1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO STOP SHORT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT UP AHEAD, AT THAT TIME THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FAILED TO RESTAIN THEM, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES, ALSO PRIOR TO PURCHASING VEHICLE NO ONE NOTIFIED CONSUMER OF RECALL ON DEFECTIVE SAFETY RESTRAINTS. *JB

THE ABS AIR PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF. THE BATTERY CAVLE MUST BE REMOVED FOR IT TO STOP. THE PARTS PERSON AT THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN 1998. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID IT WAS NOT.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE UNNECESSARY AT LOW SPEED CAUSING NEAR MISSES ( REARENDING, ROLLING INTO CROSS TRAFFIC, HITTING PEDESTRIANS).*AK

FUEL PUMP STARTED MAKING NOISE AT 42000 MILES ISUZU SAID THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED, AND THAT MOST PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS NOISE. *AK

BRAKES: WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR GOING OVER A BUMP AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THERE IS A DELAY AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. BRAKE IS PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK BARELY STOPS IN TIME. ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS TWICE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. TRANSMISSION: CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES. IT REVS HIGH AND HAS OCCASIONALLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T WANT THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT AND TWO RECALLS ALREADY. THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WHEN BRAKES FAIL AGAIN!!!!*AK

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE RODEO ON A CLEAR NIGHT WITH CLEAN ROADS. SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ABS KICKED IN. SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH INDICATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ON. SHE LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND GOT THE SAME THING. SHE COULD NOT GET STOPPED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. *AK

ABS FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CONSUMER ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE, CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR BUMPS, THE BRAKES GIVE OUT. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

THE FRONT END HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 6 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. NLM

BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE NOISY, AND PEDAL SEEMS TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK