1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

GASOLINE GAUGE HAS FAILED. IT INDICATES AN EMPTY TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK HAS JUST BEEN FILLED. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR IS BLINKING. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH NUMEROUS ISUZU RODEOS BUT ISUZU REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH IT OCCURRED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON-LINE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. *JB

1) ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED 2) NON-WORKING ABS SYSTEM 3) TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE SW UPGRADE PERFORMED. DEALER INDICATED THAT SERVICE WAS FULLY PERFORMED BASED ON SW UPGRADE. DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL FAILURE DUE TO CABLE CHAFING AND THAT CABLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO RESTORE ABS OPERATION. *NM

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT WORK ACCURATELY. *JB

AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ACCURATELY. IT IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE, AND I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP METER EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL MY WIFE HEARD A WORK COLLEAGUE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH ISUZU COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH HER RODEO AS WELL (DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR). NOW I SEE IN REVIEWING THIS WEBSITE, THAT THIS IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND OFF ON THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE GAS GAGE AS WELL. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IT COSTS ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR THIS PR PROBLEM AS THE LABOR INVOLVED IS QUITE EXTENSIVE. *NM

ABS INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHT IS LIT AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. NO PULSING DURING BRAKING ACTION AND I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT STOPPING AS QUICKLY OR WITH THE SAME ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING. SOFT PEDAL HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED TWICE BUT NOT AT ANY OTHER TIME. THERE WAS A DOT RECALL THAT I HAD THE ISUZU DEALER CORRECT ON 5-5-2003. THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM UNDER THE ABS RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 021002000 DATED 2002-JUN-03 WITH 47228 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED, BUT BRAKING IS SPORADIC AND INTERMITTENT. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT BUT COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED, ALL FOUR BRAKES REPLACED, AND NEW BRAKE FLUID INSTALLED ALL WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH THE VEHICLES BRAKING BEHAVIOR OR THE WARNING LIGHT BEING LIT. I HAVE CONTACTED AMERICAN ISUZU MOTORS INC. BY PHONE ON 6-27-06 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS PROBLEM SINCE THEY DID ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE ON 5-5-2003. I THINK THAT THE ABS PROBLEM IS STILL AN ISUZU ONGOING PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS IN VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AS WELL AS MY OWN EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB

ON DRY SANDY ROAD, OR SLIGHTLY SLOPED ROAD VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM TURNS ON EXECUTING RAPID PULSES FAST ENOUGH TO NOT BE EFFECTIVE CAUSING EXTREMELY BAD STOPPING DISTANCE. CAR SLOWS DOWN VERY SLOWLY. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OPERATOR ELIMINATED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE ABS. BRAKES WORK FINE NOW. *NM

A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES OVER BUMPS. THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSELY. AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. *NM

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MANY INCIDENCES THAT DO NOT GO REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AS WELL. *NM

FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. EVEN IF TANK IS FULL THE GAUGE SHOWS AS ZERO. THERE ARE OVER 40+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. ISUZU STATES THEY KNOW OF NO ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED, BUT WAS DISENGAGED BY TAPING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.