2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

THERE IS A LOUD GROANING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND BACKING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON 21 MAY 2002 ,THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.*JB

ENGINE PINGNS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 1-26-01. RESPONSE WAS THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO ADJUST. NOW THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT I NEED TO USE CHEVRON FUEL OF WHICH THAT IS WHAT I USE FOR MY TRUCK. I CAN PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THIS IF NEEDED, BUT I NEED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MIDWAY SEEM TO THINK THAT IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE TRUCK.M DO GASOLINE SERO. *AK

I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2001, ISUZU, RODEO (VIN [XXX], (SEE ENCLOSURES 1. & 2.), AND TO REQUEST RESOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 13 JANUARY 2001 FROM WEST LOOP DODGE, INC. IN FORT WORTH, TX WITH ASSISTANCE OF MY GRANDFATHER, REV. [XXX]. THE MODEL TEST-DRIVEN WAS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE OF ITS MECHANICAL/FUNCTIONAL, WARRANTY AND SAFETY FEATURES. (SEE ENCLOSURES 3.) I WAS SOLD ON BUYING A RODEO AND I DID. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE RODEO, AND HAD DRIVEN IT TO COLLEGE STATION, HOUSTON AND BACK FOR TWO ROUND TRIPS; [XXX]., SALESMAN, INFORMED ME THAT THE INCORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS ON MY FINANCE PAPERS. (SEE ENCLOSURES 10.) SO, INSTEAD OF CHANGING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON THE PAPERWORK, [XXX]. INSTRUCTED ME TO EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION FOR THE CORRECT IDENTICAL VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE COLOR AND THE LACK OF TINT ON THE BLACK RODEO WAS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. [XXX]. COMPENSATION FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF DRIVING FROM COLLEGE STATION TO FORT WORTH WAS INSTALLING TINT (ROLANDS WINDOW TINTING 7800 HWY 80, SUITE 103 FORT WORTH, TX 76116) AND PROVIDING TWENTY DOLLARS FOR GAS. (SEE ENCLOSURE 4.) NEVERTHELESS, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE EXCHANGE, THE BLACK RODEO, CURRENTLY IN MY POSSESSION (ALTHOUGH REPRESENTED TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE SILVER VEHICLE THAT WAS TEST DRIVEN, PURCHASED, AND USED FOR 12 DAYS), NOW APPEARS TO BE A LEMON.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ALMOST GOT HIT 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER/ ALMOST HIT A CHILD WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT STOP

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND AND WAS RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK AND IT DISENGAGED AND TOOK OFF

STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOUD VIBRATION NOISE WHEN TURNING TO LEFT OR MAKING LEFT TURNS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY FROM BRIDGESTONE TO MICHELIN, RESULTING IN DAMAGED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN, SIZE# 245 70RX16, DOT#M3BUA3CX3101, TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED AGAIN, SINCE TIRE PRESSURE INCREASE VEHICLE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD RIDING ON WINDY DAYS AND THEY ARE WEARING UNEVEN ALREADY. ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A SUV. *YD

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY, FAILING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHILE MAKING OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. *AK *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1500 MILES TO 'ROUND OUT' THE TIRES AT WHICH POINT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REBALANCE THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACTUAL COLUMN EMITS A SCRAPING NOISE. THIS VEHICLE IS REPLACING A 2000 MODEL THAT WAS RETURNED TO ISUZU FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART CALLED A 'CLOCK SPRING' IN THE 2000 MODEL TO FIX THE STEERING NOISE BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO REPEATEDLY REBALANCED THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE 2000 MODEL NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SURGING UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEK. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLES SAFETY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS PREVALANT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DOESNT SEEM SAFE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/70R16)