2000 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE - LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME - CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND CANT GET VEHICLE INSPECTED.WAS QUOTED $280 TO FIX BY DEALERSHIP. LOCAL FOREIGN AUTO PARTS STORE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE SELLS THESE FUEL SENSORS AS QUICKLY AS THEY COME IN - DOESNT KNOW WHY ISUZU DOESNT ISSUE A RECALL.*AK

WHILE BRAKES ARE FULLY DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW, AND FOR THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT (BETWEEN THE SEATS) IS IN DRIVE ON THE INDICATOR PANEL (DASH BOARD) IT INDICATED THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL AND SOMETIMES REVERSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY DURING BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NEEDED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY THEN GOES UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE RUNS FINE. CHECKED PROBLEM CODE AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS(FREE CODE CHECK) SAYS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. ADVANCE AUTO MAN SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZU VEHICLES AND EVEN THE HONDA PASSPORT. HAVE CHECKED ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ISUZU SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING FAULTY GAS SENSORS. I HAVE A 2000 RODEO WITH ONLY 63000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE CARE OF IT. *JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION YET NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DOESN'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $6881. WORTH OF FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND "FUEL" LIGHT BLINKS ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY AS A RESULT OF INCORRECT INFORMATION BEING SENT BY THE FUEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL! ALSO, WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON AN ENGINE WARRANTED TO 125,000, I AM BURNING OIL AT THE RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 2,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER SINCE THE REPORTS I HAVE READ SAY THAT THE DELAERSHIPS SIMPLY SAY "THAT IS NORMAL." I HAVE OWNED CARS AS LONG AS 150,000 MILES, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THIS OIL CONSUMPTION IS "NORMAL"!!*AK

AIR BAGS ON 2000 ISUZU RODEO ARE DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION YET NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DOESN'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. *NM

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 50128 MILES IN APRIL 3, 2004. ON, JULY 12, 2004 AROUND 55000 MILES. I STOPPED AND LET THE CAR RUNNING FOR 3 MINS. I CAME BACK AND THE FUEL SENSOR LOW LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE CAR SAID I WAS EMPTY, BUT I KNEW I WASN'T BECAUSE I JUST FILLED THE TANK UP THAT DAY. I STARTED GOING AND THE FUEL SENSOR SAID I HAD ALL MY GAS BACK. AFTER THAT, EVERYDAY, THE SENSOR WILL SAY LOW FUEL AFTER THE SENSOR HAS PASSED 3/4 OF A TANK. ON, JULY 15, WHEN THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON FOR SOMETIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL I FILL THE GAS TANK UP AND DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND MAYBE THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *LA

IN DECEMBER 2003 WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 ISSUES RODEO LS WITH 55,987 MILES. WE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PURCHASING A USED AUTOMOBILE. TAKING EVERY MEASURE TO INSURE THAT WE WERE PURCHASING A VEHICLE THAT WOULD PERFORM WELL FOR US. WE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, ALSO KNOWN AS A USED VEHICLE INSPECTION, PERFORMED AT OUR LOCAL ISUZU DEALER. THE VEHICLE PASSED. WE THEN RAN A CAR FAX HISTORY REPORT, EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT THERE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE THEN PASSED A SMOG CHECK WITH FLYING COLORS. FOUR THOUSAND MILES WENT BY AND WE PERFORMED A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. IN ANOTHER FOUR THOUSAND MILES WE HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE! THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SERVICE NEEDED, NO OIL LEAKS, NO RED LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD, NOTHING! JUST A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE AND TWENTY MILES LATER EXTREME ENGINE FAILURE, DIAGNOSED AS A "MAJOR OIL LEAK, A BLOWN ENGINE" DUE TO A "DEFINITE INTERNAL PROBLEM". SO, I HAVE A PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND DOCUMENTED ISUZU, THAT I ONLY DROVE FOR 9,000 MILES, JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SECOND OWNER WARRANTY OF 60,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY FRONT YARD WITH THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE STILL IN IT. I'M DEMANDING ISUZU ASSIST IN A "GESTURE OF GOODWILL" BY REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY ISUZU WITH A NEW FACTORY ENGINE. IF ISUZU DOES NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY REQUEST I WILL DEMAND MY RIGHTS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW THAT THEY BUY THIS UNSAFE LEMON BACK FROM ME. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH (THIS RESEARCH ALSO EXPLAINED THE OCCASIONAL STALLING WE EXPERIENCED) ON ISUZUS AND HAVE CONFIRMED A HISTORY OF COUNTLESS DEFECTS WITH THESE CARS. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE VERIFIED ON THE NHTSA AND THE CAS WEB SITES. I URGE ANYONE ELSE ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ISUZUS TO DOCUMENT AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH YOUR CONCERNS THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS .... NHTSA AND CAS. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LEMON LAW AND DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS!!! *LA