1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

ABS BRAKES SKIPPED, BRAKES NEVER REALLY ENGAGED...VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. *AK

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 35MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A CAR AND THEN A WALL. *AK

I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND ABS KICKED IN AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AND I DON'T BELIEVE EVEN SLOWED THE VEHICLE MUCH. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY, IF ABS DID NOT ACTIVIATE, AND I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT HAVE, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RATTLING SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE DASH IS COMING LOOSE OR THE AIR BAG HAS COME DISCONNECTED. *SLC

EA99008; WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR POT HOLE BRAKES WILL FAIL. AFTER GOING OVER BUMP AND REAPPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE ALMOST BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN A DRIVEWAY OR A HILL, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD, THAT IS HOW THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

IDLES ROUGH. WON'T START-UP, AND STALLS OUT. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND RPMS RACE AND WILL BEGIN TO STALL OUT.

WHILE TRAVELING OVER ANY BUMP OR STICKY SURFACES AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE GOES INTO EXCEEDING SPEED WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK THE VEHICLE SURGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 10MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING . $ 2000.00 DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SEMI-BUMPY PAVED ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP FROM ABOUT 20MPH. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ABS BRAKES APPEARED TO ENGAGE (HAD ABS ON MY PREVIOUS CAR) THEN TOTALLY FAILED AND I ROLLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. WENT ABOUT 10-15 FEET WITHOUT ANY BRAKING POWER. IF CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH INTERSECTION OR HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME - WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE OTHER ONE FAILED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE FEELS THIS WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE. NLM. NLM