1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP, AND COLLIDED WITH THE GUARD RAIL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO VERIFY IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ON VEHICLE. DEALER DENIED IT . 10 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA LETTER 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER AVOIDED HITTING A FLOCK OF DUCKS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A STOP SIGN, AND EXPERIENCED $5,500 DAMAGE. *AK

THE DEFECT STATED IN ABS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CCURRED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CRACKED OUTPUT SHAFT FROM TRANSMISSION. REPLACED WITH A NEW 2 PIECE TRANSMISSION SHAFT. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT THIS, HENCE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW 2 PIECE SHAFT, I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS MYSELF, OVER 2000 DOLLARS

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01 X 001 000, BUT MODEL TIRE OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *PH

STATE INSPECTION FOUND ALL FOUR WHEEL LUGS:NUTS CRACKED OR BROKEN. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS LOCAL INSPECTION. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. THE CARS AHEAD STOPPED BUT MY RODEO WOULD NOT EVEN WITH ME LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKES. THEY WERE NON-RESPONSIVE ALTHOUGH THE ABS GRINDING TOOK PLACE. I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ALGORITHM CHANGE, BUT NOTICED NO DIFFERENCE. I INITIALLY CALLED ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS ON 7/8/02 ABOUT THE MSN CARPOINT RECALL ALERT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 021002000, NOPTIFICATION DATE 6/02/02, AFFECTING 161,927 VEHICLES. ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS PERSONELL VEHEMENTLY DENIED THERE WAS ANY CAUSE FOR ALARM OR ACTION FROM ISUZU. DEALERSHIP AND ISUZU PERSONNEL DENIED ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES DESPITE CALLS TO ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS AND VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE 3RD ACCIDENT (SEVERAL OTHER NEAR ACCIDENTS) WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM OCCURRING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT...THIS TIME THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE RODEO. I HAD BECOME SO SKEPTICAL OF THIS VEHICLE THAT I REFUSED TO USE IT ON BOY SCOUT OR FAMILY OUTINGS. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE OWNED 10 VEHICLES, MANAGED SALES ACCOUNTS IN 11 STATES REQUIRING ME TO DRIVE APPX 25 RENTAL VEHICLES PER YEAR AND YET HAD A SPOTLESS DRIVING RECORD ...FROM 1966 TO 1998, BEFORE PURCHASING THE RODEO...GO FIGURE. WILL ISUZU NOW ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RODEO? PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE ALLOWING THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. *MR THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE ON SLOW STOPS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. REFER TO RECALL#02I002000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO EXISTING RECALL. *SCC *JB