2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME AND THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LINK BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT ALERT THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,712.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME FROM THE REAR TIRES FRACTURED AND WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WANDERED OUT OF LANE AND A LOUD POPPING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 6/22/15*CN UPDATED 9/18/15*JS

MY FRIEND [XXX] AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FROM SHOPPING IN TOWN. HIT A SMALL POTHOLE ON SPRING STREET IN VERNON, CT ABOUT 5 PM. TOOK A LEFT TURN DOWN A HILL AND HEARD SCRAPING SOUND OUTSIDE THE CAR.I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND EXAMINED THE WHEELS. THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE MUD GUARD. I WAS WITHIN .2 MI. FROM HOME AND DROVE THERE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION WE DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCK/STRUT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, AND THAT BOTH PARTS WERE BADLY RUSTED. SINCE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS NOT SAFELY CONNECTED TO THE FRAME, MY STEERING WAS AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OR INVOLVE INJURIES OR AN ACCIDENT. MY BLIND WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED ON SSD AND DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. OTHER THAN THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION. PLEASE HELP US GET OUR SAFE TRANSPORTATION RESOLVED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRACKET AND FRAME RUST ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRACKET AND FRAME THAT HELD THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAME DETACHED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, A STATE THAT DID NOT USE CHEMICALS DURING THE WINTER ROAD PREP. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED, THE RECALL EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO. *JB UPDATED 05/13/15. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BACK FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

LEFT REAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH EVIDENTIALLY THE PERSON NEW OF THE PROBLEM NOW I HAVE NO TITLE AND THEY STOLE MY TRADE OF A 95 LEXUS GS300. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER SENT US TO HIS MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE FIXED AGAIN MANY TIMES. EVENTUALLY HE SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO I DIDN'T. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND I HAD IT ADDRESSES WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED. THE GUY THAT DID MY BRAKES TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT FIXED OR JUST IGNORE IT, THAT IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS MY AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM. I ENDED UP PAYING 1300 TO GET FIXED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. THE NEXT THING WAS THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING. I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THAT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL & THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT. LAST YEAR THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO FIGURE OUT IF I NEED TO FILL UP. JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STARTING TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70. I HAD MY HEATER, RADIO AND WIPERS ON FOR THE RAIN. I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE DARK AND JUST WHEN I TURNED THEM ON THE DASH LIGHTS FADED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY POWER. I QUICKLY TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY, I WAS AFRAID TO TURN MY LIGHTS BACK ON. ONCE I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING INTO THE MOUNTAINS, THE FOG WAS TO DENSE TO IGNORE THE LIGHTS. I TURNED THEM ON THIS TIME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I KNOW I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS, THANKFULLY I WAS MORE OR LESS ON THE ROAD ALONE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CAR I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

HAD MY OIL CHANGED & ASKED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK THE FRAME AS IT HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL ON IT. FOLLOWING IS DESCRIPTION FROM MECHANICS INVOICE: "FRAME IS WEAK ON LEFT SIDE FROM RECALL REPAIR TO REAR BUMPER. ON RIGHT SIDE IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA BOTH SIDES LOOK OK WHERE REAR AXLE HOOKS TO FRAME:" THE BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH VERY LITTLE RUST. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION IT COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AS NUMEROUS PLACES IN FRAME YOU CAN POKE YOUR FINGER THROUGH. BACK TO MY COMPLAINT:THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME AS I REALLY LIKE MY RODEO & HAVE HAD NO OTHER REAL ISSUES WITH IT. I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY & HAUL THEM AROUND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS & THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE UNSAFE! CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRAME BECAUSE IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THE BODY IS IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE & THE FRAME IS FALLING APART. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF, CORROSION IN 6 MONTHS TIME IN ODD PLACES AND UNDER CAR, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, KEY HAS TO TO BE JUGGLED TO START CAR, EMISSION ISSUES, SMELL OF INSECTICIDES, COMPUTER ISSUES, IF YOU LAY A TOWEL ON THE DASH, OR PARK IN FRONT OF A MIRRORED WINDOW, OR LEAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON FOR LESS THEN A MINUTE WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, THE CAR WON'T START (KILLS BATTERY). SOMETHING APPEARS TO BE DRAINING THE POWER. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BACK UP ON IT'S OWN, BUT MOSTLY NEEDS A JUMP. THE BATTERY HAS TESTED FINE. FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USED TO GO OFF WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK UP, BUT NOW IT JUST STAYS ON. THE CAR RUNS RICH WHEN IT'S DOWN TO HALF A TANK. REAR VIEW MIRROR LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, HAD TO YANK THE WIRE OUT OF IT. HELP! *TR