2001 ISUZU RODEO Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

2004 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SHIELD THAT COVERS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK BEING ROTTED THROUGH. *LD *JS *JS THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 13V-547. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED.*JS *JS

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

2001 ISUZU RODEO 4X4 3.2 V6 FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE. CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE - HAS LEAD TO TWO BREAKDOWNS IN THE LAST MONTH. *KB

Mileage: 101,200

I DECIDED TO FILE THIS CLAIM ONCE I READ IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE FUEL GAUGE FALLS TO EMPTY WHICH TRIGGERS THE GAS LIGHT TO COME ON. THE TRUCK HAS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY ISUZU.

Mileage: 95,000

I DRIVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO 4X4. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON IT. UPON TAKING THE RODEO IN FOR RECALL INSPECTION ON NHTSA 10V-436 (REAR SUSPENSION) THE SHOP NOTICED THAT MY FUEL TANK PROTECTOR WAS 90% RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY. THE SHOP TOLD ME THIS SHIELD (OEM PART NUMBER 8-97226-445-4) ALSO SUPPORTS THE FUEL TANK FROM FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE (HENCE THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT). I TOLD THE SHOP TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR IT AT THE SAME TIME THEY WERE DOING THE SUSPENSION RECALL WORK. WEEKS LATER THE SHOP TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK SHIELD IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED AND IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THEIR DEALER NETWORK WITHIN THE USA. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT AT A JUNK YARD. I DON'T APPEAR TO BE THE ONLY CONSUMER IN THIS SITUATION AS I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT DESCRIBES THE SAME SITUATION AT THIS WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2001/ISUZU/RODEO/10339599.ASPX

Mileage: 100,500

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV. *TR

1. REAR SHOCKS WENT BAD AT 30,000 MILES COST 500.00 TO REPLACE. 2. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SMALL COMPONENTS BREAKING. 3. 6 DISK CHANGER BROKE AT 50,000 MILE 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 45,000 MILES- 2 CODES FOR EGR VALVE STUCK. 5. CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND FINALLY JUST DIED. NEEDED NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT AT 55,000 MILES, COST $1,300.00 6. AIR CONDITIONER BROKE AT 60,000 MILES, NEEDS NEW COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER, RECEIVED ESTIMATE FOR $1,200.00. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. RECALL NUMBER 00V298000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,196 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING AND FUMES ESCAPING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE SHE WAS INHALING THE ESCAPED FUMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 00V298000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 112,121 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,983.

Mileage: 111,983

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, WHICH WAS AROUND JULY 2005, THE GAS STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH AFTER ABOUT OF QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WAS USED, WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT THOUGHT ITWAS EMPTY WHEN I ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT 8 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. ALSO, ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AND SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ALSO, IT A IDLED VERY HIGH AT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES THE IDLING FLUCTUATED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW, ALMOST LIKE I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

2001 ISUZU RODEO, WITH NO PRIOR DAMAGE, WAS WARMING UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. APPARENTLY , A FUEL LINE LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS THE CAUSE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, AND NO PRIOR MECHANICAL WORK PERFORMED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RELATING TO FUEL LINES. APPARENTLY ISUZU HAD A RECALL ON FUEL LINES, BUT I'M TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. NM

Mileage: 73,000

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE '01 ISUZU RODEO IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK IMPROPERLY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE '01 RODEO APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '01 RODEO, AFTER 70,000 MILES, HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVING. THOUGH THEY RECALLED THE '02 FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THEY DID NOT INCORPORATE THE '01 INTO THAT RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 69,000

AT A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT DROPS FROM FULL WITHIN 30 MILES, ONCE IT HITS A HALF TANK IT SPORADICALLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL GO BACK UP BUT THEN DROP AGAIN. WHEN I FILL THE TANK AT A READING OF 1/4 TANK I GET AN AVERAGE OF 8 GALLONS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. YET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK IT IS AN 18 GALLON TANK. NOW AT 40,000 ITS GETTING WORSE. I REGISTERED A 1/2 TANK AT THE PUMP SHUT OFF AT 2 GALLONS. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL & EMPTY AND THE LIGHT FLASHES. NOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL PUMP? IT STARTS AND THEN IT DIES. CANT PARK UP HILL, WONT START. HAVE TO PARK DOWN HILL TO KEEP GAS FLOWING TO INJECTORS. *JB

Mileage: 116,450

ENGINE DIES ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DEFECT- COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN WE LEGALLY RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER? PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS. *AK