2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

2001 ISUZU RODEO, LOOK LIKE MY FRAME IS FALLING APART. MANY ISUZU OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS DON'T KNOW WHET TO DO. *TR

DRIVING ISUZU RODEO ON INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN GOING AROUND LARGE TURN THE REAR END OF THE SUV BEGAN TO GET VERY LOOSE. FELT LIKE A TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. AFTER LOSING CONTROL I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND EXIT OFF INTERSTATE. I LOOKED AROUND SUV AND SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL UNTIL I GOT UNDER THE SUV AND REALIZED THE REAR STABILITY BAR HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRAME AND THE FRAME ITS SELF HAD MANY HOLES RUSTED THOUGH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,292.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK (10 MILES R/T) FOR EIGHT 1/2 YEARS. AM NOW FINDING THAT THE REAR HALF OF THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IT ONLY HAS 73K MILES ON IT, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ON THE BODY AND IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHEN I DISHED OUT $30K FOR THIS VEHICLE, I CERTAINLY EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT LONGER THAN THIS - THIS IS WRONG AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AND CONTINUED TO COAST AT THAT SPEED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECALIBRATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS RECALIBRATED THIRTY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. IT HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE CHANGING MY WINTER WHEELS TO SUMMER WHEELS I NOTICED LARGER RUST SPOTS ON THE REAR FRAME. AS I PROCEEDED TO CLEAN THE RUST OFF SO I CAN COAT THE FRAME . A LARGE HOLE OPENED UP UNDER THE RUST SPOT. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED A TREND WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK FROM ISUZU. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS PERFECT ISUZU NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH THERE FRAMES AND THEY ARE REPLACING THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS FOLDED INWARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TURN SIDEWAYS HITTING A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT DIDN'T STATE IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SWAY BARS WERE RUSTED AND FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO FOLD INWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRECEDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS "SLIDING" FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UPON ACCELERATING. I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TRACTION BAR HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO EXXESIVE RUST ON THE FRAME.

REAR SUPPORT SYSTEM ROTTED(RUSTED)OFF MAIN FRAME LEAVING REAR WHEEL ON DRIVER SIDE TO MOVE FREELY AND PASSANGER SIDE IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH.FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED.WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS FLOATING TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD WHERE CARS WERE PARKED AND GOING TO CRASH INTO THEM BUT FORTUNATLY I STOPED THE CAR

NO PRIOR WARNING UNTIL A LOUD BUMPING NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE & LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL REAR OF THE VEHICLE, NO CRASH DUE TO TRAVELING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED & ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. LEFT REAR BOLTS CONNECTING BODY TO FRAME HAD BROKEN AWAY ALLOWING BODY TO MOVE BACK & FORTH ON THE FRAME, UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC WAS TOLD LEFT REAR WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY AWAY, THE RIGHT REAR WAS ALSO READY TO BREAK & THE AREA AROUND GAS TANK WAS ALSO VERY FATIGUED. VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, METAL EXTREMELY FATIGUED FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE, VEHCILE HAD TO BE JUNKED! BODY OF VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, BUT FRAME LIKE THAT OF A VEHICLE 30 OR MORE YEARS OLD!