1999 ISUZU RODEO Fuel System, Other Problems

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING FUEL SYSTEM CORRECTLY. SHOWS EMPTY WHEN REACHING CLOSE TO HALFWAY. OTHER REPORTS LIST PROBLEM WITH FUEL SENDING CONTROL UNIT CONTACTS. UNIT AND FUEL SYSTEM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

1999 IZUSU RODEO WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: IE: ABS BRAKE LIGHT WON'T GO OUT. HAVE HAD VEHICLE SERVICED HOWEVER WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE SLIDES. GAS GAUGE LIGHT WON'T GO OUT...TANK IS FULL...REPAIR PRICE-CRAZY. HIGH IDLE-FOOT ON BRAKE AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED QUICKLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRATIC-SOMETIMES THEY WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. ALL OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I'M FINDING THAT SOME OWNERS FELL UNDER A RECALL TO FIX THESE ITEMS BUT I DON'T. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. DO I HAVE TO KILL OR BE KILLED FIRST ESPECIALLY WITH THE BREAKING ISSUES? *JB UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

Mileage: 40,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT/GAS GAUGE LIGHT FLASHING EMPTY WHEN CAR IS FULL OF GAS. ABS LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT ...HAD RECALL REPAIRED DASH LIGHTS..CAR IS IN PARK BUT LIGHT ON DASH IS IN (N)..LIGHT ON GEAR SHIFT IS DEAD REAR WINSHIELD WIPER JUST STOPPED WORKING RUBBER SEAL AROUND REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW DRY ROTTED CAUSING WINDOW TO SHATTER AND BREAK WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. CAR SLIDING THROUGH STOP LIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP OR WHEN SITTING STILL CAR WILL IDLE AND CAUSE CAR TO MOVE WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKES. HUMMING/RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED ON SEVERAL COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND THEY ALL PERTAIN TO MY 1999 RODEO AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. MY RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN 2003 AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS EXCEPT FOR THE ABS ONE AND I LEARNED ABOUT THAT FROM A RELATIVE WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE. IF SOMETHING BREAKS DOWN OR STOPS WORKING ON HERS I CAN EXPECT IT TO OCCUR WITH MINE OR VISA VERSA. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE..I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE TO PURCHASE AN ISIZU RODEO IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC THERE IS A RODEO IN THE GARAGE WAITING TO BE WORKED ON. THE MECHANIC SHAKES HIS HEAD.. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO THE EMPTY INDICATOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 2 OCCASIONS AND THE NEEDLE USUALLY DROPPED TO EMPTY A FEW DAYS AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 12/19/06. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON 12/10/06. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 160,900

GASOLINE GAUGE HAS FAILED. IT INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK HAS JUST BEEN FILLED. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR IS BLINKING. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH NUMEROUS ISUZU RODEOS BUT ISUZU REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH IT OCCURRED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON-LINE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT WORK ACCURATELY. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. EVEN IF TANK IS FULL THE GAUGE SHOWS AS ZERO. THERE ARE OVER 40+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. ISUZU STATES THEY KNOW OF NO ISSUE. *JB

FUEL GAUGE READING ERRATIC AND INACCURATE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED IMPROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED . *AK

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

GAS GAUGE HAS GONE. HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE SINCE OCCURRENCE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS A PROBLEM BY DOING RESEARCH AND SEEING THE LISTINGS OF COMPLAINTS. *JB

FUEL GUAGE NOT WORKING. AROUND 65K MILES MY FUEL GUAGE STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I FILL THE CAR IT WILL SHOW AS FULL BUT THEN AFTER DRIVING IT WILL READ AS EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, AND PRESENTS A TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 60,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY, GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. MAY FILL UP AND THE NEXT DAY THE GAS TANK SHOW ONLY A 1/4 TANK WILL FLUCTUATE WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE WITH ROUGH START. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE WAS TOLD THERE WERE ONLY 9 COMPLAINTS LISTED UNDER JUST FUEL SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I LOOK UP ODI NUMBERS I GET AT LEAST 20 COMPLAINTS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED UNDER FUEL SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT SUB-CATEGORIES. EACH COMPLAINT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A COINCIDENCE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR.

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR FAILURE. FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. INDICATOR READS THAT THE TANK IS FULL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING, BUT BECOMES ERRATIC AT ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK SOON THEREAFTER. FUEL LIGHT ALSO FLASHES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY.

Mileage: 65,000

MY FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED AND I WENT TO ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND THE ASE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED A TON OF THESE AND IT WOULD COST 800.00 DOLLARS. I WAS UPSET AND DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPEIRENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ISUZU IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSUMER.*AK

Mileage: 69,348

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT READ AMOUNT OF GAS ACCURATELY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

GAS GUAGE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT PROPERLY DETECT GAS LEVEL. WILL FILL TANK COMPLETLY AND GUAGE WILL READ AS EMPTY. GAS LIGHT STAYS ON. PROBLEM HAS OCCURED FOR A FEW MONTHS.*AK

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING RIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY. FAILED AT ABOUT 40K MILES. APPEARS THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ISUZU RODEO. SUV IS OUT OF WARRANTY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

MY 1999' ISUZU RODEO SLE FUEL GAUGE FAILED GIVING INACCURATE READINGS. VEN AT ACCELERATION AND AT TURNS, IT WILL INDICATE A LESSER READING AND WILL EVEN LIGHT UP THE ORANGE GAS PUMP. A 12 GALLON FUEL IN 21 GALLON TANK WILL BE INDICATED AS EMPTY IN MY CAR. I GUESS AS LONG THERE'S NO FATALITIES, NOBODY WILL ACT ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND TRIGGERS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT A 1999 RODEO FOR MY WIFE WHEN IT WAS NEW. WE NOW HAVE 82,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING FOR SOMEONE (ESPECIALLY A WOMAN) TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH A BROKEN FUEL GAUGE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RODEO'S AND I CANNOT BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURED YET. I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL WILL HELP GET ISUZU TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE ON THE ISUZU RODEO STOPS FUNCTIONING. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, I ASK EVERY RODEO/HONDA PASSPORT OWNER THAT I MEET IF THEIR GAS GAUGE WORKS. TO DATE, I'VE ASKED APPROXIMATELY 20 INDIVIDUALS. ALL WHO OWN A RODEO OR PASSPORT IN THE 80000 MILES RANGE HAVE NON-FUNCTIONING GAS GAUGES. THIS CAN'T BE COINCIDENCE, THIS CAN ONLY BE A MANUFACTURING OR COMPONENT DEFECT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, SO I WOULD ASSUME THE FAULTY PART/PARTS ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

THE CLASSIC FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF RODEO OWNERS (MINE IS A 1999) ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. MY PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AROUND 45,000 MILES. I WAS AT FIRST SUSPICOUS THAT THE DEALER BROKE IT DOING OTHER REPAIRS, BUT NOW I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AND PROBABLY NOT RELATED. THE FUEL GUAGE IS USELESS. I KEEP TRACK USING THE ODOMETER BECAUSE REPAIR COST IS PROHIBITIVE, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A QUALITY/ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ISUZU SHOULD REMEDY. HOW CAN THEY RECALL 1998 AND 2000 AND SKIP 1999?*AK

Mileage: 45,000

THE GAS GAGE ON MY CAR READS EMPTY AFTER ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 90 TO 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK. AFTER ONLY 30 MILES IT READS HALF FULL. IF I'M ON AN INCLINE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, THE GAS LIGHT WILL BLINK. THIS IS OBVIOULSY A DEFECT SINCE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT I KNOW HOW MANY MILES MY CAR CAN NORMALLY GET ON A FULL TANK, IT VARIES BASED ON MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THAT I'M OUT OF GAS! *AK

GAS GAUGE IS READING THE GAS TANK LEVEL INCORRECTLY. AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY. THE GAS LEVEL WILL FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.*AK

Mileage: 42,000

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, LOCKED CD CHANGER, REAR WIPER DEFECT, PASSENGER SEAT BELT DEFECT. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAVE NOW READ COUNTLESS POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN ON ISUZU'S BEHALF.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

1999 ISUZU RODEO. FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERATIC AT 65,000 MILES. BASED ON ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT ISUZU HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THROUGH A RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH THIS CRAZY FUEL LIGHT. CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS AND FUEL LIGHT IS GLEAMING AND BLINKS EMPTY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!!!!. LAST WEEK MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS DOING 45 MPH. YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCKING YOUR STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I ASSURE YOU THAT IF MY WIFE IS THE ONE TO GET HURT....LOOKOUT ISUZU I'M TAKING EVERYTHING........FIX IT NOW!!!!! *JB

Mileage: 64,000

THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. IT SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY AFTER 10 GALLON CONSUMPTION. LOOKS LIKE ISUZU USED SOME CHEAP FAULTY COMPONENT THAT DOESN'T LAST TOO LONG, AND THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MANY INCIDENCES THAT DO NOT GO REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AS WELL.*AK

Mileage: 64,000

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SEEM TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. TWO MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ALSO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 67,850

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 1999 ISUZU RODEO FOR MY COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY (290 MILE DRIVE), SHE DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE, THE THOUGHT THAT MY DUAGHTER MAY BECOME STRANDED (BY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL) IN A REMOTE AREA, IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ISUZU RODEO'S THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TO 2000 YEAR VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CLASSIC CASE FOR A RECALL BY THE NTSB. WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT, I AM SURE THAT ISUZU WILL NOT RESPOND. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS!*AK

Mileage: 112,700

1999 ISUZU RODEO: FUEL GUAGE FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GUAGE READS EMPTY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF FUEL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON A FULL TANK, THE GUAGE SAYS HALF EMPTY. THE ENGINE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFICULTLY STARTING 80% OF THE TIME. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

FUEL GUAGE IS NOT WORKING, IT DOES NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS IN THE TANK! *AK

Mileage: 45,000

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF, SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GAS UP EVERY OTHER DAY SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS LIKE I DID ONE MORNING JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE. IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE ISUZU RODEO'S PLEASE LET ME KNOW.*AK

EMAIL FM JERRY BOWER (TX RE THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE ON HIS 1999 ISUZU RODEO, IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES, REPLY ATTN JAMES ALDREDGE/AUSTIN DISTRICT OFFS, DOT/I#2004-4065. *PH *JB

Mileage: 79,000

HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE THE NHTSA FINALLY STEPS IN? THE BELOW COMPLAINTS ARE NOT COINCIDENCES, IT'S A SAFETY AND INTEGRITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. WE NEED THE NHTSA TO STEP IN AND MAKE ISUZU AMERICA DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND RECALL THE FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. IF THIS FAILS THEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST ISUZU MOTORS MAY BE NECESSARY. ODI ID NUMBER : 10010835 DATE OF FAILURE: OCTOBER 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10021048 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 4, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 8008795 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014145 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10018960 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 28, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10052993 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 10, 2004 ODI ID NUMBER : 724341 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 20, 2000 ODI ID NUMBER : 742458 DATE OF FAILURE: MARCH 14, 2001 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014114 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10037492 DATE OF FAILURE: JULY 22, 2001 ODI ID NUMBER : 10042972 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 30, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10010835 DATE OF FAILURE: OCTOBER 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10029163 DATE OF FAILURE: FEBRUARY 17, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10021048 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 4, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10041578 DATE OF FAILURE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10051208 DATE OF FAILURE: DECEMBER 28, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10054214 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 14, 2004 ODI ID NUMBER : 10031134 DATE OF FAILURE: FEBRUARY 2, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10030711 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2000 ODI ID NUMBER : 10041156 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10016931 DATE OF FAILURE: MAY 5, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014145 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10018960 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 28, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014114 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10020620 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 4, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10042944 DATE OF FAILURE: OCTOBER 14, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10054929 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2004 . *AK

Mileage: 55,000

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 99 RODEO IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE 66,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM JUST BEGAN WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT CONSTANTLY MOVES UP AND DOWN, EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE GAS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND EVENTUALLY STARTS TO BLINK. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $400 AND $500 TO REPAIR AND THAT EVENTUALLY THIS WOULD TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IT WILL COST EVEN MORE TO REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO MAKE SURE I REFUEL AFTER 150 MILES TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DOES NOT BREAK DOWN. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *LA

Mileage: 65,800

I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN MY GAUGE SAID I HAD FUEL LEFT. I WAS STRANDED WITH CHILDREN AND HAD TO WAIT UNTIL HELP CAME. THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL FLASH WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK, AND THE DISPLAY FOR FULL OR EMPTY CHANGES AT ITS WHIM. THIS IS A COVERED REPAIR FOR 1998 AND 2000, BUT NOT FOR 1999. WHY IS ISUZU NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE? IT IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY IF YOU CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. *CB

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL GAUGE FAULTY, CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE STRANDED DRIVERS DUE TO INCORRECT READING. *LA

THE GASOLINE QUANTITY INDICATOR DISPLAYS A LOWER FUEL LEVEL THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IN THE TANK. IT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "LOW FUEL" WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES. OUR 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS JUST OVER 44,000 MILES AND IS IN "MINT CONDITION". THOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, IT DOES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT PRODUCT RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE TO INDICATE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PART IS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART ALONE LISTS FOR OVER $250, ADD IN LABOR AND THE COST CAN EASILY EXCEED $500. THIS PART SHOULD FUNCTION QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN FOUR YEARS SINCE, ON MOST VEHICLES, THIS PARTS LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 44,568

THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *MR *SCC *JB

Mileage: 79,000

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY BRAKES ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY BRAKES STOP THEN JUMPS FORWARD. JUST HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. JUST BARELY STOPS. HAVE READ OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS. *LA

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO REACHED ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHANGE TOWARD EMPTY AT A MORE RAPID PACE THAN WHEN IT WAS NEW. JUST BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, THE TANK WOULD READ EMPTY AND WOULD STILL HAVE ALMOST 10 GALLONS LEFT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 1998 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1999 AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE GAUGE QUIT ALTOGETHER. I SPOKE WITH A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *LA

Mileage: 44,000

LUG STUD BROKE WHILE CHANGING TIRE. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DEFECTIVE. *LA

SENSORS UNITS HAD TO REPLACED AND OVERHEAD CAM SENSOR. NOTICED IT'S NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATES. DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. SEEMS THAT ISUZU WOULD WANT TO CORRECT COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS TO KEEP THE CONSUMERS DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES. *LA

THERE ARE THREE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALMOST CONTINUALLY. IT WAS CHECKED AT ROYALL ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, WHERE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. ONE OTHER CUSTOMER WAS THERE AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON HER 1999 RODEO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE IS SEEING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF RODEOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOW AM I TO KNOW IF A TRUE PROBLEM POPS UP WITH THE VEHICLE OR IF THE LIGHT IS ONLY ON FOR THE SAME? 2) ONE BY ONE, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE FAILING. IT STARTED WITH THE CLOCK LIGHT AND HAS NOW GONE TO THE RADIO LIGHT. 3) IN JULY 2001, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (34,000 MILES AT TIME OF USED PURCHASE) THE CLUTCH STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THE CLUTCH FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WHITTEN ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, TOOK THREE SEPARATE SERVICE TRIPS TO TRY TO FIX IT. AFTER THE SO-CALLED REPAIR, THE PROBLEM SEEMED BETTER. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FLUID LEVEL SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DECREASES SO I CONTINUALLY ADD CLUTCH FLUID. NOW THE CLUTCH SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIFTH GEAR. STEADY DRIVING IN FIFTH DOES NOT POSE A PROBLEM BUT INCREASING SPEED SUCH AS UPHILL OR TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES A SUDDEN RISE IN RPM AS THE CLUTCH SLIPS. BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES, SO THAT'S GONE. IT SEEMS AS IF A PROBLEM ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY SHOULD STILL BE REPAIRED. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON CALLING ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AS THE CALLS ARE EITHER NOT RETURNED FROM VOICE MAIL OR I AM GIVEN A VERY BRUSQUE DENIAL OF EVEN CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND REALLY ENJOY IT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND HAVE KEPT IT COMPLETELY ON SCHEDULE WITH OIL CHANGES, ETC. I SEE ON YOUR COMPLAINT SEARCH THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, SO WHY DOES ISUZU ACT AS IF THEY KNOW OF NO OTHERS? THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY DUE TO THE SENDING UNIT.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 RODEO WHICH CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 50,745 MILES. 2ND DAY OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH "FIXED" THE PROBLEM; DRIVING OUT OF THE LOT FOR THE SECOND TIME, LIGHT CAME BACK ON, TOOK THE DEALERSHIP 1 WEEK TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THAT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. NOW, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS FULL, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS REALLY IN THE TANK. NOT TO MENTION THE ANXIETY TRYING TO REMEMBER WHEN I LAST FILLED THE TANK AND HOW MUCH FUEL IT TOOK.CAR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55MPH STEERING WHEEL JUST SHAKES. PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING OVER WET SURFACES OR BUMPS, ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO SLIDE CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AFTER BRAKE HAS BEEN APPLIED. TIMING BELT WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHOUT EVER RECEIVING ANY NOTIFICATION FROM ISUZU THEREFORE, I HAD TO ABSORB THE COST OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE ITEM ORIGINALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOPING ISUZU WILL REIMBURSE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1999. *AK

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. THE ONLINE ISUZU FORUM I PARTICIPATE IN HAS SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CHRONIC SINCE ABOUT 1996 IN BOTH THE TROOPER AND RODEO MODEL VEHICLES.*AK

I HAVE A 99 RODEO LS W/63K ON IT. FUEL GAUGE GOES WACKY WHEN I FILL IT UP AND SOMETIMES WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER TO GAUGE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE GAUGE USUALLY STARTS TO WORK AGAIN WHEN I HAVE 3/4 TANK LEFT.STARTING MAY TAKE SEVERAL TIMES. I TURN THE KEY AND HEAR A CLICK THEN NOTHING. I USUALLY HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES OR SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK AND IT MAY START. WIPER BLADES STOP IN MID WINDSHIELD WHEN USING THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. *AK I HAVE PRINTED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THEM USEFUL. I WILL BRING THEM TO MY DEALER AND COMPLAIN TO GET THEM FIXED.

Mileage: 60,000

RODEO HAS 60,000 MILES, AT ABOUT 40,000 GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. AT 30,000 ABS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED NOW ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, THE KEY HAS TO BE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING. CLICKING NOISE IS ALL YOU GET OTHERWISE. DEALER SAYS ALL REPAIRS ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND VERY COSTLY.

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND DO NOT SEE IN THE EXHAUST. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE ABS SENSOR CONNECTION ON THE REAR AXLE IS ALWAYS LOOSE. GAS GAUGE NOT READING PROPER LEVEL. HAVE BEEN THROUGH 5 IN-DASH CD CHANGERS. *TT

Mileage: 65,000