2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. ON 7-24-2010 MY WIFE WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A FREEWAY IN COLUMBUS OH WHEN SHE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CLAIMING THAT IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS WORKING AGAINST HER STEERING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING CRASH. ISUZU SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

RUST ON MY ISUZU RODEOS REAR FRAME. NOTHING AS OF YET HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH RODEO'S & AMIGO'S. ISUZU NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH ONLY 134,000 MILES ON IT ... ENGINE IS PERFECTLY FINE, NOTHING WRONG AT ALL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M DRIVING BACK FROM THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN WESTERN PA TO MY RESIDENCE ABOUT 45 MILES AWAY ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH ABOUT 5 VERY CLOSE FRIENDS IN THE CAR, AND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED-OFF ... WE'RE LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AS WE WERE JUST EXISTING THE AIRPORT PREMISES AND NOT ON THE SPEED LIMIT 55 HIGHWAY YET. EVEN GOING ONLY 20 - 30 MPH, I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND EVERYONE IN THE CAR WAS VERY SCARED ... IT WAS AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON SHEETS OF ICE MEANWHILE IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER! I WEAVED IN AND OUT OF LANES OF SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC (THANK GOD) AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND LIMP MY WAY GOING 5-10 MPH TO THE NEAREST EXIT, CALL A TOW TRUCK, SPEND $200 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO ONLY FIND OUT IT NEEDED TO BE TRASHED AS THE WHOLE ENTIRE SUSPENSION/UNDERCARRIAGE/FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED! THE VEHICLE IS NOT A FLOOD CAR! HOWEVER, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THE TITANIC AFTER SITTING IN SALT WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF AN OCEAN FOR DECADES! THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME AND AFTER EXAMINING THE OTHER SIDE'S CONTROL ARM, WITH ONE MINOR KICK OR PULL THAT ONE IS READY TO PULL OFF AS WELL! IT'S HANGING ON BY A SMALL TINY PIECE OF METAL THAT'S NOT COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. WITH A KICK IT'LL FALL RIGHT OFF, TOO. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AND I HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN, NO TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T GET ANY MONEY TO SELL A CAR WITH NO FRAME! IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A CAR ONLY 9 YEARS OLD CAN RUST LIKE IT'S 100 YEARS OLD. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND NEED SOME ASSISTANCE AND JUSTICE. THANK YOU. *TR

FRAME DETERIORATION REPORTED BY MY MECHANIC, STEPS WERE TAKEN TO REINFORCE THE FRAME. AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO THE FRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO FALL OFF DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE THEN SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY DUE TO MYEMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVER TRAINING I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE PICTURES OF FAULTY FRAME AND SUSPENSION CONNECTION. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS ROTTING AWAY. THE FRAME CRACKED IN LATE 2008 AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED, WITH A COST TO ME. WHEN THE FRAME BROKE THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHICH PUTS PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS WELDED AT MY EXPENSE. THAT HAS COMPROMISED THE STRENGTH OF THE FRAME. IT SINCE HAS NEEDED TO BE WELDED AN ADDITIONAL TIME, THE MOST RECENT, LAST MONTH. MY CAR REPAIRMAN HAS STATED THAT THIS FRAME WILL NEED TO BE WELDED ONCE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WEAK AREAS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SPECIFIC MODEL YEARS OF THE ISUZU RODEO. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS ROTTING AWAY. THE FRAME CRACKED IN LATE 2008 AS I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY, IT WAS A VERY HARROWING EXPERIENCE. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THAT HAS COMPROMISED THE STRENGTH OF THE FRAME. IT SINCE HAS NEEDED TO BE WELDED AN ADDITIONAL TIME, THE MOST RECENT, LAST MONTH. MY CAR REPAIRMAN HAS STATED THAT THIS FRAME WILL NEED TO BE WELDED ONCE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WEAK AREAS. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTING AWAY. THE CAR IS GARAGED ALL DAY AND HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. IT IS VERY RARELY OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SPECIFIC MODEL YEARS OF THE ISUZU RODEO--THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. *TR

MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST. IN CONTACTING OTHER OWNERS OF ISUZU RODEOS AROUND THE SAME MODEL/YEAR, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND I DO NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE LEFT TRAILING ARM HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY ISUZU RODEO FROM THE STORE AND WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER I LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR END! I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND REALIZED MY FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 2 YEARS AND I WAS TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED!!! *TR