2001 Isuzu Rodeo complaints

THE BRAKES IN THE RODEO SOUND STRANGE AT TIMES. I HEAR A GROWLING NOISE, AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD AT TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND I QUOTE FROM THE DEALER: "500 TEST DROVE VEHICLE ALL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD, NORMAL ABS OPERATION AND THIS IS WITHIN FACTORY SPECS." *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND WAIT 20 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD USUALLY SOUND FOR 2-5 SECONDS. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION AND SOMETIME WHEN STATIONARY. THE DEALER HEARD THE SOUND(S) BUT DID NOT HELP. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT CLUTCH IS FAILING. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SO FAR. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE CLUTCH KEEPS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

WHEN BRAKING, THERE IS A KIND OF RUMBLE AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY KEEP STATING THAT THOUGH THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR FIX ANYTHING, IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RUMBLING IN THE BRAKES OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65-67 MILES PER HOUR IN LIGHT-RAIN CONDITIONS TRYING TO EXIT INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER LOSS ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT THEN SPUN OUT IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS AND HIT INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE REAR END OF THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO WAS THE FIRST IMPACT. AFTER COLLIDING INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER AT UNKNOWN SPEED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPUN OUT AGAIN IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS WHERE IT WAS THEN HIT BY 2 OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRST VEHICLE IMPACTED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO ON THE LEFT-FRONTAL CORNER (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND THE SECOND VEHICLE IMPACT IS NOT KNOWN. THOUGH CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT-BELT RESTRAINT, CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE COMMPLAINT IS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM,IZUSU IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A BULETIN TO THE DEALERS TO THE DEFECT. THE PBLEMM IS THAT WHEN YOU STEP ONN THE BRAKE YOU FEEL A THUMP IN THE REAR END OF THE CAR. THERE HAS TO BE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SPINES OR EVEN THE UBOLTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. I WAS TOLD BY ISUZU THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL STICK GREASE THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WELL! IN MY CASE IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMM AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TO 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

I'M HAVING THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY RODEO. INTERMITENTLY, THE CRUISE LIGHT BUTTON TURNS ON, THEN THE CRUISE LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON, THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT TURNS ON. AT THAT SAME TIME ALL THE INDICATORS ARE ON THE TRUCK HESITATES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, HOWEVER HAS OCCURED WHILE CRUSING. THUS FAR THE TECHNICIANS HAVE REPLACED

WHILE IN MOTION AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POOR CONNECTION AT H-7, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *JG

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER EVERY TIME THE PASSENGER MOVES. DEALER STATED BELT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *MR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL COME ON/OFF BY ITSELF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE FIXED. *SCC

ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING SINCE 4,700 MILES TO THE PRESENT. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THERE'S A POP, AND WHEN TAKING OFF, THERE'S A POP. CONSUMER FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH. CAN FEEL A BUMP WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF. DEALER INSISTS IT IS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS A LOUD GROANING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND BACKING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON 21 MAY 2002 ,THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.*JB

ENGINE PINGNS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 1-26-01. RESPONSE WAS THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO ADJUST. NOW THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT I NEED TO USE CHEVRON FUEL OF WHICH THAT IS WHAT I USE FOR MY TRUCK. I CAN PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THIS IF NEEDED, BUT I NEED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MIDWAY SEEM TO THINK THAT IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE TRUCK.M DO GASOLINE SERO. *AK

I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2001, ISUZU, RODEO (VIN [XXX], (SEE ENCLOSURES 1. & 2.), AND TO REQUEST RESOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 13 JANUARY 2001 FROM WEST LOOP DODGE, INC. IN FORT WORTH, TX WITH ASSISTANCE OF MY GRANDFATHER, REV. [XXX]. THE MODEL TEST-DRIVEN WAS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE OF ITS MECHANICAL/FUNCTIONAL, WARRANTY AND SAFETY FEATURES. (SEE ENCLOSURES 3.) I WAS SOLD ON BUYING A RODEO AND I DID. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE RODEO, AND HAD DRIVEN IT TO COLLEGE STATION, HOUSTON AND BACK FOR TWO ROUND TRIPS; [XXX]., SALESMAN, INFORMED ME THAT THE INCORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS ON MY FINANCE PAPERS. (SEE ENCLOSURES 10.) SO, INSTEAD OF CHANGING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON THE PAPERWORK, [XXX]. INSTRUCTED ME TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION FOR THE CORRECT IDENTICAL VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE COLOR AND THE LACK OF TINT ON THE BLACK RODEO WAS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. [XXX]. COMPENSATION FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF DRIVING FROM COLLEGE STATION TO FORT WORTH WAS INSTALLING TINT (ROLANDS WINDOW TINTING 7800 HWY 80, SUITE 103 FORT WORTH, TX 76116) AND PROVIDING TWENTY DOLLARS FOR GAS. (SEE ENCLOSURE 4.) NEVERTHELESS, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE EXCHANGE, THE BLACK RODEO, CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION (ALTHOUGH REPRESENTED TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE SILVER VEHICLE THAT WAS TEST DRIVEN, PURCHASE

ALMOST GOT HIT 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER/ ALMOST HIT A CHILD WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT STOP

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND AND WAS RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK AND IT DISENGAGED AND TOOK OFF

STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOUD VIBRATION NOISE WHEN TURNING TO LEFT OR MAKING LEFT TURNS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY FROM BRIDGESTONE TO MICHELIN, RESULTING IN DAMAGED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN, SIZE# 245 70RX16, DOT#M3BUA3CX3101, TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED AGAIN, SINCE TIRE PRESSURE INCREASE VEHICLE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD RIDING ON WINDY DAYS AND THEY ARE WEARING UNEVEN ALREADY. ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A SUV. *YD

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY, FAILING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHILE MAKING OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. *AK *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1500 MILES TO 'ROUND OUT' THE TIRES AT WHICH POINT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REBALANCE THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACTUAL COLUMN EMITS A SCRAPING NOISE. THIS VEHICLE IS REPLACING A 2000 MODEL THAT WAS RETURNED TO ISUZU FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART CALLED A 'CLOCK SPRING' IN THE 2000 MODEL TO FIX THE STEERING NOISE BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO REPEATEDLY REBALANCED THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE 2000 MODEL NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SURGING UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEK. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLES SAFETY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS PREVALANT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DOESNT SEEM SAFE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/70R16)

STEERING MAKES STRANGE VIBRATING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT CAN TURN WHEEL ALL THE WAY RIGHT WILL NOT MAKE NOISE BUT WILL MAKE NOISE TURNING ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEFT THEY HAVE REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP NO CHANGE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER FACTORY REP LOOK AT IT SEVERL TIMES

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TIRES BOUNCE&THUMP ON MY NEW VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED,THEREFORE I BELEAVE SOME BELTS ARE BROKEN. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES,BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM TIRES.I FEEL THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE . I WANT THE DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES . I WILL GREATLY APREACEATE ANY HELP I CAN GET WITH THIS MATTER .*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7MT CBJ TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THIS RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN JULY. AFTER A TEST DRIVE, A VIBRATION WAS NOTICED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND RIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALESMAN AND SALES MANAGER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO TIRE FLAT SPOTS FROM SITTING ON THE DEALERS' LOT. WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 500+ MILES AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM ALLEVIATES ITSELF. AT THE SAME TIME, WE AGREED TO DO THIS WITH AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED LATER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON AUGUST 2, 2001 AND WERE TOLD THAT TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES NOT BEING ROUND AND WOULD NOT BALANCE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO NEW TIRES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ORDERED FRO ANOTHER CUSTOMER'S RODEO (SAME PROBLEM). THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS POINT, ONLY THE TIRES. WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD GIVE US THE OTHER CUSTOMER'S TIRES, SINCE THEY KNEW HE WAS OUT OF TOWN. THIS WAS FINE WITH US. AN ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO DONE AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS BETTER BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH. A LITTLE TIME REVEALED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REOCCURING AND THE WOBBLE WAS GETTING WORSE! WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON AUGUST 11, 2001. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES AND WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER A TSB THAT WAS OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I LOGGED A COMPLAINT WIRH ISUZU REGARDING THE FACT THAT I HAD TO WAIT UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHEELS AND TIRES TO ARRIVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE BAD, TWO WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS OK FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE

THE TIRE HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY WAS CUT OUT OF THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE WHEEL RIM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE OF ISUZU. THE ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT AND WELL MAINTAINED PIECE OF US84 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THE RIGHTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD, CLEAR ROADWAY, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBSTACLES. THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE TREAD. UPON GOING FLAT, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM THE CENTER LANE AND STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS DID CAUSE MAJOR SIDEWALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE SHORT RIDE ON THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE ARE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SENT ME TO THE TIRE DEALER. BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, THEREFORE, NO WARRANTY COULD BE ENFORCED. BRIDGESTONE IS THE SISTER OF FIRESTONE WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON SUV'S. THIS MAY BE RELATED???? HAD THIS BEEN A FRONT TIRE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE RESULTED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND RELIABILITY OF THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

ENGINE DIES ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DEFECT- COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN WE LEGALLY RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER? PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND, ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. UPON RESTARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE ENGINE IDLING HIGH. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AKVEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING IN MORNING OR WHEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ERRATIC IDLING, SHIFTING. NLM

ENGINE DIES, CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE & CHECK LIGHT/TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COME ON AND BACKFIRES. RANDOM AND FREQUENT TIMES. *AK

ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER PULLS INTO PARKING LOT IN FACILITY WHERE HE WORKS . CONSUMER FEELS THAT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT MAY BE THAT ENGINE IS NOT SHIELDED AGAINST SOURCES OF RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY WHICH COULD SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THERE IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER WORKS AT LONG RANGE RADAR SITE. ENGINE IS A 3.2 V6. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL N OT RESTAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED AWAY FROM RF ENERGY SOURCE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON.*JB

DURING A HARD/SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL DROPS AND WHEELS LOCK, LOUD NOISE FROM BRAKES. *AK

ENGINE DIES, CRUISE CONTROL & CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON. RANDOM AND FREQUENT TIMES