1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

1999 ISUZU RODEO 6 DISC CD CHANGER NON-FUNCTIONAL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6 NEW CD'S STUCK IN THE UNIT. ISUZU REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 3 WEEKS AGO. ISUZU WANTS $300 TO SEND THE CHANGER OFF TO HAVE CD'S REMOVED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THIS HAPPENS TWICE A MONTH.

OEM TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKLY, MY WIFE AND I OWNED 2 OF THESE VEHICLES. ONE WITH YOKOHAMAS ONE WITH GOODYEARS. UNEVEN TREAD WEAR RESULTIN IN TIRE CUPPING AND VERY ROUGH RIDE. HER RODEO WAS A LS 4WD MINE IS A 2WD BASE MODEL. I LOOK AT TIRES ON OTHER RODEOS I COME ACROSS IN PARKING LOTS AND ALL SHOW SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. ALSO ABS SYSTEM IS JUNK. ANY STOP NOT EXECUTED ON EVEN LEVEL PAVEMENT RESULTS IN LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VERY LONG BRAKING DISTANCES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I CONSIDER IT VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE "COMPUTER" GETS CONFUSED AND RESETS DURING ANYTHING OTHER THAN IDEAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER! MY BRAKES JUST FAILED THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS BACKING UP AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. DT

ABS FAILURE DESIGN PROBLEM. EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE ESPECIALLY ON WET OR BUMPY SURFACES. THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO DISENGAGE ANY SIGNIFICANT BRAKING EFFECT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, NOTHING APPEARS TO HELP THE BRAKES ENGAGE IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN PROBLEM DESPITE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS AND A RECALL ON 1998 VEHICLES THAT THEY WILL NOT APPLY TO MY 1999 MODEL. THIS IS NOT A MATTER THAT CAN BE RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THEIR DEALER WITHOUT OUTSIDE INTERVENTION. THE PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS DRASTICALLY INCREASED WITH THIS SYSTEM. I WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER IF THE SYSTEM COULD BE PERMANENTLY DISENGAGED, SO I COULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY. DT

WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS OR IN WET CONDITIONS ABS BRAKES INGAGE UNNECESSERALLY CAUSING INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS SCARYING THE HELL OUT OF ME. ON APPROACHING A T-JUNCTION IN WET CONDITIONS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN NORMAL FASHION AND A LOUD JUDDERING NOISE WAS HEARD. BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT, VEHICLE LURCHED FWD AND FINALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING OTHERWISE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ABS SINCE AS THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE IN THESE SITUATIONS. DT

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR *TT *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, PINE CONES, POT HOLES, ETC. THE BRAKES RELEASE AND RECATCH WITH THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. DT

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND JUMPED OVER A CURB INTO A PRIVATE YARD THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A POLE.MR *TT *JB. *AK

WHEN TURNING OFF ENGINE, CONSUMER STATES' ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN. CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT PUMP IN ORDER FOR PUMP TO STOP RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE ABS MODULATOR. NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND HE APPLY HIS BRAKES RPM WENT UP 7000. AND HIS VEHICLE WOULD'NT STOP THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

EA 99 000/BRAKING SYSTEM-ABS:CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ABS MOTOR WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS MOTOR. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM