1992 Isuzu Rodeo

Defect. CERTAIN AJ MOTORSPORT COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. AJ MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AJ MOTORSPORT AT 626-618-2026.

THERE IS CONSIDERABLE FRAME ROT/RUST ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FROM WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS HOUSED. *TR

THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. AS I WAS DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE THROTTLE STAYED DOWN CAUSING THE RPM TO REDLINE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CONTINUED IN OTHER GEARS AS WELL. APPARENTLY, I NEED TO HAVE A RUBBER BOOT REPLACED AT THE END OF THE CABLE THAT IS KNOW TO HAVE MELTED OFF AND CLOG UP THE CABLE HOUSING. *TR

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND I OWN A 1992 ISUZU RODEO 4X4 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS ISUZU RODEO HAS GONE THROUGH 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE PAST 1 YEAR AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS GOING BAD. I HAVE PUT OVER $3000.00 INTO THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT 10 PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS HERE IN THE OLYMPIA AREA. THE COTTMAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY GAVE ME A WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT IS SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TELL ME NOW THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL UNIT.. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM? THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT $3000.00 AND NOW I HAVE OVER THAT JUST INTO THE TRANSMISSION.. COTTMAN WILL PUT THE SECOND TCM IN FOR ANOTHER 1000.00 AND HE SAID IF THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN ALSO THE WARRANTY IS VOID BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHICH MEANS I WILL HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANS. AGAIN AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER 1500.00 - 2500.00. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VARIOUS CAR DEFECTS CONSTANTLY, WITH MAJOR REPAIRS MADE, UNTIL DATE AS OF 2003. *NLM

SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. TS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL PUMP BRACKET SHORTING OUT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON HWY 64 FROM VA BEACH TO NORFOLK, VA, MY RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF PROBLEM EXCEPT WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. MY PICK-UP WAS TOWED TO A TEXACO GAS STATION FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT THAT COST ME $100.00. I TOOK MY FIRESTONE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE STATION, INDIAN RIVER ROAD, VA BEACH, THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE AND GIVE ME A PRO-RATE ON MY (TREAD SEPARATED) TIRE. I WAS ASSISTED BY SMART TRAFFIC CENTER (PHONE 757424-9903) OPERATOR IS MR RICK CLARK 73, TICKET N0. 33478, COST ME $20.00. I BOUGHT MY REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM MONTGOMERY WARD JUL 1996, I PUT IN 56,712MILES ON THAT TIRE. I AM ONLY MAKING THIS REPORT FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND BECAUSE IT IS FIRESTONE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HAVE IT FOR INSPECTION, LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND CHECKED OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BUT TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND WITNESSES SAID THE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

BACK MIDDLE SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED, CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH CHILD WAS TOSSED TO SIDE AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP, WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN ROAD WAY, AND ONCE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS UNEVEN. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 80MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM BACK END. FISHTAILED, AND LOST BRAKES, AND REAR TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 80-85MPH, AND REAR AXLE BROKE RIGHT OFF. A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS MAKING ALOT OF NOISES. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH VEHICLE ENDED UP ON TWO WHEELS, AND UPON COMING DOWN REAR AXEL BROKE.*AK

FRONT BUMPER COLLAPSED FROM IMPACT. INSPECTION BY AUTOBODY REPAIR REVEALED THAT BUMPER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WITH A RECONDITIONED UNIT THAT APPARENTLY HAD BEEN STRAIGHTENED AND REPLATED. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT AN EARLIER ACCIDENT HAD REQUIRED BUMPER REPLACEMENT AND THAT HIS INSURANCE CARRIER WOULD ONLY REPAIR DAMAGE WITH A RECONDITIONED PART. AS BUMPERS ARE A SAFETY ITEM, IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT THAT AN INSURANCE CARRIER MUST REPAIR WITH ORIGINAL PARTS? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IN YOUR AREA, IF NOT I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHO I MIGHT CONTACT. THANK YOU.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. NLM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A MALL FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN FIRE CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD . FIRE WAS CAUSED BY WIRING HARNESS. ALSO, A MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THATTRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK OVER EXHAUST IN JULY THAT CAUSED A FIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS WORN OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE RF TREAD HAD COME OFF THE TIRE, FLEW UP AND BROKE THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR, 2 MONTHS LATER CONSUMER HEARD SAME NOISE AND THIS TIME THE RR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND DENTED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM

THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURED WITH THIS VEHICLE I BELIEVE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR VEHICLES EITHER IN 1992 OR 1993 RECALL BY ISUZU OR NHSTA. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

SPEEOMETER AND ODOMETER INOPERATIVE. RECENTLY I LEARNED THAT OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, THEREFORE I AM COMPELED TO REPORT THIS AND AM SATISFIED THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS COULD IMPOSE UNSAFE CONDITIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING 40TO50 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE THE REAR IN SEND HER INTO A 180 DEGREE TURNAROUND, AND SHE WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FRONT RESTRAINTS UNLATCHED AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CLEAR COAT COMING THROUGH BLACK PAINT, A/C NOISY/VIBRATING. *AK

STUDS HAVE BEEN STRIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN REPLACED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TIRES ARE CHANGED OR ROTATED. THIS IS A COSTLY AND A REOCCURING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BEFORE AND NOW IT IS REOCCURRING AND REPAIR COSTS $390.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF GEAR, AND BOLTS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD/ REAR BACK UP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING/ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND CRACKSHAFT BROKE. *AK

BRAKES ARE PULSATING AND VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

I EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE @ APPROXIMATELY THE 90,000 MILE MARK. I RECENTLY HAD THIS FIXED BY RAY FLADEBOE ISUZU (IRVINE, CA.). THE RECEIPT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS: REPLACING THE V.C. GASKET, OIL LEAKS FROM ENGINE, REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET. AFTER HAVING THIS DONE, I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR ANY ISUZU ENGINE RECALLS. I CAME ACROSS "NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. # 94V132000. THIS DISCUSSES A RECALL DUE TO AN ENGINE OIL LEAK (HOWEVER IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY ONLY APPLY TO THE TROOPER). I CROSSED REFERENCED THIS RECALL NOTICE WITH ANOTHER ONE. THIS OTHER ONE WAS FOUND ON THE "CONSUMER REPORTS ONLINE" PAGE. IT STATES BASICALLY THE SAME THING ONLY IT BROADENS THE MAKES AND MODELS INVOLVED. IT ADDS THE HONDA PASSPORT ('94), AND THE ISUZU RODEO ('93-94) TO THE LIST. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS A 1992 ISUZU RODEO, I DID EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL LEAK AT A RELATIVELY LOW MILAGE (EST. 90,000 MILES). WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE WOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH..

FRONT TIRE ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE AXLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

ENGINE CAMSHAFT FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VIBRATION OCCURRED, A LOUD NOISE SOUNDED AND THE REAR LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL, THE VEHICLE HIT MEDIUM AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR END FAILURE.

VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN CLUTCH EXPLODED. THE FLY WHEEL, PLUS MESCELLANEOUS CLUTCH PARTS, ALONG WITH PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION COVER AND STARTER WERE SPRAYED ONTO HIGHWAY. SEVERAL OF THE HOT PARTS FLEW INTO THE GRASS, NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY, STARTING A FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING THE TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BOLT THAT SUPPORTS THE ALTERNATOR TO BRACKET AT BOTTOM BROKE.

WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER WHEN HAPPENED & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *AK

WHEEL STUDS BROKE WHILE TRYONG TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR BRAKE INSPECTION, UNABLE TO REMOVE WHEEL. AK

VEHICLE DUE TO A RISK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLING OUT THROUGH THE MEASURING DIPSTICK INTO THE HOT ENGINE PARTS, RESULTING IN FIRE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE TWICE. SUSPECT LEAK OF OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID.

BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY VIBRATE TREMENDOUSLY. EVERY 6 MONTHS EITHER THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE RESURFACED OR CHANGED. STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE CLUTCH EXPLODED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE STARTER TO GO. *AK

ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE; ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO TRANSMISSION LEAKS AFTER RECALL 91V-118. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR WINDY DAY AT 45 MPH, LOOKED DOWN, WHEN DRIVER LOOKED UP AGAIN ONTO THE ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO OPPOSIT ELANE, ROLLED OVER AND WENT INTO A DITCH, FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25MPH, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

REAR BRAKE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE AND THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE REAR WHEELS IS ON. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. *AK