2001 ISUZU RODEO Electrical System Problems

STATIONARY AT PARK DRIVEWAY, WOKE UP EARLY MORNING TO GO TO WORK AS I GO TO MY CAR MY KEY REMOTE WILL NOT WORK I HAVE TO MANUALLY KEY IN CAR TO OPEN DOOR.PUT THE KEY AND START THE CAR NOTHING HAPPENED. FOUND OUT BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUY NEW ONE STILL NOT STARTING FOUND OUT THE ALTERNATOR NOR WORKING AND THE MAIN FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED NEW FUSE AND ALTERNATOR AND TRY TO START, 15AMP FUSE BLOWN ON MY PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH CAR START AND THE BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. EVERYTIME I PUT A NEW 15AMP FUSE FOR PANEL IT WILL BLOWN. I GUESS THERE MUST BE SOMETHING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR GROUND THAT BLOW FUSE ON PANEL AND ALSO NOT CHARGING THE BATTERIES. ANY HELP ON RECALL I HAD MY CAR FOR 15 YEARS I NEVER BEEN TO ANY RECALL ON THIS CAR.

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER SENT US TO HIS MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE FIXED AGAIN MANY TIMES. EVENTUALLY HE SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO I DIDN'T. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND I HAD IT ADDRESSES WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED. THE GUY THAT DID MY BRAKES TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT FIXED OR JUST IGNORE IT, THAT IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS MY AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM. I ENDED UP PAYING 1300 TO GET FIXED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. THE NEXT THING WAS THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING. I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THAT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL & THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT. LAST YEAR THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO FIGURE OUT IF I NEED TO FILL UP. JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STARTING TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70. I HAD MY HEATER, RADIO AND WIPERS ON FOR THE RAIN. I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE DARK AND JUST WHEN I TURNED THEM ON THE DASH LIGHTS FADED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY POWER. I QUICKLY TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY, I WAS AFRAID TO TURN MY LIGHTS BACK ON. ONCE I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING INTO THE MOUNTAINS, THE FOG WAS TO DENSE TO IGNORE THE LIGHTS. I TURNED THEM ON THIS TIME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I KNOW I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS, THANKFULLY I WAS MORE OR LESS ON THE ROAD ALONE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CAR I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF, CORROSION IN 6 MONTHS TIME IN ODD PLACES AND UNDER CAR, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, KEY HAS TO TO BE JUGGLED TO START CAR, EMISSION ISSUES, SMELL OF INSECTICIDES, COMPUTER ISSUES, IF YOU LAY A TOWEL ON THE DASH, OR PARK IN FRONT OF A MIRRORED WINDOW, OR LEAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON FOR LESS THEN A MINUTE WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, THE CAR WON'T START (KILLS BATTERY). SOMETHING APPEARS TO BE DRAINING THE POWER. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BACK UP ON IT'S OWN, BUT MOSTLY NEEDS A JUMP. THE BATTERY HAS TESTED FINE. FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USED TO GO OFF WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK UP, BUT NOW IT JUST STAYS ON. THE CAR RUNS RICH WHEN IT'S DOWN TO HALF A TANK. REAR VIEW MIRROR LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, HAD TO YANK THE WIRE OUT OF IT. HELP! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY ENGINE SHUT OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN , REVVING THE ENGINE UP AS THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HARDER. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT FIVE MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF I CAN HIT THE STEERING COLUMN JUST BELOW THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND THE PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. *TR

WAS TRYING TO GET CAR THROUGH INSPECTION BUT COULDN'T GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL LIGHT OFF. I EXPLAINED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID YOU NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WHEN HE PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT HE SAID THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. I THEN CALLED ISUZU AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY GAVE ME THE NAME OF A DEALER NEAR ME THEY SAID THE CAR CAN NOT BE FIXED. THEY SAID IF THE CAR IS HIT FROM BEHIND IT WOULD JUST FOLD OR THE SUSPENSION WILL JUST GIVE OUT AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. ITS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER AND ISUZU. I AM NOW OUT OF A CAR. IF THE GAS GAUGE DIDN'T BREAK I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. ISUZU SHOULD BE STANDING BEHIND THESE CARS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 9 YEARS HAS NEVER REALLY GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS YEAR. THIS EXACT INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW. I WILL BE DRIVING, THE SPEED DOES NOT MATTER, SOMETIMES IT IS 30, 50, OR 80 MPH, AND THE CAR WILL JUST START LOSING POWER. FIRST THE DASH AND ALL MY GAUGES WILL GO OUT, THEN THE MOTOR WILL START TO SOUND FUNNY AND START LOSING POWER. THEN AS I MAKE IT TO THE SIDE (THANKFULLY EVERY TIME) IT JUST STOPS RUNNING AND EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. I TRY TO RE-CRANK IT AND IT WON'T TURN OVER. I WILL TURN MY FLASHERS ON AND EVEN THEN THEY RUN AT AN EXTREMELY REDUCED RATE AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY, THE WIRING TO MY ALTERNATOR, MY ALTERNATOR, AND MY EGR VALVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO FIX AND I NEED THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED SO I'M NOT SPENDING MONEY FIXING THINGS I DON'T NEED AND SPEND MONEY ON THE ACTUAL ISSUE GETTING FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WE PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO ON NOVEMBER 23 2012 WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH AND DECEMBER 14 2012 I TURNED A CORNER AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH THE CODE SHOWED UP FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE AGR VALVE WE REPLACED BOTH AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM I LOOKED UP ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN WIRING ISSUE AND WE FOUND THE KNOWN AREA (DIAGRAM)ONLINE AND WE DID FIND WERE SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO FIX THE WIRES AFTER MOVING THE WIRES AROUND SLIGHTLY THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS UNUSABLE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WE WERE ABLE TO USE IT IN JAN. OF 2013 BUT WE WERE USING THE CAR IN FEB 2013 WE WERE GOING UP AN INCLINE AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN WE COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH WE GOT HOME AND WE MOVED THE WIRES AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF WE USED THE CAR A TWICE THEN THE THIRD TIME WE USED THE CAR WE HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE CAR SINCE THIS. I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND WHILE IN PARK IT TRIED TO EXCELLERATE ON ITS OWN AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE WIRING PROBLEM YET .IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL . *TR

Mileage: 153,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO USED IN APRIL 2012, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE IT STARTED STALLING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, LOOSING COMPLETE POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN WOULD JERK AND CONTINUE GOING. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP AND TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP FOR A FEW FEET, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO WHEN I STOP I HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR, EVERYTIME I STOP. NOW THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DYING AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WILL DIE WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE GOING A STEADY SPEED, OR ACCELERATING. ALSO WHEN I COME CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN THE VEHICLE WILL DIE. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND JERKS WHILE SPEEDING UP. I HAVE ALMOST T-BONED SOMEONE DUE TO THE CAR DYING AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ALSO I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THE CAR STALLING OUT AND ALSO DYING. ALSO AFTER HAVING THE CAR A COUPLE WEEKS THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE LIGHT FOR THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND STALL, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CRUISE LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STARTED BLINKING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $3,000. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT RECENTLY HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR END WAS CORRODED AND COVERED WITH RUST WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

Mileage: 66,000

2001 ISUZU RODEO - REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN MARCH 2002. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, I NOTICED THAT MY GAS LIGHT WOULD SHOW EMPTY EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE FILL UP. THE ONLY WAY I HAD TO DETERMINE IF I NEEDED FUEL WAS BY RESETTING MY TRIPOMETER EACH TIME I FILLED UP. I WAS OKAY WITH DOING THAT FOR YEARS UNTIL IN 2006 WHEN I NEEDED TO RENEW BY REGISTRATION, I COULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. WHEN THEY DETERMINED WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL LINE. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER AND HAD TO PAY OVER $800.00 TO HAVE A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT PUT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN CASE FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF 2001 ISUZU RODEO OWNERS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS NEVER A RECALL ISSUE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I THINK THE CAR MANUFACTURER SO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER AND FIX ALL OF THE CARS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN JUST A FLUKE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY RODEO HAS LOST LIGHTS, POWER, AC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT START. *NM

Mileage: 40,150

ON 12/27/2005, OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO CREST ISUZU IN PLANO, TX, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE COST OF REPAIR (LABOR INCLUDED) IS $1,300. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN (MECHANIC), HE INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZUS AND THEY HAVE YET PLACED A RECALL. HE INFORMED ME THE WIRING HARNESS CONTROLS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, WHICH TELLS THE ENGINE HOW MUCH GAS/ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CAN TELL THE ENGINE TO "GUN IT" WHEN THE DRIVER IS BRAKING. ACCORDING TO ALLDATAPRO.COM, BULLETIN #IB00-04-S006 REFERS TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, HOWEVER, WITH NO MENTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS. AS STATED EARLIER, HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ISUZU WILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE UNLESS ENOUGH AFFECTED CONSUMERS COME FORWARD TO REGISTER THEIR COMPLAINTS. PER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT. PRIOR TO THIS FINAL INCIDENT ON 12/27, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION; HOWEVER, IT QUICKLY DISAPPEARED AND WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS BACKING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE MECHANIC DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR OF ANOTHER BUSINESS. AFTER THE CRASH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEALER STATED TISSUES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ,AND WILL BE PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. A POLICE A REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINIMUM DAMAGE. *AK

Mileage: 88,000

THE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 28TH, 2005. THE SITUATION HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE SUV WOULD EITHER STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DIE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WE HAD FAMILY IN THE RODEO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES HARD WHEN SOMEONE WOULD PULL OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WHILE TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS US. IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND WHEN YOU WOULD LET IT WARM UP FOR A GOOD TEN MINUTES, TRYING TO PLACE IT IN GEAR WILL KILL THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO CREST ISUZU THINKING IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO SINCE IT WAS ACTING THE SAME WAY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS FROM THE ENGINE TO THE GAS PEDAL. PHIL EXPLAINED THIS TO ME AFTER HE GOTTEN THE REPORT FROM THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT ISUZU KNEW THAT THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED (THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LAID OUT) THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR HITS A POT HOLE, IT WOULD CUT THE WIRING, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. I WENT FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH COST ME OVER 400 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEY KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIES IN TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN RAKED OVER THE COALS ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT SPOKEN UP ON THIS. *NM

2001 ISUZU RODEO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT. THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTH BUT EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS FINALLY ABOUT TO DETERMINE THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD BURNED OUT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEALER KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ALL ALONG BUT DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 42,103

I'M HAVING THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY RODEO. INTERMITENTLY, THE CRUISE LIGHT BUTTON TURNS ON, THEN THE CRUISE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON, THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT TURNS ON. AT THAT SAME TIME ALL THE INDICATORS ARE ON THE TRUCK HESITATES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, HOWEVER HAS OCCURED WHILE CRUSING. THUS FAR THE TECHNICIANS HAVE REPLACED

WHILE IN MOTION AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POOR CONNECTION AT H-7, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *JG

I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2001, ISUZU, RODEO (VIN [XXX], (SEE ENCLOSURES 1. & 2.), AND TO REQUEST RESOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 13 JANUARY 2001 FROM WEST LOOP DODGE, INC. IN FORT WORTH, TX WITH ASSISTANCE OF MY GRANDFATHER, REV. [XXX]. THE MODEL TEST-DRIVEN WAS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE OF ITS MECHANICAL/FUNCTIONAL, WARRANTY AND SAFETY FEATURES. (SEE ENCLOSURES 3.) I WAS SOLD ON BUYING A RODEO AND I DID. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE RODEO, AND HAD DRIVEN IT TO COLLEGE STATION, HOUSTON AND BACK FOR TWO ROUND TRIPS; [XXX]., SALESMAN, INFORMED ME THAT THE INCORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS ON MY FINANCE PAPERS. (SEE ENCLOSURES 10.) SO, INSTEAD OF CHANGING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON THE PAPERWORK, [XXX]. INSTRUCTED ME TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION FOR THE CORRECT IDENTICAL VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE COLOR AND THE LACK OF TINT ON THE BLACK RODEO WAS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. [XXX]. COMPENSATION FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF DRIVING FROM COLLEGE STATION TO FORT WORTH WAS INSTALLING TINT (ROLANDS WINDOW TINTING 7800 HWY 80, SUITE 103 FORT WORTH, TX 76116) AND PROVIDING TWENTY DOLLARS FOR GAS. (SEE ENCLOSURE 4.) NEVERTHELESS, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE EXCHANGE, THE BLACK RODEO, CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION (ALTHOUGH REPRESENTED TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE SILVER VEHICLE THAT WAS TEST DRIVEN, PURCHASED, AND USED FOR 12 DAYS), NOW APPEARS TO BE A LEMON.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER PULLS INTO PARKING LOT IN FACILITY WHERE HE WORKS . CONSUMER FEELS THAT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT MAY BE THAT ENGINE IS NOT SHIELDED AGAINST SOURCES OF RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY WHICH COULD SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THERE IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER WORKS AT LONG RANGE RADAR SITE. ENGINE IS A 3.2 V6. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL N OT RESTAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED AWAY FROM RF ENERGY SOURCE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON.*JB