1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

WHEN THERE IS ICE OR SNOW COVERED ON THE ROAD, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. BRAKES KEEP RESETTING, AND VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS OCCURS ON BUMPY ROADS TOO AND VEHICLE SKIDS THROUGH INTERSECTIONS UPON NORMAL BRAKING, DEALER HAS BLEED THE BRAKES. AT TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ALTERNATOR LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, DEALER FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT 40-45 MPH, I HYDROPLANED INTO A GURADRAIL AND THEN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FELT AS IF ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES HELPED. THEN EARLIER THIS MONTH, 10-2001, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN ON WET PAVEMENT, HAD SAME EXPERIENCE, BUT NO WRECK THIS TIME. I FEEL AS THOUGH BOTH INSTANCES WERE BEYOND MY CONTROL AND I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WASHER SEAL,, PAN GASKET, ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, TRANSMISSION PAN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE LEAK REOCCURED.

CONTINUOUS VIBRATIONS IN SUSPENSION. WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE IT WILL MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE SLIPS BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO HOME FROM SCHOOL. HE WAS AT A RED LIGHT, STOPPED TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WENT OUT OF CONTROL. HE TRIED TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP; IT JUST KEPT GOING, HE WENT ONTO THE OTHER LANE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER DRIVER HEAD ON. FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS HURT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE CAR HAS REVVED UP AND WENT ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WASN'T WARMED UP BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINT LIKE THIS ALTHOUGH I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE CARS AND THEY SAID THE SAME THINK HAPPENED TO THEM. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I ALSO CALLED ANOTHER ISUZU DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAS HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, I THINK THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I SLAMMED MY BRAKES ON, AND I HEARD (AND FELT) THE BRAKES LOCK-UP, AND THEN RELEASE (THIS FELT LIKE I WAS SURGING FORWARD). IT WAS WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED THAT I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND ABS KICKED IN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. MECHANIC TURNED ROTORS. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER. BUT, ABS STILL KICKS IN ON SOME SURFACES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN IT IS INEFFECTIVE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ABS KEEPS THE WHEELS SO FAR FROM LOCKUP THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. *SLC

SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAKING AT 55MPH AND HIGHER,AFTER 48000 MILES WE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX OUR PROBLEM,GUESS WHAT,DIDN'T EVEN CHANGE A THING,WE ARE SO UPSET AT THE FACT THAT WHILE DRIVING OUR TRUCK WHICH WE ARE LEASING AND THOUGHT OF BUYING AFTER WE HAD FINISHED THE LEASE FEELS SO UNSAFE THAT AFTER THE LEASE IS OVER THIS WILL BE THE LAST ISUZU WE EVER BUY!!! ALONG WITH THE TIRE ISSUE WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE RATTLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ON HILLS AND THE DEALER WE TOOK IT TO SUGGESTED WE CHANGE FUEL TYPES AND GRADES,THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGEST THE GRADE WE HAD BEEN USING?? SO WHY CHANGE,WELL WE TRIED THAT TOO...YOU CAN GUESS DIDN'T CHANGE A THING,STILL RATTLES!!!!!!!!WE HAVE HAD MANY OTHER THINGS GO WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEH OTHER THAN THIS ISUZU..THE LATEST THING WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IS A THUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTING TO PULL AWAY....THUNK!! YOU HEAR IT AND FEEL THE TRUCK JOLT!!...WE HAD THE REAR AXLE FLUID CHANGED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ASWELL...HA HA...GUESS AGAIN...STILL THERE...OUR NEXT OPTION TO THE ISUZU RODEO NIGHTMARE IS TO JUST PARK THIS THING AND WAIT TILL THE LEASE IS UP AND LET EVERYONE WE KNOW AND THEY KNOW NEVER TO BUY AN ISUZU RODEO UNLESS THE HAVE MONEY TO THROW AGAIN....NEXT TIME WE'LL LOOK AT AN AMERICAN MADE CAR!!!*AK (TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

BRAKES FAILURE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP SUCH AS ANY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, SPEED BUMP, ROAD DRAINAGE GRATE, ETC.. AT SLOW SPEEDS (10-25 MPH). THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS ON WET ROADS. THIS HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY MISS REAR-ENDING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS, THE ABS TAKES OVER CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES FOR 1-3 SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LURCH FORWARD. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ONE OF THESE DAYS.*AK