1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR SENSOR AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *TT

THE BRAKES MADE A CRACKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE TIRE LUG NUTS CAME OF THE TIRES AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE. THE EALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

EVERY TIME I TOOK MY RODEO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE STICK (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USUALLY CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES). TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE!! ($9,000) I THINK THESE MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP CALLED THE FACTORY (TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY-I PROVIDED ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SEND ME TO A REPAIR FACILITY??!! THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. SERVICE CENTER (NON-DEALER) REPORTS AFTER ANALYSIS THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM SPARK PLUGS AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. PARTS FOR REPAIR ON BACK ORDER, PERHAPS INDICATING A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM.*JB

I CALLED ISUZU CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ABS ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISUZU CANNOT SEND LETTERS CONCERNING RECALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT YET. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER(1-800-959-3993) THIS NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO 1-800-726-2700. I WAS TOLD BY THIS ISUZU DEPARTMENT THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-255-6727, WHICH IS WHERE I STARTED!!!

1998 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ,ESPECIALLY ON SLICK PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION VERY SPORADICALLY SINCE NEW.

ENGINE BLEW AFTER LESS THAN 60K MILES IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO. REPAIRMAN TELLS ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINES BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES.

DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM

ENGINE SEIZURE, SPUN BEARINGS DUE TO NO OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ISUZU SUGGESTS CHANGING OIL AT 7500 MILE INTERVALS, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS 1QT OIL USAGE PER 1000 MILES IS "ACCEPTABLE" USAGE FOR THE 3.2L V6 205HP ENGINE. TRUCK HOLDS 6 QUARTS OF OIL, AND I HAD OIL CHANGED BY REPUTABLE OIL CHANGE PLACES EVERY 5000 MILES. REPORTS OF 1QT OIL USAGE PER 800 MILES FAIRLY COMMON ON INTERNET AUTO BULLETIN BOARDS. DO THE MATH.