2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT BRIDGESTONE TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TREAD SEPARATION ON HER BRIDGESTONE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED HER TO HIT A TREE. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TIRES ON JANUARY 4. 2005 UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE 4 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE PURCHASED THEM. *JB

I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND (THE FRONT RIGHT, DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE) AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. BECAUSE MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, I SUFFERED BILATERAL JAW FRACTURES AND LACERATIONS TO THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY LOWER LIP AREA WHERE MY TEETH WENT THROUGH MY SKIN (10-12 SUTURES WERE NEEDED ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FOR THIS LACERATION) AND ANOTHER 15 SUTURES WERE NEEDED TO REPAIR A LACERATION RESULTING FROM THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH RIPPING APART WHERE THE LOWER GUMS MEET THE SKIN OF MY CHIN. BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ENOUGH TO TOTAL MY VEHICLE RIGHT AT THE DRIVER'S AREA WHERE I WAS SEATED, I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND PROTECTED MY FACE FROM THESE INJURIES. *TR

THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK PASSENGER END. I WAS GOING 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) ON INTERSTATE 10 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF MY SUV (2001 ISUZU RODEO) AND NEARLY ROLLED IT A FEW TIMES, ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND AND GOING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DIRT MEDIAN HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT A TREE, WHICH SAVED MY LIFE. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTROPHIC. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. IT WAS PURCHASED 1/4/05, BUT IT WAS TECHNICALLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE TIRE WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN 2001. THE REAR END DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY A COLLISION CENTER AND FOR FEAR OF TIRE SAFETY, I REPLACED ALL OTHER BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE TRAILING ARM ON THE REAR AXLE OF THE FRAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE POINT OF DISCONNECTION. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER CORPORATE OFFICES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND ITS MANUFACTURER WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 06/09/2008. *LJ UPDATED 06/09/08

THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR JUST RANDOMLY AND VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY! WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED SEVERAL TIMES FROM THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT!THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I FINALLY GOT AN ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST TO FIGURE IT OUT AND HE SAID IT IS A SHORT IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,600.00 HE SAID IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ISUZU SHOULD REPLACE IT. ISUZU REFUSES TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEM, PLUS ISUZU HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE 1998 RODEO, YET THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE I STILL OWE 2 YEARS PAYMENTS ON AND I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE IT! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN MARCH 2002. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, I NOTICED THAT MY GAS LIGHT WOULD SHOW EMPTY EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE FILL UP. THE ONLY WAY I HAD TO DETERMINE IF I NEEDED FUEL WAS BY RESETTING MY TRIPOMETER EACH TIME I FILLED UP. I WAS OKAY WITH DOING THAT FOR YEARS UNTIL IN 2006 WHEN I NEEDED TO RENEW BY REGISTRATION, I COULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. WHEN THEY DETERMINED WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL LINE. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER AND HAD TO PAY OVER $800.00 TO HAVE A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT PUT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN CASE FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF 2001 ISUZU RODEO OWNERS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS NEVER A RECALL ISSUE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I THINK THE CAR MANUFACTURER SO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER AND FIX ALL OF THE CARS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN JUST A FLUKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REDUCED POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,135 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,130.

WE PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO USED FROM A DEALER IN 2002. THE FUEL GAGE STARTED FALLING TO EMPTY TRIGGERING THE GAS LIGHT TO COME ON ALONG WITH THE CEL, SINCE IT WASN'T A MAJOR PROBLEM WE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED SINCE BEING QUOTED OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR UNIT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND ISUZU IS NOT PICKING UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING THIS. NOW BECAUSE WE CAN'T PASS EMISSIONS WITH THE CEL ON WE ARE FORCED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SPORADICALLY ENGAGES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE FAILURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. AFTER THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET, IT STOPS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE WHEEL SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02I002000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE, WHICH COULD COST MORE THAN $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. RECALL NUMBER 00V298000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,196 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.