2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

2001 ISUZU RODEO FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CAUSE CODE IN COMPUTER FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS, IT WILL REGISTER EMPTY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE IS IDLING HIGH. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001 AND IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP RAN TESTS AND SAID THAT IT IS AN EGR VALVE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND A FUEL LEVELING SENDING UNIT. I HAVE A 10 YEAR/120,000 MILE WARRANTY, HOWEVER THESE PARTS WENT OUT WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY. COST OF REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP---$1200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH IMPACT VEHICLE CRASH. THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY SUSTAINED PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING AND FUMES ESCAPING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE SHE WAS INHALING THE ESCAPED FUMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 00V298000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 112,121 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,983.

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, WHICH WAS AROUND JULY 2005, THE GAS STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH AFTER ABOUT OF QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WAS USED, WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT THOUGHT ITWAS EMPTY WHEN I ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT 8 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. ALSO, ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AND SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ALSO, IT A IDLED VERY HIGH AT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES THE IDLING FLUCTUATED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW, ALMOST LIKE I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK

MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, SWINGING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR BEHAVIOR I CAN ATTRIBUTE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS OTHERWISE PERFORMED GREAT.I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THIS IS A "RECOGNIZED/KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT A RECALL". MY INTERPRETATION - "I REALIZE THAT MY PRODUCT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT IT'S ON YOU, THE CUSTOMER, TO FIX IT." I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ROUGHLY $400 TO FIX THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY,THE ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT MY CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. MY INTERPRETATION - "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. GIVE ME YOUR MONEY TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE PART IF YOU WISH TO PASS EMISSIONS." *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHADE CAME LOOSE AND BUMP ME ON THE HEAD AND MY PASSENGER'S. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOLDER THAT HOLDS THE SHADE LOST ITS BOND WITH THE GLUE THAT HOLDS IT.*AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO'S (ALL MODELS) ARE DEFECTIVE DISPLAYING A CHECK FUEL LIGHT, AND A FAULTY READOUT OF FUEL LEFT IN TAKE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IN MY LOCAL AREA THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. SO IF AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AN ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS 500+ WHY NOT HAVE A RECALL??? *NM

2001 ISUZU RODEO, WITH NO PRIOR DAMAGE, WAS WARMING UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. APPARENTLY , A FUEL LINE LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS THE CAUSE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, AND NO PRIOR MECHANICAL WORK PERFORMED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RELATING TO FUEL LINES. APPARENTLY ISUZU HAD A RECALL ON FUEL LINES, BUT I'M TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. NM

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN OCTOBER 2006. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2006, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK THE CAR AT A LOCAL PARK, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT STOP USING THE BREAK. IT SEEMED LIKE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR SO THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD USE THE VEHICLE TO LEARN TO DRIVE, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE INCIDENT MIGHT REOCCUR AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED IN A BODY SHOP SINCE A FRONT PIECE OF THE FENDER AND THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF, MY HUSBAND HIT A CEMENT FENCE. A POLICE REPORT IS ON FILE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *NM