1998 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

TURNING INTO PARKING LOT, BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE - DID NOT LOCK, DID NOT SKID, DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THE BUILDING.

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE ABS FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK. AFTER 5 YEARS A RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB

AT 75K MILES BOTH REAR AXLE BEARING SEALS FAILED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED FAILURE OF BOTH REAR BRAKES DUE TO AXLE FLUID SOAKING INTO THE BRAKE SHOES. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. *JB

LETTER FROM D. GRIMES (VA) RE RECALL INITIATED BY NHTSA ON 1988 ISUZU, RODEO, RECALL 01I002000. REPLY TO NORFOLK, VA OFC, DOT/#2002-2203. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ANTI LOCK BRAKE DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL #02I002000. *JB. *AK *CB

THE CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE ABS RECALL (02 I 002 000) FIXED BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *NLM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MARCH 2003 BUT THE PART WAS SILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE PART. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABS BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAD THE RECALL PARTS FOR 3-4 WEEKS. * NLM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID. *JB *TT

LETTER FROM D. GRIMES (VA) WANTED RESPONSE TO HIS INQUIRY ON A RECALL INTIATED BY NHTSA CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE ON 1998, ISUZU, RODEO; RECALL 02I002000; NO RECORD OF E-MAIL IN SYSTEM; REPLY TO RICHMOND, VA OFC, REFERENCE DAVID C. GRIMES, DOT/#2003-2228. *AK

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON A FREEWAY, RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NAR 04/07/2003 MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. IN BOTH CASES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A REASONABLE DISTANCE WHICH LEAD TO BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A RECALL REGARDING THE ABS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

ABS FAILURE.

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. REGARDING RECALL#02I002000 ABS. *JB

THE BRAKES MADE A CRACKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR SENSOR AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *TT

THE TIRE LUG NUTS CAME OF THE TIRES AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. THE EALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

EVERY TIME I TOOK MY RODEO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE STICK (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USUALLY CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES). TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE!! ($9,000) I THINK THESE MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP CALLED THE FACTORY (TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY-I PROVIDED ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SEND ME TO A REPAIR FACILITY??!! THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. SERVICE CENTER (NON-DEALER) REPORTS AFTER ANALYSIS THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM SPARK PLUGS AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. PARTS FOR REPAIR ON BACK ORDER, PERHAPS INDICATING A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM.*JB

THE VEHICLE BURNED OIL FAST.*JB

I CALLED ISUZU CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ABS ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISUZU CANNOT SEND LETTERS CONCERNING RECALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT YET. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER(1-800-959-3993) THIS NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO 1-800-726-2700. I WAS TOLD BY THIS ISUZU DEPARTMENT THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-255-6727, WHICH IS WHERE I STARTED!!!

1998 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ,ESPECIALLY ON SLICK PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION VERY SPORADICALLY SINCE NEW.

ENGINE BLEW AFTER LESS THAN 60K MILES IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO. REPAIRMAN TELLS ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINES BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES.

DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL BRAKING, UNABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPORTS ABS MODULE REPLACED IN JUNE 1998 BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. ALSO, ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITENTLY.

ENGINE SEIZURE, SPUN BEARINGS DUE TO NO OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ISUZU SUGGESTS CHANGING OIL AT 7500 MILE INTERVALS, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS 1QT OIL USAGE PER 1000 MILES IS "ACCEPTABLE" USAGE FOR THE 3.2L V6 205HP ENGINE. TRUCK HOLDS 6 QUARTS OF OIL, AND I HAD OIL CHANGED BY REPUTABLE OIL CHANGE PLACES EVERY 5000 MILES. REPORTS OF 1QT OIL USAGE PER 800 MILES FAIRLY COMMON ON INTERNET AUTO BULLETIN BOARDS. DO THE MATH.

THE LINKAGE CLIP TO THE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF. *NLM *SCC

IF I AM DECELERATING AND THE FRONT TIRES HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROADWAY, I LOSE THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ABS ACTIVATION, HOWEVER, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL ABS OPERATION. WHEN I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, I WAS DECELERATING AND ROLLED OVER A DEPRESSED MANHOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE BRAKING FAILURE. I CAN REPRODUCE THE FAILURE ANYTIME. I HAVE HAD ISUZU DEALERS TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL ABS ACTIVATION. I HAVE DRIVER FOUR-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BREAK VEHICLE'S AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ROLL THROUGH RED LIGHTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO ROLLING OVER ROAD WAY DEFECTS WHILE BREAKING. IF ABS IS SUPPOSE TO SHORTEN MY BREAKING DISTANCE IN LIEU OF A SKID CONDITION, I'D RATHER GO INTO A SKID. AT LEAST THEN I WILL HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER MY BREAKING. PLEASE HELP... I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****770768

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, CONSUMER STATES' THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING. THE LUG BOLT THAT HOLDS THE LUG NUT SNAPPED OFF. THE MANAGER AT TIRE KINGDOM HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH ISUZU'S. HE ASKED ME TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER AND HE WILL INSTALL IT FOR FREE. I'M WRITING TO YOU TO REPORT THIS JUST IN CASE THERE IS DEFECT INVOLVED WITH THESE LUG BOLTS. I AM CONCERNED SINCE THIS IS A KEY PART OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR IF THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT. DT

AFTER PURCHASING ONE LUG NUT AND BOLT TO BE REPLACED BY TIRE KINGDOM, 15 OTHER LUG NUTS AND BOLTS BROKE OFF. I HAD TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LUG NUTS AND BOLTS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CONTACTED DEALER, (MIDWAY ISUZU IN MIAMI) THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS VEHICLE BUT MY BASIC WARRANTY (3 YEARS) IS OVER AND IT IS NO LONGER COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, WITH ALMOST TWO YEARS OF USE. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM ISUZU THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS MODEL. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY SAFETY MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL ARE ALSO AT RISK. DT

WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING APPLIED, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.TS *JB

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVING 35 MPH COULD NOT STOP SUDDENLY AND SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR CAUSING $2700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INSURANCE HAD LAPSED HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS LESS THAN REALLY IS EVEN WHEN FULL. CATALICTIC CONVERTER IS ALWAYS RATTLING. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND SWITCH FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

AIR BAG FAILURE. ALSO DUE TO DESIGN HORN HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHEELS LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, AND ALLOWING VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF ROADWAY INTO SHALLOW DITCH. *AK

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN PEDAL WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.*AK

THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO OUT WHEN APPLIED OVER BUMPY ROADWAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN I AM DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT TWO SEPARATE BRAKE "SPECIALIST" SHOPS, AND AT A HONDA DEALER WHEN WE HAD THE 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT THE FACT THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WORRIES ME AND MAKES ME THINK MY WIFE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CANNOT REPLACE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL LUGS: NUTS AND POSTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE ORIGINALLY FAILED SUMMER OF 2000 WITH ~42000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WOULD STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RE-FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AS TIME WENT ON, THE FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT START FOR 5-20 MINS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED THE LAST 6 TIMES THE VECHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DURING HOT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. SAME SYMPTOMS AS 98V170000 RECALL. DEALER CLAIMS RECALL WAS PERFORMED OR VEHICLE WAS N/A. DEALER JUST KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 11 DAYS, WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM 1 TIME. CONTACTED ISUZU AND CLEANED ALL GROUND WIRE CONTACTS. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN MANY DANGERSOUS SITUATIONS WITH THE VECHICLE STALLED ON HIGH-SPEED FREEWAYS WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, AND IN TRAFFIC WHERE I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES.*AK

ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. OVER $1500 TOTAL BRAKE REPAIR SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL WON'T STOP PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S FRONT WAS ROLLED DOWN, THIS CAUSED DOOR TO OPEN. ON JUNE 16, 2002 DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTARY AND DOOR HANDLES.*AKI

SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98-V-170-000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

2 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY A SECOND ABS SENSOR FAILED ON MY CAR. I HAD JUST HAD A REAR ONE REPLACED THE WEEK BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID OH WELL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR YOU BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. I AM TRYING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. *AK

2ND TIME STUDS AND LUG NUTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED BOTH TIMES TIRED WERE ROTATED. DEALER ACKOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND POOR QUALITY. SAID IT WAS ONGOING ISSUE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER TO CONTACT ISUZU.*AK