1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AT HIGH SPEEDS, 70-80MPH, BRAKES FAILED. *AK

WHILE HAVING TIRES CHANGED LUG: NUTS BROKE OFF.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

THE FRONT END HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 6 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. NLM

BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE NOISY, AND PEDAL SEEMS TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES DON'T WORK ENGINE REV'S VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD CAN'T STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER CAN FEEL VIBRATION IN STEERING, AND IT REALLY GETS BAD, IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON CABLE STONE. *AK

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT SLID INTO A DITCH. REAR LEFT RIM BROKE IN PIECES, AND FRONT LEFT RIM CRACKED. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. DEALER NO HELP AT ALL. *AK

BRAKING DISTANCE IS TOO LONG. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE ABS WILL START, BUT IT TAKES TOO LONG TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER SAID AS LONG AS ABS LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, SYSTEM IS WORKING . CONSUMER TEST DROVE A 2000 MODEL, BRAKING DISTANCE WAS MUCH SHORTER. *AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES CONSUMER CAN FEEL ABS KICKING IN. THEN WILL HEAR A POPPING NOISE, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WERE SOME CASES WHERE TRUCK HAD A DELAYED STOP AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS THAT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. *AK

MY "NEW" TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH IDLING VERY HIGH (2000RPM IN DRIVE/2400-2700 IN NEUTRAL) TO WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE FIRST 16MOS. OF OWNERSHIP. TOOK TRUCK TO O.C. JEEP/ISUZU IN MAR., 2000 - THEY "REPROGRAMMED PCM" (THE COMPUTER). 10/26/00 TOOK TRUCK TO MCKENNA ISUZU IN HUNT. BCH, CA FOR SAME PROBLEM - THEY "CLEANED TERMINALS & REPLACED" FRIED "CABLE TO BATTERY". 11/16/00 RETURNED TO MCKENNA W/SAME PROBLEM (HIGH-IDLE) - THEY "REPROGRAMMED PCM COMPUTER". THE IDLING PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH WHEN BRAKE IS NOT HELD FIRMLY, CAR DOES 35MPH(+) W/OUT GAS PEDAL ENGAGED, CAUSES DOWN-SHIFTING OF AUTO-TRANSM. TO BE VERY ROUGH. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN ACTING UP.

ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED CAUSING FIVE COLLISIONS AND SLIDING THRU A CROSS WALK AT A SCHOOL INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES WILL PUMP & A SLOW GRATUATED STOP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES..BUT NO HELP.*AK

DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 DIFF MUFFLERS. LAST TIME THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT I WAS 6000 MI OUT OF LEMMON LAW.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 RODEO WITH ONLY 16, 900 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT COMES TO STOPPING THE TIRES JUST SLIDE ON ANY WEATHER CONDITION. *AK

THERE WAS A LARGE ACCIDENT ON BELTWAY, I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, IT WOULD NOT START TIL THE 4 TRY. THIS IS NOT THE 1ST OR 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. AT THE DEALERSHIP ON THE MACHINE, IT SAID TRUCK WAS FINE. I WAS TOLD WAIT TIL IT GETS WORST.*AK

TREMENDOUS VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKE COMPONENTS. MANUFACTURER/DEALER AND ZONE SERVICE REP WAS CONTACTED. ISUZU FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM STATING AND I QUOTE "IT IS A TRUCK AND IT IS INTENDED TO RIDE LIKE ONE". THE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION WAS CORRECTED AFTER MANY ATTEPMTS, THE PROBLEM WAS OUT OF BALANCE REAR DRUMS. AFTER COMPLETION OF BALANCING THE REAR DRUMS THE MAIN BODY VIBRATION WAS ELIMINATED. VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WAS STILL PRESENT. AFTER HAVING CHECKED SHOCKS, TIRES, RIMS BEARINGS ETC THE FRONT ROTOR AND HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE BALANCED AS A PAIR, THIS ELIMINATED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. SINCE BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK COMPONENTS WERE BALANCED ALL THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REBALANCED IN 14,000 MILES, THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED WITH NO ADVERSE AFFECT. MANY THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WERE SPENT IN ISOLATING THIS PROBLEM, NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, REAR DRUMS, FRONT ROTOR AND HUBS, BEARINGS, SEALS AND THE MANUFACTUR OF PRECISION BALANCING MANDRELS AND BALANCING COSTS. ISUZU NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR/ REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS FOR OTHERS, MINE IS CORRECTED. I SEE "MANY" POSTS OF THIS VIBRATION ISSUE AND AM AWARE THAT MANY WERE LEMON LAWED FOR IT. ISUZU HAS FAILED TO SERVICE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE AND HAS ABANDONED THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE.*AK

I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HAD ISSUES FROM DAY ONE. THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. TIRES BALANCED, REBALANCED AND BALANCED AGAIN. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDS 30 PSI IN THE TIRES. THE ISUZU PEOPLE ASK FOR 26 PSI...AT THIS PRESSURE THE VIBRATION GET WORSE...THE TIRES SQUEAL AND THE TRUCK FEELS OUT OF CONTROL IF ON A ROUGH ROAD. THE TRUCK IS UNDER SPRUNG AND IF THE TIRES ARE INFLATED TO 30 PSI IS IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. MAKES ME THINK OF THE FORD/FIRESTONE ISSUE. MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. THE TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY...BALANCED,ALIGNED NO HELP. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS HOW THE TRUCK IS. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE IS THE OIL USE...THIS TRUCK WILL USE, LOSE SOMEWHERE, 1 QT PER 500 MILES OR SO. DEALER TELLS ME TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AT EVERY FUEL-UP....I FEEL THIS IS BULL. PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK SO I WOULD DO REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENCE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TIRES AND LACK OF CONTROL. I CAN GET NOWHERE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEMS WITH ISUZU. (TIRESIZE: 235-75-R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-R15 )

THE RODEO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR ERRATIC IDLE. AT TIMES, THE IDLE WILL INCREASE GREATLY CAUSING ME TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. AT TIMES, WHILE AT SPEED, WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS, THE IDLE REMAINS AT THAT SPEED FOR 3-4 SECONDS.*AK

REAL AXLE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH, THERE WAS A RECALL 00V058000 THAT CONSUMER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF. *SLC

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN FRONT END COLLISION AND NECK/BACK INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS .*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE PREVIOUSLEY CONTACTED YOU ABOUT MY 1999 ISUZU RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT TOTALLED MY CAR. ON 09/22/00 I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC WHOSE NAME IS JESSE CARTER AT CAMPBELLS AUTO & BODY (817) 249-6662 WHERE MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED THAT THE MECHANIC THAT CHECKED OUT THE CAR SAID THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. HE HAS ALSO TOLD MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER KYLE @ TEXAS STATE FARMERS INS. CO. (817) 831-6201THIS AND THE ADJUSTER SAID THAT THIS CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO IAA WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT ON HOLD AND GO INTO SUBREGATION UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS AND ON 9-18-00 I STARTED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AS USUAL. AS SOON AS I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR ACCELERATED IMMEDIATELY AS IF UP TO FULL THROTTLE. IT ONLY MOVED BACKWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE THE ACCELERATION BEGAN. I IMMEDIATLEY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE WORKING. BUT THE ACCELERATION WAS STRONGER AND THE CAR CONTINUED WHILE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY BEING APPLIED AND SPED AS FAST AS IT COULD BACKWARDS INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. IT IMPACTED THE TREE AT A HARD FORCE AND BOUNCED OFF AND I STILL HAD BEEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK AND TRYING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BUT THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AFTER HITTING THE TREE AND WAS BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE IGNITION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AT THIS TIME AND HOPING THE CAR WOULD STOP BUT THE CAR WENT INTO A FORWARD MOTION AND WAS FULLY ACCELERATED AS IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR PROCEEDED BACK ACROSS THE STREET TOWARD MY HOME AND STRUCK A BRICK WALL WITH GREAT FORCE. THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED. RUNNING INTO THE HOUSE STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FURTHER BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. SINCE IT WASN'T MOVING AND THE AIR BAG WAS DEFLETED I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THE KEY S OUT OF THE IGNITION, THEREFORE I COULD STOP IT. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE CAR ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WHY DIDN'T THE CAR STOP AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED? AND WHY DID TH

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, ISUZU RODEO WITH 9000 MILES,YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER HT TIRES SIZE 23575R15. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON OUTSIDE OF EDGE AND INSIDE NEAR THE BEAD,WHICH LOOKED LIKE TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, LIKE DRY ROT CRACKS.*AK ALL 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED BY SEARS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE MAKES HUMMING SOUNDS AT SPECIFIC INTERVALS OF SPEED, POSSIBLY A TRANMSISSION PROBLEM, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY

TAIL PIPE HAS SEPARATED FROM MUFFLER. IT COULD FALL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN USE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER FIRST COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP - PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN LESS THAN A WEEK LATER AFTER ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AND ENGINE REVVED TO 3000 RPMS, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO REAREND THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS WAS THE MOST EXTREME INCIDENT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALL OTHER ENGINE SURGES REVVED THE ENGINE UP TO ABOUT 1000 RPM. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING ON CAR FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY DEALERSHIP AND ISUZU TECHS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH NO AVAIL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOING THE REPAIRS IS NOT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE ADDRESS OF THE DEALERSHIP DOING REPAIRS IS #1 COCHRAN, 5200 CAMPBELLS RUN RD. PITTSBURGH, PA 15205 (412)-788-4444.

VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE THAT HAD A SLASH INSIDE THE TIRE , WHICH WAS UNNOTICED BY CONSUMER UNTIL IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER SPARE, LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. *AK

MUFFLER IS NOT MOUNT PROPERLY, IT CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAYS PART IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I TRIED TO STOP RAPIDLY AND THE ABS ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT LET THE VEHICLE STOP. IT JUST MADE A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . I RAN INTO A DITCH ONCE, AND 3 TIMES I BARELY AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND.*AK

ENGINE REVES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. VEHICCLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER (BERNARD ISUZU) 5 TIMES, NOT REPAIRED, REQUESTING REPLACEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE. *AK

AFTER 5 MONTHS, 7,500 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, ENGINE BEGAN TAPPING AND RESULTED IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER HAS RODEO, BUT CANNOT LOCATE ENGINE. WE ARE AFRAID THAT VEHICLE WILL LOSE MARKET VALUE BECAUSE OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN EARLY YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, DEALER FOUND CRANK SENSOR HAD INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *SLC

BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING AUTOMOBILE TO GO WHEN STOP WAS INTENDED. THIS SCARES THE HELL OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANTS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V058000 CONCERNING REAR AXLE FAILURE. CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, AND DEALER SAID WHEN PARTS WOULD CAME IN CONSUMER WOULD GET A CALL. HOWEVER, DEALER NEVER CALLED. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE EXCESSIVE BOUNCE WHEN LOADED WITH 4 PASSENGERS, LEADING TO A POSSIBLE CONTROL PROBLEM. USUALLY IT IS ONLY JUST ME OR TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, AND I NOTICED THE PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HAD 4 PASSENGERS (NO OTHER LUGGAGE OR ITEMS IN CAR) ON NORMAL ROADS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND THEY HAVE PERFORMED A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, ETC., AND CAN FIND NO PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DESIGN ISSUE OR POSSIBLY A PROBLEM WITH INSUFFICIENT SUSPENSION FOR THE VEHICLE. I HAD A 1994 RODEO AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM, SO THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DESIGN OR COMPONENT CHANGE WHICH HAS CHANGED THE RIDE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP OR MANHOLE COVER, TRUCK SEEMED TO SKID. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN PAVEMENT WAS WET. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED A COUPLE OF CRASHES. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. BUT, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN HARD STOP MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULT IN CRASH ON TWO OCCASIONS. *AK

ENGINE --WHILE DRIVING (USUALLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH) AND USUALLY WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE WARNING LIGHTS KICK ON AND THE ENGINE KICKS OFF. ON OCCASION, WHILE PARKED OR GOING INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE WILL DO THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE PARKED THE RPM'S SEEM TO INCREASE GREATLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR REPEATEDLY AT THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IT. THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RANDOM AND DO NOT ALWAYS REOCCUR GIVEN THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. IT DID HAPPEN YESTERDAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT! AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM (NOT AS SEVERE) IS THAT WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO LUNGE FORWARD A BIT. (EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE) IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BOTH PROBLEMS MAY BE RELATED (I.E. A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ?) HOWEVER, I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A VEHICLE THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIX AND I NOW CONSIDER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. (TO THE POINT THAT IT PUTS ME IN LIFE THREATING SITUATIONS IF IT DIES WHILE IN ANOTHER MAJOR INTERSECTION) *AK

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES ARE NOT OPERABLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 70 MPH ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE REAR BRAKES MAKE SQUEALING NOISE WHEN BRAKING THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE.

CONSUMER WAS GOING AT ABOUT 55 AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 85 MPH . CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, IN TURN, HIT A UTILITY VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A GAURDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER RETURNED FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AND FOUND VEHICLE ON FIRE. WIRING BY THE GEAR SHIFT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *ML

THE CAR EITHER SURGES SLIGHTLY OR THE BRAKES DO NOT INITIALLY ENGAGE WHEN STEPPED ON IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION CAUSING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE UNEXPECTEDLY. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE.*AK

A BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN. YH