1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #02I002000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 02I002000 REGARDING ANTILOCK. BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT TH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

ON MY 1999 RODEO THE OIL DISAPPEARS IT WILL GO FOR LITTLE WHILE THEN NO OIL REGISTER ON STICK IT IS NOT BURNING OIL AND CAN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. I KNOW THIS IS PROBLEM IN MANY OF THESE . IT ALSO SEEMS AT TIMES THAT SOMETHING IS DRAGGING IN THE ENGINE AREA LIKE FAN OR SOMETHING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON SLIPPERY ROADS ABS FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 REGARDING THE ABS WAS ISSUED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

1999 ISUZU RODEO RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING A GUARD RAIL END, STRIKING THE DITCH IN THE MEDIAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I TRY TO STOP, PUT BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND TRUCK KEEPS ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T STOP. I ALMOST GOT IN TWO ACCIDENTS TODAY. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN JUNE 2004. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE REMEDY PARTS WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED. LAST MONTH SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THE RECALL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT SHE DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AND RETURNED HOME. THEN, SHE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING HER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND SHE NEEDED TO COME AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED THE ABS FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.*AK

JAN 2004, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 500 FT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE ROUGH. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK THE PARKING LOT AND WHITE SMOKE (STEAM I BELIEVE) WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE ISUZU DEALER SHIP TOLD THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I HAD BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THAT THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS NEVER READ ABOVE MEDIAN RANGE. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO REPLACE THE ENGINE JUST THE GASKETS. NOW, I WAS SETTING IN TRAFFIC 11/2005 AND THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING. WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THE HEAD GASKET? ARE THEY DEFECTIVE? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT NOTICE ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. AT THIS TIME THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVE. NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021V002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED IMPROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED . *AK

1999 ISUZU RODEO, LS, V6, 49,570 MILES. FUEL TANK SENSOR SENDING FAULTY SIGNAL TO DASH BOARD, GAS GUAGE. CAN HAVE 1/2 TANK, BUT RECEIVE FLASHING INDICATOR OF AN EMPTY TANK. A COLD START OR A SHARP TURN CAUSES INDICATOR TO DROP TO E (EMPTY) MARK. RELYING ON TRIPOMETER AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES FUEL TANK MUST BE DROPPED FOR REPAIR. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE I WAS AT FAULT DUE TO THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING IN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE ROADS WERE WET AND I ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS FORCED TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE WHEN THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT TO THE ISUZU RODEO'S. WHAT CAN I DO TO RECOUP THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THIS ACCIDENT? *NM

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT S OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON 10-14-05 REGARDING THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE CAR ITO DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ONE YEAR AGO. A CHILD RAN O IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, HE SWERVED TO MISS THE CHILD, HIT THE BRAK THEY DID NOT WORK, AND THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. HE FELT THAT THE ACCIDENT CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. HE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO. HAD TO DO A LOT OF REPAIR WORK TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ,AND HE HAS NOT HAD THEM INSTALLED AGAIN.*AK

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INHIBITER SWITCH THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON 8-16-05. WHEN THE GEARS ARE MOVED THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND AND THE TRANSITION FROM ONE GEAR TO THE OTHER IS HARD. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISED HER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. ALSO,ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD HER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES. *AK

THERE WAS A FEW INCIDENTS. ONE DAY MY TWO SISTERS WHERE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY TRUNK WINDOW COMPLETELY BUSTED OUT. MY SISTERS WERE TERRIFIED AND LUCKILY A COP PULLED UP. HE TOLD THEM THAT IT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT TINT OVER THE HEATING WIRES THAT THEY USE TO DEFROST. BEING THAT I HAD BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP THEY LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY TINT WAS MANUFACTURED. I FEEL THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF FROM THE COMPANY BECAUSE THEY OVER CHARGED ME AS WELL. WHEN I BOUGHT MY 99' ISUZU RODEO IT WAS FOR 21,995 WHEN THEY FINISH MY PAPER WORK I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT WHAT THEY ADDED ON TO MY BILL. YEARS HAD WENT BY AND I DECIDED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW MODEL. SOME FRIENDLY SALESMEN FROM A ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT I HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THE PREVIOUS PLACE THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD CHARGED ME IN ALL $34,00. ON MY RECEIPT IT SAID THAT I SUPPOSE TO HAD, INSURANCE AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT. I JUST FELT SO BAD BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY HAD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I WAS A WOMAN. OTHER THINGS THAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH WITH MY VEHICLE WAS PAYING CONSTANTLY FOR IT TO GET FIXED. MY AXLES AND A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL SAYING RECALLING ALL 99' ISUZU RODEO'S AND I ALSO HEARD IT ON THE NEWS. BUT AS MUCH AS I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE I NEVER WAS ABLE TOO. I REALLY LIKE HOW RODEOS RIDE, HOW THEY LOOK, I JUST LIKE IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT WHAT I HAD TO GO THROU

EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON ISUZU RODEO 1999 MODEL. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ISUZU RODEO 2000 MODEL. FORTUNATELY I DONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE 2000 MODEL ANY MORE AS IT HAS BEEN TOTALED BYT MY INSURANCE COMPANY DUE TO IMPROPER REPAIR AFTER A COLLISION IN MARCH OF 2005. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL MY SON WHO DROVE THE SUV BROUGHT IT BACK TO ME TWO WEEKS AGO, AS HE IS IN THE MILITARY AND IS DEPLOYING TO IRAQ. IT SEEMS THAT THE VEHICLE SPENT MORE TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REPAIRED THAN BEING ON THE ROAD. MY SON ASKED ME TO GET RID OF IT AS HE IS TIRED DEALING WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAD. UPON HIS ARRIVAL I NOTICED THE CAR LOW ON OIL AND I ADDED TWO QUARTS. MY SON INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD JUST CHANGED OIL PRIOR LEAVING GRAND FORKS AFB IN ND AND DRIVING TO NORMAN, OK. AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 DAYS I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS AGAIN TWO QUARTS LOW, AFTER ONLY DRIVING 300 MILES. I THEN DECIDED TO INQUIRE ON THE WEB FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS, AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE QUANTITY OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ISUZUS. IN ADDITION, ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS ISUZU TROOPER ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2004. I FOUND THIS SITE TROUGH SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. IN ADDITION I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2000 ISUZU AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NO BULETIN OR RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, AND THAT IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I KEEP MY CARS WELL

GAS GAUGE HAS GONE. HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE SINCE OCCURRENCE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS A PROBLEM BY DOING RESEARCH AND SEEING THE LISTINGS OF COMPLAINTS. *JB

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE AT 40000 MILES ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO

THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN THE PARKING MODE: I DROVE UP TO THE DRIVE THROUGH ATM TELLER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AFTER GETTING MONEY OUT OF THE MACHINE, AND TRYING TO DRIVE OFF, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO THE DRIVE POSITION.

FUEL GUAGE NOT WORKING. AROUND 65K MILES MY FUEL GUAGE STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I FILL THE CAR IT WILL SHOW AS FULL BUT THEN AFTER DRIVING IT WILL READ AS EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, AND PRESENTS A TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING.

AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH WHAT WAS TYPICAL FORCE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS. THE ROAD WAS WET AND AS I WAS BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE OVERPASS OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, USING EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE, THUS RESULTING IN A LOW-SPEED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY VEHICLE, A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WAS PUSHED BACK. I NOW FIND OUT THAT ISUZU HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE ABS, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT AND THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. I WOULD LIKE ISUZU, AS A PART OF ITS RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, FREE OF CHARGE.

PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING INCORRECTLY, GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. MAY FILL UP AND THE NEXT DAY THE GAS TANK SHOW ONLY A 1/4 TANK WILL FLUCTUATE WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE WITH ROUGH START. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE WAS TOLD THERE WERE ONLY 9 COMPLAINTS LISTED UNDER JUST FUEL SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I LOOK UP ODI NUMBERS I GET AT LEAST 20 COMPLAINTS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED UNDER FUEL SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT SUB-CATEGORIES. EACH COMPLAINT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A COINCIDENCE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 1999 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN FLASHING ONE DAY AND THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT ISUZU WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 99 MODEL BUT WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS HAS SINCE CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. WE HAVE TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO TRY AND ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAVE IN THE TANK. YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE TO LOSE CUSTOMERS OVER SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

I HAD AN ABS SERVICE REPAIR BY A DEALER DONE ON 12-10-2002 ON MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE AND THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED WAS A MODULATOR FOR THE ABS SENSOR. LAST MONDAY, 04-18-05, THERE WAS A RECALL THAT ANOTHER DEALER ADVISED ME TO BE SERVICED ON THE SAME NATURE OF PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, I'VE CALLED THE ISUZU MANUFACTURER'S OFFICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND I'VE PLEADED IF THEY CAN REIMBURSE ME ON THE FIRST SERVICE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE ON MY ABS. THEY TURNED ME DOWN. I WISH TO BRING THEM TO THE COURT BUT I WAS ADVICED IF I CAN ASK YOUR GOOD OFFICE TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF MY CLAIMS CAN BE VALIDATED BY YOURS. THANKS. *JB

RECALL 021-002 WAS DONE ON THE TRUCK BUT THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE (ISUZU RODEO). *BF WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL PUMP FAILED/SENDER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. *NM

FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR FAILURE. FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. INDICATOR READS THAT THE TANK IS FULL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING, BUT BECOMES ERRATIC AT ABOUT 10 MILES AND THEN INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK SOON THEREAFTER. FUEL LIGHT ALSO FLASHES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY.

THE GAS GAUGE READS THE WRONG READING. THIS CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO THINK THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GAS WHEN THEY HAVE NONE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

MY FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED AND I WENT TO ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND THE ASE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED A TON OF THESE AND IT WOULD COST 800.00 DOLLARS. I WAS UPSET AND DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPEIRENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ISUZU IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSUMER.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. I HAD COME TO A STOP, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SURGED, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THEY JUST MADE A NOISE SIMILAR TO WHEN LOCKING ABS BRAKES ON ICE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BRICK PILLAR THAT COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE ,ALMOST KILLING ME ,AND INJURING MY LOWER/MIDDLE BACK IN THE PROCESS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *JB

99 ISUZU RODEO WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP FULLY AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL ON IT. ESTIMATE $500-600 TO REPAIR. WIFE WITH 1 YEAR OLD IN VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME. THINK MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE. SEVERAL OTHER FRIENDS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. CALLED NUMBER TO ISUZU AND HAD NO HELP WHATSOEVER. LOOKS LIKE THEY KNOW OF PROBLEM TOO, BUT WON'T STAND UP AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT READ AMOUNT OF GAS ACCURATELY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN SHE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE GEARS. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL FORWARD, IT JUST SAT THERE. THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE GET HOT. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED A LOT. *AK THERE WAS RATTLING AND THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, A LEAK AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, A LEAK IN THE REAR MAIN AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SC

COMING BACK FROM OHIO, THE OIL LIGHT BRIEFLY WENT ON. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER ASIDE FROM THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THAT A BIG PROBLEM COMING UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. WE TRY TO DRIVE IT TO A NEAREST GAS STATION TO GET IT CHECK OUT. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS SUNDAY AND NO MECHANIC WAS AVAILABLE. WE OIL CHANGE OUR VEHICLE EVERY 3-4K MILES SO WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE AN OIL PROBLEM. WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT THE ENGINE JUST DIED ON US. THE CAR ONLY HAVE 66K MILES ON IT AND NOW THE CAR IS WORTHLESS.*JB

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF REAR-ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TO DATE, THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN BLED, MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND MANUFACTURER'S ABS MODULE RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NONE OF THESE SERVICES HAVE HELPED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER THE PAST YEAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED RIDING ROUGHLY AND HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, KNOW OF SEVERAL IZUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS THAT NEEDED THESE REPLACED!*AK

GAS GUAGE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT PROPERLY DETECT GAS LEVEL. WILL FILL TANK COMPLETLY AND GUAGE WILL READ AS EMPTY. GAS LIGHT STAYS ON. PROBLEM HAS OCCURED FOR A FEW MONTHS.*AK

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING RIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY. FAILED AT ABOUT 40K MILES. APPEARS THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ISUZU RODEO. SUV IS OUT OF WARRANTY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB

FUEL SENDING UNIT REACTS TO CHEMICAL ADDITIVES OVER TIMES AND FAILS. THIS CAUSES GAS GUAGE TO READ IMPORPERLY OR NOT AT ALL. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR. NEW SENDING UNIT NEEDED AND REMOVAL OF GAS TANK NECESARY TO REPLACE UNIT. QUOTED AT 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE 36 DOLLAR PART.*AK

MY 1999' ISUZU RODEO SLE FUEL GAUGE FAILED GIVING INACCURATE READINGS. VEN AT ACCELERATION AND AT TURNS, IT WILL INDICATE A LESSER READING AND WILL EVEN LIGHT UP THE ORANGE GAS PUMP. A 12 GALLON FUEL IN 21 GALLON TANK WILL BE INDICATED AS EMPTY IN MY CAR. I GUESS AS LONG THERE'S NO FATALITIES, NOBODY WILL ACT ON IT.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK IN THE REAR. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE SLIP YOKE WAS LUBRICATED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *SC *JB

FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENT AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WITH FUEL. FUEL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE AFTER 5-10 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. THIS IS ALSO CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF YOUR WIFE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE DAILY WITHOUT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS SHE HAS. DEALERSHIP HERE WILL NOT SELL THE SENDING UNIT BY ITSELF, ONLY THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF OVER $300.00. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2003. AT THIS PRESENT TIME THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. BUT THE NOISE WAS NOT DUPLICATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK