2000 ISUZU RODEO Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BODY FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO SEVERE FRAME CORROSION, THE FRAME DETACHED AND STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER WHEEL, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. ...UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

Mileage: 213,000

I BOUGHT MY 2000 RODEO NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 37000 ACTUAL MILES. I RECENTLY SAW RUST IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THIS CAR TO A HONDA BODY SHOP TO SEE THE UNDERBODY. BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT THEY SAW THAT THE FRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. ONCE IN THE AIR THEY LOOKED AT THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE AND SAID THAT THE FRAME AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE HOLED WITH RUST. I ASKED IF ANY OF THIS WAS REPAIRABLE.THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO THE WORK BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME THE LIABILITY OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FIXES PRESCRIBED BY CAMPAIGN 10V-436 SB 10-11-S002A COMPLETED AT SELLERS TRUCK CENTER IN FARMINGTON HILLS, MI ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2011. THIS ADDRESSED THE REAR SUSPENSION BUT OBVIOUSLY THE CORROSION WAS SO PERVASIVE THAT THIS CAMPAIGN WAS JUST A BAND-AID. AS I READ THE VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE I STRONGLY AGREE THAT THESE CARS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK BY ISUZU AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE SIDELINED MINE AND BEEN FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER CAR TO REPLACE IT WAY BEFORE IT WAS NECESSARY. IRONICALLY, THIS CAR IS IN ALMOST PRISTINE CONDITION FROM THE BODY UP. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU AND RECEIVED A LETTER IN RETURN IN WHICH THEY ASSERT THAT THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY HAD TO AND THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOT REQUIRE MORE THAN DEALING WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEREFORE I WAS OUT OF LUCK. IN THE LETTER THEY SAID I COULD CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. I DID AND THEY OFFERED TO 'REDO THE PROCEDURES OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL.' WHEN I POINTED OUT THAT I HAVE A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE FACILITY THEY WANTED IT TAKEN TO IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY THEIR COMMENT WAS 'NO ONE SAID YOU HAD TO DRIVE IT. YOU COULD TRAILER IT.' THIS ISN'T A GOOD ALTERNATIVE EITHER ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A HONDA DEALER LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND THE HONDA PASSPORT SUFFERED ALL THE SAME

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGHOUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

LEFT SIDE REAR FRAME WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TIRE RUSTED THROUGH. BOTTOM PIECE HAS DETACHED FROM ONE SIDE. I JUST READ THEIR WAS A RECALL IN 2010 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2007. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION, LUCKILY I NOTICED IT WHEN I DID, FORTUNATELY I WASN'T DRIVING. WHAT DO I DO NOW? -THANK YOU. *TR

I THINK THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE NHTSA TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER GETTING THE REMAINING ISUZU RODEO'S OFF THE ROAD - THEY ARE NOT SAFE. I LIKE A MAJORITY OF OTHER ISUZU OWNERS SUFFER FROM EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL OVER THE FRAME - I HAD THE RECALL REPAIR DONE AND THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED BUT IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE A RELIABLE EVERYDAY CAR THAT STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY, RUNS WELL AND CUTS THROUGH THE SNOW (4X4) BUT DUE TO MANUFACTURING ERRORS NOW HAS A FLAKY, BRITTLE HOLE RIDDEN WHEEL WELL FRAME ON BOTH SIDES THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AFTER THE WHEEL GOES FLIPPING OFF THE CAR AND CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER. ISUZU HAS TURNED A BLIND EYE AND WON'T TAKE ANY CALLS (ONCE YOU FIND THEM). A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED AND MAKE THE MANUFACTURER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER SHADY PROCESSES THEY USED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I NEED TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE A NEW CAR AND THAT I HAVE NO VALUE IN THIS CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CANNOT SELL AN UNSAFE CAR. MAKE THE MANUFACTURER BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES OR RECALL THEM! TOO MANY COMPLAINTS - AND YOU CANNOT IGNORE THE SAME REPEATED TREND - EVERYONE IN THE NORTHEAST HAS EXPERIENCED THIS HORRIBLE PAIN! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 ISUZU RODEO FROM A DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 4, 2014. I GOT IT HOME ONLY TO REALIZE THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. IT'S WORSE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME UNDER THE HATCHBACK AREA IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T TAKE IT BACK AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT ANYONE AT ISUZU. THE SUV IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

THE SUSPENSION ON MY ISUZU RODEO 2000 BROKE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSIVE FRAME UNDERNEATH AND IT SEEMS AS IF THE METAL USED FOR THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION IS PART OF A RECALL FROM WHAT I'M SEEING ALL OVER THE INTERNET SO I ENDED UP CALLING THE DEAL SHIP AND THEY WANT TO DO NOTHING FOR ME AND THEY TELL ME THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS AT THIS TIME WHICH MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME BECAUSE THE ISSUE THAT I'M SEEING WITH THE RECALL JUST HAPPEN TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 08/06/2014...I WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND IT FELT WEIRD. THE VERY NEXT DAY I HAD OUR MECHANICS PUT IT ON THE RACK TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNDERSIDE...I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS IN TOTAL DISBELIEF AT HOW RUSTED OUT AND CORRODED THE FRAME WAS. IT IS SO BAD IT HAS ACTUAL HOLES IN THE FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. I WOULD LIKE ISUZU TO PURCHASE IT BACK FROM ME. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWING 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BOTTOM FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO DIALYSIS AND THE CAR FELT DIFFERENT, THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING, I DIDN'T HAVE A FLAT TIRE SO IT WAS WINDY AND THOUGHT MAYBE WIND WAS PUSHING ME. IT JUST FELT FUNNY AND I WAS ALARMED. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT LOW RATE OF SPEED (THANK GOD) AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SCRATCHING. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED A MECHANIC AND TOOK IT THERE. THE MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME TODAY THAT HE CAN'T BE DRIVEN IT IS A TOTAL LOSS THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. I NEVER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE AND MADE AWARE, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. I AM ASKING FOR RELIEF AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED. IT NOT EASY TO JUST PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN YOU HAVE A ISUZU RODEO PAID OFF. PLEASE CONTACT US. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS - HAVE BRACKETS FROM PREVIOUS RECALL ATTACHED. UNDERNEATH VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY ROTTING - NOTICED ROT BENEATH MOUNTING BRACKETS, AND ALONG FRAME BEHIND TIRES AROUND WHEEL WELLS. RUST EVERYWHERE AND FEAR THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE, VEHICLE IS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD AND RAPID FRAME RUST SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. OTHER PROBLEMS - GAS GAUGE NOT OPERATING CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WHENEVER A TURN IS MADE. CANNOT REMOVE GAS TANK TO FIX ISSUE AS RUST IS TOO EXTENSIVE. *TR

I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE RECALL FOR INSPECTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF REPAIR AS I LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. AT THE TIME, MY DRIVERS REAR BRACKET HAD DETACHED AND THE RECALL WAS A FLURRY OF ANGRY VEHICLE OWNERS. TO BE CANDID, ALTHOUGH I SUFFER MANY PROBLEMS OF VARIOUS SORTS WITH THE VEHICLE, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DEPENDABLE ONE, ESPECIALLY BEING 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I DID GET A REMEDY FOR THE VEHICLE - THEY MOUNTED THESE HULKING BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED SOME "SPECIAL" COATING - I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TAKEN FROM ME LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. I DID HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTERWARDS AS THEY DIDN'T INSTALL THE GAS FILLER NECK THE CORRECT WAY AND GAS WAS LEAKING OUT EVERYWHERE EACH TIME I FILLED. I SWEAR THEY CAUSED A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS DURING THE FIXING OF THE VEHICLE - BUT CANNOT PROVE AS SUCH. I DON'T CARE FOR THE FACT THAT BECAUSE THEY REMOVED MY EXHAUST MY WARRANTY FOR MY EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS VOIDED - AN EXTRA COST I AM STILL SAVING FOR REPAIRING. BUT THE REAL REASON I WRITE TO COMPLAIN IS THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING RAPIDLY RIGHT UNDERNEATH THOSE NEW HULKING BRACKETS THEY INSTALLED - NOT SURE WHERE THE "SPECIAL" COATING WAS DONE - BUT A FLAKING, HOLE RIDDEN FRAME IS NOW APPARENT AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT REMEDY, IF ANY CAN BE TAKEN. I CERTAINLY FALL OUTSIDE THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RECALL NOTICE, YET, DID IN GOOD FAITH BRING IT IN FOR A REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED - BUT, YET THE FRAME CONTINUES TO RUST AND QUICKLY - SHOULD THAT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY? DOESN'T THE CONSUMER HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF TRUST BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE THEY BOUGHT "COULD" IN FACT LAST MANY MANY YEARS IF TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. I HAVE DONE THAT - ISUZU HAS NOT MET THE ORDINARY EXPECTATIONS THAT A VEHICLE OWNER HAS. I WANT A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *TR

SPARE TIRE DROPPED, REAR FRAME BROKE OFF ,BUMPER BRACKETS BROKE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS TOLD THERE WAS RECALLS THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, WHEN I CALLED ISUZU THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, I TRUSTED THEIR NAME, THINKING IT WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, PLEASE HELP ME AS THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED!!! [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ISUZU WILL NOT HELP ME. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NEED TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE UNDER-CARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE, THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH INSTALLING REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

CHASSIS ITS RUSTY ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE. *TR

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR .. GENERAL MOTORS / ISUZU / HONDA RECALL SAID IT IS THE BRACKET DETACHING FROM THE FRAME . IT IS NOT . THE BRACKET PULLED A PIECE OF FRAME FROM MY VEHICLE . THE FRAMES OF THESE VEHICLES ARE THE PROBLEM " NOT " THE BRACKET . THE BRACKET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS WELL AS THE WELD TO THE PIECE OF FRAME WHICH WAS " TORE " FROM THE REST OF THE FRAME . THESE FRAMES ARE COLLAPSING , RUSTING OUT FAR BEFORE THEIR TIME . NHTSA & TRANSPORT CANADA BOTH NEED TO OPEN AN " NEW INVESTIGATION " INTO THE FRAMES OF THESE VEHICLES & WHAT'S IN THEM , PRODUCTION & TESTING OF THE FRAMES . GENERAL MOTORS ALSO DID NOT OFFER ME A FAIR PRICE FOR MY VEHICLE AND TREATED ME IN A TERRIBLE MANNER . IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED AFTER 1 YEAR & 4 MONTHS , NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED !!! NHTSA & TRANSPORT CANADA NEED TO INVESTIGATE THESE FRAMES ! *TR

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR SERVICE, THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR END WAS SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND STABILIZER BAR WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. ...UPDATED 10/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ISUZU WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS

Mileage: 150,000

HELLO, MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO WAS GETTING REPAIRED THIS WEEKEND AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND DAMAGED. HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL LAST YEAR ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND THEREFORE MISSED THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT MY CAR FOR REPAIR ON THE RECALL. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY ISUZU THAT 1. DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL OR 2. MISSED THE DEADLINE LIKE I DID. IF THESE CARS AND THIS DAMAGE IS AS SEVERE AS IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE SHOULD NOT BE A DEADLINE ON THIS RECALL. ALL CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE LAST YEAR BUT FOR THE FIRST 11 YEARS I HAD THIS CAR IT WAS IN CHICAGO, IL. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

2000 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER SENT CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING COMPLAINT SENT TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION CONCERNING WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND FALSELY PERFORMED REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A BODY SHOP, THAT THE CHASSIS WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES ON THE BACK END OF BOTH SIDES OF THE CHASSIS. THE BODY SHOP STATED THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED PARTS, INSTEAD IF REPLACING THE ENTIRE CHASSIS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CHASSIS WAS ALREADY DAMAGED WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 10V436000

HELLO, I BOUGHT MY ISUZU RODEO SUV IN FEB. OF 2000. I PAID $27,000 WITH A TRADE IN. I NOTICED THE FIRST YEAR THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE GOING ON 50-55 MILES AN HOUR, SO TOOK IT BACK TO THE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY FIXED IT BUT IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. SO, YEARS WENT BY A FEW OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED SPENT MONEY ON THE CAR TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT ONE THING I NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM AND BODY OF THE CAR STARTED TO ROT, NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE CAR, IT STALLS, WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT DECIDES TO STALL, MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. WE COULD OF GOTTEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS CAR, SO UNSAFE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT ONLY 12 YRS OLD, I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR IN GOOD CONDITION, JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. SO, DRIVING A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HEARD THIS LOUD SNAP AND ALSO TO MENTION MY 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE BACK. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS, SO THAN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING THE WAY IT WAS, MY HUSBAND LOOKED DOWN AND HE SAID THAT RIGHT SWAY BAR IS BROKEN. SO, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND MONEY ON REPAIRING IT AND OTHER PARTS THAT ARE ROTTING. SO, THIS REALLY MAKES YOU THINK HOW SAFE MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR AT ALL EVER SINCE, I AM SO SCARED. SO, FINANCIAL I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR ALL OF THE PARTS ON THIS CAR,I HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIND A CAR THAT IS DEPENDABLE AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY MY CHILD. SERIOUSLY PEOPLE THAT ARE INVENTING THESE CAR'S SHOULD THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE WISER ON HOW TO MAKE A CAR. THANK YOU!! *TR

FRAME ON MY CAR IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND SEPARATED APART. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AXEL ATTACHMENT TO FRAME WAS FIXED AND SECURED PER RECENT RECALL FROM ISUZU. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND I HAVE SINCE THEN. OTHERWISE MECHANICALLY CAR IS OK. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

THE VEHICLE I HAVE PURCHASED NEW, ORIGINALLY AS A LEASE AND PURCHASED IT AT THE END OF THE LEASE. THE BODY AND INTERIOR ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AS WE CARED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME IS ANOTHER STORY, IT HAS HOLES ROTTED IN IT THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. DEALER STATING THE TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT AND CREATE A ACCIDENT REGARDLESS OF ALL THE ROT ON THE AREA'S THE SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME WHICH COULD DIS-CONNECT AT ANY TIME. I USED THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND THEN WAS INSULTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER STATED UNSAFE TO CONTINUE USING AND OFFERS A LOW BOOK VALUE WHICH IS ONLY HALF OF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH TO OUR FAMILY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE MANUFACTURES USING INFERIOR MATERIALS THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE FRAME AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN IF IT MEANS HAVING IT MADE SPECIAL. WE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE MAINTAINED IT AND KEPT IT IN GREAT CONDITION TO LOSE OUR INVESTMENT TO SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR US. *TR

Mileage: 77,626

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS CONSIDERED A STAGE 4 AND NEEDED TO BE SENT TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000.

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 25 MPH OR ABOVE, THE REAR END WOULD SWAY ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND SHOULD BE CONDEMNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

GOT A RECALL FROM ISUZU ABOUT MY 2000 RODEO FOR SPRING SHACKLE POSS. RUSTING . TOOK TO THEM THEY RETURNDE MY CALL THE NEXT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME AND GET MY STUFF OUT OF IT BECAUSE THEY WERE CONDEMMING THE RODEO. WHEN I GOT THERE MY CAR WAS STILL ON THE RACK AND HE SHOWED ME WERE 18 INCHES OF THE FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED THRU. THEY TOLD ME SOME ONE FROM ISUZU .WOULD GET A HOLD OF ME IN A COUPLE DAYS. 10 DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON MY PHONE. TO PLEASE CALL THEM BACK ABOUT MY ISUZU. WHEN I CALLED THE TOLD ME THE COULD OFFER $1006.00 FOR IT. I'VE WAS A MECHANIC FOR 32 YEARS AND DONE ALL THE REPAIRS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007. I WAS SHOCKED. AND MAD. THE GUY I TALKED TO TOLD ME TO GO GET THE CAR. I SAID IT WAS CONDEMNED BY ISUZU. HE SAID THAT'S OK THEY WON'T WARRANTY ANYMORE IF I PICKED IT UP. NOW I DON'T HAVE A CAR BECAUSE I'M ON DISABLED AND I CAN'T AFFORD A CAR PAYMENT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY MONEY FROM THEM AND WAITING FOR MORE MONEY FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 169,452

FRAME IS SO RUSTED THAT TEH MECHANIC COULDN'T FIX IT AND RECOMMENTED NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED EXCESSIVE RUST BUILT UP ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR A APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR LOCATION SINCE THERE ARE NO DEALERS IN THE AREA. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PERFORM THE REMEDY REPAIR BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THE REMEDY REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FRAME RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT ONLY COVERED THE REPAIRS TO THE BRACKETS IF CORROSION WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE LOWER LINK BRACKETS WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER BRACKETS. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER TANK WAS DESTROYED AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106, 000.

Mileage: 106,000

2000 ISUZU RODEO RECALL NO10V-436. BRACKETS INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, STILL FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED UNDERNEATH. HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2000 ISUZU RODEO, I WAS ONLINE LOOKING FOR A PART TO REPLACE WHEN I STUMBLED UPON THE NEWEST RECALL OF THE REAR MOUNTING BRACKETS RUSTING OFF OF THE FRAME. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE CLOSEST ISUZU SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT THE RECALL LETTER THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO GET FROM ISUZU, YET STILL HAVEN'T. THE DEALER BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND WITHIN A 30MIN IT WAS BACK OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE DESK MANAGER SAID I NEED A STAGE 4 REPAIR FOR THE BRACKETS BUT THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THEY HAD THE AVAILABILITY; THEY SAID IT WOULD AT LEAST TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD FIT ME IN! I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE GUY SIMPLY SAID IT SHOULD BE ALRIGHT, WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE IS THAT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE FRAME IS RUSTED! THERE IS NO WAY NEW BRACKETS ARE GOING TO MAKE ANYTHING BETTER. PIECES OF FRAME ARE JUST FALLING OFF MY TRUCK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED, JUST REPLACING THE MOUNTING BRACKETS IS ABSOLUTELY POINTLESS AND DOESN'T ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUE BEING THE WHOLE FRAME'S DEFECTIVENESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2008 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SUBFRAME HAD HOLES DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 120,000

PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HEARD A VERY LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. DROVE ABOUT 100 FEET DOWN THE ROAD BUT MY RODEO BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO FIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. CALLED ISUZU RECALL NUMBER AND WAS SET UP WITH A DEALER 2 HOURS AWAY AND A TOW TRUCK CAME TO PICK UP MY RODEO AND BRING IT TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 124,829

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR UNRELATED FAILURES WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDER FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FOR A CORRODED INTAKE SYSTEM AND FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING APROX 40 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, GOT TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND PROCEEDED APROX 1-2 MILES TO LOCAL MECHANIC DRIVING 5MPH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND STATED THE ENTIRE REAR OF VEHICLE WAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE THROUGH ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS ABOUT TO BRAKE THROUGH AS WELL. HE STATED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIR AND SAID IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 132,765

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN PART OF THE FRAME FRACTURED ROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE INADEQUATE AS THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

Mileage: 132,800

HAVE A 2000 ISUZU RODEO WITH 64,000 MILES AND IN EXCELLENT VISIBLE SHAPE; HOWEVER, THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT UNDERNEATH AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

2000 ISUZU RODEO LS MILEAGE 93,033 PURCHASED 7/2000 THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RODEO THE VEHICLE WAS RUST PROOFED FOR THE FIRST 5 YEARS BY Z-BART TILL THEY CLOSED DOWN THE FRAME HAS ROTTING AWAY ON THE BOTTOM FLAT OF THE FRAME TUBBING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE, OF THE 2000 RODEO. THE AREA THAT HAS ROTTED AWAY ARE AS FOLLOW FROM THE REAR AXEL SUPPORT TO THE FRONT AXEL SUPPORT, ON THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) FRAME ARCH OF THE LEFT REAR AXEL SUPPORT BY THE FUEL FILL TUBE. THE FRAME HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY HAVING 1/4" STEEL CUT AND WELDED INTO A "U" CHANNEL THAT FITS AROUND THREE SIDES OF THE EXCITING FRAME TUBBING. UNDERCOATING THE INSIDE OF THE U-CHANNEL BEFORE WELDING TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME TUBBING THAT IS STILL SOLID. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRAME. THE 1/4" STEEL IS THICKER THAN THE ORIGINAL FRAME TUBBING. *TR

Mileage: 93,033

FRAME ON VEHICLE ROTTING OUT AT REAR WHEELS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED OUT. NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO FAILURE. PROBLEM DETECTED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SWAYING. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT REAR AXLE MOUNT WAS DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. HAD TO BRING TO PROFESSIONAL WELDER. REPAIR COST IN THOUSANDS. NO GUARANTEES OF HOW LONG IT WILL LAST AS ANOTHER FAILURE IS GUARANTEED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURE. *TR

Mileage: 145,585

SEVERE RUST FOUND UNDER VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY REAR END. SHOCK MOUNTS BROKE OFF FRAME WHILE NORMAL DRIVING. REWELDING ONLY OFFERS TEMPORARY RELIEF. DANGEROUS CONDITION. RUST DESTROYING ALL METAL PARTS OF UNDERCARRIAGE. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

WENT TO HAVE MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME IT FAILED DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING OUT .WHAT I SAID THIS TRUCK WAS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD .THIS IS CRAZY !!!!! *TR

Mileage: 128,563

I HAVE A 2000 ISUZU RODEO LS. IT'S GOT JUST 58,000 MILES ON. BEAUTIFUL LOOKING AND RUNS GREAT OTHER THEN THE FACT I'M BEING TOLD CANT DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS A DEATH TRAP AND TOTALLY UNSAFE AT THIS POINT. NOTICED A SLIGHT SWAYING IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE WAS GOING TO HAVE IT JACKED UP TO LOOK AT AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN JACK IT UP FOR FEAR IT WOULD TOTALLY FALL APART. THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM HAS BROKE LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME FRACTURED. THE FRAME BEGAN DRAGGING THE GROUND AS THE CONTACT DROVE FURTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE SHE DISCOVERED RUST AND CORROSION SURROUNDING THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 04/01/11

Mileage: 103,000

REAR CAR FRAME AND CONNECTING STABILIZATION BARS VERY RUSTED AND UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

WAS DRIVING W/MY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER WHEN THE CAR SWAYED FRONT ONE WAY BACK THE OTHER HEARD A TERRIBLE SCRAPING NOISE THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE ,LOOKED TIRES WERE FINE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE FRAME RIGHT NEAR THE GAS TANK BROKE AND IS COMPLETELY RUSTED I LOOKED AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 20 COMPLAINTS AND ISUZU DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT , I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGES AS THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE AN MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BE BURNT BEFORE I COULD GET HER OUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THE COMPANY IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALLS ARE NOT DEMANDED. I THINK THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONDITION, ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT IT AS THEY HAVE A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON CORROSION KNOWING THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN THAT SOON. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE IS SOME HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CHILD AND WILL NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR OR A USED ONE AND I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY W/NO TRANSPORTATION AND HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHER PEOPLE FOR DR'S APPT. AND SHOPPING, TRIPS TO THE DRUG STORE . I FIND ALL THIS VERY UNFAIR TO EVERYONE THAT OWNS AN ISUZU!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 10,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS CRACKED AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN BY THE CONTACT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57000.

Mileage: 57,000

I PURCHASED THE 2000 ISUZU RODEO IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE PERFECT CONDITION. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MECHANICALLY INCLINED FRIENDS. IT HAD AN ACTIVE MASSACHUSETTS INSPECTION STICKER. BUT IT FAILED INSPECTION IN RHODE ISLAND, WHERE THE MECHANIC SAID THE FRAME LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PATCHED NUMEROUS TIMES. I WAS PULLED OVER A WEEK LATER BECAUSE THE REGISTRATION HAD BEEN SUSPENDED AS A RESULT OF A FAILED INSPECTION. THE SECOND MECHANIC ALSO REFUSED TO PASS ITS INSPECTION, SINCE IT IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. HE SAID THE FRAME RUST AND ROT ARE EXTENSIVE, AND IN DANGEROUS LOCATIONS, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FLIP IF IT WERE IN MOTION WHEN THE FRAME SNAPPED. IT SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

CORROSION IN FRAME OF 2000 ISUZU RODEO LS. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OUT WITH A MECHANIC AFTER HEARING OF FAULTY FRAMES ON CHANNEL 4 ACTION NEWS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. MECHANIC SAYS WITHIN 6 MONTHS, FRAME WILL PROBABLY COME APART. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO THE STORE IN OUR 2000 ISUZU RODEO WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN HE FELT A SWERVE & BANG THE TRAILING ARM BROKE LOOSE LUCKILY HE WAS GOING SLOW JUST PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT ON ROUTE 119 CONNELLSVILLE PA.15425. WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT HE SAW THAT THE FRAME WAS EVEN ROTTED TO YOU COULD JUST PEEL IT WITH YOUR FINGERS. IT WAS OUR ONLY VEHICLE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT TO CALL JEFF MARKLE FROM SMAIL AUTO ,GREENSBURG PA. (WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE JEFF TOLD US THEY WOULD PAYOFF BAL.$1636. & TAKE THE SUV & JUNK IT WE HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT WE HAD TO GO BACK IN DEPT. $16000.00 SO WE WOULD HAVE A CAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION SINCE IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED SEVER RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FUEL TANK FRACTURING FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

THE FRAME ON MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO HAS MAJOR STRUCTURAL RUST PROBLEMS. I AM WORRIED SOMETHING IS GOING TO GIVE WAY AND CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH IF I DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER. PLEASE WORK ON THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD (APPROXIMATE SPEED 40MPH). AFTER HITTING AN AVERAGE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. IT THRASHED SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DITCH AND LANDING ONTO ITS SIDE. I HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HE SHOWED US A LARGE RUSTED OUT PART THAT WAS HANGING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL (I TOOK PICTURES AS WELL AS THE POLICE). *TR

Mileage: 89,900

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY AN CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THERE IS RUST IN THE REAR SUSPENSION THAT HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION WHICH IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A 2000 RODEO ISUZU AND THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. AFTER WATCHING THE NEWS I SEE MOST OF THESE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN MAY 2009, SHE BEGAN TO NOTICE PITTED CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. HER LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; SHE ONLY DROVE SHORT DISTANCES. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SITS UNEVEN, DUE TO THE FRAME BRING COMPLETELY BROKEN. UPDATED 12/29/10. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 37 MPH WHEN THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE THE FRAME HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED WHEN THE BAR BROKE BUT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FILLER TUBES HAD ALSO RUSTED OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT METAL OF THE FRAME WAS FLAKING OFF AND THERE WERE HOLES AND CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,980. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

I OWN A 2000 ISUZU RODEO IT HAS SERIOUS FRAME ISSUES THE LOWER LINK AND SPRING MOUNT ARE FAILING BADLY ON THIS VEHICLE THE REST OF THE CAR IS GREAT BUT I HAVE TO PUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO FRAME WORK FOR IT TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE FAILED WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET THANKFULLY. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO WENT IN TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE ON IT, SIMPLE MAINTENANCE. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME THAT HE REFUSED TO PUT MY CAR UP ON HIS LIFT TO DO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR. HE WAS AFRAID THAT IF HE LIFTED MY CAR IT WOULD FALL APART WHILE ON THE LIFT AND DESTROY HALF OF HIS SHOP. HE THEN ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNFIT TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD. AFTER HEARING THIS I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ISUZU RODEO AND HONDA PASSPORTS BUILT BETWEEN 1997-2001.

Mileage: 82,000

REAR SWAYBAR DETACHED FROM FRAME DUE TO FRAME RUST. NO PRIOR INDICATION, AS FRAME RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT. DETACHED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE FROM ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 118,134

2000 ISUZU RODEO FRAME IS ROTTING TO BITS. SUPPORT THAT HOLDS AXEL INTO FRAME TOTALLY ROTTED OFF AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. IF IT CUT LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. REGULAR GARAGE IS UNABLE TO FIX IT SAFELY SO ITS AT A WELDING FACILITY TO BE LOOKED AT BUT THEY MADE NO PROMISES TO WHETHER IT CAN BE FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK COMPONENT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO FRAME CORROSION (PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE). LOST CONTROL OF THE 2000 ISUZU RODEO AS THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR FORCING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NEARLY HITTING A PHONE POLE. *TR

Mileage: 146,001

1) WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO ON 10/2/09, THE LEFT REAR AXLE ARM BROKE OFF THE FRAME CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP AND THE TIRE VAULTED TO THE FRONT OF THE WHEEL WELL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS MOVING AT ONLY 15 MPH. 2) THIS WAS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE. 3) THE AUTO HAD TO BE JUNKED AS I FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE AUTO HAD 47,550 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 47,550

LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE (2000 ISUZU RODEO) WHEN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE DUE TO RUST. IT'S NOT DRIVABLE SO IT WON'T OCCUR AGAIN. THE FRAME IS BROKEN SO IT MOST LIKELY IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

Mileage: 180,100

THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO FAILED DUE TO RUST AFTER THE FRAME WAS WELDED SOME 18 MONTHS PRIOR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FRAME FAILED AGAIN AND THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FORWARD AND BACK. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 ISUZU RODEO AND THERE IS HEAVY CORROSION ON THE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE SIMPLE. LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY AND WITHIN TWO TENTHS OF A MILE THERE WAS A REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FAILURE ON OUR ISUZU RODEO JUST AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION PE09030. HERE ARE THE ACTIONS / MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WE SIMPLY GATHERED IN OUR RODEO. PULLED FROM OUR DRIVEWAY ON TO A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD. SINGLE LANE AND TRAVELING A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10MPH (LUCKILY). IT IS ON THIS ROAD AND WITH IN TWO TENTHS OF A MILE FROM LEAVING OUR HOME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN A TRACK ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE ORIGINAL LINE OF TRAVEL. BECAUSE WE WERE NOT YET ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO CRASH, HOWEVER, WE CAN'T BARE THE THOUGHTS OF WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AGAIN, LUCKILY WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO HOME. TOWING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT NECESSARY AS WE WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY BACK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO OUR HOME AT NOTHING MORE THAN AN IDLING SPEED. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION BAR BREAKING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED AS THE FRAME IS IN NO CONDITION TO REMOUNT THE SUSPENSION BAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WE HAVE LOOKED MORE AT THE CONDITION OF FRAME ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE OTHER PLACES ON THE FRAME WERE THERE IS TOTAL RUST THROUGH. BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT AND BECAUSE OF WHAT WE ARE NOW SEEING WE DEEM THE FRAME UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 95,276

2000 RODEO RIGHT REAR SWAY BAR BRACKET ROTTED RIGHT OFF THE CAR FRAME. WHOLE FRAME ROTTED REAL BAD AFTER 9 YEARS. REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE. ISUZU NEED TO PAY FOR THIS! *TR

Mileage: 134,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE LEFT LOWER TRAILING ARM AND BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE BREAK WAS DUE TO A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

I TOOK MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO TO A MECHANIC FOR A OIL CHANGE. HE TOLD ME THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AWAY AND MY CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE CHASSIS. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

DOOR CHECK ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD ON 2000 ISUZU RODEL AND 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. SON HAD TO REPLACE BUSHINGS ON THE 2000 HONDA PASSPORT AT ABOUT 12K ( ALL DOORS). I RECENTLY PURCHASED ISUZU RODEO WITH 32K AND DOOR BUSHINGS WERE BAD. SINCE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE 3 YR PERIOD OF THE WARRANTY HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK

Mileage: 32,000

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT ALL FOUR DOORS LEAKS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHILE APPLYING HER BRAKES THERE IS A FUNNY VIBRATION NOISE THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM., TS

OCTOBER 18, 2001 LETTER FAXED TO 202 366-7882. VEHICLE VIBRATES ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER UNABLE TO SATISFY CONSUMER. *AK