1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE FRAME ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE VEHICLE LOSE CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A VERY SLOWLY TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ISUZU WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,500.

MY 1999 ISUZU ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND ALL OF SUDDEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE ROAD. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE LOWER CONTROL BAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THIS IS ONLY AN 11 YEAR OLD CAR, THIS SHOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND IS ABOUT TO SEPARATE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED. I'VE BEEN TO 5 MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING THAT I MAY AS WELL JUNK IT, BUT I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR WHO NEEDS TRANSPORTATION. *TR

1999 ISUZU RODEO;EXCESSIVE RUST ON REAR SUSPENSION AND FRAME. THE TOP REAR BRACKETS THAT HOLD COIL SPRINGS IN PLACE ARE ROTTED HALF WAY THROUGH. FAILURE IS EMMINENT! RECALL ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY RODEO ISUZU. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN ON MY LUNCH BREAK WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A METAL 'POPPING' SOUND. I LISTENED AGAIN AND COULD NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING, FISHTAILING DOWN A HILL. THERE WAS REALLY NO WHERE TO PULL OFF AND I WAS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM MY WORK'S PARKING LOT SO I DROVE SLOWLY, ABOUT 5 MPH BACK TO THE PARKING LOT (SHAKING). IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE, INJURED SOMEBODY ELSE! MY HUSBAND ARRIVED AND LOOKED UNDER THE RODEO AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE UNDERNEATH FRAME HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WITH THE REAR STABILIZER BAR DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRAME SPECIALIST ONLY TO FIND THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND VIRTUALLY WORTH $0. IT IS A 1999 RODEO LSE AND I BOUGHT IT USED BUT HAVE HAD IT FOR 9 YEARS AND IT IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. THE BODY IS PERFECT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR YOUR REVIEW. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND I HAVE TO SCRAP THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS, COULD YOU PLEASE REPLY. WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ISUZU AS WELL AS FILLING OUT YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY SOON. I NEED TO KNOW IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE HAD ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS MAJOR RUST DAMAGE. RECENTLY REPLACED THE STEERING COUPLING DUE TO RUST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH,THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR SERVICE REPAIR AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND IGNITION COILS. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED ALL OF THE RUSTED REAR BUMPER METAL SUPPORT FOR THE PLASTIC BUMPER. NOW I SEE SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME THAT COULD CAUSE ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO AND THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT SPRING AND SHOCK ABSORBER DUE TO RUST OUT AND BREAKAGE. IT HAD PUNCTURED THE REAR CARGO AREA. WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW PIECE MADE AND WELDED ON TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER THE RUST SITUATION IS NOW A 100 TIMES WORSE. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED AND DETERIORATED. WE HAD CONTACTED THE ISUZU COMPANY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT TO COMPLAIN AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. *TR