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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 5, 1998VA

AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THEM TO FAIL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 2, 1998CA

AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND STOP WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 28, 1998NY

ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKE PAD WAS DEPRESSED.

Service Brakes, Air
Filed Sep 27, 1998IN

BRAKE APPEAR TO FAIL WHEN FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1998NY

ABS FAILS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING BRAKES. LOSS OF BRAKES UNTIL YOU REAPPLY THE BRAKES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1998TX

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.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Sep 18, 1998CA

SIX DISC CD CHANGER INOPERATIVE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 16, 1998GA

BRAKE FAILURE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 14, 1998WV

VEHICLE IDLES FROM 2700 TO 3200 RMPS WHILE SITTING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 8, 1998CA

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND STEPS ON BRAKES, THE ANT-LOCK BRAKES JUST LOCK UP. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 31, 1998TX

VEHICLE MAKES UNUSUAL SOUND.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 17, 1998GA

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 12, 1998MA

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

Suspension
Filed Aug 11, 1998TX

VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE UNBALANCED, BUT BALANCING THE WHEELS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 11, 1998GA

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASH.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 7, 1998GA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 21, 1998TX

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

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jul 17, 1998NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 15, 1998FL

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 10, 1998TX

ABS FAILED TWICE.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 9, 1998WA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 5, 1998TX

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

Power Train
Filed May 28, 1998SC

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 19, 1998NC

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

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Apr 22, 1998GA

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

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Apr 20, 1998SC

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT/SLIPPING

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 9, 1998NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 6, 1998NJ

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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