1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND DO NOT SEE IN THE EXHAUST. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE ABS SENSOR CONNECTION ON THE REAR AXLE IS ALWAYS LOOSE. GAS GAUGE NOT READING PROPER LEVEL. HAVE BEEN THROUGH 5 IN-DASH CD CHANGERS. *TT

THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS FOR BRAKE RECALL 02I- 002000 WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *NLM

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE/ABS MALFUNCTION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS - APPROX LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTS FOOT PRESSURE, BRAKING ACTION IS MINIMAL-TO-NONEXISTENT, AND THE ABS UNIT EMITS A GROANING/GRINDING SOUND FROM VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN THESE SITUATIONS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF COLLISION WITH STATIONARY VEHICLES AHEAD IN TRAFFIC. AS GREATER PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IN SOME INSTANCES THE FAULTY ABS ACTION ABRUPTLY ENDS - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS BEHAVIOR RISKS CAUSING A COLLISION BY CLOSELY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. AFTER EACH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE APPEARS AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS DURING THAT PARTICULAR TRIP. DRIVER HAS REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE- OCCURRING. *NLM

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *JB

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR MY VEHICLE (99' ISUZU RODEO 4CYL) WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY KING ISUZU IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN#01I002000, THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, ALSO THE VALVES AND PISTONS WERE DAMAGED. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT HERE IT IS, ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER AND 15,000 MILES MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN AND ISUZU REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MARK SMITH (SERVICE REP.) FOR ISUZU ADVISED ME THAT THE PARTS THEY REPLACED WERE ONLY WARRANT FOR 12,000 MILES, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THEN MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED. *JB

I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SOME RECALLS ON MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I AM HAVING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALLS. MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS GOING ON AND OFF AND I AM HAVING SOME TROUBLE STOPPING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND WHEN SITTING STILL THE CAR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. IT IS RUNNING REALLY HARD WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I BELIEVE THAT THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECALL. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR AND THE GAS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I KNOW THAT IT IS FULL BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP STOPS. *NLM

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2003 MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN MAKING UNUSUAL SOUNDS FROM INSIDE THE HOOD AND THE ABS LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE MODULE WAS RUNNING DESPITE TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MODULE FROM RUNNING WAS TO REMOVE THE NEGATIVE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CREST ISUZU DEALERSHIP IN PLANO, TEXAS AND SPOKE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN'S FIRST RESPONSE WAS THAT I MAY QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A "MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION PROBLEM" ON SOME OF THE RODEOS COMING FROM CERTAIN PLANTS. I GAVE HIM MY VIN NUMBER AND HE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I FOUND IT ODD THAT ISUZU WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT NOT RESPOND TO MINE. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO CONTACT THE OWNER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN ISUZU MOTORS, INC. I INITIALLY SPOKE WITH DON WHO INFORMED ME THAT IN JULY, ISUZU WAS LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE MODULES IN 1999 ISUZU RODEOS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A SAFETY UPGRADE AND DID NOT MEAN THAT THE PART HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT YET JULY. I AM BEING TOLD TWO SEPARATE STORIES FROM ISUZU EMPLOYEES. I NEED A WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM ISUZU EXPLAINING HOW MY DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULE IS NOT RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE MODULES IN JULY. I DON'T THINK ISUZU WANTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT MAY RESULT IN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS BECAUSE MY DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULE WAS NOT ATTENDED TO. *NLM

BAD SENDING UNIT ON 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. LEAVING ME NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL I ACTUALLY HAVE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

I HAVE 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I GOT THE ABS KEEP RUNNING AND GOT A LIGHT ON PROBLEM RECENTLY AND I GOT THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC AT DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE ABS SHORT AND NEED TO REPLACE ABS MODULE. I CHECKED THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND ABS RECALL STARTING 1998 MODEL. I ALREADY HAVE THREE ACCIDENTS FROM EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES BEFORE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET MINE TO GET THE RECALL SERVICE? *NLM