ISUZU RPO IK9 Complaints

ON JUNE 26, 2008 " THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, THE TIRES SPINNING VIOLENTLY, SMOKE FILLING THE NEIGHBORING AIR AT THE INTERSECTION, WITH THE PROBLEM OCCURING IN INTERVALS, HOWEVER EVENTUALLY THE ACCELERATOR RELEASING ITSELF, BUT NEVER IMMEDIATLY, ALWAYS GRADUALLY, WELL AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, WAS A VERY FRIEGHTENING EXPERICE, AND ONE NEITHER OF US HAD EVER EXPERIENCED IN OUR COMBINED 100 YEARS OF DRIVING. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY "BABY" THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOUSE, HE OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM STARRING HIM IN THE FACE. A LARGE CHUNK OF RUBBERY "GOOP" ATTACHED TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE NEAR WHERE IT EXITS THE CABLE HOUSING, AND SEEMES TO WRAP AROUND A PULLY TYPE DEVICE, ATTACHED TO THE MAIN ENGINE BLOCK. SOME OF THE MATERIAL WAS HARD AND STIFF, ATTACHED TO THE CABLE AND PULLEY, AND SOME OF IT WAS VERY SOFT, AND RUBBERY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE SUBSTANCE WAS ONCE PART OF A BOOT ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE RAN THROUGH, AS A PART OF THE RUBBER BOOT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING. AFTER CLEANING AWAY ALL OF THE EXCESS DETERIORATED MATERIAL AWAY FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN LODGED INSIDE THE PULLY, THE CABLE, AND BACK WITHIN THE CABLE HOUSING, THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FOR NOW, AND PLAN TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR OF THE CABLE SOMETIME TODAY, I SUPPOSE AT A IZUZU DEALERSHIP, WHERE EVER I CAN LOCATE ONE. MY CONFUSION COMES NOW FROM YOU. WHY WAS I ABLE TO "GOOGLE" THIS PROBLEM, AND FIND A REACALL OF THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2004 FOR THIS EXACT, AND EXTREMLY DANGEROUS OCCURRANCE, AND YET I FIND NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL OR PROBLEM, HERE ON YOUR PAGES???. NOTHING HERE A 1995 IZUZU RODEO "BOOT" ACCELERATOR CABLE PROBLEM. I FIND THE THE "RECALL" CLEARLY DEFINED AT A SITE CALLED "INTERNET AUTOGUIDE" AT HTTP://WWW.INTERNETAUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-RECALLS/09-INT/1995/ISUZU/TROOPER/INDEX.HTML. ... I ALSO FIND A RECALL IDENTIFICATION NUMER AS : RECALL ID# 54021.

I TOOK THE DEALER ISUZU TO LEMON LAW AND I WAS TOLD IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. THE JURY WAS SO STUPID IT WAS UN BELIEVABLE, THEY ALL CAME UP TO MY WIFE AND I AND SAID MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERS TO GET IT FIXED. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH ISN'T THAT WHY I AM HERE IN COURT? GOOD LUCK PEOPLE ARE STUPID AND WE ARE STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE CARE BECAUSE CONSUMER REPORTS WILL NOT GET INVOLVED. LEMON CARS FOR SALE ANY ISUZU CHEAP (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2000, MAKE=ISUZU, MODEL=RODEO). *TR

I HAVE 2000 ISUZU RODEO, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP!! THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE EVERY YEAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2000. THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ADJUSTED ALMOST MONTHLY. THE MECHANIC AT "EXPERT TIRE" ON MCNIEL ST, WICHITA FALLS TX. HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ISUZU RODEOS AND HAVE DIRECTED US TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MECHANIC AT EXPERT TIRE BELIEVES THAT ABS SYSTEM HAS A RECALL BUT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED NOR IS IT LISTED ON THE ISUZU RODEO RECALL WEB SITE. *TR

1999 IZUSU RODEO WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: IE: ABS BRAKE LIGHT WON'T GO OUT. HAVE HAD VEHICLE SERVICED HOWEVER WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE SLIDES. GAS GAUGE LIGHT WON'T GO OUT...TANK IS FULL...REPAIR PRICE-CRAZY. HIGH IDLE-FOOT ON BRAKE AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED QUICKLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRATIC-SOMETIMES THEY WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. ALL OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I'M FINDING THAT SOME OWNERS FELL UNDER A RECALL TO FIX THESE ITEMS BUT I DON'T. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. DO I HAVE TO KILL OR BE KILLED FIRST ESPECIALLY WITH THE BREAKING ISSUES? *JB UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE WITHIN 3 YEAR TIME FRAME. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART AND WAS ADVISED SINCE I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, ITS NO THEIR PROBLEM BUT MIND. I ADVISED THE REPRESENTATIVE I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS BUT WANTED TO KNOW WAS THIS A DEFECTIVE PART. I ALSO ADVISED THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I NOTICE, A LOT OF CONSUMER'S REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. SHE ADVISED ME SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANT IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MORE THAN 10 CONSUMER'S I THINK IT IS THEIR PROBLEM, BECAUSE I THING IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHER CAR WE HAVE OWNED LET ALONE REPLACE IT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE DEFROST FOR THE CAR. *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED VEHICLES AND HE DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK. WHEN HE CAME OUT OF WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THEY REPLACED IT A FEW DAYS AGO. NOW, IT IS SLOW TO TURN OVER OR I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH 2+ TIMES TO GET IT TO START. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS FROM NOW. LOOKING AT THE ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER RECORDS (SAME VEHICLE AS ASCENDER), THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR A RECALL? *JB

I BOUGHT MY ISUZU AXIOM IN NOV 2002. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL HAZARDOUS DEFECTS. 1) IN MAY 2005, AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 20-30 MPH, NO LONGER ACCELERATING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNT UP. AFTER TWO TRANSMISSION FLUSHES THE TRANSMISSION STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY AFTER GETTING ISUZU INVOLVED, DID THE DEALERSHIP HONOR THE WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THREE WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK. THE SAME DAY IT SUDDENLY SLOWED AGAIN, NOT ACCELERATING PAST 20 MPH AND IT SLIPPED/SPUN ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHTS. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MAIN OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED. AFTER THAT IT WORKED WITH INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF SLIPPING/SPINNING WHEN ACCELERATING. IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME SLOWER TO ACCELERATE WHEN PASSING, CHANGING LANES. IN SEPT. 05 THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AGAIN, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE GOING UP A HILL, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN, FOR THE THIRD TIME! WHAT GOOD IS ISUZU AXIOM'S 10 YEAR/120,000 MILE WARRANTY IF THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT SUDDENLY AS I DRIVE IT? THE WARRANTY WON'T PREVENT ME FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. IN ADDITION IT HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS. 2) SEPT. 04 THE TIMING BELT CRACKED AT 44,000 MILES, NEEDING REPLACED. PER THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE IT SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED UNTIL 100,000 MILES. 3)JUNE 04, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS METER DIPPED TO EMPTY AFTER JUST FILLING UP. THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACED. 4)JUNE 04, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER. 5)MARCH 04 AND OCTOBER 04 THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPACKED AND NOW NEED FULLY REPLACED DUE TO BARELY PASSING SEPT 05 STATE INSPECTION. 6)THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SKIDS TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN THE RAIN. *JB

CAR PURCHASED 11/2002. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, REPLACED. SINCE REPLACEMENT ONLY GETTING 13-15 MILES TO THE GALLON. TOOK CAR IN 3 TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH LATER CAR STARTING RATTLING, THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR BY THE SEAT STATES IN DRIVE BUT THE DASH STATES D3 OR NUETRAL DEPENDING IF THE GEAR IS UP OR DOWN. I ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY DASH HAS THE CORRECT GEAR AND NOT TO GO BY MY HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF SEAT. NOW TODAY, MY CAR STARTS SMOKING AND MADE A RATTLING SCREACHING NOISE AND IT IS MY AIR COMPRESSOR. ALSO, THE BRAKE JUMP WHEN IT IS WET AND IS VERY SCARY WHEN I BRAKE AND I AM AFRAID THAT CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY GET CAUGHT UNDER THE SEAT AND WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE STRAPPED IN YOU ARE NOT SINCE THE PLACTIC PIECE CATCHES UNDER THE SEAT. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOP MY BRAKES AND WAS PUSHED FORWARD, THIS HAPPENS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THIS CAR IS AWFUL. I HAVE OWNED 5 DIFFERENT CARS IN MY LIFE AND THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2002 AND HAVE HAD LESS THAN 3 YEARS.

MY 1999 ISUZU VEHICROSS HAS HAD CRONIC ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS GETTING STUCK 3/4'S WAY AND SOMETIMES 1/2 WAY. I'M SURE ISUZU KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY THAT. ANYWAYS, THE OWNERS HERE NEED A PERMENANT REPLACMENT PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.