1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER, THE ENGINE OF MY 5-SPEED 1998 ISUZU RODEO HAS SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO RPMS OF BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 IN NEUTRAL (BETWEEN SHIFTS AND AT STOP SIGNS AND STOPLIGHTS). IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY; THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I PROVIDED THEM WITH COPIES OF NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. MOREOVER, ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (TWICE ON EXIT RAMPS AND ONCE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE HAS DIED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 35 MPH.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH REGULAR SOFT PEDAL BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID FORWARD BEYOND THE NORMAL BRAKING POINT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE THREE VEHICLE LENGTHS AHEAD. THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE ON ANY BUMPY OR UNEVEN STREET, FLAT SURFACE, OR DOWNGRADE. THE CONSUMER SLID INTO THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. *SCC

VEHICLE REGISTRATION WAS INCORRECT WHICH CAUSED THE RECALL NOTICE 98 V 170 000 TO GO TO AN INCORRECT ADDRESS. THE DEFECT OCCURRED, AND MANUFACTURER WAS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL BASED ON THE CAMPAIGN ENDING.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. IT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK, UNABLE TO SECURE A CSS OR PASSENGER.*AK

ABOUT A YEAR AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE# 02I002000 CONCERNING ABS. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. DEALER MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND NOW THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED PEDAL IS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS ALSO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES ARE APPILED THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT WORN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOME - IN FIRST GEAR WITH PARKING BREAK ENGAGED AND WHEELS TURNED TOWARD THE ROAD. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND, ALTHOUGH PARKING BREAK WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE'S WHEELS WERE ROTATING, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS "DRIVING ITSELF". VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED 6+ FEET IN FRONT OF IT. WHEN IT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IT PUSHED AND HELD THE VEHICLE'S FRAME ABOUT 3 INCHES FORWARD. THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND CONTINUED CLICKING. FIRE AND POLICE WERE CALLED. WHEN FIRE AND POLICE ARRIVED, FIREMEN REMOVED BATTERY CABLES TO VEHICLE AND PUSHED VEHICLE BACK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE'S BODY (VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN HIT) SWUNG BACK OVER IT'S FRAME. THIS VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE WAS WITNESSED BY THE WOMAN WHOSE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HIT. ALSO, ABS SYSTEM ON THE ISUZU NEVER WORKED AND THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MOST TIMES DIDN'T ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. 0N 7/9/2003 THE DEALER STATED THE ANTI THEFT MODULE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO START UP. *AK

I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED MAJOR PARTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT. FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, ETC.*AK