1998 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GIVE OUT AND HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ABS MODULE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES GET HARD AT A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A CRASH, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES JERKS AND MAKES A DISTRUBING NOISE WHEN CHANGING DURING ACCELERATION, CAR ALSO JERS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE.

I EMAILED ISUZU REGARDING PROBLEM - GOT FORM LETTER SAYING TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP, AND THAT'S WHY I WENT TO ISUZU IN THE FIRST PLACE. HARD COPY LETTER BEING SENT TO ISUZU, DEALERSHIP, AND NHTSA TODAY. 4-WD REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE, THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN IT INTO THE GARAGE TWICE THIS WINTER WITH IT FAILING. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY HAD TROUBLE ABOVE "PARKING LOT SPEEDS" BUT "MEETS MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS" SINCE THEY COULD GET IT TO ENGAGE EVENTUALLY. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON, AT ANY SPEED, THE LIGHT JUST FLASHES. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME OTHERWISE. (THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT SO IT ISN'T A TEMPERATURE THING). THEY DID MENTION THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE DRIVING IN SNOW, AND WITHOUT THE 4WD, IT'S A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND A MENACE ON LESS-THAN-PERFECT ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THAT AFTER I REACH 60,000 MILES, THAT THERE WILL BE NO COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR OVER A YEAR.*AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS WAS FIRST LOOKED INTO AT THE 7500 MILE SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE CAR NOW HAS 67000 MILES WITH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURING. THERE HAS BEEN ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY PROBLEM WITH MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL KICK BACK AT THE DRIVER AND THE CAR WILL LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE ABS. I'VE DRIVEN MANY CARS WITH ABS, AND THEY ALL STOP WHEN THE ABS IS ENGAGED. THIS RODEO LOSES ALL PRESSURE AND JUST GLIDES FORWARD. SO FAR THEY HAVE REPLACED A SPEED SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. ISUZU SAYS THEY HAVE MADE A NEW HARNESS BECAUSE THE OLD ONE WAS TOO SHORT AND WOULD BREAK EASILY. BUT, THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. THE SENSOR AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. PLEASE HELP US WITH GETTING OUR VEHICLE FIXED PROPERLY BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTED TO ABS BRAKES SHORTED OUT THE SPEED SENSOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AT 20000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. FELT LIKE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

I HAD ALL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND A LOT OF WORK DONE ON BRAKES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP. SUDDENLY, A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE LAST REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM COMES FROM NOWHERE. OF COURSE, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. THIS CARE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A PULSING IN THE BRAKES DUE TO WARPAGE IN THE REAR DISC BRAKES.

WHEN EVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP ENGINE WILL DIE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID OF BEING REAR ENDED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD AND ENGINE REVS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS(5-15 MPH)A SENSATION WAS FELTED SIMILAR TO THER EACTION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PULSE BUT VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL BRAKE TRAVEL. DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN INADEQUATE AFTER MARKET BRAKE JON.

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED WITH BRAKES IN 1999. AFTER MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING LIKE THEY SHOULD. MECHANIC REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM OF NON STOPPING STILL EXISTS.*AK

E ROOF RACK BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH THREE SURFBOARDS ATTACHED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO CAR AND ALL THREE SURFBOARDS WERE DESTROYED. INCIDENT HAPPEND ON INTERSTATE 5 SUNDAY JUNE 24TH AROUND 12:30 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.

REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES, REPLACEMENT OF SHOES EACH TIME. ABS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT, BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE AT VERY LOW SPEED DURING STOPPING. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL 01I002, TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGED CAUSED CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL SERVICES COMPLETED, TIME MISSED FROM WORK, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMOTIONAL STRESS. *ET

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY. ALSO, STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP, DRIVER HAS TO DOWNSHIFT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE IDLE WAS RESOLVED BY DEALER. PROBLEM VALVE COVER LEAK. SHIFTER ON NATL BACKORDER. *AK

ALL 3 SEAT BELTS IN REAR COME LOOSE WHEN TURNING A CORNER. WHEN PUSHING MALE INTO FEMALE IT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED. CONSUMER HAS YET CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHEN ATTEPMTING TO STOP AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAREND COLLISION, IMPACT SPEED 15 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK ISUZU HAS DENIED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES EVERY TIME VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, SHE TEMPORARILY LOSES BRAKE CONTROL. *SLC

DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT 3 STUDS ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPORTED FOR THE WATER PUMP FAILURE, I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE AND AIR ESCAPING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT CAUSING IT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE NEXT INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT IN JUNE, 2000 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE RODEO JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND THEY HAD JUST REPLACED IT 23,000 MILES AGO. IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY HAD TO BASICALLY REBUILD THE ENGINE AND REPLACED MANY ITEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIMING BELT BREAKING. THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THE TIMING BELT HAPPENED THIS MORING ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. ISUZU SAYS IT IS THE TIMING BELT AGAIN AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND I WILL PROBABLY END UP PAYING OUT OF MY OUW POCKET TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED THIS TIME.*AK

ABS BRAKES SKIPPED, BRAKES NEVER REALLY ENGAGED...VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. *AK

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 35MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A CAR AND THEN A WALL. *AK

I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND ABS KICKED IN AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AND I DON'T BELIEVE EVEN SLOWED THE VEHICLE MUCH. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY, IF ABS DID NOT ACTIVIATE, AND I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT HAVE, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RATTLING SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE DASH IS COMING LOOSE OR THE AIR BAG HAS COME DISCONNECTED. *SLC

EA99008; WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR POT HOLE BRAKES WILL FAIL. AFTER GOING OVER BUMP AND REAPPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE ALMOST BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN A DRIVEWAY OR A HILL, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD, THAT IS HOW THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

IDLES ROUGH. WON'T START-UP, AND STALLS OUT. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND RPMS RACE AND WILL BEGIN TO STALL OUT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 10MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING . $ 2000.00 DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING OVER ANY BUMP OR STICKY SURFACES AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE GOES INTO EXCEEDING SPEED WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK THE VEHICLE SURGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON A SEMI-BUMPY PAVED ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP FROM ABOUT 20MPH. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ABS BRAKES APPEARED TO ENGAGE (HAD ABS ON MY PREVIOUS CAR) THEN TOTALLY FAILED AND I ROLLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. WENT ABOUT 10-15 FEET WITHOUT ANY BRAKING POWER. IF CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH INTERSECTION OR HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME - WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER ONE FAILED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE FEELS THIS WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE. NLM. NLM

WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN. AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT RESTRAINED RODEO DRIVER. RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES. *AK

ENGINE INTERMITTANTLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IE. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO GO THRU A TOLL OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS I FEEL IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF I GET CAUGHT STOPPED ON THE ROAD AND GET REAR ENDED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT SIGN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR/VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC

LOW SPEED ON ROUGH/SLICK SURFACE, ABS SLIPS, PEDAL TO FLOOR AND MAKES CA-CA-CA SOUND. *AK

ROUGH IDLE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING. LARGE CRACK DEALER SAYS SEES MANY OF THESE. *AK

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT TIMING BELT DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHECKED UNTIL 75K THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67K. WE LOST THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR ON I-20 IN LOUISIANA GOING AT A RATE OF 70MPH, BOTH TIMES BEING LEFT STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE EARLY IN THE AM. BOTH INCIDENTS HAVE PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF EITHER HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A LOW AND HIGH SHIFTER WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

THE PCM UNIT ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS RECALLED IN 1998. DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM, ISUZU IS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

ABS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER DETERMINED A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED IT (PART # 8-97233-422-0). *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER HOT, AND COLD BACK IN FORTH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND DEALERSHIP HAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROBLEM WITH RECALL. *AK THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO DO THE REPAIR ON WARRANTY. *YH

MY SUV RAN JUST FINE , THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOP RUNNING, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY WHEREIN IT WAS CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE 16 VALVES WERE BENT, THE TIMING BELT STILL INTACT , THE PISTONS WERE STILL GOOD, BUT HAD TO LOOK @ THE HEAD TO SEE THEY WAS MORE DAMAGE. THEY LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY, NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE $6620 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LAST WEEK AND TO MY KNOWLEGDE THERE WAS A RECALL ON LAST YEAR WHEREIN A PART NEEDED REPLACING OR CLIPPED FOR IF IT IS NOT REPLACED , RESULTS WOULD BE ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ALONG ,THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND NOT START BACK UP, NOT EVEN JUMP START. NOW THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL PLUS I PURCHAED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 1999 THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, PLUS FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL , TO BRING THE RODEO IN FOR REPAIRS. OVER 55000 RODEOS WERE RECALLED. I WANT JUSTICE. ICAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OUT $6620 FOR A DEFECT CAUSED FROM THE FACTORY. PLEASE HELP ME!!! 55. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HAS TIGHTENED THE AXLE BOLTS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED THEM ONCE AS A RESULT OF RECALL CAMPAIGN (00V-58) AND SERVICE BULLETIN (SB0006S002). CONSUMERING IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER, 2000 THE REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 WEEKS THE SLIPPING PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *CJ

BRAKING DISCONTINUES AND PEDAL GOES SOFT WHEN A BUMP IS HIT AT ANY SPEED, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY FUEL SENSOR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 40 MPH ON A SEMI WET ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN, AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT MEDIUM STRIP; SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND HIT THE MEDIUM STRIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVER RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE DRUMS/LINES INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, IF CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE IS ON AND VEHICLE ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *SLC

3 OR MORE INCIDENTS OF EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ABS ENGAGED ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT . ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVE ABS SHOULD NOT OF ENGAGE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. SYSTEM TO SENSITIVE. *AK,