2001 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

WENT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION STICKER AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED RUSTING REPAIRS. WENT TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP TO SEE IF THE CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE FRAME IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE GAS TANK IS ONE BUMP AWAY FROM FALLING OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT APPROX.20 MPH VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SWERVED LEFT WITH ACCELERATION THEN SWERVED RIGHT WITH DECELERATION AND ALMOST ROLLED OVER. UPON INVESTIGATION THE LEFT TRAILING ARM WAS FOUND TO BE UNATTACHED TO THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MULTIPLE AREAS OF SEVERE FRAME ROT AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

THE RODEO WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND STARTED TO FEEL STRANGE SHORTLY BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE DESTINATION. A FAMILY MEMBER TOOK IT FOR A RIDE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE RODEO HOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SHOULDER IN TIME TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WE HAVE HAD THE FRAME WELDED (~$800), BUT HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ITS SAFETY AND HAVE SINCE BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF OUR OPTIONS AND WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ANY GUIDANCE. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING PERFECT, AND WITH NO WARNING ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD HEARD NOISE COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. MY STEERING WHEEL, AND REAR END BECAME LOOSE. I LOST CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER SAFELY. AT THAT POINT MY TRUCK WAS UNDRIVEABLE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND AFTER A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR LEFT CONTROL BAR HAD BROKEN OFF WITH PART OF FRAME ATTACHED WITH IT. THE DAMAGED COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON FRAME. WAS TOLD PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK, AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO MANUFACTURER, BUT ISUZU HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. RECENTLY MY WIFE WENT TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP OUR KIDS AT SCHOOL, ON HER WAY HOME SHE SAID SHE FELT LIKE SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND INVESTIGATING THE CAR AND SAW THE TIRES INFLATED, SHE CALLED ME WORK TO INFORM ME SHE UNSURE IF SHE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE HOME AND FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE SHE WAS ONLY A MILE FROM OUR HOME I TOLD HER TO PUT THE HAZARDS ON AND NURSE THE CAR TO THE HOUSE. (WHICH SHE DID) WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT BOTH THE LOWER LINKS (BARS FROM THE FRAME TO THE REAR END) WERE BOTH ROTTED AT THE FRAME CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO ROTTED FRAME. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, WHEN MY TURN TO GO I PULLED OUT ON ROAD AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. STEERING WAS VERY STRANGE AND FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS ALL OVER ROAD. I WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MAXIMUM AS I WAS GOING FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM INITIAL STOP LIGHT I HEARD A CRACK AND LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. I WENT APPROX 1/10 MILE TILL I COULD PULL OFF ROAD ON SHOULDER THEN INTO PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING WRONG I NOTICED UNDER CAR IN FRONT OF REAR WHEELS THAT WHAT APPEARED TO BE STABILIZER BARS FOR REAR WHEELS WERE HANGING DOWN UNDER CAR AND THAT THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES WAS BROKEN IN HALF . I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT THIS WAS BREAKING. I FEAR THAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OTHER THAN GOING FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE WOULD FLOAT FREELY AND TWIST FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND REAR WHEELS WOULD RIDE OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND WHEN BRAKING REAR WHEELS RODE UP UNDER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS BASICALLY A COMPLETE LOSS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE DUE TO NO ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT. *TR

NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE PULLING OUT FROM STOP ON GRADE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND INSPECTED , MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REAR FRAME ON BOTH SIDES IS RUSTED ALMOST INTO ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF FRAME. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO REAR SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE LET GO DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. CALLED ISUZU CORPORATE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2002, AND WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT FOR 32,000 THE SHELF LIFE WOULD BE MORE THAN 7.6 YEARS. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER LINK/BAR ROTTED OFF THE FRAME WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED THE MA. STATE INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE TO THIS DEFECT AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE HOT A POTHOLE THE BAR AND ABOUT 10 INCHES OF THE FRAME CAME AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND DROPPED CAUSING THE REAR PASS TIRE TO MOVE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2002 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN IN MA. TO AND FROM WORK. IN MY OPINION THIS VEHICLE IS A TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ROT. IT SHOULD BE FORCED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOTHING. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 7.6 YEARS AT THE PRICE TAG OF $32,000.00 EXCLUDING FINANCE CHARGES. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. REAR CONTROL ARM RUSTED OUT. REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THEM TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE REAR SECTION OF OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY SEVERE CORROSION. BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL SECTIONS, TO WHICH THE TRACTION BARS ARE ATTACHED, ARE SO RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT THAT THE TRACTION BARS ARE IN DANGER OF DETACHING FROM THE FRAME RAILS! THE GAS TANK SUPPORT IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH AND, ESSENTIALLY, THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME SECTION OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DESTROYED BY THIS CORROSION. IT IS FULL OF HOLES AND CRACKS AND IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING. THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS RODEO AND HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED IT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN APRIL 2001, YET THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE AND NO LONGER DRIVABLE! THIS CORROSION IS OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE ISUZU OR HONDA WILL ACT RESPONSIBLY AND TAKE ACTION? *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE STABILIZER ATTACHMENT POINT TO THE CAR FRAME HAS ROTTED OFF CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED OUT. THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE DRIVER'S REAR QUARTER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN IT A FEW MONTHS AGO ONLY TO FIND THIS OUT MONTHS LATER. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN 2001. I WAS DETAILING MY SUV AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS RUSTED A LONG GATE HOLE THROUGH THE FRAME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MYSELF CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THIS VEHICLE IS IMMACULATE. IT IS TIME THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS ABUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO THOSE WHO DRIVE RODEOS AND PASSPORTS, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. I AM OUT OF A PERFECTLY NICE VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRAME. I CANNOT EVEN TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 3.2 V-4 2WD. CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE OF ...LODGING IN THE CASE WEDGING AGAINST THE CRANKSHAFT, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT IN TWO AND CRACKING THE BLOCK. OIL WAS FULL, COOLANT FULL,..REMOVED ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLED IT, TO FIND THE BROKEN CRANKSHAFTA FULL REBUILD OF THE ENGINE WITH A USED SHORT BLOCK IS NOW IN EFFECT. ( SHORT BLOCK IS THE BOTTOM ENGINE AS IN BLOCK CRANKSHAFT PISTONS ETC....NOT THE TOP HALF) I AM NOW GOING TO REPLACE ALL PISTONS, RINGS, WATER PUMP, OIL PUMP, TENSIONER ALL GASKETS, YOU NAME IT. I CAN REBUILD THIS BETTER THAN ISUZU EVER INTENDED TO. *TR THANKS ALOT ISUZU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STABILIZER BAR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLES DAMAGES WERE NON-REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TWO DAYS PRIOR TO MY TRACTION BAR DETACHING ITSELF FROM THE FRAME IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OF MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT ONLY HAS 82,983 MILES ON IT. I WAS HEARING KNOCKING UNDER THE CAR. NEVER DID SEE ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED.. DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD IN TOWN WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE CAR I LOST CONTROL LUCKILY I HAVE A 5 SPEED I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE BREAKS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE STABILIZER BAR DETACHED. THE AMOUNT OF RUST AND ROT ON THE FRAME, ANY WELDER AND MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT IT SAID IT IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING BECAUSE OF THE WINTERS WE HAVE IT WILL JUST FALL APART AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND MANY OF US CARRY OUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM A GAS STATION, AND WITH NO WARNING, IT BEGAN TO WEAVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, DUE TO SERIOUS RUST. THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO THE REAR AXLE, AND IS WELDED TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE AT THAT POINT, THAT THE BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THIS CAUSES THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR STEERING WITH THE REAR WHEELS. THIS CONDITION MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME. A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE OWNER INSPECTED THE CAR, AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR, AND ESTIMATED THE COST AT $3,200.00. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2001, AND HAVE ALWAYS GARAGED IT AND MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. THE BODY, DRIVETRAIN, AND INTERIOR ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BUT THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS POINT. *TR

I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE HANDLING OF MY ISUZU RODEO. I BROUGHT IT TO A SERVICE STATION. RUST HAD ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME. IT WAS IN TWO PIECE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY WIFE'S 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED OUT. THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO- 109,000 MILES. DRIVING IN TOWN, RODEO FELT UNSTABLE. PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER BAR UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. LUCKY TO GET HOME SAFELY. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE, NOT ROAD SAFE. OPENED A CASE WITH ISUZU BUT NOT CONFIDENT IN THEIR CONCERN. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED FRAME, TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUSH FOR A RECALL OR COMPENSATION. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO: 93,000 MILES FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ROAD SAFE. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION RUN EXCELLENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO, I HEARD A FEW LOUD POPS AND THEN MY TORCHEN BARS BROKE APART FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROADWAY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE . I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CARS FRAME HAD RUSTED AND THE TORCHEN BARS COULD NOT BE FIXED WITH OUT INSTALLING A NEW FRAME. THE VEHICLES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT WHICH COVERS THE TORCHEN BARS HOWEVER, ISUZU CLAIMS THE FRAME IS NOT PART OF THAT WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY MECHANICS AND ALL HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN RODEOS. I FEEL THAT THE FRAMES ON ISUZU RODEOS HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY AND IS DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROADWAYS. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO 80,000 MILES. OWNED 6 YEARS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO FOREWARNING I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN HAD TO DRIVE UNDER 15 MPH TO SAFE SPOT. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE CAR. NEEDED TO BE TOWED. EXAMINED BY MECHANIC AND THEN EXAMINED BY A WELDER, AND INFORMED THAT IT IS UN REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE FRAME. DEFECTIVE FRAME. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUST, THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME BY THE REAR STABILIZER BAR. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FROM WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. ISUZU SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU CALL THEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND REAR TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE. I PARKED AND LEFT THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN IMMINENT APPOINTMENT, RETURNING AN HOUR LATER I INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FOUND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE HAD BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, THANKFULLY I WAS IN A RELATIVELY SAFE AREA FOR THIS TO HAPPEN OTHERWISE INJURY OR CRASHES MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE CORROSION/RUST WOULD MAKE A REPAIR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AGREED WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER IN DETERMINING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO MAKE IT SAFELY DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE FRAME RUST/CORROSION. *TR

A FEW DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO. HE NOTICED THAT EVERYTIME HE WOULD STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT TO THE LEFT. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. MY FATHER WHO HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 35 YEARS CRAWLED UNDER IT ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER REAR SUSPENSION LINK BRACKET ROTTED OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS QUESTIONABLE. HE SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT LEGALLY. CAN SUPPLY PICTURES IF NEED BE. *TR

HIT A BANKING WITH REAR TIRE AND THE FRAME OF MY ISUZU RODEO 2001 BROKE ON BOTH SIDES CAN NOT FIX THIS SUV FRAME IS ROTTEN . THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON 1998 AND 1999. *TR UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED, NOT JUST THE REAR SUSPENSION. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/10

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED IN THE REAR.THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT.I READ THERE'S A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE WITH SAME PROBLEM.ANY CHANCE THERE'S GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS 4 I OWE MONEY ON IT AND CANT DRIVER IT OR FIX THE FRAME FOR IT IS TO FAR GONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED DUE TO RUST. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM HAS FALLEN OFF THE RUSTED OUT FRAME ON THAT SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE IS SOON TO FOLLOW. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT USED, BUT ASIDE FROM A FEW DINGS HERE AND THERE IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR 150K ON IT. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED OUT FRAME. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SEEMS UN-FIXABLE. AND ISUZU WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS IS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR WHERE THE TRAILING ARM ATTACHES IN THE REAR ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE REST OF THE BODY AND INTERIOR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE RUST HAS ALSO CORRODED THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND AM CAREFUL TO WASH THE SALT AWAY FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THEIR 100,000 MILE CORROSION WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FRAME. I SPENT 26,000 DOLLARS ON A TRUCK THAT I NOW HAVE TO THROW AWAY AT 68,000 MILES AND I AM FURIOUS. PLEASE GET THEM TO RECALL THE FRAME. TOYOTA HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FRAMES AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME ROTTED THROUGH, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS UNTIL WE GET THE NEWS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND GARAGED NIGHTLY. JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED A WEEK AGO AND NO MENTION OF UNSAFE VEHICLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SERVICE AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE CHECKED. TOLD THE VEHICLE IS ROTTED THROUGH IN TWO PLACES AND NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR HER VEHICLE OR GIVE HER ANOTHER ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME, SHIELDS, AND TRACTION BARS WERE ALL CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE REAR AND FRONT FRAME BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,733. UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN UPDATED 05/19/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 2001 ISUZU RODEO AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I HEARD A THUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SOON THEREAFTER I NOTICED THAT THE HANDLING OF THE TRUCK BECAME QUITE LOOSE. UPON STOPPING I EXAMINED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE & SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME & THERE WERE HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT A FRAME SHOP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE IS AT ALL REPAIRABLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY 84,115 MI. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL MADE AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE OBSERVED COMPLETE DETACHMENT OF THE REAR PASSENGER STABILIZING ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 5/6/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN. THE FRAME IS TOO CORRODED TO REPAIR. THE BRACKET WELD DOES NOT PENETRATE WIDTH OF THE METAL. UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB THE CONSUMER SAID THAT IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE ON "ON ICE" WHILE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR TESTING IF NHTSA DESIRES. UPDATED 05/12/09. *SC

THE FRAME OF MY 2001 RODEO ROTTED RIGHT THROUGH AND BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS USELESS, THE BODY AND INTERIOR ARE BRAND NEW. I AM OUT A TRADE AND VERY UPSET ESPECIALLY SINCE MY HUSBAND HAS A 73 DELTA 88 OLDSMOBILE THAT IS LIKE PERFECT. WHAT CAN I DO. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO - REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, WHICH IT FAILED DUE TO THE RUST. THE CONTACT FOUND NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FRAME SHOULD NOT ROT SO EASILY DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SLOWED DOWN, AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SOMETHING BOUNCING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 125,000.

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. 1. SERVO VALVE 12/2005, 2. DOOR LOCK, 2005, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, GAS METER PROBLEMS, REPLACE GAS TANK 1/2008, 3. REPLACE ALTERNATOR 9/2008, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING NOR IS MY EGR AND EVAP SENSOR. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ALSO ONE OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS FALL OUT OF THE HOLDING BRACKET AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND THE ROTOR. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE BAR HAS BECOME ROTTED AND IS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE RUST APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS IN A GARAGE, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE ROTTING. SHE FEELS THAT THE ROTTEN TORQUE BAR COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND DROPPED DOWN DUE TO THE FAILED TORQUE BAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO AND THE FRAME HAS ROTTEN OUT BY THE TRACTION BARS CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THAT I ONLY HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TRAILING ARM, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE TIRE, WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,526. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB

THE FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH AND CRACKING AT POINTS THAT WILL NOT ALLOW INSPECTION THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2001 THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP I HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION MOST PEOPLE CAN NOT BELIEVE IT IS A 2001. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED AS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

1. REAR SHOCKS WENT BAD AT 30,000 MILES COST 500.00 TO REPLACE. 2. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SMALL COMPONENTS BREAKING. 3. 6 DISK CHANGER BROKE AT 50,000 MILE 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 45,000 MILES- 2 CODES FOR EGR VALVE STUCK. 5. CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND FINALLY JUST DIED. NEEDED NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT AT 55,000 MILES, COST $1,300.00 6. AIR CONDITIONER BROKE AT 60,000 MILES, NEEDS NEW COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER, RECEIVED ESTIMATE FOR $1,200.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME FAILED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS GOING TO FAIL AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. . THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE BRACKET FROM THE TRAILING ARM BROKE FROM THE FRAME, AND CAUSED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE FENDER FLARE. UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD THUMP AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOW YARD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, A RUSTED FRAME WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,600.