1998 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, INSTEAD OF THE CAR BRAKING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I ACTUALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY NEVER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION GOING ON INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY WORK ON ANY TYPE SURFACE. THEY RELEASE AT ANYTIME FOR A SPLIT SECOND. CAR JUST KEEPS ON MOVING FOR A SPLIT SECOND. *AK SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON BUMPY OR WET ROADS. DEALER REPLACED SOME WIRING HARNESS ON BRAKES IN REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT THEY SAID WAS TOO SHORT. BRAKES ARE WORKING SO FAR. *YH

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE BRAKE SENSORS. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL HUB, AND DOOR CLOSURE IS A PROBLEM. OWNER IS SEEKING REPURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. ALSO, IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE WANDERED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THIS VEHICLE REACHES ABOUT 40 MPH FRONT END BEGINS TO VIBRATE UP/UNTIL 70 MPH. VIBRATION IS VERY STRONG, AND CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IF MY FOOT IS NOT ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL , THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LAST OCCURENCE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I BELIEVE THE CLOSENESS OF THE PEDALS CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON HALF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS FULLY, THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED BY TOP OF MY FOOT. *AK

HORN WILL JUST START BLOWING NON-STOP. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, IT WILL STOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE HORN TO START BLOWING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. IT WAS THE AIRBAG THAT WAS CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF. *AK *ML

THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 1998 AND BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS JUNE 22, 1998. THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVESHAFT AND A WORN/LOOSE INTERNAL YOKE. THE SYMPTOMS WERE/AND STILL ARE THE DRIVE SHAFT SLAMMING FOREWARD AND BACKWARD AT EVERY STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE OR FORWARD MOTION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MANY TIMES AT SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE HAS VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD AND SOMEDAY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE AHVE AHS THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FALORE LINCOLN MERCURY ISUZU IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (TWICE), DISMISSED AS "NO PROBLEM AT ALL" AT CHAPMAN ISUZU IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AND SERVICED TWICE AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (THE FIRST TIME THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS JUST A "NORMAL" CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 1998 RODEOS. IN 1999 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU - THEY SAID I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE (36,000) TO HAVE ISUZU BUY IT BACK OR HAVE AN ISUZU DEALER REPLACE. NO ONE ASSOCIATED WITH ISUZU WANTS TO ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM YET THEY CONTINUE TO FIX IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. TODAY IS JANUARY 31, 2000 AND I NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT PITRE ISUZU IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM CORRECTED AGAIN. HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. HIT CAR IN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 27 JAN 00. ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE THE BRAKES WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. *AK

EA99008, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THEN, OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. OTHER REPAIR SHOP FOUND AIR IN THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML