1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 RODEO WITH ONLY 16, 900 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT COMES TO STOPPING THE TIRES JUST SLIDE ON ANY WEATHER CONDITION. *AK

TREMENDOUS VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKE COMPONENTS. MANUFACTURER/DEALER AND ZONE SERVICE REP WAS CONTACTED. ISUZU FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM STATING AND I QUOTE "IT IS A TRUCK AND IT IS INTENDED TO RIDE LIKE ONE". THE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION WAS CORRECTED AFTER MANY ATTEPMTS, THE PROBLEM WAS OUT OF BALANCE REAR DRUMS. AFTER COMPLETION OF BALANCING THE REAR DRUMS THE MAIN BODY VIBRATION WAS ELIMINATED. VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WAS STILL PRESENT. AFTER HAVING CHECKED SHOCKS, TIRES, RIMS BEARINGS ETC THE FRONT ROTOR AND HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE BALANCED AS A PAIR, THIS ELIMINATED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. SINCE BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK COMPONENTS WERE BALANCED ALL THE VIBRATION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REBALANCED IN 14,000 MILES, THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED WITH NO ADVERSE AFFECT. MANY THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WERE SPENT IN ISOLATING THIS PROBLEM, NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, REAR DRUMS, FRONT ROTOR AND HUBS, BEARINGS, SEALS AND THE MANUFACTUR OF PRECISION BALANCING MANDRELS AND BALANCING COSTS. ISUZU NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR/ REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS FOR OTHERS, MINE IS CORRECTED. I SEE "MANY" POSTS OF THIS VIBRATION ISSUE AND AM AWARE THAT MANY WERE LEMON LAWED FOR IT. ISUZU HAS FAILED TO SERVICE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE AND HAS ABANDONED THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE.*AK

I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HAD ISSUES FROM DAY ONE. THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. TIRES BALANCED, REBALANCED AND BALANCED AGAIN. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDS 30 PSI IN THE TIRES. THE ISUZU PEOPLE ASK FOR 26 PSI...AT THIS PRESSURE THE VIBRATION GET WORSE...THE TIRES SQUEAL AND THE TRUCK FEELS OUT OF CONTROL IF ON A ROUGH ROAD. THE TRUCK IS UNDER SPRUNG AND IF THE TIRES ARE INFLATED TO 30 PSI IS IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. MAKES ME THINK OF THE FORD/FIRESTONE ISSUE. MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. THE TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY...BALANCED,ALIGNED NO HELP. DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS HOW THE TRUCK IS. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE IS THE OIL USE...THIS TRUCK WILL USE, LOSE SOMEWHERE, 1 QT PER 500 MILES OR SO. DEALER TELLS ME TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AT EVERY FUEL-UP....I FEEL THIS IS BULL. PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK SO I WOULD DO REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENCE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TIRES AND LACK OF CONTROL. I CAN GET NOWHERE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEMS WITH ISUZU. (TIRESIZE: 235-75-R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-R15 )

THE RODEO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR ERRATIC IDLE. AT TIMES, THE IDLE WILL INCREASE GREATLY CAUSING ME TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. AT TIMES, WHILE AT SPEED, WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS, THE IDLE REMAINS AT THAT SPEED FOR 3-4 SECONDS.*AK

REAL AXLE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH, THERE WAS A RECALL 00V058000 THAT CONSUMER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF. *SLC

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN FRONT END COLLISION AND NECK/BACK INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS .*AK

I HAVE PREVIOUSLEY CONTACTED YOU ABOUT MY 1999 ISUZU RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT TOTALLED MY CAR. ON 09/22/00 I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC WHOSE NAME IS JESSE CARTER AT CAMPBELLS AUTO & BODY (817) 249-6662 WHERE MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED THAT THE MECHANIC THAT CHECKED OUT THE CAR SAID THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING. HE HAS ALSO TOLD MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER KYLE @ TEXAS STATE FARMERS INS. CO. (817) 831-6201THIS AND THE ADJUSTER SAID THAT THIS CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO IAA WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT ON HOLD AND GO INTO SUBREGATION UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS AND ON 9-18-00 I STARTED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AS USUAL. AS SOON AS I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR ACCELERATED IMMEDIATELY AS IF UP TO FULL THROTTLE. IT ONLY MOVED BACKWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE THE ACCELERATION BEGAN. I IMMEDIATLEY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE WORKING. BUT THE ACCELERATION WAS STRONGER AND THE CAR CONTINUED WHILE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY BEING APPLIED AND SPED AS FAST AS IT COULD BACKWARDS INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. IT IMPACTED THE TREE AT A HARD FORCE AND BOUNCED OFF AND I STILL HAD BEEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK AND TRYING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BUT THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AFTER HITTING THE TREE AND WAS BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE IGNITION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AT THIS TIME AND HOPING THE CAR WOULD STOP BUT THE CAR WENT INTO A FORWARD MOTION AND WAS FULLY ACCELERATED AS IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR PROCEEDED BACK ACROSS THE STREET TOWARD MY HOME AND STRUCK A BRICK WALL WITH GREAT FORCE. THE AIR BAGS HAD ALREADY DEFLATED. RUNNING INTO THE HOUSE STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FURTHER BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. SINCE IT WASN'T MOVING AND THE AIR BAG WAS DEFLETED I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THE KEY S OUT OF THE IGNITION, THEREFORE I COULD STOP IT. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE CAR ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WHY DIDN'T THE CAR STOP AT ALL WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED? AND WHY DID THE CAR NOT STOP AFTER STRIKING THE TREE AT SUCH A GREAT IMPACT? AND WHY DID IT CONTINUE ACCELERATING WHEN IT CHANGED TO A FORWARD GEAR? WAS THERE SOMETHING WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR THE THROTTLE OR MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OR TRANSMISSION? MY HOUSE IS DAMAGED IN THE GARAGE AND THE FRONT LIVING ROOM. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLED AND I HAVE ASKED FOR A MECHANIC TO SEE IF A DEFECT COULD BE FOUND AND DON'T WANT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND END IN TRAGEDY.

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, ISUZU RODEO WITH 9000 MILES,YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER HT TIRES SIZE 23575R15. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON OUTSIDE OF EDGE AND INSIDE NEAR THE BEAD,WHICH LOOKED LIKE TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, LIKE DRY ROT CRACKS.*AK ALL 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED BY SEARS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE MAKES HUMMING SOUNDS AT SPECIFIC INTERVALS OF SPEED, POSSIBLY A TRANMSISSION PROBLEM, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *SLC