AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THEM TO FAIL.
1998 Isuzu Rodeo complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND STOP WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKE PAD WAS DEPRESSED.
BRAKE APPEAR TO FAIL WHEN FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP.
ABS FAILS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING BRAKES. LOSS OF BRAKES UNTIL YOU REAPPLY THE BRAKES.
ABS, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISAPPEAR. THE PEDAL MADE A TRRRRICCCKK AND CLICKING SOUND. DRIVER RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED BRAKES TO STOP.
SIX DISC CD CHANGER INOPERATIVE.
BRAKE FAILURE.
VEHICLE IDLES FROM 2700 TO 3200 RMPS WHILE SITTING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED.
WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND STEPS ON BRAKES, THE ANT-LOCK BRAKES JUST LOCK UP. *AK
VEHICLE MAKES UNUSUAL SOUND.
PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PULLED UP TO WOODEN PARKING STOPPER. ATTEMPTED TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO WOODEN STRUCTURE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE UNBALANCED, BUT BALANCING THE WHEELS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASH.
PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED ,FELT PEDAL GO TO FLOOR, TWO JERKING MOTIONS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A POLE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES . *AK
THE ABS LIGHTS COMES ON, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES AND VIBRATES WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HEATER BOX BRACKET IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE ACCELATOR PEDAL WHICH IS CAUSING A INTERFERENCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION,. ANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS PART OF FACTORY DESIGN. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID, RESULTING IN A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK
ABS FAILED TWICE.
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR FELL OFF HINGES, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE/DOOR JAMMED. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER SENT VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 20-60MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAN FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATES THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ANY TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK
GOING 55MPH WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS FLICKED ON & THEN WENT OFF. STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK. VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING AWHILE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ALTERNATOR CAUSED A DRAIN ON BATTERY & NEEDED REPAIRS. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT/SLIPPING
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON REGULAR ROAD SURFACES, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, IF HITTING A BUMP OR IRREGULATIES IN THE ROAD, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHATSOEVER. THIS CONDITION HAS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROLBEM. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED NSTOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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