1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE BOTH REAR LOWER LINK BRACKETS WERE REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THE DAMAGES WERE BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,459.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTED TO THE SPRINGS WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. THE DEALER WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE CONTACT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 0V436000, SUSPENSION: REAR REPAIR PERFORMED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FRONT FRAMES AND AXLE WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY THE REPAIR THE COMPONENT STATED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE CROSS MEMBER RUSTED OFF THE AXLE. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT. UPDATED 11/16/11. *JB

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUSPENSION: REAR RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DEALERS IN THE AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS 80 MILES AWAY IN A DIFFERENT STATE. A HYUNDAI DEALER WAS RECOMMENDED TO THE CONSUMER AND WHEN THEY SENT A REPORT AND ESTIMATE TO ISUZU, IT WAS REJECTED. *JB

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2010. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY FINANCED AT MY BANK. I TOOK IT TO FRANCIS SCOTT KEY IN FREDRICK MARYLAND FOR THE RECALL OF THE FORWARDING MOUNTING POINT BRACKET OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FOR CORROSION OF THIS. ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST, 2011 I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL DONE @ FRANCIS SCOTT KEY TOLD ME THEY ONLY DONE WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR, EXPOSURE OF HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIAL THAT IS USED IN SOME JURISDICTIONS FOR DEICING PRUPOSE WHICH AFFECTED THE FROWARDING MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT SUCH CORROSION WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. MY VEHICLE HAS BAD CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRONT OF THE SUSPENSION AND I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF MINE AND HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLE. I AM LIKE TOTALY CONFUSED AS THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ALSO BECAUSE I AM BELIEVING THIS SHOULDNT BE IN THIS CONDITION AS THIS SHOULDNT HAVE NORMALLY BEEN IN THIS CONDITION FOR THIS YEAR OF CAR. I AM TAKING CARE OF THIS FORM DUE TO THE SHAPE THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS IN , IT IS REALLY BAD UP THERE. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS? I CONSIDERED GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS AS THIS VEHICLE IS FINANCED.I FEEL ISUZU SHOUD BE RECALLING THIS VEHICLE AS THEY DONE THE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AND SHOULD BE ALSO TAKING CARE OF THE FRONT ALSO AS THIS IS VERY SERIOUS TO THE SAFETY OF ME AND OTHERS RIDING IN MY VEHICLE AND ALSO OTHER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED REMEDY REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000(SUSPENSION:REAR). THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO AVOID A CRASH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT NOTICE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 00V058000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED A LARGE PIECE OF RUST THAT FELL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

1999 ISUZU RODEO.... REAR SPRING MOUNTS AND FRAME ARE ROTTED OUT, CAUSING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. CURRENT RECALL FOR "FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK" DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON JULY 22, 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. VARIOUS OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THEY DID NOT OFFER TO REPAIR THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ONLY AUTHORIZE REPAIRS ON THE FAILURES COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V436000, SUSPENSION REAR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE; YET, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE FUEL TANK BRACKET WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 10277020. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 144,000.

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. IN FEBRUARY 2011 THE FRAME BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP FISHTAILING IN THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS AROUND FOR ME TO HIT. I TOLD IT TO THE ISUZU DEALER AND THEY "FIXED THE FRAME" BECAUSE OF THE RUST RECALL. TODAY I TRIED TO FILL UP WITH GAS AND ENDED UP WITH GAS COVERED FEET BECAUSE THE TANK AND BRACKETS HAVE RUSTED OFF. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER ISUZU RODEO OWNERS MINE IS RUSTING PREMATURELY UNDERNEATH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL ON THE FRAME. THE SHOP INSTALLED THE RECALL REAR BRACKETS AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNSAFE AS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ROTTING OUT. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE ISUZU IS FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM?

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER STATES FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING*TGW THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRAME RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES, AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SHOCK AREA. AT THE TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF A RECALL UNTIL 2011. THE CONSUMER STATED NO BUSINESS IN THE AREA WANTED TO REPAIR THE FRAME OR EVEN WELD IT BACK TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO A DEALER TWO HOURS AWAY, JUST TO BE TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED ISUZU AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THE DEALER INSTALLED A SMALL KIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND STATED THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO, BUT THERE WERE STILL FRAME ISSUES AND IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, DRIVING AT 30 MPH. I THEN FELT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL RUBBING IN WHEEL WELL, I DISREGARDED IT. THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 40 MPH I FELT THE WHEELS PULLING ODDLY. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE REAR AXLE SUPPORT ARM RUSTED OFF THE FRAME. THIS MADE THE AXLE FREE FLOATING ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE AGAIN). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND WOULD ONLY COVER REPAIRS TO THE REAR OF THE UNDERBODY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS UNREPAIRABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,088. UPDATED 06/06/11 *BF UPDATED 02/02/2012 *LN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THREE DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY HAD SO MANY OTHER VEHICLE TO REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LAND AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE REAR CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY ISUZU RODEO WAS RECALLED FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION/FRAME RUSTOUT PROBLEM.ISUZU HAULED IT TO BEDFORD ,OHIO TO THE FORMER DEALER. IT IS STAGE 5,NON-REPAIRABLE. ISUZU HAS NOT BEEN IN TOUCH CONCERNING BUYBACK OR ANYTHING. WHEN I CALL THEM,THEY ARE VERY RUDE AND ACT LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS.WE ARE DOWN TO 1 CAR,MAKES THINGS DIFFICULT. THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AND WE BOTH HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE FOR WEEKS NOW. THEY NEED TO MOVE FASTER OR HAVE MORE PEOPLE RESOLVING THIS.HONDA IS RENTING CARS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS,COURSE THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS,WHERE ISUZU ISN'T,BUT STILL,ITS NOT FAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WHICH RESULTED IN A SLIGHT SEPARATION FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V058000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND BEYOND REPAIR AND ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,769.

I HAVE A 99 RODEO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON DEC. 24 WHEN THE TRAILING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME IT'S A LARGE MIRACLE THAT I WASN'T KILLED WHEN I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICEFOR THE BRACKET THAT CAME OFF THE FRAME. I HAD MY RODEO TOWED TO THE LOCALE DEALER WHO AFTER KEEPING IT FOR ONE MONTH FINALLY CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO REATTACH THE BRACKET. THE ISUZU CORP. THEN CALLED ME TO OFFER A RIDICULOUS BUY BACK AMOUNT OF 1500 WHICH THEY SAY IS THE COST OF THE REPAIR THEY CAN'T PERFORM. THE BRACKET THAT WAS RECALLED IS NOT THE REAL ISSUE THE ROTTING FRAME IS THE FRAMES ON THESE VEHICLES IS SO ROTTED THROUGH THAT NO BRACKET CAN BE REATTACHED SAFELY. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE VEHICLE AND I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE FACT THAT NOONE HAS DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE ISUZU FIX THE REAL PROBLEM OR AT LEAST PAY PEOPLE WHAT IS RIGHT AND THAT IS AT LEAST FAIR MARKET VALUE. BECAUSE THEY ARE A BIG CORP WITH LOTS OF MONEY AND RESOURCES THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE AND US UNFORTUNATE LESS POWERFUL RODEO OWNERS CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS CORRODED AND EXHIBITED A HOLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 SUSPENSION:REAR AND STATED THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN A SEPARATE LOCATION OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,521 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,699. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME SUDDENLY FRACTURED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS FO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO WAS RECALLED FOR "SUSPENSION: REAR", NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V-436, MFG'S REPORT DATE SEPTEMBER 22, 2010. ON JANUARY 28, 2011 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL INSPECTION TO CORNERSTONE ISUZU AS DIRECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. WITHOUT CONSULTING ME FIRST, THEY "FIXED" THE CAR BY SPRAYING A 24" PORTION OF THE REAR FRAME WITH AN ANTI-RUST APPLICATION. THEN THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME IN TO SHOW ME THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED BUT THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IN FACT THE "LEFT REAR SPRING MOUNT" HAD TOTALLY RUSTED SO THE VEHICLE FRAME IS LITERALLY SITTING ON THE REAR AXLE. NOT PART OF THE RECALL THOUGH, SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M SHOCKED THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO LIMIT THE RECALL TO A 24" PORTION OF THE FRAME AND TOTALLY DISREGARD THAT THE FRAME HAS DISINTEGRATED IN OTHER AREAS, CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS FOR VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NEITHER LUBRICATION OR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WILL REMEDY THE CORRODED CONDITION OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKETS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINKS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPENSION LINKS COULD BE MADE AT A COST OF $350. HOWEVER, THEY NOTICED THAT ONE SPRING ABOVE THE LINKS WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. *JB *JB

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE AT THE END OF JAN 2010 I CALLED THE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND FELT MY TRUCK JUMP, A LOUD SNAP, AND REALIZE MY SHOCK FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD. I DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW THE OTHER SIDE SHOCK WAS HANGING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ON A FLAT BED BECAUSE IT "WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE" ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD CAR IN THE AIR ON LIFT AND INFORMED THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD AND IS UNREPAIRABLE AND DAMAGE WAS SO EXTENSIVE AND ALL BECAUSE OF A SAFETY RECALL ON REAR SUSPENSION. THE CORROSION WAS SO TERRIBLE. NOW, I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK AND MY CAR IS A LOSS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALMOST PROCEEDED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEIGHBORS YARD. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A FEW AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN THE AREA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE FRAME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V436000, SUSPENSION, REAR WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER STATES HE RECEIVED A RECALL AND THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER RUST PROBLEMS THAT ISUZU IS NOT AWARE OF. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUSTING ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT. IN 2010, THERE WAS A RUST THROUGH IN THE FRAME AROUND THE FORWARDING MOUNTING POINTS BRACKETS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINKS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET BROKE OFF THE FRAME DUE TO RUSTING OUT ALSO. THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER SPRING SEAT HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT BENT UP AGAINST THE FLOOR OF THE BODY. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME OVER THE REAR AXLE HOUSING HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. ON THE INSIDE, THERE WAS A HOLE 5 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 1 1/2 INCHES AT THE WIDEST POINT. ON THE OUTSIDE, THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT HOLES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR); THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRAMES SEVERE RUST. THEY WERE UNABLE TO WELD THE BRACKET TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CONTACTS CALL AND HAD NOT DONE SO WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WHICH HAS A RECALL 10V436000, THE REAR SUSPENTION THAT HOOKS INTO THE REAR FRAME RUSTS OUT. MINE DIDN'T DO THAT, BUT MY REAR FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE BODY OF THE CAR ISN'T ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE RODEO IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND CANNOT BE FIXED.ISUZU HAD MY CAR PICKED UP BY A FLAT BED TRUCK ON 12/15/10 AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE CENTER. I ASKED THEM TO RENT ME A SUV AS I WORK AS A RURAL CARRIER FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE AND I ALSO GO TO 6 DIFFERENT OFFICES IN VERMONT TO WORK, I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF BEING FIRED, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR MY JOB. THE WOULDN'T RENT A VEHICLE FOR ME, THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WILL HOWEVER BUY BACK MY CAR FOR LESS THEN WHAT I OWE. I HAVE STILL HAD TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AND KEEP INSURANCE ON THE RODEO. I SPENT $250. LAST WEEK FOR A SUV TO DO THE RURAL ROUTE. I HAVE BEEN BORROWING CARS FROM FRIENDS AND BUMMING RIDES, I NEVER KNOW DAY TO DAY HOW I'M GOING TO GET TO WORK OR HOW I AM GOING TO DELIVER MAIL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST GO BUY ANOTHER SUV AND MAKE PAYMENTS ON TWO CARS. ITS BEEN 5 WEEKS SINCE THEY TOOK MY RODEO AND IT HAS BEEN A HARDSHIP ON ME. I DON'T KNOW MY RIGHTS OR WHERE TO GET HELP WITH THIS MATTER, I AM HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST. TRAILING ARM SEPARATIONS FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. ACCORDING TO ISUZU CAR REQUIRES STAGE 4 REPAIR, BUT DEALER CANNOT PUT CAR BACK TOGETHER, BECAUSE THE FRAME ITSELF IS FALLING APART. FRAME WAS REINFORCED BEFORE IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

WENT TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD CLINKING SOUND. AXLE SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE AND SHAFT HANGING DOWN. BUT LOOKING CLOSER THE ENTIRE REAR END OF FRAME HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST. RUST IS SO BAD THAT AREAS WHERE THE RECALLED BRACKETS ATTACH TO FRAME ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. AFTER SEEING THE EXTENT OF RUST AND CORROSION, I AM SURPRISED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BROKEN IN HALF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN FRAME RUST AS BAD AS THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND GOING UPHILL WHEN THE LOWER LINK BRACKET FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WELDING SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE METAL LINK NEEDED TO WELD THE LINK BRACKET BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE IF IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A MUFFLER REPAIR WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME, REAR SUSPENSION AND EXTERIOR BODY WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND TO THE DEALER AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

RECEIVED A RECALL FOR REAR SUSPENSION BRACKETS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ISUZU SERVICE CENTER , WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE REAR BRACKETS AND IT WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM ISUZU FOR THE RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION BRACKET BEING BROKEN FROM THE FRAME, AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD BE HAVING OUR CARS PURCHASED BACK AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. NOW THAT THEY HAVE MY VEHICLE THEY SAY THEY WILL OFFER ME THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE SAFE AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE BRACKET THEY PROPOSE FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS CAR ALMOST KILLED ME WHEN THE BRACKET BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME AND NOW THEY SAY IF I DON'T TAKE THE $1500 THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL THE BRACKET AND GIVE MY CAR BACK, ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT BE SAFELY DRIVABLE. I BOUGHT THIS FROM A LOCAL GARAGE FOR A FAIR PRICE AND HAD NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE I WAS ABOUT TO ENCOUNTER. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE COMPANIES HANDLING OF THE RECALL AND MANIPULATION OF THE WORDS IN THE RECALL TO SAY THAT ALL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IS THE BRACKET WHEN CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS FAR GREATER THAN THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS I SEEM TO HAVE LIMITED TIME TO DECIDE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ALLOWED 60 DAYS I AM NOT ! I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO BUY THESE BACK BUT NOT FORCING US TO TAKE HALF OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE. MY CAR WAS A DAILY DRIVER REGISTERED AND INSPECTED EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER UNTIL THE LINK SEPARATION. AT THAT TIME I PARKED IT ON THE SIDE OF MY YARD WHERE IT SAT FOR 9 MONTHS UNTIL IT WAS PICKED UP BY ISUZU. I HAVE OVER $2500 INTO IT , NOT INCLUDING MY LABOR AND FELT A GOOD 4X4 WAS ATLEAST WORTH THAT. I AM IN NO POSITION TO HIRE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE REMEDY DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRAME. AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OFFERED, PER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL (10V436000- SUSPENSION:REAR) THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ISUZU'S LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2010 ([XXX], VEHICLE COMPLIANCE) FOR ISUZU RODEO RECALL 10V-436 APPEARS TO ERRONEOUSLY OMIT MY VEHICLE'S VIN WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED ON 1/13/1998 AND SHIPPED TO ORIGINAL DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS , I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS THE BIG PROBLEM IS THE FRAME ON THIS SUV IS SO ROTTED FOR AND 11 YEAR OLD CAR THAT I,M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN ALL MY YEARS OF OWNING CAR AND TRUCKS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME LOOK LIKE THIS AND I,M A WELDER BY TRADE AND DON,T THINK I CAN FIX THAT FRAME . THE BODY IS GREAT AND THE INTERIOR IS SHARP , THE DRIVETRAIN IS FINE BUT THE RUST ON THE FRAME IS SO BAD THAT I WILL LOSE MY LIFE DRIVING THIS SUV . THE TUBE THAT HOLD THE BRAKE LINES IS RUST RIGHT OUT HOW CAN THE GOOD FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LET THIS GO ,WHY SHOULD I LOSE ALL THIS MONEY ON THIS SUV WHY ! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE TOP SHOCK PLATE ROTTED OUT , SHOCK CAME LOOSE AND BROKE BRAKE LINE ALSO PUT HOLE IN GAS FILL PIPE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I WAS DRIVING ON RTE 104 IN NEW HAMPTON NH AT OR ABOUT 7:30 AM. I WAS ACCELERATING UP HILL WHEN THE REAR OF THE RODEO ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUDDENLY LIFTED UP AND PUT THE RODEO INTO A HARD LEFT TURN, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT A POINT IN THE ROAD THAT HAS A RISING SPEED LIMIT TO 50 MPH. I REACTED AS QUICKLY AS I COULD AND LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND TURNED HARD RIGHT . I MISSED THE ON COMING 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK BY MERE INCHES WITH HIS HORN BLASTING AT ME AND THE PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND ME LOCKED UP THERE BRAKES AND ALMOST RAN INTO ME. I SLOWED AND PULLED AS FAR AS I COULD OFF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH ROOM . I GOT IT TRAILERED TO A SHOP WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE LOWER SUSPENSION LINK HAD BROKEN FROM THE FRAME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IN NO WAY REPRESENTS THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT A NEW CAR BUT THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE ON THE ROAD AND I FEEL , LOOKING AT MY FRAME THAT IT HAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND IS TRULY DIFFICULT TO DETECT UNTIL IT IS TOO FAR GONE. AFTER HAVING THIS CAR ON A LIFT AND SEEING WHAT APPEARS TO BE SMALL SURFACE RUST SPOTS IS ACTUALLY CRUMBLING AWAY FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE SEEN SOME RECALL INFO ON THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICE AS OF YET I FEEL THE ISSUE IS WORSE THAN DESCRIBED. I HAVE LOOKED AT A FEW AT DEALERS AND IN LOCAL PARKING LOTS AND THEY LOOK LIKE MINE. I HAVE ALSO FELT THAT MOST OF THEM WERE IN GOOD SHAPE OTHERWISE AND T

THE FRAME AND REAR SUSPENSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. I BELIEVE IT WAS DURING A TURN WHEN I FELT A SHUDDER THAT WAS ABNORMAL AND WHEN I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR OF THE CAR, I SAW THE FRAME BOX AND HOUSING FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION COIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD SNAPPED. MY VEHICLE BODY IS 99% RUST FREE BUT THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND AT SOME PLACES PERFORATIONS CAN BE SEEN. SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE FRAME WITH YOUR FINGER CAN BEND THE METAL. *TR

EXTREME RUST ON REAR TRUCK FRAME NEAR THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE REAR AXLE. SENT TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR, AND THE DEALER LOOKED FOR AND FOUND THIS ISSUE. THEY REPORTED TO ME THAT "THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" ON THE BILL. THE REAR FRAME IS BRITTLE TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN "POKE HOLES IN IT WITH YOUR FINGER." (DEALER'S WORDS). I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE LOWER LINK HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

DRIVING FROM THE PITTSBURGH AIRPORT PARKING LOT ON A SIDE ROAD. APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL - NO STEERING OR BRAKES. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CAR VEERED ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD I MANAGED TO MISS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND JUST MISSED GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP THERE WAS A 'POPPING' NOISE FROM THE CAR. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE CAR ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE ISUZU AGENCY IN WEXFORD, PITTSBURGH UPON INSPECTION THE CAR WAS DEEMED 'DANGEROUS' AND BEYOND REPAIR AS THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE ISUZU AGENCY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE DAMAGE - WHICH I CAN CERTAINLY ADVOCATE THE REST OF THE CAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND WE ENVISIONED MANY MORE YEARS OF CAREFUL DRIVING THIS MANUFACTURING ERROR SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE IS EITHER BADLY INJURED OR INDEED KILLED BY THIS INFERIOR DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. SHE NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

I OWNED A 1999 ISUZU RODEO AND I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE IN APRIL 2008. I WAS GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT LESS THEN 5MPH AND THE CAR JUST DROPPED DOWN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND GET IT AND HE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR ME AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE SUV'S FRAME HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. I THEN CALLED THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THAT NO OTHER VEHICLES HAD BEEN REPORTED OF DOING THIS AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE STRUCTURE AND FRAME ONLY HAD A 5 YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND THE DAMAGE BEFORE ANY ACTUAL "INCIDENT, CRASH, OR INJURY OCCURRED.......HOWEVER EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT WAS DISCOVERED ON OUR 1999 ISUZU RODEO DURING IT'S ANNUAL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IN JULY, 2009. THE FRAME REQUIRED MULTIPLE PATCHES, INCLUDING SEVERAL TO THE AREA SURROUNDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKETS, AS WELL AS RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER COIL SPRING MOUNTING BRACKETS. WE SPENT NEARLY $1000.00 IN LABOR COSTS, TO HAVE THE RUSTED-OUT FRAME REPAIRED, AND MADE SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE FRAME ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE VEHICLE LOSE CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A VERY SLOWLY TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ISUZU WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,500.