2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

STEERING MAKES STRANGE VIBRATING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT CAN TURN WHEEL ALL THE WAY RIGHT WILL NOT MAKE NOISE BUT WILL MAKE NOISE TURNING ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEFT THEY HAVE REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP NO CHANGE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER FACTORY REP LOOK AT IT SEVERL TIMES

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TIRES BOUNCE&THUMP ON MY NEW VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED,THEREFORE I BELEAVE SOME BELTS ARE BROKEN. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES,BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM TIRES.I FEEL THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE . I WANT THE DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES . I WILL GREATLY APREACEATE ANY HELP I CAN GET WITH THIS MATTER .*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7MT CBJ TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THIS RODEO WAS PURCHASED IN JULY. AFTER A TEST DRIVE, A VIBRATION WAS NOTICED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND RIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALESMAN AND SALES MANAGER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO TIRE FLAT SPOTS FROM SITTING ON THE DEALERS' LOT. WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 500+ MILES AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM ALLEVIATES ITSELF. AT THE SAME TIME, WE AGREED TO DO THIS WITH AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED LATER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON AUGUST 2, 2001 AND WERE TOLD THAT TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES NOT BEING ROUND AND WOULD NOT BALANCE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO NEW TIRES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ORDERED FRO ANOTHER CUSTOMER'S RODEO (SAME PROBLEM). THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS POINT, ONLY THE TIRES. WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD GIVE US THE OTHER CUSTOMER'S TIRES, SINCE THEY KNEW HE WAS OUT OF TOWN. THIS WAS FINE WITH US. AN ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO DONE AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS BETTER BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH. A LITTLE TIME REVEALED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REOCCURING AND THE WOBBLE WAS GETTING WORSE! WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON AUGUST 11, 2001. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES AND WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER A TSB THAT WAS OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I LOGGED A COMPLAINT WIRH ISUZU REGARDING THE FACT THAT I HAD TO WAIT UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHEELS AND TIRES TO ARRIVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE BAD, TWO WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS OK FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND TAT NO DANGER EXISTS WITH THESE TIRES. I DO NOT AGREE, SINCE THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ARE BEING REPLACED. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE COPIES OF REPAIR WORK. TO DATE, MY WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE WHEELS ON MY RODEO ARE THE STEEL WHEELS, NOT THE ALUMINUM ALLOY. (TIRESIZE: UNKNOWN)

THE TIRE HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY WAS CUT OUT OF THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE WHEEL RIM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE OF ISUZU. THE ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT AND WELL MAINTAINED PIECE OF US84 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THE RIGHTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD, CLEAR ROADWAY, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBSTACLES. THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE TREAD. UPON GOING FLAT, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM THE CENTER LANE AND STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS DID CAUSE MAJOR SIDEWALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE SHORT RIDE ON THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE ARE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SENT ME TO THE TIRE DEALER. BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, THEREFORE, NO WARRANTY COULD BE ENFORCED. BRIDGESTONE IS THE SISTER OF FIRESTONE WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON SUV'S. THIS MAY BE RELATED???? HAD THIS BEEN A FRONT TIRE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE RESULTED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND RELIABILITY OF THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

ENGINE DIES ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE DEFECT- COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. HOW CAN WE LEGALLY RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER? PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND, ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. UPON RESTARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE ENGINE IDLING HIGH. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AKVEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING IN MORNING OR WHEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ERRATIC IDLING, SHIFTING. NLM

ENGINE DIES, CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE & CHECK LIGHT/TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COME ON AND BACKFIRES. RANDOM AND FREQUENT TIMES. *AK