1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, IT ACCELERATED HIGH ON ITS OWN. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL 02I002000 ABS REPAIRS DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, HIT A DEER, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WORE THE SEAT BELT. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, IT STAYED IN HIGH GEAR. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE REPLACED A DOZEN OF THESE WITHIN A WEEK. *SCC *JB

WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED WINDSHIELD WAS SEALED INCORRECTLY. *AK *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH ABS MODULE ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO.*MR CONSUMER HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL ON THE EXACT PART THAT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST REPAIR AT A TOTOAL OF $303.93. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND ASSEMBLY DUE TO CONSTANT RUNNING. *PH

WE HAD A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT WITH A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UP SERVICE RAMPS TO CHANGE THE OIL. TO GO UP THE RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHILE GIVING A LITTLE GAS WITH THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME TECHNIQUE I HAVE BEEN USING, ON THE SAME RAMPS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. (TWO OTHER VEHICLES I ROUTINELY SERVICE ALSO HAVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS). ON THIS OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. AS BEST AS I CAN DETERMINE, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE THE BACK WHEELS DID NOT. I GOT THE ABS EFFECT ON THE PEDAL, WHILE THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD, COLLAPSING THE RAMPS AND SLIDING ON THEM 20 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACTIONS I PERFORMED ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS I WOULD USE TRYING TO POSITION THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL. I AM A AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED EXCEPT THAT PRESSING THE BRAKE HARDER DID NOT WORK. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. APPARENTLY, ONCE THE FRONT WHEELS STOPPED TURNING, WHILE THE REAR WERE ROLLING, THE ABS SYSTEM PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM STOPPING THE REAR WHEELS. (WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE FORWARD DRIVE STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE INDICATING THAT I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING DOWN THE STREET, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE WE HIT THE CAR ACROSS THE STREET. *LA

WHEN MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO REACHED ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CHANGE TOWARD EMPTY AT A MORE RAPID PACE THAN WHEN IT WAS NEW. JUST BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, THE TANK WOULD READ EMPTY AND WOULD STILL HAVE ALMOST 10 GALLONS LEFT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 1998 MODELS BUT NOT THE 1999 AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE GAUGE QUIT ALTOGETHER. I SPOKE WITH A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME SINCE MY VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *LA

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY BRAKES ARE USUALLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY BRAKES STOP THEN JUMPS FORWARD. JUST HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND GOING TO THE FLOOR. JUST BARELY STOPS. HAVE READ OVER A HUNDRED REVIEWS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH 1999 ISUZU RODEO BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS CUT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS A RESULT OF A SHORT IN THE ABS MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE AND WANTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ISUZU. CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A PORTION OF HIS REFUND. *PH *JB