2002 ISUZU RODEO Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that as she was coasting to the right to stop on the shoulder, she observed that there was smoke in the cabin. The contact stated that after she stopped, she op...

Mileage: 117,000

The contact's son owns a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo. The contact stated while driving downhill at 40 MPH around a curve with a child sitting in the rear seat, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the contact stated that upon turning the steering wheel, the vehicle fai...

Mileage: 105,370

Frame rust condition which makes the SUV un repairable

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN UNKNOWN R...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA AIR BAG, MY 2002 RODEO AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, ON THE DASHBOARD, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALLS, IT IS A VEHICLE MADE BY HONDA AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS, ITS THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE HONDA PASSPORT JUST A DIFFERENT YR AND ITS A FLORIDA REGISTERED AUTOMO...

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND WAS JUST TOLD FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR HAS MANY MILES LEFT ON ENGINE, NOT HAPPY ABOUT RUSTED FRAME I HAVE HEARD ABOUT , ALSO ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND WAS JUST TOLD FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR HAS MANY MILES LEFT ON ENGINE, NOT HAPPY ABOUT RUSTED FRAME I HAVE HEARD ABOUT , ALSO ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON.

Mileage: 110,000

I PULLED INTO A HANDICAP PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A SUPERMARKET, PUT IT IN PARK, SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. GOT OUT OUT VEHICLE, LOCKED THE DOORS. STARTED TO WALK AWAY AND A GUY THAT WAS SITTING AT A TABLE IN FRONT OF STORE YELLED THERE GOES YOUR CAR. I RAN BESIDE THE CAR TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

"TAKATA RECALL " MY STABILIZER BAR UNDER MY CAR BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 100,000

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CALL AND STEERING SUDDENLY SEEMED "FUNNY". PULLED OVER, HAD CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SWAY BAR RUSTED FROM THE MAINFRAME OF THE CAR AND THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. RESEARCHED ON WEB AND ISUZU HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. CALLED H...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000...

Mileage: 100,000

ONLY A FEW WEEKS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE REAR PASSENGER FRAME PIECE WAS HANGING DOWN AND FORWARD! WE WERE SO GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN JUST A FEW MILES BEFORE WHEN WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH. WE COULD H...

Mileage: 89,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRACTION BAR FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CURB. THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT I HAD NO IDEA OF THE RECALL UNTIL I LOOKED INTO IT NOW. HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK FIXED? *TR

Mileage: 164,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRACTION BAR FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CURB. THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT I HAD NO IDEA OF THE RECALL UNTIL I LOOKED INTO IT NOW. HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK FIXED? *TR

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AREA WHERE THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WERE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 74,899

WHILE TRAVELING ON A ROAD, A HORSE RAN ACROSS AND CAUSED A COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND THE RADIATOR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO TWO PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY DEPL...

VEHICLE STALLS IN SLOW TURNS, REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,381.

Mileage: 148,381

TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. MY ISUZU RODEO STARTED TO SWAY ON THE HIGHWAY. AND WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS THE REAR END BEGAN CLUNKING AS IT SLOWED. IT FEELS LIKE IM TOWING DEAD WEIGHT. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND IT WAS SMOKING UNDER THE REAR END. ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE IS SOMETHI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FRAME AND BRACKETS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORROD...

Mileage: 111,146

THE FRAME OF MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO HAS SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST, CAUSING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

THE FRAME OF MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO HAS SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST, CAUSING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ERRONEOUSLY DRIFT TO ONE SIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED INTO THE SHOULDER, CRASHING INTO THE BARRIER WALL ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOU...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ERRONEOUSLY DRIFT TO ONE SIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED INTO THE SHOULDER, CRASHING INTO THE BARRIER WALL ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOU...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTE...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTING BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE BRACKET WAS...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN HIS FRAME AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MA...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST WAS ON THE TRAILING ARM OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. TEHRE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

THERE IS NOT A CENTER ANYWHERE NEARBY FOR WHICH I CAN GET THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *TR

FAX ON BEHALF OF REQUEST ASSISTANCE RE HER 2002 ISUZU RODEO, RECENTLY HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR A RECALL, BUT ISUZU WANTS VEHICLE SENT TO A DIFFERENT CENTER FOR REPAIRS DESPITE BEING DECLARED UNSAFE; REPLY ATTN ELIZABETH MILLER/ BURLINGTON *TGW RECALL # 10V43600 WAS MENTIONED IN THE LETTER. *JB

2002 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT *TGW

I OWN A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. IT ONLY HAS 56,890 MILES AND SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL ISUZU SERVICE CENTER FOR THE RECENT SAFEY RECALL. THEY INSTALLED THE BRACKET KIT PER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHILE INSTALLING THE BRACKETS, THEY DISCOVERED HUGE HOLES IN THE FRAME ...

Mileage: 56,890

ON APRIL 7TH 2011 MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO LOST CONTROL ON I290 EXPRESSWAY DUE TO A ROTTED REAR FRAME. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE SUV DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. I CONTACTED ISUZU CORPORATE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE REAR ANTI-SWAY BAR ON MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO HAS DETACHED FROM THEFRAME ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SWAY DANGEROUSLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I HAD JUST BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FOR FRAME CORROSION AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE AREA SPECIFIED BY THE RECALL WAS FINE AND IT WAS...

Mileage: 125,240

A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO FOR RUST ON THE FRAME. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THE ONE SMALL AREA AFFECTED BY THE RECALL WAS FINE, UNFORTUNATELY, SEVERAL OTHER PLACES ON THE FRAME WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND ISUZU DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE SO THE DEALER DIDN'T ADDRESS THEM. THE CAR IS...

Mileage: 125,285

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2009 AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. ...

Mileage: 134,000

CONTACTED MURPHY ISUZU 610-494-8800 REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 10V-436. SERVICE INDIVIDUAL INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE A 1-2 MONTHS BEFORE ISUZU IS PREPARED TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE ECGI HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OF...

Mileage: 85,000

2002 ISUZU RODEO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IS IN ONE GEAR AND SOMETIMES THE DASH INDICATOR IS IN ANOTHER GEAR. MUST STOP AND SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS TO RESET THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS....(6). *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO THE LOCAL POOL ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND IN MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO I NOTICED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THAT I FELT MOVEMENT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT I THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END. CONTINUING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS SCRAPING NOISE AND STARTED TO SLOW DO...

Mileage: 115,000

I OWN A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. LAST YEAR 2009, IT SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING A JERKING MOVEMENT WHENEVER I STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. IT GOT SO BAD THAT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $695.00 TO FIX WHAT THEY SAID WAS A TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK. IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE AND THEN ...

Mileage: 92,300

MY CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC DUE TO A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLE GASKET . I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED IN TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION ENTIRELY CAUSED BY A MANUFACTORING DEFECT. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND HAS REPAIRED MANY FREE OF CHARGE UNDER A SECRET PLAN THA...

Mileage: 99,000

THE CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 3 M/P/H. THIS WAS ON A MACADAM ROAD AND I KNEW THE SPEED BUMP WAS THERE. I ENDED UP GETTING THE VEHICLE TOWED. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. EVENTUALLY, AFTER ANALYS...

Mileage: 97,000

2002 ISUZU RODEO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL CAN NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE LOCATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED SHE COULD NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK WAS LOCATED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SHOULD...

TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION SERVO COVER AND REPLACED 4 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER INDICATED THAT ORIGINAL SERVO COVER HAD CRACKED AND INDICATED VERBALLY THIS WAS BECOMING COMMON. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WA...

Mileage: 47,709

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE 5-10 FEET, MAINLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JUNE OF 2007. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE ...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND GREATER, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED EVERYTIME THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING BOTH ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE SWITCH HAD A...

Mileage: 31,626

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, SHIFTED OUT OF "DRIVE" AND INTO "PARK" ON THE CONTROL PANEL INDICATOR, WHILE THE STICK SHIFT WAS STILL ENGAGED IN "DRIVE." THIS RESULTED IN A VERY ALARMING JERKING FE...

Mileage: 57,000

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THE...

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THE...

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THE...

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THE...

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THE...

LIGHT VIBRATION AT 75 MPH AND SECONDS LATER AN EXPLOSION. COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. TIRE ALMOST NEW, ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON IT. DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR AND RIGHT FENDER. *TR

Mileage: 100,235

2002 ISUZU RODEO CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY BROUGHT THE CAR AND ENGINE STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING COSTING $872.71 THE CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED **CC THE CONSUMER TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BECAUSE SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. ...

CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE COLLISION WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE OVER $4000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE ISUZU BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2002 RODEO THAT WAS PURCHASED MAY 13, 2003 HAS JUST BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AT 32,600 MILES. DEALERSHIP CALLED & SAID THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AS I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I TOLD HIM - YES I AM & THAT I BOUGH...

Mileage: 32,600

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. SHE PURCHASED THEVEHICLE IN APRIL 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF APPROXIMATELY 16000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 66,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS 6000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY. THE MOTOR...

Mileage: 66,000

2002 RODEO GAS FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB

2002 RODEO GAS FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD EVERY TIME THE GEAR IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE IS A HOLE IN THE PISTON COVER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 85,587

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V466000 REGARDING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE PADS SHEARED CLEAR OF THE CLIPS, JAMMED THE ROTOR TO WHERE IT COULD NOT BE TURNED BY HAND, BROKE THE SEALS ON THE CALIPER PISTONS RELEASING BRAKE FLUID. *JB RESULT WAS A DRIVER SIDE TIRE THAT WAS LOCKED UP ALMOST TO THE POINT OF SKIDDING AND NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED...

Mileage: 74,264

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND HE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANYMORE.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS COMING FROM A GAS STATION GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST DIED..IT WAS PUSHED TO A SIDE STREET AND LEFT. WE WENT BACK ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT DIED ON THE STREET AGAIN WITH NO WARNING LI...

Mileage: 92,432

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK

I HAVE LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ON MY 2002 RODEO. A MONTH AGO WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR SHIFT FROM 1 TO 2ND WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND START TO STALL BEFORE KICKING INTO GEAR - MAKING MY INABILITY TO OPERATE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCIDENTS (LUCKILY I HAD NON...

THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INTO DRIVEWAY AND STREET. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE POLICE AND DEALERSHIP TO SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK CAR. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSPECT BEFORE CLEAN...

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE AUTOMOBILE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER. THE ENGINE OIL WAS GONE. I PUT SLIC50 WITH MY ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE DID NOT BURNED COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, WITHOUT SLIC50, THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT ON I-285 IN ATLANTA.*AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE REAR TINTED WINDOWS SHATTERED AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TINT APPLIED ON THE WINDOW. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE REAR TINTED WINDOWS SHATTERED AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TINT APPLIED ON THE WINDOW. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINEDTHAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO LS WITH A SIX CYLINDER ENGINE AND A 2 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL REQUIRES SERVICE AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE VEHICLE UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS, AND I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. NO...

Mileage: 55,500

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT GOT STUCK. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RE...

Mileage: 30,579

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ BACK UP LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS STAR...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ BACK UP LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS STAR...

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ BACK UP LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS STAR...

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2002 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING FROM DALLAS TO BEAUMONT, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND THE OIL AND WATER WAS FINE BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BURN. AFTER CHECKING THE OWNER'S MANUEL I LEARNED THAT THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WI...

Mileage: 23,700

I DRIVE AN ISUZU RODEO WHICH WAS JUST DIANOSED WITH A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. THE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IS DAMAGED AND "COULD HAVE SORTED OUT THE SYSTEMS IN MY VEHICLE" AND MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STALLED OUT. THIS DAMAGE IS SO SERIOUS, I COULD NOT DRIVE MY V...

CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON JUNE 28, 2003. MID SEPTEMBER 2003 TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 6,000

REAR WINDOW ON MY 2002 IZUSU RODEO EXPLODED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME,THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET TINT I INSTALL HOLD THE HEAT ON WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ON AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

REAR WINDOW ON MY 2002 IZUSU RODEO EXPLODED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME,THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET TINT I INSTALL HOLD THE HEAT ON WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ON AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

BRAKING SYSTEM. *JB

Mileage: 40,780

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT OF NO AVAIL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REFILL THE VEHICLE WITH OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO THE OIL BURNING QUICKLY. THE MECHANIC DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 22,714

EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW TO BE COVERED FOR FIVE YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE EMISSION TUBE/VALVE IS 90% BLOCKED, PLUS HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ISUZU INC. MY ISSUE DOESN'T FALL UNDER MY WARRENTY @ 25,255 MILES. EMS. TUBE MUST BE CLEANED BY DEALER FOR A...

Mileage: 25,225

VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED 2 TIMES

Mileage: 27,000

VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED 2 TIMES

Mileage: 27,000

THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN ...

THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN ...

THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL BUT DIFFERENT YEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT A THUMPING SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE THUMPING OCCURRED THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE IN ...

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE VEHICLE DROVE OVER SOME BLACK ICE, VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND, HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER,AND A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 16,800

COMPLAINTS REGARDING 2002 ISUZU RODEO.*MR (NAR) THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AND THE CONSUMER NO LONGER WANTS THE VEHICLE. SHE IS REQUESTING TO HAVE A FULL REFUND OF THE VEHICLE. *CB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES MAKES NOISES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE TO ADD OIL TWICE BETWEEN MY 4000 MILE OIL CHANGES. I HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO DO THIS SINCE THE 30000 MILE MARK. THE DEALER(S) CLAIM THE ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO 'USE' UP TO 1 QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES!!! SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW TO ME. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO THAT HAS ABS SENSORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A TWO-MONTH PERIOD. BOUGHT BRAND NEW LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND BOTH TIMES THE BRAKES MADE NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE SECOND TIME, MY ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE AND I WAS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING A POLICE CAR. *LA

Mileage: 18,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HOOD PROBLEMS. HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE AS IT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT PART WHERE THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO FI...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HOOD PROBLEMS. HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE AS IT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT PART WHERE THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO FI...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HOOD PROBLEMS. HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE AS IT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT PART WHERE THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO FI...

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, TO TURN, BACK UP, OR COME TO A STOP, THERE WAS MOVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIRE AN EXPERT MECHA...

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TWICE, AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE SAME EXACT PARTS REPLACED BOTH TIMES. BOTH FAILURES HAVE OCCURED IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 13,300

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK THE PART WAS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. *TS. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED, AND THE HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. *JB

Mileage: 3,676

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK THE PART WAS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. *TS. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED, AND THE HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. *JB

Mileage: 3,676

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK THE PART WAS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. *TS. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED, AND THE HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. *JB

Mileage: 3,676

I OWN A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SO FAR.*AK I TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN ISUZU RODEO AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM OF THE ISUZU RODEO .WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

Mileage: 19,797

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FRONT END VIBRATIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WITH THIS MAKE MODEL. *SCC *NLM

COMPONENT UNDER VEHICLE ALONG DRIVE SHAFT BECAME DETACHED, AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A GROOVE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND BEND THE FRONT PLATE RENDERING THE VEHICLE UN DRIVE ABLE.

Mileage: 17,000

EXTREMELY COLD MORNING AND USED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND IT SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDOW TINT THAT WAS INSTALLED. I HAD A 99 RODEO WITH AFTER MARKET TINT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 13,000

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A POLE AT 35-40MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS TOTALED DRIVER IN A COMA DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

ABS FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 24, 2002 AND RETURNED FOR REPAIR. NOTIFIED THAT ABS ON "OTHER SIDE" FAILED. DT

VEHICLE BACK IN ON 09/06/02 FOR SAME PROBLEM MILEAGE WAS 8103 AT 10,900, PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. DT

THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND VEHICLE WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE BRAKES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. *JG

AT 70MPH CLUTCH WILL SWITCH GEARS, AND THEN LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN .DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CLUTCH FAILED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *YH

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE VIBRATES, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S VIBRATION CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE TO WANDER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SIX TIRES AND A DRIVE SHAFT WERE REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN/ TURNING/ BACKING UP, AND STOPPING THERE IS MOVEMENT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OWNER TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AND WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN DRIVER RETURNED REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. DEALER INDICATED THAT TINT ON WINDOW MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. *AK