1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO OUT WHEN APPLIED OVER BUMPY ROADWAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN I AM DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT TWO SEPARATE BRAKE "SPECIALIST" SHOPS, AND AT A HONDA DEALER WHEN WE HAD THE 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT THE FACT THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WORRIES ME AND MAKES ME THINK MY WIFE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CANNOT REPLACE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL LUGS: NUTS AND POSTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE ORIGINALLY FAILED SUMMER OF 2000 WITH ~42000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WOULD STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RE-FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AS TIME WENT ON, THE FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT START FOR 5-20 MINS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED THE LAST 6 TIMES THE VECHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DURING HOT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. SAME SYMPTOMS AS 98V170000 RECALL. DEALER CLAIMS RECALL WAS PERFORMED OR VEHICLE WAS N/A. DEALER JUST KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 11 DAYS, WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM 1 TIME. CONTACTED ISUZU AND CLEANED ALL GROUND WIRE CONTACTS. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN MANY DANGERSOUS SITUATIONS WITH THE VECHICLE STALLED ON HIGH-SPEED FREEWAYS WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, AND IN TRAFFIC WHERE I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES.*AK

ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. OVER $1500 TOTAL BRAKE REPAIR SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL WON'T STOP PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S FRONT WAS ROLLED DOWN, THIS CAUSED DOOR TO OPEN. ON JUNE 16, 2002 DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTARY AND DOOR HANDLES.*AKI

SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98-V-170-000. BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

2 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY A SECOND ABS SENSOR FAILED ON MY CAR. I HAD JUST HAD A REAR ONE REPLACED THE WEEK BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID OH WELL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR YOU BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. I AM TRYING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. *AK

2ND TIME STUDS AND LUG NUTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED BOTH TIMES TIRED WERE ROTATED. DEALER ACKOWLEDGED PROBLEM AND POOR QUALITY. SAID IT WAS ONGOING ISSUE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER TO CONTACT ISUZU.*AK

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GIVE OUT AND HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ABS MODULE. CURRENTLY, BRAKES GET HARD AT A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK