1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 63000 MILES. SAME DESCRIPTION AS THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I.E. EMPTY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING OR STAYS ON WHEN TANK IS AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AFTER A FEW MILES AFTER FILL UP. FORCED TO EITHER USE TRIP ODOMETER TO TELL WHEN TO REFILL OR SPEND $500+ TO REPAIR SENDING UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. VERY POOR THAT ISUZU WON'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MANY INCIDENCES THAT DO NOT GO REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AS WELL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. TWO MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE TANK WAS EMPTY. ALSO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. BOTH SEEM TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. *AK

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 1999 ISUZU RODEO FOR MY COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY (290 MILE DRIVE), SHE DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE, THE THOUGHT THAT MY DUAGHTER MAY BECOME STRANDED (BY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL) IN A REMOTE AREA, IS A VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ISUZU RODEO'S THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TO 2000 YEAR VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CLASSIC CASE FOR A RECALL BY THE NTSB. WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT, I AM SURE THAT ISUZU WILL NOT RESPOND. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS!*AK

1999 ISUZU RODEO: FUEL GUAGE FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GUAGE READS EMPTY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF FUEL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON A FULL TANK, THE GUAGE SAYS HALF EMPTY. THE ENGINE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFICULTLY STARTING 80% OF THE TIME. *JB

NHTSA RECALL 021002000/ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *AK *LA

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF, SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GAS UP EVERY OTHER DAY SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS LIKE I DID ONE MORNING JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE. IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE ISUZU RODEO'S PLEASE LET ME KNOW.*AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED REVVING UP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, WITH RPM'S INCREASING AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE ABS. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE BACK FOR PROBLEM ON MARCH 5,2003, THEY SAID COULD FIND NOTHING TO INDICATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM AND THAT IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION. MY LOCAL NEWS STATION SHOWED PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLE THAT RESULTED IN CRASHES/INJURIES. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC ON SOME BILLBOARD, NOR DO I WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS. WONDER IF PROBLEMS ON OTHER VEHICLES HAPPENED AFTER REPLACING ABS?

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, MY SUV (1999 ISUZU RODEO) BEGAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BLOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OIL. DOCUMENTED RECORDS SHOW THAT 5 QUARTS WERE REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO (2500 MILES). THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY APPROX EVERY 3000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURE SUGGEST CHANGING EVERY 7500 MILES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT FROM THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PRIOR TO DISASTER, NO HISTORY OF PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND NO INDICATION OF AN OIL LEAK. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $6000-$8500 FOR A REFURBISHED OR NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 81000 MILES AND NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY ANY LONGER. FROM RESEARCHING ON THE WEB AND THIS SITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON INCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY NOTIFICATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, AND THE COMPANIES (ISUZU/HONDA) HAVE DONE NOTHING TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND RISKS. I RECOMMEND AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND POSSIBLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR NEGLIGENCE.

DISPUTE WITH REGARD TO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NEGLIGENT SERVICE PERFORMED ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO. *PH THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY WHICH CAUSED THE RPM'S TO RACE UP AND DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE SURGED IN GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE IAC MOTOR, SENSOR AND ASM SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL SMELL, IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE TWO BOLTS WHICH HELD A FUEL BRACKET AND HOSE ON THE BACK IF THE INTAKE. AFTER THE CONSTANT SURGING OF THE VEHICLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB