HEATER/AC CONTROL UNDER THE DASH HEATED UP FROM AN UNKNOWN HEAT SOURCE, CAUSING THE INTERNAL PLASIC PARTS HOLDING THE BLOWER SWITCH TO EITHER MELT OR SOFTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE BLOWER SWITCH, WHICH GOES FROM ZERO TO FOUR (0-4), PUSHED IN THROUGH THE MELTED PLASTIC AND BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK
Mileage: 86,000
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FLOWING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS JERKING. CONSUMER SAW A LARGE CHUNK OF TIRE FLY AWAY FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. P225/75R15. *AK
THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE TIMING BELT RECALL 01I002000 HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01I002000 REGARDING TIMING BELT FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIXTY DAYS AND DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BECOME ERATICE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED THREE YEARS AGO. AT TIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS IN THE TANK. EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK THE GUAGE MAY READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LAMP WILL FLASH. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON MAJOR REPAIR O...
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. DRIVER HAD TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB TO STOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. ALSO, IN JUNE OF 2003 ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 63,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. DRIVER HAD TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB TO STOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. ALSO, IN JUNE OF 2003 ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 63,000
AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER ASKED WHY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SENSORS. THE CONSUMER REFUSED ADDITIONAL WORK. MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES SQUEAKED SO BAD THAT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REFUSED T...
Mileage: 110,467
LUG NUT BOLT SHEARED OFF. I SAW WHERE OTHERS HAD SAME PROBLEM SO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE DEALER WHO BROKE IT. THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT USED A LUG NUT WHICH HAS ALREADY RUSTED. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO TAKE THE RUSTY LUG NUT OFF SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOLT IS RUSTED TOO. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE L...
Mileage: 43,000
INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, DOORS UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THE POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WORK.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, DOORS UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THE POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED TO WORK.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ABS COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT 021-002 NOTICE. REPAIR WAS DONE AT 83,383 MILES, AND THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE AT 100,000 MILES EXPERIENCED THE SAM...
Mileage: 83,383
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTE ON ABS BRAKE FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2003, AND EACH TIME SHE CALLED THE ISUZU DEALER THEY TELL HER THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. DEALER PROMISED THAT THEY WILL CALL HER BACK ONCE PARTS ARRIVED, BUT THEY NEVER DID SO. CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER...
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AT LOW MILEAGE. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STRIPPING OF THE LUG, NUTS AND STUDS UPON TIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY. HAD IT REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ONLY TO BE TOLD BY ISUZU REP THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING CORRECTLY. I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO SEVERAL REPAIR P...
Mileage: 90,000
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY. HAD IT REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ONLY TO BE TOLD BY ISUZU REP THAT IT WAS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION THE TIME OF THE REPLACEMENT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING CORRECTLY. I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO SEVERAL REPAIR P...
Mileage: 90,000
OWN A 1998 RODEO WITH APPROX 98,000 MILES. I KNOW IT'S HIGH MILEAGE AND OLDER MODEL, BUT HAVE ESSENTIALLY REBUILT ENGINE OVER PAST YEAR. NEW ALTINATER, STARTER, REPLACE PART OF EXHAUST, ALL BELTS, IDLER PULLEY JUST TO NAME A FEW. ISUZU DEALER WANTED $900 TO FIX ABS SYSTEM, BUT TWO RECALLS SEEM TO H...
OWN A 1998 RODEO WITH APPROX 98,000 MILES. I KNOW IT'S HIGH MILEAGE AND OLDER MODEL, BUT HAVE ESSENTIALLY REBUILT ENGINE OVER PAST YEAR. NEW ALTINATER, STARTER, REPLACE PART OF EXHAUST, ALL BELTS, IDLER PULLEY JUST TO NAME A FEW. ISUZU DEALER WANTED $900 TO FIX ABS SYSTEM, BUT TWO RECALLS SEEM TO H...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON OCTOBER 2003. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE COOPERATIVE AND INDICATED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK THERE WAS NO EXPECTED DATE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THE PARTS. *SC
RECALL 021002000 CONCERNING ABS/COIL MODULE REPLACEMENT: WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, CONSUMER CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT WAS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE ABS BRAKES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE R...
Mileage: 65,000
AFTER HAVING ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS DONE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW OR WET SURFACES.*AK
Mileage: 60,517
WHILE GOING LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING A CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Mileage: 5
RECALL 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2003 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER INDICATED TO CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER RECENTLY CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, AND DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BECAUSE THE MOTORIST IN FRONT OF HER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC NOT...
Mileage: 65,000
IT WAS RAINING. WENT TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCOTT BLVD AND N. DECATUR GOING AT APPROX 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I RELEASED AND TRIED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NOTHING. HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE MODULE FOR THE ABS WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2003.
Mileage: 107,000
WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A MEDAL FENCE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ABS COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN ACCIDENT AHEAD, WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED HER TO REAR END THE PERSON AHEAD OF HER. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON NOVEMBER 5/2003 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE ABS PROBLEM ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), THE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS. DEALER STATED THE ...
RECALL #00V058000, SUBJECT...REAR AXLE: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. *PH *NM
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL DAY AND DID NOT DO THE RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE REA...
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS PERFORMED DUE TO THE PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE, THEY JUST INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND NOT A SAFETY CAMPAIGN.*AK
ON 11/24 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HIT SOMEONE WHO LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT GIVING ME MUCH RESPONSE TIME BEFORE I HIT HER CAR. MY ISUZU RODEO HAD EXTENSIVE ENGINE AND BODY DAMAGE AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I ...
THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ABS AND PROBLEM WITH A LOCAL DEALER. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONE) WAS CHANGING LANES MOVING FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. SOON AFTER CROSSING THE DIVIDER LINES SHE NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING, POPPING SOUND AND THE B...
Mileage: 53,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT.*MR (NAR) *CB
ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT.*MR (NAR) *CB
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00405800 CONCERNING REAR AXLE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DEALERSHIP WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS. URGED CONSUMER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS ON VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND SINCE THEN HAS HAD ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO DO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. *AK
GLOVE BOX IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO STICKS AND UNABLE TO OPEN. BACK PASSENGER DOOR ALSO STICKS AND WILL NOT OPEN. *LA
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECAL 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2004.*AK
DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROPER EXPLANATION OF WHY THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING, THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO A PARK BENCH. AS A RESULT, ENGINE EXPLODED. NO FIRE REPORTED. DEALER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS DUE TO LACK OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 83,949
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP, AND COLLIDED WITH THE GUARD RAIL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO VERIFY IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON VEHICLE. DEALER DENIED IT . 10 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVE...
Mileage: 50,000
THE DEFECT STATED IN ABS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CCURRED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Mileage: 146,000
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER AVOIDED HITTING A FLOCK OF DUCKS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A STOP SIGN, AND EXPERIENCED $5,500 DAMAGE. *AK
Mileage: 58,000
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 6,599
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CRACKED OUTPUT SHAFT FROM TRANSMISSION. REPLACED WITH A NEW 2 PIECE TRANSMISSION SHAFT. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT THIS, HENCE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW 2 PIECE SHAFT, I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS MYSELF, OVER 2000 DOLLARS
Mileage: 69,000
ABS ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01 X 001 000, BUT MODEL TIRE OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *PH
Mileage: 65,000
BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. THE CARS AHEAD STOPPED BUT MY RODEO WOULD NOT EVEN WITH ME LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES. THEY WERE NON-RESPONSIVE ALTHOUGH THE ABS GRINDING TOOK PLACE. I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ALGORITHM CHANGE, BUT NOTI...
Mileage: 3,000
BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. THE CARS AHEAD STOPPED BUT MY RODEO WOULD NOT EVEN WITH ME LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES. THEY WERE NON-RESPONSIVE ALTHOUGH THE ABS GRINDING TOOK PLACE. I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ALGORITHM CHANGE, BUT NOTI...
Mileage: 3,000
BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. THE CARS AHEAD STOPPED BUT MY RODEO WOULD NOT EVEN WITH ME LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES. THEY WERE NON-RESPONSIVE ALTHOUGH THE ABS GRINDING TOOK PLACE. I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ALGORITHM CHANGE, BUT NOTI...
Mileage: 3,000
STATE INSPECTION FOUND ALL FOUR WHEEL LUGS:NUTS CRACKED OR BROKEN. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS LOCAL INSPECTION. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE ALLOWING THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. *MR THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE ON SLOW STOPS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER,...
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER, THE ENGINE OF MY 5-SPEED 1998 ISUZU RODEO HAS SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO RPMS OF BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 IN NEUTRAL (BETWEEN SHIFTS AND AT STOP SIGNS AND STOPLIGHTS). IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY; THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMS T...
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH REGULAR SOFT PEDAL BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID FORWARD BEYOND THE NORMAL BRAKING POINT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE THREE VEHICLE LENGTHS AHEAD. THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ...
VEHICLE REGISTRATION WAS INCORRECT WHICH CAUSED THE RECALL NOTICE 98 V 170 000 TO GO TO AN INCORRECT ADDRESS. THE DEFECT OCCURRED, AND MANUFACTURER WAS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL BASED ON THE CAMPAIGN ENDING.*AK
Mileage: 88,000
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. IT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK, UNABLE TO SECURE A CSS OR PASSENGER.*AK
Mileage: 46,000
ABOUT A YEAR AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE# 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. DEALER MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND NOW THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED PEDAL IS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS ALSO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS ALSO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES ARE APPILED THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT WORN.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOME - IN FIRST GEAR WITH PARKING BREAK ENGAGED AND WHEELS TURNED TOWARD THE ROAD. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND, ALTHOUGH PARKING BREAK WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE'S WHEELS WERE ROTATING, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS "DRIVING ITSELF". VEHICL...
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOME - IN FIRST GEAR WITH PARKING BREAK ENGAGED AND WHEELS TURNED TOWARD THE ROAD. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND, ALTHOUGH PARKING BREAK WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE'S WHEELS WERE ROTATING, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS "DRIVING ITSELF". VEHICL...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED MAJOR PARTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT. FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, ETC.*AK
I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED MAJOR PARTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT. FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, ETC.*AK
I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED MAJOR PARTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT. FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, ETC.*AK
1998 ISUZU RODEO LS. WITHIN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS, BOTH OF THE SWIVEL TYPE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLIES HAVE SHOWN A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE INTERNAL SPRING MECHANISM TO FAIL AND RENDER THE UNITS INOPERABLE. THE MIRROR CASES COME LOOSE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY FALLING OFF THE BASE UNIT THAT IS ATT...
Mileage: 6,500
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON . THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAAKES BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *NLM
1998 ISUZU RODEO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK UP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A REAR BRAKE SENSOR AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER DOOR WAS LOOSE, THE LATCH ...
1998 ISUZU RODEO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK UP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A REAR BRAKE SENSOR AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER DOOR WAS LOOSE, THE LATCH ...
1998 ISUZU RODEO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK UP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A REAR BRAKE SENSOR AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER DOOR WAS LOOSE, THE LATCH ...
1998 ISUZU RODEO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. *MR THE BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK UP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A REAR BRAKE SENSOR AND WAS REPLACED. THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER DOOR WAS LOOSE, THE LATCH ...
FUEL SENDING UNIT INTERMITTENT AFTER FILL-UP, DURING DAILY DRIVING. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY NEARLY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF LEVEL OF FUEL. AFTER FILLING TANK GAUGE WILL RISE TO 1/2 THEN AS YOU DRIVE DAILY IT WILL READ EMPTY W/LOW FUEL WARNING ON OR IT WILL STAY AT 1/2 TANK THEN NEXT DAY DROP TO EMPT...
Mileage: 78,000
PISTON ROD FAILURE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OR ABOUT JANUARY, 2003. THE ENGINE ON MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT CAME ON. I ADDED A QUART AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE NEXT DAY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE NOISE RETURNED...
Mileage: 64,000
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN ONE TIRE HITS A SLIPPERY SURFACE CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. *NLM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 02I002000 SUBJECT: ABS. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT TO THE DEALER, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT REC...
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS LIGHT IS FLASHING CONSTANTLY, AND THERE IS A DELAY IN STOPPING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT APPLIED BRAKES AND RAN INTO THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HOLD, AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK
TURNING INTO PARKING LOT, BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE - DID NOT LOCK, DID NOT SKID, DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THE BUILDING.
Mileage: 75,440
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE ABS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK. AFTER 5 YEARS A RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB
AT 75K MILES BOTH REAR AXLE BEARING SEALS FAILED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED FAILURE OF BOTH REAR BRAKES DUE TO AXLE FLUID SOAKING INTO THE BRAKE SHOES. *NLM
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. *JB
LETTER FROM D. GRIMES (VA) RE RECALL INITIATED BY NHTSA ON 1988 ISUZU, RODEO, RECALL 01I002000. REPLY TO NORFOLK, VA OFC, DOT/#2002-2203. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ANTI LOCK BRAKE DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL #02I002000. *JB. *AK *CB
THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE ABS RECALL (02 I 002 000) FIXED BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *NLM
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MARCH 2003 BUT THE PART WAS SILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE PART. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABS BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAD THE RECALL PARTS FOR 3-4 WEEKS. * NLM
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID. *JB *TT
LETTER FROM D. GRIMES (VA) WANTED RESPONSE TO HIS INQUIRY ON A RECALL INTIATED BY NHTSA CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE ON 1998, ISUZU, RODEO; RECALL 02I002000; NO RECORD OF E-MAIL IN SYSTEM; REPLY TO RICHMOND, VA OFC, REFERENCE DAVID C. GRIMES, DOT/#2003-2228. *AK
BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A FREEWAY, RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. *NLM
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
NAR 04/07/2003 MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. IN BOTH CASES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A REASONABLE DISTANCE WHICH LEAD TO BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A RECALL REGARDING THE ABS. *JB
WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
ABS FAILURE.
NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. REGARDING RECALL#02I002000 ABS. *JB
THE BRAKES MADE A CRACKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR SENSOR AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *TT
Mileage: 74,587
THE TIRE LUG NUTS CAME OF THE TIRES AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. THE EALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Mileage: 67,000
EVERY TIME I TOOK MY RODEO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE STICK (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USUALLY CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES). TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE!! ($9,000) I THINK THESE MOTORS ...
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. SERVICE CENTER (NON-DEALER) REPORTS AFTER ANALYSIS THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM SPARK PLUGS AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. PARTS FOR REPAIR ON BACK ORDER, PERHAPS INDICATING A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM.*JB
THE VEHICLE BURNED OIL FAST.*JB
I CALLED ISUZU CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ABS ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISUZU CANNOT SEND LETTERS CONCERNING RECALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT YET. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER(1-800-959-3993) THIS NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO 1-800-7...
1998 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ,ESPECIALLY ON SLICK PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION VERY SPORADICALLY SINCE NEW.
ENGINE BLEW AFTER LESS THAN 60K MILES IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO. REPAIRMAN TELLS ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINES BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES.
DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL BRAKING, UNABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPORTS ABS MODULE REPLACED IN JUNE 1998 BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. ALSO, ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITENTLY.
Mileage: 81,000
ENGINE SEIZURE, SPUN BEARINGS DUE TO NO OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ISUZU SUGGESTS CHANGING OIL AT 7500 MILE INTERVALS, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS 1QT OIL USAGE PER 1000 MILES IS "ACCEPTABLE" USAGE FOR THE 3.2L V6 205HP ENGINE. TRUCK HOLDS 6 QUARTS OF OIL, AND I HAD OIL CHANGED BY REPUTABLE OIL ...
Mileage: 69,500
THE LINKAGE CLIP TO THE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF. *NLM *SCC
IF I AM DECELERATING AND THE FRONT TIRES HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROADWAY, I LOSE THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ABS ACTIVATION, HOWEVER, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL ABS OPERATION. WHEN I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, I WAS DECELERATING AND ROLLED OVER A DEPRESSED MANHOLE...
Mileage: 76,882
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, CONSUMER STATES' THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING. THE LUG BOLT THAT HOLDS THE LUG NUT SNAPPED OFF. THE MANAGER AT TIRE KINGDOM HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH ISUZU'S. HE ASKED ME TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER AND HE WILL INSTALL IT FOR ...
AFTER PURCHASING ONE LUG NUT AND BOLT TO BE REPLACED BY TIRE KINGDOM, 15 OTHER LUG NUTS AND BOLTS BROKE OFF. I HAD TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LUG NUTS AND BOLTS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED DEALER, (MIDWAY ISUZU IN MIAMI) THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS VEHICLE BUT MY BASIC WA...
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING APPLIED, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.TS *JB
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVING 35 MPH COULD NOT STOP SUDDENLY AND SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR CAUSING $2700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INSURANCE HAD LAPSED HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS LESS THAN REALLY IS EVEN WHEN FULL. CATALICTIC CONVERTER IS ALWAYS RATTLING. DT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVING 35 MPH COULD NOT STOP SUDDENLY AND SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR CAUSING $2700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INSURANCE HAD LAPSED HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS LESS THAN REALLY IS EVEN WHEN FULL. CATALICTIC CONVERTER IS ALWAYS RATTLING. DT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVING 35 MPH COULD NOT STOP SUDDENLY AND SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR CAUSING $2700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INSURANCE HAD LAPSED HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS LESS THAN REALLY IS EVEN WHEN FULL. CATALICTIC CONVERTER IS ALWAYS RATTLING. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND SWITCH FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
AIR BAG FAILURE. ALSO DUE TO DESIGN HORN HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE. *AK
AIR BAG FAILURE. ALSO DUE TO DESIGN HORN HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE. *AK
WHEELS LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, AND ALLOWING VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF ROADWAY INTO SHALLOW DITCH. *AK
MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN PEDAL WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.*AK
THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO OUT WHEN APPLIED OVER BUMPY ROADWAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN I AM DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT TWO SEPARATE BRAKE "SPECIALIST" SHOPS, AND AT ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CANNOT REPLACE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL LUGS: NUTS AND POSTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
VEHICLE ORIGINALLY FAILED SUMMER OF 2000 WITH ~42000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WOULD STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RE-FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AS TIME WENT ON, THE FAILURES ...
ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. OVER $1500 TOTAL BRAKE REPAIR SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL WON'T STOP PROPERLY. *AK
ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. OVER $1500 TOTAL BRAKE REPAIR SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL WON'T STOP PROPERLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S FRONT WAS ROLLED DOWN, THIS CAUSED DOOR TO OPEN. ON JUNE 16, 2002 DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTARY AND DOOR HANDLES.*AKI
SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM...
SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM...
SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM...
SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98-V-170-000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT
2 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY A SECOND ABS SENSOR FAILED ON MY CAR. I HAD JUST HAD A REAR ONE REPLACED THE WEEK BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID OH WELL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR YOU BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. I AM TRYI...
2ND TIME STUDS AND LUG NUTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED BOTH TIMES TIRED WERE ROTATED. DEALER ACKOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND POOR QUALITY. SAID IT WAS ONGOING ISSUE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER TO CONTACT ISUZU.*AK
WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GIVE OUT AND HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ABS MODULE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES GET HARD AT A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GIVE OUT AND HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ABS MODULE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES GET HARD AT A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A CRASH, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES JERKS AND MAKES A DISTRUBING NOISE WHEN CHANGING DURING ACCELERATION, CAR ALSO JERS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE.
APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A CRASH, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES JERKS AND MAKES A DISTRUBING NOISE WHEN CHANGING DURING ACCELERATION, CAR ALSO JERS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE.
I EMAILED ISUZU REGARDING PROBLEM - GOT FORM LETTER SAYING TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP, AND THAT'S WHY I WENT TO ISUZU IN THE FIRST PLACE. HARD COPY LETTER BEING SENT TO ISUZU, DEALERSHIP, AND NHTSA TODAY. 4-WD REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT...
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS WAS FIRST LOOKED INTO AT THE 7500 MILE SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE CAR NOW HAS 67000 MILES WITH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURING. THERE HAS BEEN ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY PROBLEM WITH MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTED TO ABS BRAKES SHORTED OUT THE SPEED SENSOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AT 20000 MILES. PLEAS...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. FELT LIKE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
I HAD ALL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND A LOT OF WORK DONE ON BRAKES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP. SUDDENLY, A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE LAST REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM COMES FROM NOWHERE. OF COURSE, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. THIS CARE HAS BEEN MA...
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A PULSING IN THE BRAKES DUE TO WARPAGE IN THE REAR DISC BRAKES.
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A PULSING IN THE BRAKES DUE TO WARPAGE IN THE REAR DISC BRAKES.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL ISSUE, THE DEALER STATED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS. *SLC
WHEN EVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP ENGINE WILL DIE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID OF BEING REAR ENDED.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD AND ENGINE REVS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS(5-15 MPH)A SENSATION WAS FELTED SIMILAR TO THER EACTION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PULSE BUT VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL BRAKE TRAVEL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN INADEQUATE AF...
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED WITH BRAKES IN 1999. AFTER MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING LIKE TH...
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED WITH BRAKES IN 1999. AFTER MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING LIKE TH...
E ROOF RACK BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH THREE SURFBOARDS ATTACHED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO CAR AND ALL THREE SURFBOARDS WERE DESTROYED. INCIDENT HAPPEND ON INTERSTATE 5 SUNDAY JUNE 24TH AROUND 12:30 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES, REPLACEMENT OF SHOES EACH TIME. ABS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE AT VERY LOW SPEED DURING STOPPING. *AK
REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES, REPLACEMENT OF SHOES EACH TIME. ABS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE AT VERY LOW SPEED DURING STOPPING. *AK
PRIOR TO RECALL 01I002, TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGED CAUSED CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL SERVICES COMPLETED, TIME MISSED FROM WORK, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMOTIONAL STRESS. *ET
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY. ALSO, STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP, DRIVER HAS TO DOWNSHIFT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY. ALSO, STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP, DRIVER HAS TO DOWNSHIFT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ENGINE IDLE WAS RESOLVED BY DEALER. PROBLEM VALVE COVER LEAK. SHIFTER ON NATL BACKORDER. *AK
ENGINE IDLE WAS RESOLVED BY DEALER. PROBLEM VALVE COVER LEAK. SHIFTER ON NATL BACKORDER. *AK
ALL 3 SEAT BELTS IN REAR COME LOOSE WHEN TURNING A CORNER. WHEN PUSHING MALE INTO FEMALE IT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED. CONSUMER HAS YET CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
WHEN ATTEPMTING TO STOP AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAREND COLLISION, IMPACT SPEED 15 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK ISUZU HAS DENIED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES EVERY TIME VE...
DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT 3 STUDS ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPORTED FOR THE WATER PUMP FAILURE, I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE AND AIR ESCAPING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT CAUSING IT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT IN JUNE, 2000 I WAS DRI...
THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPORTED FOR THE WATER PUMP FAILURE, I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE AND AIR ESCAPING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT CAUSING IT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT IN JUNE, 2000 I WAS DRI...
ABS BRAKES SKIPPED, BRAKES NEVER REALLY ENGAGED...VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. *AK
AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 35MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A CAR AND THEN A WALL. *AK
I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND ABS KICKED IN AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AND I DON'T BELIEVE EVEN SLOWED THE VEHICLE MUCH. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY, IF ABS DID NOT ACTIVIATE, AND I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT HAVE, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RATTLING SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE DASH IS COMING LOOSE OR THE AIR BAG HAS COME DISCONNECTED. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RATTLING SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE DASH IS COMING LOOSE OR THE AIR BAG HAS COME DISCONNECTED. *SLC
EA99008; WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR POT HOLE BRAKES WILL FAIL. AFTER GOING OVER BUMP AND REAPPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE ALMOST BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN A DRIVEWAY OR A HILL, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFA...
IDLES ROUGH. WON'T START-UP, AND STALLS OUT. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND RPMS RACE AND WILL BEGIN TO STALL OUT.
WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 10MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING . $ 2000.00 DAMAGE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING OVER ANY BUMP OR STICKY SURFACES AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE GOES INTO EXCEEDING SPEED WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK THE VEHICLE SURGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL...
WHILE DRIVING ON A SEMI-BUMPY PAVED ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP FROM ABOUT 20MPH. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ABS BRAKES APPEARED TO ENGAGE (HAD ABS ON MY PREVIOUS CAR) THEN TOTALLY FAILED AND I ROLLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. WENT ABOUT 10-15 FEET WITHOUT ANY BRAKING POWER. IF CARS WO...
BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER ONE FAILED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE FEELS THIS WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE. NLM. NLM
WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN. AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT RESTRAINED RODEO DRIVER. RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES. *AK
ENGINE INTERMITTANTLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IE. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO GO THRU A TOLL OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS I FEEL IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF I GET CAUGHT ST...
BRAKES FAILED ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT SIGN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR/VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN. *AK
BRAKES FAILED ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT SIGN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR/VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
LOW SPEED ON ROUGH/SLICK SURFACE, ABS SLIPS, PEDAL TO FLOOR AND MAKES CA-CA-CA SOUND. *AK
ROUGH IDLE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING. LARGE CRACK DEALER SAYS SEES MANY OF THESE. *AK
ROUGH IDLE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING. LARGE CRACK DEALER SAYS SEES MANY OF THESE. *AK
ROUGH IDLE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING. LARGE CRACK DEALER SAYS SEES MANY OF THESE. *AK
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR....
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR....
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR....
VEHICLE HAS A LOW AND HIGH SHIFTER WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
THE PCM UNIT ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS RECALLED IN 1998. DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM, ISUZU IS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
ABS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER DETERMINED A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED IT (PART # 8-97233-422-0). *AK
WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER HOT, AND COLD BACK IN FORTH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND DEALERSHIP HAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROBLEM WITH RECALL. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN FAI...
WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER HOT, AND COLD BACK IN FORTH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND DEALERSHIP HAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROBLEM WITH RECALL. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN FAI...
WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER HOT, AND COLD BACK IN FORTH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND DEALERSHIP HAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROBLEM WITH RECALL. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN FAI...
WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER HOT, AND COLD BACK IN FORTH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND DEALERSHIP HAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROBLEM WITH RECALL. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN FAI...
MY SUV RAN JUST FINE , THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOP RUNNING, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY WHEREIN IT WAS CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE 16 VALVES WERE BENT, THE TIMING BELT STILL INTACT , THE PISTONS WERE STILL GOOD, BUT HAD TO LOOK @ THE HEAD TO SEE THEY WAS...
THE DEALERSHIP HAS TIGHTENED THE AXLE BOLTS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED THEM ONCE AS A RESULT OF RECALL CAMPAIGN (00V-58) AND SERVICE BULLETIN (SB0006S002). CONSUMERING IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER, 2000 THE REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 WE...
BRAKING DISCONTINUES AND PEDAL GOES SOFT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AT ANY SPEED, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY FUEL SENSOR
BRAKING DISCONTINUES AND PEDAL GOES SOFT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AT ANY SPEED, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY FUEL SENSOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 40 MPH ON A SEMI WET ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN, AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT MEDIUM STRIP; SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND HIT THE MEDIUM STRIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVER RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIE...
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE DRUMS/LINES INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE DRUMS/LINES INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE DRUMS/LINES INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, IF CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE IS ON AND VEHICLE ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS WATER IN THE GAS SO DEALER REPLACED FILTER AND CLEANED GAS TANK. *SLC
3 OR MORE INCIDENTS OF EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ABS ENGAGED ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT . ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVE ABS SHOULD NOT OF ENGAGE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. SYSTEM TO SENSITIVE. *AK,
ABS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED BY DEALER WHEN VEHICAL NEW, BUT NOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK ISUSU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ABS PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS, SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ABS DEFECT. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION (EA99-008) ON THE DATABASE I WANT TO REGISTER THIS OCCURANCE. SO FAR THE BRAKES ARE WORKING WITHOUT ABS. SINCE WARRANTY IS OVER I WILL BE TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP.
AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 200 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON EXIT RAMPS. ISUZU HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED MANY TIMES WHEN SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR TO BRING IT TO A STOP AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY I-35 IN GEORGETOWN TX. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND VERY HOT. ABOUT 115 DEGREES. WHEN THE TIRE SEPERATED I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND FLIPPED 3 TO 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC THE RPMS JUMPS TO 2200-2400. WHEN BRAKE ARE LIGHTLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY LURCHS FORWARD, THE DEALER CLAIM THAT THE POWER STEERING SWITCH LINKED TO THE THROTTLE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE JUMPS. *YH
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES RESPONDED LATE. AFTER REAPPLYING BRAKES WITH TWO FEET, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUR 35MPH ON MAIN STREET AND WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY HIS BRAKES, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASH PANEL. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL.THEN, HE APLLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A CO...
DO NOT BUY ONE! HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS: ELECTRICAL, STRANGE NOISES FROM EVERYWHERE, CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FOR NO REASON, VALVE NOISE(S) AT 15K MILES, RECALLS, ETC. *AK
DO NOT BUY ONE! HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS: ELECTRICAL, STRANGE NOISES FROM EVERYWHERE, CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FOR NO REASON, VALVE NOISE(S) AT 15K MILES, RECALLS, ETC. *AK
WHILE PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH, LIGHT TURNED RED AND CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES. BUT, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. AS CONSUMER REPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE DEFECT DID...
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE, AND DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER CLAIMS DEFECTIVE ABS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDE...
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE, AND DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER CLAIMS DEFECTIVE ABS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDE...
VEHICLE HAD A ROUTINE SERVICE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHICH COST ABOUT $400. WHEN DRIVING, FOR THE PAST WEEK OR TWO, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE MAKING A PUMPING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE SERVICE CENTER REPORTED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND WARPED. I'M NOT SURE H...
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL (00V058) REPAIR OF THE REAR AXLE WHICH WAS MAKING THE NOISE, RETURNED AFTER BEING REPAIRED ONE DAY. *ET
VEHICLE IDLES HIGH, AND THEN TAKES OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
ABS SYSTEM PREVENTS STOPPING VEHICLE AFTER HITTING ANY BUMP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *ML
ABS SYSTEM PREVENTS STOPPING VEHICLE AFTER HITTING ANY BUMP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ABOUT 40 MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE PREMATURELY AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMP WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN, ONE CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ABS SYSTEM BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS "DE...
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V058000 IN MAIL & CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR AXLE. THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THERE IS A BUMPING AND THUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. *AK
WHEN BRAKING AND UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMP BRAKES RELEASED, THEN LOCKED UP WHEN VEHICLE TOUCHEED THE GROUND AGAIN. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO INTERSECTIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
UPON BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACE ABS BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE. *AK
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
IN OCTOBER OF 1998 I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE AROUND. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. I TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND JUST FIGU...
THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN NORMAL DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. THESE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR CHANGING COURSE TO ANOTHER PREDETERMINE DIRECTION. OCCASIONALLY, W...
BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD GOING DOWN HILL, AT A STOP LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 20MPH, HEARD A GROWLING SOUND FROM UNDER HOOD IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S POSITION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AND FELT LIKE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. REPORTED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS BRAKES O.K. OWNER SAYS BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGEN...
WHILE MAKING A TURN OR WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. *AK
VEHICLE GOES DOWN THE HILL AND CAN'T STOP, IT ACCELERATES. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO CUT CAR OFF OR BE ON FLAT SERVICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE WILL STOP IS WHEN DRIVER PRESSES PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STARTED JERKING UNTIL IT STOPPED BY ITSELF, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STARTED JERKING UNTIL IT STOPPED BY ITSELF, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN 60-65MPH. ALSO, THERE'S A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT & STEERING IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL WANDER. *AK *ML
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60-65MPH. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT& VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER, FOUND THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TIRES. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NEVER CAME ON THE DASH WHEN VEHICLE CUT COMPLETLY OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT END MAKES A LOUD CLONKING SOUND WHENEVER VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TRUCK IDLED AND IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD DIE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE NEXT WEEK WAS ON TOLLWAY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AGAIN IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WOULD DIE AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TO...
WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TRUCK IDLED AND IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD DIE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE NEXT WEEK WAS ON TOLLWAY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AGAIN IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WOULD DIE AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TO...
75% OF THE TIME WHEN I ATTEMPT TO STOP DURING A RAIN STORM, WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPS OR STOPPING ABRUPTLY MY BRAKES "SLIP". IT FEELS LIKE I'M PRESSING DIRECTLY ON THE METAL. WHEN I PUMP THE BRAKES IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM TO A LOCAL ISUZU DEALER WHEN GETTING MY 30,000 MILE SERVI...
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, INSTEAD OF THE CAR BRAKING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I ACTUALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY NEVER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION GOIN...
BRAKES ARE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY WORK ON ANY TYPE SURFACE. THEY RELEASE AT ANYTIME FOR A SPLIT SECOND. CAR JUST KEEPS ON MOVING FOR A SPLIT SECOND. *AK SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON BUMPY OR WET ROADS. DEALER REPLACED SOME WIRING HARNESS ON BRAKES IN REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT THEY SA...
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHE...
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHE...
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHE...
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHE...
WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO, IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE WANDERED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO, IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE WANDERED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN THIS VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 40 MPH FRONT END BEGINS TO VIBRATE UP/UNTIL 70 MPH. VIBRATION IS VERY STRONG, AND CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IF MY FOOT IS NOT ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL , THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LAST OCCURENCE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I BELIEVE THE CLOSENESS OF THE PEDALS CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE FOUND TH...
HORN WILL JUST START BLOWING NON-STOP. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, IT WILL STOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE HORN TO START BLOWING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. ...
THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 1998 AND BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS JUNE 22, 1998. THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVESHAFT AND A WORN/LOOSE INTERNAL YOKE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE/AND STILL ARE THE DRIVE SHAFT SLAMMING FOREWARD AND BACKWARD AT EVERY STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE OR FORWARD MOTION FROM A STOPP...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. HIT CAR IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 27 JAN 00. ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON A...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. HIT CAR IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 27 JAN 00. ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON A...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
EA99008, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THEN, OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. OTHER REPAIR SHOP FOUND AIR IN THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE CAUSING THE PROBL...
VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO FULL THROTTLE W/ NO WARNING. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
IF THE SUN IS OUT INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNABLE TO BE SEEN. DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED TO DRIVER'S VISION. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET OR ICY PAVEMENTS REAR WHEELS SPIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, JUMPED CURB, BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING; BRAKES FAILED AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD, SWERVED VEHICLE ONTO CURB TO AVOID COLLISION; BRAKES RELEASE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS (E.G., RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, SPEED BUMPS...
BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR ON NORMAL CONDITIONS AND AT ANY SPEED MAKING A TRRRAACCKK SOUND AND STOPPING A FEW FEET AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES ,LUCKILY NO CAR HAS BEEN NEAR AND I'VE ALSO PULLED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES EVEN HAVE LEFT A MECHANIC TAKE CAR TO HIS HOUSE FOR 3 DAYS TO ...
WHEN I NOTICED I AM ABOUT TO APPROACH A POTHOLE OR IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR SOMETIMES A SPEED BUMP, THE BRAKES WILL SKIP. THE TRUCK WOULD BE KICKED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING DRIVERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. NLM
LEFT REAR AXLE LATERAL LINK BOLT FELL OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER WHILE DRIVING.*ET
VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION SINCE BRAND NEW. VIBRATION IS PRESENT AT SPEEDS OF 25MPH & ABOVE, & BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. HAVE HAD TIRES BALANCED TWICE BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. ORIGINAL DEALER ALSO TRIED SWAPPING TIRES & WHEELS WITH ANOTHER NEW RODEO. GOODYEAR STORE ...
INVOICES LIST PARTS REPLACED AS: PURGE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE, SOLENOID VALVE, PURGE CANISTER, CONVERTOR PURGE SOLENOID, PURGE CANISTER. REPORTED TO ISUZU AND DEALER. NEITHER THINK FAILURE 5 TIMES IS A PROBLEM. WANT US TO JUST 'WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN'. QUOTE FROM ISUZU WHEN TRYING TO R...
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RATTLE FROM STEERING COLUMN/LOOSE BOLT ON STEERING SHAFT/PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON BY DEALER
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE, RATTLE,AND VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/ 3RD ALIGNMENT WITH ONLY 12000 MILES
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE, FEEL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED IN DRIVING VEHICLE
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE, FEEL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED IN DRIVING VEHICLE
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE, FEEL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED IN DRIVING VEHICLE
VERY DISSATISFIED WITH VEHICLE, FEEL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED IN DRIVING VEHICLE
REAR ABS BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY. WOULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD JUMP QUICKLY. BRAKES WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISES AFTER STOPPING. THE PAVEMENT WOULD BE DRY. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH,CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
ALL OF THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR ARE PITTED ALL THE WAY AROUND... THEY ARE ALL WARPED AND THIS IS NOT ROGHT TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER 25K.
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN TAKING OFF ON A HILL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN TAKING OFF ON A HILL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
FUEL GAUGE AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE.
FUEL GAUGE AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.
SUNROOF DEFLECTOR MELTED CONSOLE LATCH TWICE.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 80 MPH, A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE WAS EMITTED THAT LASTED FOR 5-6 SECONDS.
FUEL GAUGE.
ABS LIGHT ON DASH.
ISUZU TRAILER HARNESS KIT (WIRING). SRS COIL ASSEMBLY (STEERING COLUMN)--MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. ANTENNA--BENT.
ISUZU TRAILER HARNESS KIT (WIRING). SRS COIL ASSEMBLY (STEERING COLUMN)--MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. ANTENNA--BENT.
ISUZU TRAILER HARNESS KIT (WIRING). SRS COIL ASSEMBLY (STEERING COLUMN)--MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. ANTENNA--BENT.
GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MOUNTS HAVE COME LOOSE WHICH CAUSES AIR BAG ASSEMBLY TO MOVE AROUND BEHIND DASH. THIS RATTLE IS VERY BOTHERSOME AND CAN NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE IT MIGHT GO OFF. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR OF THIS BUT IT KEEPS...
TRANSMISSION IS IN WINTER MODE. TRANSMISSION CAN BE IN STANDARD MODE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, INCIDENT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MY SEAT BELT , (IT IS THE SHOULDER, LAP BELT ALL IN ONE,) THE LAP BELT PART LAYS ACROSS MY STOMACH REGION NOT BELOW MY WAIST, SNUG AT THE HIPS WHICH IS STANDARD SAFETY WEAR. I HAD CONTACTED MY DEALER AS WELL AS THEIR MAIN DEVISION BRANCH IN CALIFORNIA TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER AND AFTER NUMEROUS TELEP...
WHENEVER VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN FOR A STOP, IT WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. AFTER STALLING OUT & WAITING A WHILE, VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT CAUSE NOT FOUND. *AK RIGHT REAR BRAKE LEAKING OIL. *MJS
WHENEVER VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN FOR A STOP, IT WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. AFTER STALLING OUT & WAITING A WHILE, VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT CAUSE NOT FOUND. *AK RIGHT REAR BRAKE LEAKING OIL. *MJS
EA99008, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; WHEN BRAKING DURING NORMAL BRAKING, ON REGULAR ROAD CONDTIONS , AT SLOW SPEED, THE TRUCK DOESN'T STOP AND TRAVELS AS THOUGH IT IS ON ICE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. OWNER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM AFTER THE REMOT...
I DEPRESSED THE BREAK PETAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN. I HAD NO BREAKES AT ALL. I USED THE HAND BREAK AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED AGAIN TO ACTIVAT THE BREAKS BUT THE PETAL WOULD NOT GO IN. I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND IMMEDIANTLY THE BREAK PETAL WENT IN AND I HAD BREAKS. I STARTED THE CAR ...
BRAKES GRIND AND FAIL COMPLETELY WHEN ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES. ABS ENGAGES WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS DURING BRAKING AND THE BRAKES FAIL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AT ANY SPEED AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS.THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.
AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR MY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. AT SPEEDS OF 30 MILES PER HOUR AND LESS I'VE HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES WILL GRAB FOR A SECOND, RELEASE QUICKY, THEN GRAB AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, I ASK THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THE...
ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATED FROM THE PEDAL LINKAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH UNDER CRUISE CONTROL FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF THREE HOURS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. A RAINSTORM WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES OF SUCH OPERATION, THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL...
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH UNDER CRUISE CONTROL FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF THREE HOURS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. A RAINSTORM WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES OF SUCH OPERATION, THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL...
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO ACCELERATOR/PEDAL STICKING, ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT. HOWEVER, CONSUMER RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN #SB98-02-L003 REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILING,CONSUMER EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. *Y...
EA99008; BRAKE PADS MAKE A GRINDING/SQUEAKY NOISE, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANC,E WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE 5 TIMES AND REPLACED THE PADS ONCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 60-70 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATED HARD AND PUL...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
I WAS TURNING INTO A MALL OFF A FREEWAY ACCESS ROAD. I SLOWED DOWN FOR THE TURN AND AS THE VEHICLE TURNED, THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DID NOT FEEL ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE PEDAL. IT COMPLETELY SANK TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED SOMETHING LIKE A "TRRRRK" ...
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMING ON, REPLACED PCM, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FLASH. MJS
DOOR LOCK ROD CAME LOOSE, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. MJS
PULLED UP TO STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE RACED AT HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. NEEDED TO SHIFT QUICKLY INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP. ACCELERATION WOULD KICK IT INTO ANOTHER POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM. *AK
THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE WARPED AND THREADS WERE COMING APART, AND 2 REAR RIMS WERE BENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED OR STOPPED, IT WOULD JERK FORWARD. ALSO, WON'T GO OUT OF PARK POSITION, AND BRAKES WERE GRINDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATI...
THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE WARPED AND THREADS WERE COMING APART, AND 2 REAR RIMS WERE BENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED OR STOPPED, IT WOULD JERK FORWARD. ALSO, WON'T GO OUT OF PARK POSITION, AND BRAKES WERE GRINDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATI...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING IN COLLISION.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. THE FRONT WHEEL OF DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO THE GAURDRA...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. THE FRONT WHEEL OF DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO THE GAURDRA...
ABS FAILED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT LOW SPEED WHILE CROSSING ROUGH PAVEMENT, ABS/BRAKES DIDN'T FUNCTION FOR SEVERAL FEET. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP UNTIL A FEW FEET AWAY FROM WHERE CONSUMER HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES. *AK
BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND HIT ANOTHER CAR.
BRAKES FAILED ON WET PAVEMENT WITH FRONT WHEELS SKIPPING. *AK
VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT DUE TO SERIOUS DAMAGES TO BUMPER/HOOD AND WINDSHIELD THATCRUSHED I. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. I TOOK IT TO MEINEKE FOR AN ISPECTION AND THEY REPORTED A FAILURE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE FLOOR AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH NO ...
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. I TOOK IT TO MEINEKE FOR AN ISPECTION AND THEY REPORTED A FAILURE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE FLOOR AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH NO ...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. *YC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, A SCRUBBING NOISE IS HEARD. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; YER, THE PROBLEM STILL PURSISTS.
AT ANY SPEED IF I WERE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH NORMAL PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE ONE OR BOTH FRONT WHEELS IS TRAVELING OVER AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD OR SMALL HOLE THE BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT JUST LOSES THE EFFECT OF THE BRAKE...
TURNED LEFT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT; AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A NEAR STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED CAR. I CLEARLY REMEMBER THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR A...
VEHICLE BRAKE ROTOR COMPLETELY WORN.
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH THE FIFTH GEAR WILL POP INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. FRONTAL IMPACT INTO RAILING, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CANNOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. FRONTAL IMPACT INTO RAILING, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CANNOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. FRONTAL IMPACT INTO RAILING, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CANNOT REMEDY THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ON 2/5/99 I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 85 IN RICHMOND WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL , AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE HEADING TOWARD A RAILING AND I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. MY SON AND I WERE ALMO...
ON 2/5/99 I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 85 IN RICHMOND WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL , AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE HEADING TOWARD A RAILING AND I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. MY SON AND I WERE ALMO...
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED MANY/MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES. THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN AN ISUZU DESIGN ENGINEER AND A ZONE MANAGER. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, AND SAID THAT THEY "OFFICIALLY GIVE UP". THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH TH...
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WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL STAYS UP AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. OWNER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER CRASH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK
PE98051; INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND VIBRATED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED IT. BEFORE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC ASSIGNED TO THE VEHICLE SUGGESTED IT WAS OPERATING AS EXPECTED OR DESIGNED AND ATTRIBUTED THE INCIDENTS TO "WHEEL HOP." WORK ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETED...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
GAS GAUGE INTERNALLY ADJUSTED.
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED.
GAS GAUGE FAILED.
SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *YC
FUEL GUAGE READING INCORRECT. *YC
FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED. *YC
REAR RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED. NLM
FRONT WIRING HARNESS FAILED. NLM
GAS GAUGE FAILED, REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC
BRAKES FAILED. YH
GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. *YC
ALTERNATOR FAILED TWICE. YH
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. YH
ALARM FAILED MANY TIMES. YH
2 TIMES VEHICLE LEFT ME & MY 6 YEAR OLD TWINS STRANDED ON DARK DANGEROUS HWYS. ON 2ND ENGINE- AND NOW POSSIBLY 2ND TRANSMISSION? 1-28-99 INCIDENT SCARY- SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. ALL OF SUDDEN-NO WARNING. SUV ROLLED TO STOP ON PAVEMENT, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO ALLOW GRADE OF ROAD TO RO...
2 TIMES VEHICLE LEFT ME & MY 6 YEAR OLD TWINS STRANDED ON DARK DANGEROUS HWYS. ON 2ND ENGINE- AND NOW POSSIBLY 2ND TRANSMISSION? 1-28-99 INCIDENT SCARY- SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. ALL OF SUDDEN-NO WARNING. SUV ROLLED TO STOP ON PAVEMENT, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO ALLOW GRADE OF ROAD TO RO...
BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AT LOW SPEED, STRONG VIBRATION FROM BRAKES, BUT IT COULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP. RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR ,CREATED CAR DAMAGE AND BODY INJURY. *AK
BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING WHEN PREPARED TO STOP. STRONG VIBRATION FROM BRAKES, BUT NEVER STOPPED. DEALER'S REPORT "WORKED AS DESIGNED. NO PROBLEM". *AK
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED. *AK
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED. *AK
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED. *AK
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INTO GEARS THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHICH MAY CAUSE A ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AT LOW SPEED 10-25MPH, BRAKE CAME WITH STRONG VIBRATION BUT IT CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE
BRAKES SQUEAL ANYTIME THEY ARE APPLIED. GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF. GAS PEDAL IS A PIECE OF FLIMSY PLASTIC THAT SNAPS ON AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. CAR VIBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASE. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE WORSE THE VIBRATION. *AK
BRAKES SQUEAL ANYTIME THEY ARE APPLIED. GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF. GAS PEDAL IS A PIECE OF FLIMSY PLASTIC THAT SNAPS ON AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. CAR VIBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASE. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE WORSE THE VIBRATION. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
LOOSE CLAMP ON POWER STEERING RESEVOIR RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
FUEL SENSOR FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
OIL LEAK FROM POWER STEERING RACK DUE TO SEAL FAILURE.
BRAKE SHOES CRACKING, ROTOR AND DRUMS FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
BRAKE SHOES CRACKING, ROTOR AND DRUMS FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
BRAKE SHOES CRACKING, ROTOR AND DRUMS FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED.
REAR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED.
GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF.
STEERING RACK FAILED CAUSING LEAKING.
EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER REPLACED DUE TO NOISE.
REMOTE TRANSMITTER FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
DOOR LOCK LINKAGE BROKEN.
HARNESS CLIP MISSING FROM UNDER DASH.
VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START, CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX, REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE, BUMPER PAINT IS VERY CHEAP, STEERING WHEEL MAKES RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNED, REAR CUP-HOLDER DOESN'T STAY SHUT. TAKES TOO LONG TO START VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START, CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX, REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE, BUMPER PAINT IS VERY CHEAP, STEERING WHEEL MAKES RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNED, REAR CUP-HOLDER DOESN'T STAY SHUT. TAKES TOO LONG TO START VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START, CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX, REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE, BUMPER PAINT IS VERY CHEAP, STEERING WHEEL MAKES RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNED, REAR CUP-HOLDER DOESN'T STAY SHUT. TAKES TOO LONG TO START VEHICLE.
WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. HEARD GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. HAS SQUEALING IN ROTORS. *AK
WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. HEARD GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. HAS SQUEALING IN ROTORS. *AK
WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. HEARD GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. HAS SQUEALING IN ROTORS. *AK
WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (NOT PARKED IN A INCLINE OR STEEP HILL), THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER SAID THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CLUTCH SWITCH INTERMITTANTLY FAILS TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL.
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING INNER CITY RUSH HOUR AND APPLYING THE BRAKING SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCLERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.
VEHICLE HARD TO START. SOMETIMES NEED TO HOLD THE KEY IN START POSITION FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY WEEK AT RANDOM TIMES. HAVE THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
WHEN DEPESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, THEN IN PARK WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE.
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. *ET
VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED THE NEXT DAY, BUT WAS INVOVLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER CONSUMER SHIFTS INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK
GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF.
AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THEM TO FAIL.
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND STOP WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKE PAD WAS DEPRESSED.
BRAKE APPEAR TO FAIL WHEN FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP.
ABS FAILS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING BRAKES. LOSS OF BRAKES UNTIL YOU REAPPLY THE BRAKES.
ABS, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISAPPEAR. THE PEDAL MADE A TRRRRICCCKK AND CLICKING SOUND. DRIVER RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED BRAKES TO STOP.
SIX DISC CD CHANGER INOPERATIVE.
FUEL LEAK.
REAR AXEL LEAK.
RIGHT REAR SHOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BIG WELDING SPUTTER.
POWER WINDOW WENT DOWN BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP.
BRAKE FAILURE.
VEHICLE IDLES FROM 2700 TO 3200 RMPS WHILE SITTING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED.
WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND STEPS ON BRAKES, THE ANT-LOCK BRAKES JUST LOCK UP. *AK
VEHICLE MAKES UNUSUAL SOUND.
PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PULLED UP TO WOODEN PARKING STOPPER. ATTEMPTED TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO WOODEN STRUCTURE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE UNBALANCED, BUT BALANCING THE WHEELS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASH.
PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED ,FELT PEDAL GO TO FLOOR, TWO JERKING MOTIONS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A POLE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES . *AK
THE ABS LIGHTS COMES ON, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES AND VIBRATES WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HEATER BOX BRACKET IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE ACCELATOR PEDAL WHICH IS CAUSING A INTERFERENCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION,. ANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS PART OF FACTORY DESIGN. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID, RESULTING IN A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
ABS FAILED TWICE.
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR FELL OFF HINGES, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE/DOOR JAMMED. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER SENT VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 20-60MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAN FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATES THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ANY TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TI...
GOING 55MPH WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS FLICKED ON & THEN WENT OFF. STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK. VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING AWHILE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ALTERNATOR CAUSED A DRAIN ON BATTERY & NEEDED REPAIRS. *AK
GOING 55MPH WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS FLICKED ON & THEN WENT OFF. STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK. VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING AWHILE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ALTERNATOR CAUSED A DRAIN ON BATTERY & NEEDED REPAIRS. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT/SLIPPING
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON REGULAR ROAD SURFACES, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, IF HITTING A BUMP OR IRREGULATIES IN THE ROAD, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHATSOEVER. THIS CONDITION HAS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROLB...
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED NSTOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK