2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

2001 ISUZU RODEO -- DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BAR (ANCHOR) COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING. CAR NOT DRIVABLE AND NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND THE LEFT SIDE REAR AXLE STABILIZER LINK BROKE FREE FROM THE FRAME. VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A SECTION OF THE FRAME REBUILT AND REPLACED. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 4DR 4WD SUV, CLIMATE CONTROL FAN SWITCH STOPPED OPERATING. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH AND AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE SWITCH WAS OVERHEATED AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FINE THEREAFTER. A YEAR LATER IN MAY OF 2010, THE UNIT STOPPED OPERATING ONCE AGAIN AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURED THROUGH THE DASH WHERE THE UNIT IS LOCATED. IT WAS REMOVED ONCE AGAIN AND THE WIRE CONNECTION TO THE FAN SWITCH MELTED TO THE UNIT THIS TIME. I CAN NOT FIND ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO REPAIR IT THIS TIME AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS ONLINE WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODIO REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK SEPARATEDFROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST SUV LOST CONTROL. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I AM ITS 2ND OWNER AND I PURCHASED IT FROM THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED WOMAN. IT HAD VERY LOW MILEAGE. A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED A JARRING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF METAL MAKING CONTACT. I PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION EARLY THIS WEEK AS I WAS INTENDING TO GO ON A LONG TRIP. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, MY CAR SWERVED AND I COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SAW THAT A LARGE FLANGE ATTACHED TO A REAR AXLE STABILIZER HAD COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. AS I WAS NOT AT ALL FAR FROM HOME I RETURNED MY CAR TO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE METAL OF THE LEFT SIDE FRAME OF MY CAR WAS LIKE PAPER - COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATING. MY CAR IS IN GREAT MECHANICAL CONDITION. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST YEAR. I USE IT IN MY WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN TO TRANSPORT MY INSTRUMENTS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD INCIDENTS OF 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEOS HAVING THIS METALLURGICAL DEFECT. IT APPEARS TO BE UNREPAIRABLE. IT SEEMS THAT THE ENGINEERS AND METALLURGISTS AT ISUZU CREATED A DEFECT IN THEIR FORMULATION OF THE STEEL FOR THE FRAME. THIS CAR SHOULD AND MUST BE RECALLED, NOT ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO SUFFER MONETARY LOSS DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW AND THE INABILITY TO USE THEIR VEHICLE, BUT ALSO DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE 5 MILES TO WORK. ON THE WAY, THE CAR "LURCHED" TO THE RIGHT AND SCARED HER. SHE MADE IT SAFELY BUT WAS AFRAID. WHEN I ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE CAR, THE SWAY BAR ATTACHING THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE TO THE FRAME WAS BROKEN OFF DUE TO RUST ON THE FRAME. SIGNIFICANT RUST HAS EATEN THE FRAME FROM ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT LOOK REPAIRABLE. FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I HAVE TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE BREAKAGE HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING FRAME RUST ISSUES, EXAMINED MY VEHICLE. THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH IN MANY SPOTS. ALSO, UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELDS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND FALLEN OFF IN SOME PLACES. THE CAR WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SHOP, NOR TO A DEALER - IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE, AND CANNOT AFFORD EVEN A USED ONE IN COMPARABLE STATE (LESS FRAME CORROSION, OF COURSE). I AM SURE THE ISSUE HAS BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 164K. THIS IS BY NOW IS WIDELY-REPORTED, AND ISUZU SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL! THE FRAME SHOULD BE THE LAST PART TO DETERIORATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ISUZU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE ENTIRE REAR END AXLE FRACTURED THROUGH THE FRAME DUE TO EXTREME FRAME RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY 2001 RODEO ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN MINT CONDITION. I NEVER NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE COMPLETE FRAME IS RUSTED AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH IT. I AM THANKFUL THAT I FOUND OUT NOW AS WE JUST PURCHASED SNOWMOBILES AND A TRAILER THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAULING COME WINTER TIME. ISUZU NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING IN THE YARD AND NOW NEED TO FIND OTHER TRANSPORTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.