1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

WHILE DRIVING OR STOPIN AT A LIGH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND TRIGGERS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK

CAR WILL BE IN DRIVE, BUT DASH SHOWS NEUTRAL OR SOME OTHER GEAR. HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THE GEAR SWITCH UNTIL THE DASH SAYS DRIVE. EVEN THEN, CAR SOMETIMES JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. *JB

AS ANOTHER COMPLAINANT LISTED, THIS CAR IS A LEMON! HUGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE MODE SELECTOR SHIFT SWITCH; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN DRIVE BUT DASH INDICATOR LIGHT WILL SAY NEUTRAL; COST TO FIX PROBLEM WAS $ INCLUDING A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE BAD SWITCH RUINED THE TRANSMISSION! NO HELP FROM GM/ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS. TOLD ME IT WAS MY OWN FAULT FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE. I HAVE RECORD OF ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON VEHICLE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. DEALER SERVICE TOLD ME THEY CHANGE AT LEAST 5 OF THESE SWITCHES A MONTH AND AS MANY AS 2-3 A WEEK AT TIMES BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN THIS STARTED WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO GO BAD AND BE REPLACED BEFORE IT WAS EVIDENT TO ANYONE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOT ACCEPTABLE! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A PROPERLY DESIGNED SWITCH PUT IN. OWNER RELATIONS MADE NO EFFORT TO BE CIVIL MUCH LESS HELPFUL IN ANY WAY! MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS AT 60000 MILES AND A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT ON AT 72000 MILES - UNACCEPTABLE! *LA

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECALL 02I002000 WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHEN ENGAGED. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF TO RESTART THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK *NM

THE ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS FAILED TO CORRECT THE BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

I PURCHASES A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LSE USED IN JANUARY OF 2004. WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THREE DFFERENT TIMES IN FEBRUARY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED.THE RPM'S ON THE TACKOMETER JUMPED TO 6000 AND IT TOOK BOTH FEET STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SURGING FORWARD. SLIPPING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL DID NOT HELP AS THE BACK WHEELS SPUN AND SMOKED.KILLING THE IGNITION WAS THE ONLY THING TO STOP IT.I ALSO HAD IT SUDDENLY SURGE AS I WAS HEADING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE PARKING BUMBER AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING, AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO KILL THE IGNITION BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. BROWNS ISUZU IN FAIRFAX VIRGINIA EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND WORKED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT HAS STARTED AGAIN, TWICE NEARLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I NOW LEAVE AT LEAST FOUR TO FIVE FEET AS THERE IS NO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS. I AM RETURNING TO THE ISUZU DEALER THIS WEEK BUT THEY HOLD LITTLE HOPE IN FINDING THE PROBLEM AS IT DOES NOT OCCUR WITH ANY CERTAINTY. IN LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE AND TALKING TO SOME OTHER ISUZU OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ISUZU YET BUT THOSE WHO I HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT HAVE, THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD ISUZU NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY ARE CONTACTED AFTER A COMPLAINT IS FILED WITH YOU, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. I KNOW IF I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT I WILL CERTAINLY PURSUE EVERY LEGAL MEANS TO RESOLVE THIS.

WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY/WET SURFACE ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 RODEO FOR MY WIFE WHEN IT WAS NEW. WE NOW HAVE 82,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING FOR SOMEONE (ESPECIALLY A WOMAN) TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH A BROKEN FUEL GAUGE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RODEO'S AND I CANNOT BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURED YET. I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL WILL HELP GET ISUZU TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE ON THE ISUZU RODEO STOPS FUNCTIONING. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, I ASK EVERY RODEO/HONDA PASSPORT OWNER THAT I MEET IF THEIR GAS GAUGE WORKS. TO DATE, I'VE ASKED APPROXIMATELY 20 INDIVIDUALS. ALL WHO OWN A RODEO OR PASSPORT IN THE 80000 MILES RANGE HAVE NON-FUNCTIONING GAS GAUGES. THIS CAN'T BE COINCIDENCE, THIS CAN ONLY BE A MANUFACTURING OR COMPONENT DEFECT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, SO I WOULD ASSUME THE FAULTY PART/PARTS ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. *NM

THE CLASSIC FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF RODEO OWNERS (MINE IS A 1999) ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. MY PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AROUND 45,000 MILES. I WAS AT FIRST SUSPICOUS THAT THE DEALER BROKE IT DOING OTHER REPAIRS, BUT NOW I SEE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AND PROBABLY NOT RELATED. THE FUEL GUAGE IS USELESS. I KEEP TRACK USING THE ODOMETER BECAUSE REPAIR COST IS PROHIBITIVE, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY A QUALITY/ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ISUZU SHOULD REMEDY. HOW CAN THEY RECALL 1998 AND 2000 AND SKIP 1999?*AK

THE GAS GAGE ON MY CAR READS EMPTY AFTER ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 90 TO 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK. AFTER ONLY 30 MILES IT READS HALF FULL. IF I'M ON AN INCLINE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, THE GAS LIGHT WILL BLINK. THIS IS OBVIOULSY A DEFECT SINCE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT I KNOW HOW MANY MILES MY CAR CAN NORMALLY GET ON A FULL TANK, IT VARIES BASED ON MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THAT I'M OUT OF GAS! *AK

GAS GAUGE IS READING THE GAS TANK LEVEL INCORRECTLY. AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY. THE GAS LEVEL WILL FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.*AK

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, LOCKED CD CHANGER, REAR WIPER DEFECT, PASSENGER SEAT BELT DEFECT. *AK

IN DECEMBER 2002, I HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED DUE TO THE UNIT 'BEING FRIED' ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. ONE YEAR LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE IS SPORATIC BRAKING SLIPPAGE ESPECIALLY BRAKING DOWN HILL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE IS A $100 DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BEFORE LOOKING AT ANYTHING. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE DEALER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SENSOR (ANOTHER $160 TO FIX). THE 99 ISUZU RODEO ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AT THIS POINT AND HAS TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER DID A VIN SEARCH AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.

MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAVE NOW READ COUNTLESS POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN ON ISUZU'S BEHALF.*AK

1999 ISUZU RODEO. FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERATIC AT 65,000 MILES. BASED ON ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT ISUZU HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THROUGH A RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU RODEO LS WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. SINCE DAY ONE IT HAS BEEN BURNING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERT 1000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER COUPLE TIMES AND THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL. UNACCEPTABLE. NO VEHICLE SHOULD BURN MORE OIL THAN GAS.*AK

WITH A SIMPLE PUSH OF THE BRAKES, CONSUMER SPUN OUT TWICE HITTING A TREE THE SECOND TIME. *PH SOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CAMPAIGN NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE CAR RENTAL AND DEDUCTIBLE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT WAS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE ABS , THE RECALL DID NOT ADDRESS OR INFER THERE WAS A DEFECT, SINCE THE ABS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MET ALL STANDARDS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO LETTERS. THE FIRST LETTER STATED AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR AND THE SECOND LETTER STATED THE CAMPAIGN NOTICE WAS AN UPGRADE. *JB

HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH THIS CRAZY FUEL LIGHT. CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS AND FUEL LIGHT IS GLEAMING AND BLINKS EMPTY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!!!!. LAST WEEK MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS DOING 45 MPH. YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCKING YOUR STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I ASSURE YOU THAT IF MY WIFE IS THE ONE TO GET HURT....LOOKOUT ISUZU I'M TAKING EVERYTHING........FIX IT NOW!!!!! *JB

THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. IT SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY AFTER 10 GALLON CONSUMPTION. LOOKS LIKE ISUZU USED SOME CHEAP FAULTY COMPONENT THAT DOESN'T LAST TOO LONG, AND THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THEN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL 021002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE THE CURRENT OWNER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT RECALL REPAIR PARTS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. *AK *MR

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MANY INCIDENCES THAT DO NOT GO REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AS WELL.*AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SEEM TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. TWO MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ALSO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE DEFECT

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 1999 ISUZU RODEO FOR MY COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY (290 MILE DRIVE), SHE DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE, THE THOUGHT THAT MY DUAGHTER MAY BECOME STRANDED (BY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL) IN A REMOTE AREA, IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ISUZU RODEO'S THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TO 2000 YEAR VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CLASSIC CASE FOR A RECALL BY THE NTSB. WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT, I AM SURE THAT ISUZU WILL NOT RESPOND. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS!*AK

1999 ISUZU RODEO: FUEL GUAGE FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GUAGE READS EMPTY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF FUEL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON A FULL TANK, THE GUAGE SAYS HALF EMPTY. THE ENGINE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFICULTLY STARTING 80% OF THE TIME. *JB

FUEL GUAGE IS NOT WORKING, IT DOES NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS IN THE TANK! *AK

NHTSA RECALL 021002000/ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *AK *LA

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF, SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GAS UP EVERY OTHER DAY SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS LIKE I DID ONE MORNING JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE. IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE ISUZU RODEO'S PLEASE LET ME KNOW.*AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED REVVING UP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, WITH RPM'S INCREASING AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE ABS. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE BACK FOR PROBLEM ON MARCH 5,2003, THEY SAID COULD FIND NOTHING TO INDICATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM AND THAT IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION. MY LOCAL NEWS STATION SHOWED PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLE THAT RESULTED IN CRASHES/INJURIES. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC ON SOME BILLBOARD, NOR DO I WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS. WONDER IF PROBLEMS ON OTHER VEHICLES HAPPENED AFTER REPLACING ABS?

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, MY SUV (1999 ISUZU RODEO) BEGAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BLOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OIL. DOCUMENTED RECORDS SHOW THAT 5 QUARTS WERE REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO (2500 MILES). THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY APPROX EVERY 3000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURE SUGGEST CHANGING EVERY 7500 MILES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT FROM THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PRIOR TO DISASTER, NO HISTORY OF PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND NO INDICATION OF AN OIL LEAK. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $6000-$8500 FOR A REFURBISHED OR NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 81000 MILES AND NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY ANY LONGER. FROM RESEARCHING ON THE WEB AND THIS SITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON INCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY NOTIFICATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, AND THE COMPANIES (ISUZU/HONDA) HAVE DONE NOTHING TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND RISKS. I RECOMMEND AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND POSSIBLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR NEGLIGENCE.

FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY SUV. I AM A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND I DRIVE ALL THE TIME. I NEED TO HAVE A RELIABLE SIGNAL FOR THE GAS.*AK

EMAIL FM JERRY BOWER (TX RE THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE ON HIS 1999 ISUZU RODEO, IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES, REPLY ATTN JAMES ALDREDGE/AUSTIN DISTRICT OFFS, DOT/I#2004-4065. *PH *JB

DISPUTE WITH REGARD TO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NEGLIGENT SERVICE PERFORMED ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO. *PH THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY WHICH CAUSED THE RPM'S TO RACE UP AND DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE SURGED IN GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE IAC MOTOR, SENSOR AND ASM SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL SMELL, IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE TWO BOLTS WHICH HELD A FUEL BRACKET AND HOSE ON THE BACK IF THE INTAKE. AFTER THE CONSTANT SURGING OF THE VEHICLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB

REAR WHEEL CRACKED AT THE SEAM WHILE DRIVING. THE CRACK IS 6-8 INCHES LONG.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00I00200 CONCERNING ALTERNATOR FAILURE ABOUT 40 DAYS AGO, THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE YET THE PARTS FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS PART OF A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN. PARTS WERE RECEIVED AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS FINALLY COMPLETED. *AK *MR

WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE RACED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE THE NHTSA FINALLY STEPS IN? THE BELOW COMPLAINTS ARE NOT COINCIDENCES, IT'S A SAFETY AND INTEGRITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. WE NEED THE NHTSA TO STEP IN AND MAKE ISUZU AMERICA DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND RECALL THE FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. IF THIS FAILS THEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST ISUZU MOTORS MAY BE NECESSARY. ODI ID NUMBER : 10010835 DATE OF FAILURE: OCTOBER 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10021048 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 4, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 8008795 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014145 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10018960 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 28, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10052993 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 10, 2004 ODI ID NUMBER : 724341 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 20, 2000 ODI ID NUMBER : 742458 DATE OF FAILURE: MARCH 14, 2001 ODI ID NUMBER : 10014114 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 1, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10037492 DATE OF FAILURE: JULY 22, 2001 ODI ID NUMBER : 10042972 DATE OF FAILURE: APRIL 30, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10010835 DATE OF FAILURE: OCTOBER 15, 2002 ODI ID NUMBER : 10029163 DATE OF FAILURE: FEBRUARY 17, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10021048 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 4, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10041578 DATE OF FAILURE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10051208 DATE OF FAILURE: DECEMBER 28, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10054214 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 14, 2004 ODI ID NUMBER : 10031134 DATE OF FAILURE: FEBRUARY 2, 2003 ODI ID NUMBER : 10030711 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2000 ODI ID NUMBER : 10041156 DATE OF FAIL

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THREE MONTHS AGO. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 99 RODEO IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE 66,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM JUST BEGAN WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT CONSTANTLY MOVES UP AND DOWN, EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE GAS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND EVENTUALLY STARTS TO BLINK. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $400 AND $500 TO REPAIR AND THAT EVENTUALLY THIS WOULD TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IT WILL COST EVEN MORE TO REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO MAKE SURE I REFUEL AFTER 150 MILES TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DOES NOT BREAK DOWN. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *LA

FAX COPY OF EMAIL FM JERRY BOWERS (TX) RE THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE ON HIS 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR WHEN THE MILEAGE REACHED 79,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING HELP IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *MR *NM *JB

I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN MY GAUGE SAID I HAD FUEL LEFT. I WAS STRANDED WITH CHILDREN AND HAD TO WAIT UNTIL HELP CAME. THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL FLASH WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK, AND THE DISPLAY FOR FULL OR EMPTY CHANGES AT ITS WHIM. THIS IS A COVERED REPAIR FOR 1998 AND 2000, BUT NOT FOR 1999. WHY IS ISUZU NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE? IT IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY IF YOU CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. *CB

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY YEAR WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER. THE COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY TIME, TWICE LAST YEAR WITH IN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE REPLACE THE FOLLOWING PARTS AS WELL GASKETS, DRYER, VALVES AND COOLING CLUTCH. NOW I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT FIRST EXCEPT THAT I WAS LOW ON FREON AND THEY SAID I SHOULD BE ADDING EACH YEAR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. NOW THEY TELL ME THEY FOUND A BAD O RING THAT GOES TO THE HOSE OFF THE DRYER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE TO PAY $100 FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CHARGE. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD EVEN HAVE TO PAY THIS.

I RECENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I COULD NOT AVOID. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR MY ABS MODULE AND BRAKE SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH MY ABS LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON I ASSUMED THE RECALL WAS WHY. I TOOK IT IN, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. I GUESS I WAS WRONG. I DROVE UP AND TOLD THE GENTLEMAN THAT MY ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON, AND I ASKED WHY HE SAID THAT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN IT NOT BE PART OF THE RECALL WHEN IT'S PART OF THE MODULE. SO I LEFT IT AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK WHEN I CAN GET THE MONEY TO COVER MY CO-PAY. THE I GET IN THE ACCIDENT, KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY JUST FIXED MY ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKES. IT HAD RAINED AND I TRIED TO STOP TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMEONE. IT DIDN'T WORK, I'VE HAD VEHICLES WITH ABS BEFORE, SO I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO DO, AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I JUST SLID AND I MEAN SLID INTO THIS GUY. IF THE ISUZU PLACE WHERE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET FIXED WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS WHOLE SITUATION. BUT INSTEAD I GOT THIS WHOLE STORY ABOUT HOOKING IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE &THERE COULD HAVE BEEN 30-40 DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG WITH IT, AND THAT WOULD COST ME $180.00. BUT INSTEAD I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT THEY FIXED THE RECALL DEFECT. THAT'S ONLY MY FIRST COMPLAINT, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS IN THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT IN 2-4 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED AND ALL THEY DO IS A VISUAL INSPECTION, AND TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS WHEN I USE 1/4 T

RECALL# 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS. BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE VEHICLE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S RPMS REVVED TO 5000 AND ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS BRAKES. UPON ENTERING THE REPAIR SHOP, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ALMOST HITTING THE WALL. *PH