2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. SHE THEN HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; THE REAR FRAME WAS HANGING OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED INVESTIGATION PE09030 AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD BEGIN DECEMBER 2010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE WITH A FRAME ROT ISSUE. THE FIRST WAS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT . THIS ONE IS A 01 ISUZU RODEO . *TR

FRAME IS RUSTED, THE RESULT BEING PARTS THAT ARE ATTTACHED TO THE FRAME (REAR DIIFERENTIAL, STABALIZER, SHOCKS ETC., ETC) RUST OUT AND BREAK OFF---IN THIS CASE A STABILIZER SEPERATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11*JB UPDATED 03/22/11

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AND THE CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SUV. *TR

AFTER MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK, WE DECIDED TO RUN TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE TO GET A FEW THINGS. ON OUR WAY BACK, DRIVING AT 25 MPH WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WALKED TO A MECHANIC DOWN THE STREET AND ASKED HIM TO DIAGNOSE MY VEHICLES' DAMAGE. HE SHOWED ME THAT A PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF OF THE FRAME. HE THEN POINTED OUT THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WAS ALSO COMPLETELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF PUTTING YOUR FINGER THROUGH IT IN CERTAIN AREAS. HE SAID THE DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW JUNK. IT WAS ONLY MINUTES BEFORE OUR ORDEAL THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT 55 MPH. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE OUTCOME IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HER DURING THIS TIME. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO TO SCHOOL. HE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND CRACKED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,638.

LAST YEAR PASSED INSPECTION (2009). TRIED TO INSPECT THIS YEAR (2010) DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON FRAME, INCLUDING HOLES. CURRENTLY PARKED WAITING ON RECALL INFO. *TR