1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY CAME ON, BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO OFF BEFORE WE COULD GET THE CAR TO A SHOP. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOOK CAR AGAIN TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE A/C THERMOSTAT SWITCH. 3 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BY 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSITIC CODE OF P1404 SAYS THE EGR VALVE IS STUCK OPEN. *AK

FOR THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS ANY TIME THE BACK OF THE CAR IS INCLINED DOWN, THE EMPTY FUEL TANK LIGHT ACTIVATES AND THE GAGE MOVES DOWN TO THE EMPTY POSITION. ONCE THE CAR IS INCLINED FORWARD OR FLAT, THE LIGHT TURNS OFF WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND WITHIN 1-3 MINUTES THE GAGE MOVES BACK UP. THE GAGE IS ALSO SLOW TO RESPOND TO FILLING, AND IN GENERAL NOT EXTREMELY ACCURATE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE PEOPLE, SAID THE GAGE IS ACTING ODD, HOW MUCH WORK IS INVOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEY SAID, WE KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT IS THE SENDING UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (REQUIRING FUEL TANK & PUMP REMOVAL, ETC...) IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT THAT THE SERVICE DESK PERSONNEL KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE AND A DEFECTIVE PART. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND IF HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY, SOMETIMES VEHICLE MAY KEEP ACCELERATING.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES ON 5/19/2003. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY HAD A HARD SHIFT AS IF THE CAR WAS REARENDED WHILE SHIFTING. THIS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS AND GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERRORS WHEN TESTED. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS, 6CYL, AUTO VEHICLE WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY MY INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND WHEN ENGAGING WIPERS AT FULL CAPACITY UPON TURNING THEM OFF THE WIPERS WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAD MY DEALER RUSSEL MAZDA TROUBLESHOOT; THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A "SHORT" IN AN ALARM CONTROL RELAY BUT DIDN'T INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SHORT- I SUSPECT MY WIPERS ARE NO LONGER RELIABLE AND COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME WHICH COULD HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES IN A BAD RAINSTORM. MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 AND THE DEALER QUOTED $306 TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING RELAY; I DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH THE ISUZU CORPORATE PERSONNEL AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALER WHO IN TURN CONTACTED THE ISUZU AREA REP WHO SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANT AND HE COULDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS ON MY ISUZU AND FEEL THIS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT MIGHT ULTIMATELY IMPACT OTHER VEHICLES AND RESULT IN ACCIDENTS,I.E., THIS WIPER RELAY SHORT PROBLEM MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR A SAFETY RECALL.

RODEO HAS 60,000 MILES, AT ABOUT 40,000 GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. AT 30,000 ABS UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED NOW ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, THE KEY HAS TO BE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING. CLICKING NOISE IS ALL YOU GET OTHERWISE. DEALER SAYS ALL REPAIRS ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND VERY COSTLY.

1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS PROBLEMS STOPPING. TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO DAYS OUT OF THE SHOP. BURNS ONE QUART OF OIL IN A WEEKS TIME.

ISUZU RODEO CAMPAIGN NOTICE 02I-002. THIS IS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN DEALING WITH ABS, COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT. THE EXPLANATION IS THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE OR WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS MORE SLIPPERY THAN THE OTHER, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. IN MY CASE, THIS LED TO A MINOR CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY ISUZU RODEO VEHICLE. I RECEIVED THIS CAMPAIGN NOTICE AFTER THE INCIDENT. WHEN I CONTACTED ISUZU TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE I RECEIVED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE SINCE THIS IS ONLY AN "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" AND NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THIS SEEMS CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT IS IMPLIED AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ISUZU IN THEIR HANDLING OF THIS MATTER AND TO DOCUMENT THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DEFECT.