1999 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

PROBLEMS WITH ABS MODULE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO. *MR THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL #02I002000 WHICH SEEMED TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER NO ONE RETURNED THE CONSUMER'S CALLS. (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF FATHER PHILLIP ANDREULA) *SCC *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 RODEO WHICH CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 50,745 MILES. 2ND DAY OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH "FIXED" THE PROBLEM; DRIVING OUT OF THE LOT FOR THE SECOND TIME, LIGHT CAME BACK ON, TOOK THE DEALERSHIP 1 WEEK TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THAT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. NOW, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS FULL, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS REALLY IN THE TANK. NOT TO MENTION THE ANXIETY TRYING TO REMEMBER WHEN I LAST FILLED THE TANK AND HOW MUCH FUEL IT TOOK.CAR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55MPH STEERING WHEEL JUST SHAKES. PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING OVER WET SURFACES OR BUMPS, ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO SLIDE CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE AFTER BRAKE HAS BEEN APPLIED. TIMING BELT WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHOUT EVER RECEIVING ANY NOTIFICATION FROM ISUZU THEREFORE, I HAD TO ABSORB THE COST OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE ITEM ORIGINALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOPING ISUZU WILL REIMBURSE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1999. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND ABS. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 IN REPAIRS FOR A PART FOR THE FUEL INJECTION. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD WORK DONE ON THE ABS, BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD CAME ON AGAIN, THE CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS, BUT THE REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER FELT THE DEALER SHOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR COST OF REPAIRS. *MR *CB *JB *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. THE ONLINE ISUZU FORUM I PARTICIPATE IN HAS SHOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CHRONIC SINCE ABOUT 1996 IN BOTH THE TROOPER AND RODEO MODEL VEHICLES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS FAILED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE A 99 RODEO LS W/63K ON IT. FUEL GAUGE GOES WACKY WHEN I FILL IT UP AND SOMETIMES WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER TO GAUGE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE GAUGE USUALLY STARTS TO WORK AGAIN WHEN I HAVE 3/4 TANK LEFT.STARTING MAY TAKE SEVERAL TIMES. I TURN THE KEY AND HEAR A CLICK THEN NOTHING. I USUALLY HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES OR SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK AND IT MAY START. WIPER BLADES STOP IN MID WINDSHIELD WHEN USING THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. *AK I HAVE PRINTED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THEM USEFUL. I WILL BRING THEM TO MY DEALER AND COMPLAIN TO GET THEM FIXED.

THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THERE SEEM TO BE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SHIFT INDICATOR - THE CAR CAN BE IN "DRIVE", YET THE INDICATOR WILL HAVE "NEUTRAL" DISPLAYED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK WHILE SHIFTING. THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS A VIBRATING SOUND NO ONE HAS FIGURED OUT......THE DEALER CLAIMS THE SUSPENSION IS FINE. IN ADDITTION, THE REAR DRUM BRAKES CONTINUALLY GO OUT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH 1999 ISUZU RODEO'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP DURING USE. THIS IS DUE TO A KNOWN CIRCUIT BOARD PROBLEM IN OTHER ISUZU TRUCKS LIKE THE HOMBRE.THE HOMBRE HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE RODEO. WHY?*AK

1999 RODEO SHIFTS HARD INTO ALL GEARS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING THAT CONTROLS THE DIRECTIONALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, A/C AND CRUISE CONTROL. 5 ATTEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR PROBLEM AND NO SUCCESS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ISUZU HAS NOT RESPONDED TO 2 LETTERS I HAVE MAILED, 1 LETTER WAS MAILED CONTAINING ALL DOCUMENTATION OF FAILURES AND THAT LETTER WAS RETURNED TO ME, ALSO MANY PHONE MESSAGES HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. I WANT ISUZU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPURCHASE MY CAR.*AK

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED 1 QT/1000 MILES, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 2.75 QT IN 2075 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MATERIALS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *PH *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE MY COMPLAINT ON THE ISUZU COMPANY. I HAVE (HAD) A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LX WITH 78,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY OIL CHANGES ETC.EVER SINCE I HIT 40,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, MY GAS GAUGE WENT OUT SAYING I AM ALWAYS ON EMPTY (500.00 TO FIX) AND NOW AT ONLY 78,000 MILES MY ENGINE HAS BLOWN!!!!! $4,500.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. MY STORY HAS A LOT MORE TO IT BUT I CANNOT WRITE IT ALL. I TOKE IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE ISUZU SERVICE CENTER IN AUSTELL GEORGIA TO EDDIE AND TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. IT HAD A GAS SMELL TO IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH. MIND YOU I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EACH TIME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG UNTIL AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS UP!!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND THAT 100'S OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT OT FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RECOMMEND TO ME BY MY LAWYER.*AK

A FAULTY REAR SPEED SENSOR CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. *NLM *SCC *JB

I WAS DRIVIING DOWN A FREEWAY OFFRAMP AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND ALL THE HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY MADE A BOUNCING NOISE BUT DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHERE I THEN GOT HIT AND PUSHED INTO A GUARDRAIL.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS MODULE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER FELT THE VEHICLE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *MR THE ABS MODULE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 021002. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL AND THE FAILURE OF THE ABS WERE NOT RELATED AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. *TT *JB

LEASE IS COMPLETE ON JULY 9, 2003. ON JUNE 26, 2003 WITH ONLY 43,947 MILES, WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FAIL, WHICH CAUSED THE FOLLOWING NEEDED REPAIRS: REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET, MANIFOLD GASKET, RADIATOR, VALVE GRIND GASKET, PCM MODULE AND VARIOUS SMALL TICKET ITEMS SUCH AS THE OIL FILTER AND COOLANT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CALLED FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY A 3 YR, 50,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE. I THEN CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD ABOUT THE 5 YR, 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. CONTACTED OUR LOCAL ISUZU DEALER WHO STATES THAT ONLY THE HEAD GASKET IS COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THE REMAINING REPAIRS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO EVALUATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS NEGLECTED. UNTIL JUNE 26, 2003, THE ONLY MAINTENACE REQUIRED BY THIS VEHICLE WAS ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND COMPLETION OF RECALLS, WHICH WE WERE ONLY NOTIFIED ABOUT ONE OF THE THREE RECALLS. ALL THREE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS MECHANICS, THAT ALL THE DAMAGE TO THIS ENGINE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. IF THE HEAD GASKET HAD NOT FAILED, NONE OF THESE SYSTEMS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO COMFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO. IF THE WARRENTY COVERS THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, IT SHOULD ALSO COVER THE REPAIR AND

VEHICLE REVS UP WHEN IDLING, AT A STOP SIGN IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. AND AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OF DRIVING IT, MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NAR 06/26/2003 GEICO INSURANCE CLAIM. *MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE WET ROADWAY AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COLLISION DAMAGES. *PH *CB

ISUZU 1999 RODEO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 6-17-03 AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN I WENT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR THE MODULE KEPT RUNNING. WE HAD TO POP THE ABS FUSE FOR IT TO STOP. SO THE CAR WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY. FROM THERE IT WENT TO AN ISUZU DEALER TO FIX. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM ISUZU NEEDS TO DEAL WITH.*JB

AFTER A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REP[AIRED SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE WORK PERFORMED ON VEHICLE AND WAS CHARGED WHEN NOTICE STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. *MR *JB

ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY CAME ON, BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO OFF BEFORE WE COULD GET THE CAR TO A SHOP. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOOK CAR AGAIN TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE A/C THERMOSTAT SWITCH. 3 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BY 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSITIC CODE OF P1404 SAYS THE EGR VALVE IS STUCK OPEN. *AK

FOR THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS ANY TIME THE BACK OF THE CAR IS INCLINED DOWN, THE EMPTY FUEL TANK LIGHT ACTIVATES AND THE GAGE MOVES DOWN TO THE EMPTY POSITION. ONCE THE CAR IS INCLINED FORWARD OR FLAT, THE LIGHT TURNS OFF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND WITHIN 1-3 MINUTES THE GAGE MOVES BACK UP. THE GAGE IS ALSO SLOW TO RESPOND TO FILLING, AND IN GENERAL NOT EXTREMELY ACCURATE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE PEOPLE, SAID THE GAGE IS ACTING ODD, HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEY SAID, WE KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT IS THE SENDING UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (REQUIRING FUEL TANK & PUMP REMOVAL, ETC...) IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT THAT THE SERVICE DESK PERSONNEL KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE AND A DEFECTIVE PART. *NLM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES ON 5/19/2003. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND IF HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY, SOMETIMES VEHICLE MAY KEEP ACCELERATING.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY HAD A HARD SHIFT AS IF THE CAR WAS REARENDED WHILE SHIFTING. THIS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS AND GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERRORS WHEN TESTED. *TT

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS, 6CYL, AUTO VEHICLE WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY MY INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND WHEN ENGAGING WIPERS AT FULL CAPACITY UPON TURNING THEM OFF THE WIPERS WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAD MY DEALER RUSSEL MAZDA TROUBLESHOOT; THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A "SHORT" IN AN ALARM CONTROL RELAY BUT DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SHORT- I SUSPECT MY WIPERS ARE NO LONGER RELIABLE AND COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME WHICH COULD HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES IN A BAD RAINSTORM. MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 AND THE DEALER QUOTED $306 TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING RELAY; I DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH THE ISUZU CORPORATE PERSONNEL AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALER WHO IN TURN CONTACTED THE ISUZU AREA REP WHO SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANT AND HE COULDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS ON MY ISUZU AND FEEL THIS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT MIGHT ULTIMATELY IMPACT OTHER VEHICLES AND RESULT IN ACCIDENTS,I.E., THIS WIPER RELAY SHORT PROBLEM MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR A SAFETY RECALL.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

RODEO HAS 60,000 MILES, AT ABOUT 40,000 GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. AT 30,000 ABS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED NOW ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, THE KEY HAS TO BE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING. CLICKING NOISE IS ALL YOU GET OTHERWISE. DEALER SAYS ALL REPAIRS ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND VERY COSTLY.

ISUZU RODEO CAMPAIGN NOTICE 02I-002. THIS IS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN DEALING WITH ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT. THE EXPLANATION IS THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE OR WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS MORE SLIPPERY THAN THE OTHER, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. IN MY CASE, THIS LED TO A MINOR CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE. I RECEIVED THIS CAMPAIGN NOTICE AFTER THE INCIDENT. WHEN I CONTACTED ISUZU TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE I RECEIVED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE SINCE THIS IS ONLY AN "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" AND NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THIS SEEMS CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT IS IMPLIED AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ISUZU IN THEIR HANDLING OF THIS MATTER AND TO DOCUMENT THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DEFECT.

1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS PROBLEMS STOPPING. TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO DAYS OUT OF THE SHOP. BURNS ONE QUART OF OIL IN A WEEKS TIME.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM/ ABS MODULE. *MR THE CONSUMER HE WAS CHARGED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE REGARDING THE ABS. *JB

I OWN AN ISUZU RODEO 1999 THE LIGHT FOR THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON AND DOES NOT GO AWAY PLUS I NOTICED SOMEBODY ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GASOLINE METER IT HAPPENS THAT IT DOES NOT REGISTER EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IN IT AND THE LIGHT SOMETIMES STAYS ON PLUS THE LAST ONE I HAVE NOT SEE IS THE PAINT IS CRACKED IN THE WHOLE BODY IS BLACK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLID, AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ONE WEEK APART. CONSUMER FEELS THE TIRE ARE DEFECTED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL ABS FUNCTION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND AS A RESULT CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NLM

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND DO NOT SEE IN THE EXHAUST. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE ABS SENSOR CONNECTION ON THE REAR AXLE IS ALWAYS LOOSE. GAS GAUGE NOT READING PROPER LEVEL. HAVE BEEN THROUGH 5 IN-DASH CD CHANGERS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. *NLM

THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS A FIVE SPEED. *NLM

THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS FACE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *NLM

THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS FOR BRAKE RECALL 02I- 002000 WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *NLM

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE/ABS MALFUNCTION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS - APPROX LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTS FOOT PRESSURE, BRAKING ACTION IS MINIMAL-TO-NONEXISTENT, AND THE ABS UNIT EMITS A GROANING/GRINDING SOUND FROM VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN THESE SITUATIONS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF COLLISION WITH STATIONARY VEHICLES AHEAD IN TRAFFIC. AS GREATER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IN SOME INSTANCES THE FAULTY ABS ACTION ABRUPTLY ENDS - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS BEHAVIOR RISKS CAUSING A COLLISION BY CLOSELY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. AFTER EACH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE APPEARS AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS DURING THAT PARTICULAR TRIP. DRIVER HAS REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE- OCCURRING. *NLM

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *JB