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1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 12, 200452,000 milesVA

I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE INABILITY TO STOP MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO ON OCCASION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE 02I002000 RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS CIM ON 10/29/2003. ON 1/9/2004, I LOST CONTROL OF MY BRAKES TWICE IN WINTER WEATHER. THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WITH A GRINDING SOUND AND TO STOP, I USED MY HAND BRAKE. I HAD A FRIEND RECREATE THE PROBLEM THE SAME DAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THE RECALL HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR! *LA

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Jan 12, 2004AZ

FUEL GAUGE FAULTY, CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE STRANDED DRIVERS DUE TO INCORRECT READING. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jan 12, 200440,897 milesAZ

HAD TO REPLACE ABS MODULE LAST YEAR DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. ITEM WAS RECALLED THIS YEAR CAMPAIGN NO 021-002. CONTACTED AMERICAN ISUZU MOTORS TO REIMBURSE---THEY REFUSED. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 200467,000 milesMA

DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS FOR OVER 60 DAYS. ALSO, DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Jan 2, 2004MD

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 31, 20033 milesLA

ABS ANTILOCK BREAKS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 30, 200353,000 milesOH

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL #02I002000ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *NM *NM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Dec 30, 2003NY

THE CONSUMER HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINE THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF. *NM

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 28, 2003CA

TO START WITH, I HAVE HAD CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH SQUEAL LOUDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THEY MOAN & CREEK ON THE INSIDE THEN FORCEFULLY PUSHES MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL-- THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES NOW, 2 OF WHICH WERE DONE MYSELF. I CANNOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAYS, BARELY EVEN UP TO IT, AS THE VEHICLE SHAKES & VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY, IT FEELS LIKE ITS BEING PULLED APART IN EVERY DIRECTION, TAKING ME WITH IT. I CAN ONLY GET TO ABOUT 46 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING & VIBRATIONS START IN. THE STEERING WHEEL I HAVE TO GRIP TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS JUST TO STAY ON THE ROAD, IT SHAKES SO MUCH. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL EVEN FOR A SECOND. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW & DOOR PANEL RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AT ANY LENGTH, I CAN PHYSICALLY MOVE THE WINDOW. THERE IS A CONTINUED BUZZING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPEAKER WHEN THE RADIO IS ON, EVEN TURNING OFF THE BASS DOESN'T HELP. IT'S NOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $1300 FOR AN EXTENDED 'WARRANTY' AT A $100 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT HAS REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THE SMOG CERTIFICATE, BUT WAS CHARGED FOR THE SMOG. THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO ME HAS COMPLETELY WIPED HIS HANDS OF IT AS SOON AS IT WAS DROPPED OFF ON HIS LOT. SAID HE WASN'T 'RESPONSIBLE' FOR ANYTHING THIS VEHICLE NEEDED. I'M OUT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THIS VEHIC

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Dec 28, 200344,568 milesNC

THE GASOLINE QUANTITY INDICATOR DISPLAYS A LOWER FUEL LEVEL THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IN THE TANK. IT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "LOW FUEL" WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES. OUR 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS JUST OVER 44,000 MILES AND IS IN "MINT CONDITION". THOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, IT DOES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT PRODUCT RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE TO INDICATE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PART IS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART ALONE LISTS FOR OVER $250, ADD IN LABOR AND THE COST CAN EASILY EXCEED $500. THIS PART SHOULD FUNCTION QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN FOUR YEARS SINCE, ON MOST VEHICLES, THIS PARTS LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Dec 12, 200379,000 milesTX

THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *MR *SCC *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 1, 200373,893 milesLA

ORGINAL VALVE STEM SEALS MALFUNCTIONED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OIL ENTERED COMBUSTION CHAMBER CAUSING ACCUMULATION OF ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF CARBON DEPOSITS WHICH RAISED TEMPERATURE IN COMUBUSTION CHAMBER LEADING TO PRE-IGNITION / DETONATION WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. COST OVER $7,500 TO REPLACE ENGINE THAT WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 75,000 MILES UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 28, 2003FL

SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Nov 19, 2003MO

PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR *CB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 10, 2003PA

MY RODEO IS AT 61000 MILES, EXACTLY 1000 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TWO CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS WHICH IS $4500 TO FIX. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND I HAD NO WARNING. I HAVE SPENT 3 DAYS CALLING ISUZU HEADQUARTERS AND RECEIVING NOTHING BUT VOICEMAIL. AFTER LEAVING 15 MESSAGES I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 7, 200380,000 milesNC

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 11/5/2003 FOR RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. RIGHT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY. WHILE THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO CHARGED THE CONSUMER A FEE FOR DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 6, 2003FL

UPON ARRIVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE ABS 02I002000 PERFORMED CONSUMER WAS TOLD,THEY WERE TOO BUSY AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. THIS WAS AFTER THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE DAY BEFORE, AND NO APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK ON MONDAY WHICH WAS NOT AM OPPORTUNE TIME DUE TO TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT FOR THAT DAY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 6, 2003PA

ON FEBRUARY 2000 DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 20 MPH AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO RESPOND TO THE PEDAL APPLICATION. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET FROM RAINING THAT DAY. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, ON JANUARY 2001, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE GUARD RAIL. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2003, AGAIN, ON WET CONDITION, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO MAIN ROAD, THE BRAKES TOOK LONGER TO RESPOND. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. ON THOSE THREE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 5, 2003MA

VEHICLE'S ABS MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT SINCE LEARNING OF A RECALL ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. *TS *JB

Service Brakes, Air › AntilockCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 4, 200369,000 milesNC

WE CHECKED THE BRAKES CHECKED MANY TIMES, WE FELT THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCES WERE EXTENDED COMPARED TO THE OTHER 2 CARS THAT WE OWN. EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PADS WERE CHECKED THEY WERE DETERMINED TO BE OKAY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACES AND THEN LET GO AT THE END. THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE RESULTED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 2 CARS.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 3, 200343,000 milesKY

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, IT ACCELERATED HIGH ON ITS OWN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Nov 3, 200384,000 milesFL

TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 30, 2003FL

THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL 02I002000 ABS REPAIRS DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 29, 200368,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 27, 200395,000 milesSC

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, HIT A DEER, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WORE THE SEAT BELT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 24, 20036,000 milesAZ

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, IT STAYED IN HIGH GEAR. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE REPLACED A DOZEN OF THESE WITHIN A WEEK. *SCC *JB

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 22, 2003SC

WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED WINDSHIELD WAS SEALED INCORRECTLY. *AK *SCC *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Oct 21, 2003CT

PROBLEMS WITH ABS MODULE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR CONSUMER HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL ON THE EXACT PART THAT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AT A TOTOAL OF $303.93. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND ASSEMBLY DUE TO CONSTANT RUNNING. *PH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 19, 200376,783 milesCA

WE HAD A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT WITH A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UP SERVICE RAMPS TO CHANGE THE OIL. TO GO UP THE RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHILE GIVING A LITTLE GAS WITH THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME TECHNIQUE I HAVE BEEN USING, ON THE SAME RAMPS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. (TWO OTHER VEHICLES I ROUTINELY SERVICE ALSO HAVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS). ON THIS OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. AS BEST AS I CAN DETERMINE, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE THE BACK WHEELS DID NOT. I GOT THE ABS EFFECT ON THE PEDAL, WHILE THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD, COLLAPSING THE RAMPS AND SLIDING ON THEM 20 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACTIONS I PERFORMED ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS I WOULD USE TRYING TO POSITION THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL. I AM A AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED EXCEPT THAT PRESSING THE BRAKE HARDER DID NOT WORK. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. APPARENTLY, ONCE THE FRONT WHEELS STOPPED TURNING, WHILE THE REAR WERE ROLLING, THE ABS SYSTEM PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM STOPPING THE REAR WHEELS. (WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE FORWARD DRIVE STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE INDICATING THAT I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING DOWN THE STREET, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE WE HIT THE CAR ACROSS THE STREET. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 15, 200350,000 milesGA

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY BRAKES ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY BRAKES STOP THEN JUMPS FORWARD. JUST HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. JUST BARELY STOPS. HAVE READ OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS. *LA

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Oct 15, 200344,000 milesIL

WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO REACHED ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHANGE TOWARD EMPTY AT A MORE RAPID PACE THAN WHEN IT WAS NEW. JUST BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, THE TANK WOULD READ EMPTY AND WOULD STILL HAVE ALMOST 10 GALLONS LEFT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 1998 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1999 AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE GAUGE QUIT ALTOGETHER. I SPOKE WITH A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *LA

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 12, 200310,045 milesPA

PROBLEMS WITH 1999 ISUZU RODEO BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS CUT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS A RESULT OF A SHORT IN THE ABS MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE AND WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ISUZU. CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A PORTION OF HIS REFUND. *PH *JB

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Oct 10, 2003MD

LUG STUD BROKE WHILE CHANGING TIRE. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DEFECTIVE. *LA

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Oct 3, 2003AL

SENSORS UNITS HAD TO REPLACED AND OVERHEAD CAM SENSOR. NOTICED IT'S NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATES. DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. SEEMS THAT ISUZU WOULD WANT TO CORRECT COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS TO KEEP THE CONSUMERS DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES. *LA

Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft DeviceCrash
Filed Oct 2, 200344,553 milesOH

DRIVER WAS TURNING ONTO A RAMP WHEN THE STEERING BECAME STUCK IN TURNING POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Oct 1, 2003TX

MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO ODI ID #10020690. THE FRONT WIPERS WILL NEITHER PARK NOR OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTANT MODE. THE PARTS COUNTER EMPLOYEE AT MCINZEY BOND ISUZU IN HOUSTON STATED THAT THEY REPLACE AND SELL A BUNCH OF THE COMBINATION ALARM/WIPER CONTROL MODULES FOR THIS REASON. THIS WIPER DEFECT IS EVIDENTLY HISTORIC AND RECURING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF ISUZU RODEOS. THESE MODULES ARE $212 EACH PLUS LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 26, 2003MA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER WILL REBUILD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 12, 2003NY

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 02 I 002 000 REPAIRS FOR ABS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.*AK CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THE PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT THEY HAVEN'T CAME IN YET. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THERE WAS NO BACKLOG ON PARTS AND THE MECHANIC WAS LYING TO THE CONSUMER. *PH *JB

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Sep 8, 200338,000 milesVA

THERE ARE THREE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALMOST CONTINUALLY. IT WAS CHECKED AT ROYALL ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, WHERE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. ONE OTHER CUSTOMER WAS THERE AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON HER 1999 RODEO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE IS SEEING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF RODEOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOW AM I TO KNOW IF A TRUE PROBLEM POPS UP WITH THE VEHICLE OR IF THE LIGHT IS ONLY ON FOR THE SAME? 2) ONE BY ONE, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE FAILING. IT STARTED WITH THE CLOCK LIGHT AND HAS NOW GONE TO THE RADIO LIGHT. 3) IN JULY 2001, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (34,000 MILES AT TIME OF USED PURCHASE) THE CLUTCH STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THE CLUTCH FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WHITTEN ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, TOOK THREE SEPARATE SERVICE TRIPS TO TRY TO FIX IT. AFTER THE SO-CALLED REPAIR, THE PROBLEM SEEMED BETTER. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FLUID LEVEL SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DECREASES SO I CONTINUALLY ADD CLUTCH FLUID. NOW THE CLUTCH SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIFTH GEAR. STEADY DRIVING IN FIFTH DOES NOT POSE A PROBLEM BUT INCREASING SPEED SUCH AS UPHILL OR TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES A SUDDEN RISE IN RPM AS THE CLUTCH SLIPS. BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES, SO THAT'S GONE. IT SEEMS AS IF A PROBLEM ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY SHOULD STILL BE REPAIRED. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON CALLING ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AS THE CALLS ARE EITHER NOT RETURNED FROM VOICE M

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 6, 2003GA

THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT,WHICH IS WHERE MY TODDLER SON'S CARSEAT IS, BROKE INTO PIECES DURING A ROUTINE MOVE OF THE CARSEAT. THE SEAT BELT LATCH WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY UNDUE FORCE OR PRESSURE AT THE TIME OF IT'S BREAKING.*AK WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEATBELTS ARE ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. MY CAR IS A 1999 BUT HAS 85,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISTRESSED TO KNOW THAT THE NOT ONLY ARE THE SEATBELTS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTLY BUT THAT NOONE SEEMS TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 2003MA

PROBLEMS WITH ABS ON A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. *MR THERE WERE INTERMITTENT ABS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THE ABS MODULE WAS CHANGED. THE DEALER SAID THAT A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR CHARGES. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED SINCE THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. RECALL# 02I002000 *SCC *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 2, 200348,297 milesMA

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HOPPED FORWARD UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK *NLM

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 27, 2003MD

VEHICLE WAS CONSECUTIVELY TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED FIVE TIMES, ON THE FIFTH TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 27, 2003CA

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE MODE SWITCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING A HARD SHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. VEHICLE JUMPED AND SKIPPED UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 15, 2003CA

RECALL 021002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. RECALL REPAIRS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. ISUZU DEALER 775-851-5000. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 15, 2003MA

PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 14, 200330,000 milesME

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE PULSATION WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE DISCS. ALL FOUR DISC WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 13, 2003MO

CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL 02 I 002 000 REPAIRS ON ABS BRAKES PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT DATE AVAILABLE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Aug 13, 2003CA

1999 ISUZU TRANSMISSION CONTROL HARNESS MAY BE BURNED THROUGH BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS, THEREBY CAUSING SMOKE TO BE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE CARRIAGE SYSTEM. DEALER EXPECTS OWNER TO PAY FOR "DEFECTIVE" TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH, WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY UNSHIELDED TRANSMISSION CONTROL HARNESS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 12, 2003VA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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