2001 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

ERODING FRAME UNDERNEATH CAR. MY CAR SHAKES AND SQUEAKS HORRIBLY! MY CAR IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT I HAVE HOLES AND I CAN SEE THROUGH THE CAR UNDERNEATH! *TR

FRAME IS EXTREMELY CORRODED BEHIND THE REAR AXLE. SO EXTENSIVE THAT I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO ISUZU REPAIR SHOP OVER A YEAR AGO UNDER THE RECALL. THEY SPRAYED THE CONTROL ARMS IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE WITH A RUST INHIBITOR. AT THAT TIME I ASKED ABOUT THE REAR OF THE FRAME AS IT HAD MANY HOLES IN IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. I TOOK THE SPARE TIRE OFF TO CHANGE A TIRE THE OTHER DAY AND LOOKING UP I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS LITERALLY MISSING IN THE REAR ON BOTH SIDES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HOLDING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE, AND HE SPENT 1,100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ISUZU DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, AS THE REPAIR OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED.

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND I DID NOT NOW ABOUT DEFECTS AND IN EARLY SEPTEMBER I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND I LEARN THAT THE TRUCK HAS SEVERE CORROSION UNDERNEATH, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO STOP USING IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I CAN PUT MY LIFE IN RISK BECAUSE THE REAR AXLE CAN SNAP OFF ANY MOMENT AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE DAMAGE IS SO SEVERE THAT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. I'M NOW STUCK PAYING FOR A LOAN BUT I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. THE DEALER AND ISUZU WANT NO RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE ISUZU SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE AND BUY IT FROM ME. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE THE SEVERE CORROSION. *JS

THE TANK SHIELD HAS COMPLETED RUSTED OFF. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT RUST PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CALLED ISUZU AND GOT NO SUPPORT. MORE OF LESS THEY TOLD ME WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART BUT ISUZU STATED THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PART. UNABLE TO FINE PART ONLINE OR IN ANY JUNK YARDS. *TR

THE FRAME ATTACHED TO THE REAR STABILIZER BAR DECAYED OFF. AFTER INVESTIGATION THE WHOLE FRAME IS DISINTEGRATE BEYOND REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED RUST WAS FOUND AROUND THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE CURRENT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKING. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2010 THAT WAS RELATED TO CORROSION AND THE DEALER THAT DID THE INSPECTION AND "REPAIR" ONLY APPLIED AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND TO THE REAR LINKAGE WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. WE KNEW THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING SEVERELY AT THAT TIME AND MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER. HE SAID THE RECALL ONLY INVOLVED THE LINKAGE AND NOT THE FRAME. NOW THE FRAME IS SO CORRODED THAT THERE IS NO WAY IT CAN BE REINFORCED BECAUSE THERE IS NO METAL LEFT TO TAKE A WELD. THE WHOLE FRAME WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE COST. THERE IS LOW MILEAGE ON OUR CAR AND OUTWARDLY APPEARS PRISTINE. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPORT THE FRAME DAMAGE AS THE LINKAGE WOULD SOON FAIL IF THE FRAME ROTTED AWAY! WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A BUY BACK AT THAT TIME IF IT HAD BEEN OFFERED AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AS FOLLOWS: "ISUZU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS BY MAIL, AND START THE RECALL EITHER IN LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST, ACCORDING TO A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON. THE NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL IN A LETTER TO ISUZU ON FRIDAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE, AS LONG AS THE AFFECTED SUV IS NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS AND RULES MAY APPLY TO VEHICLES OLDER THAN TEN YEARS. VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF CORROSION. IF LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES WITH CORROSION THAT HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AND HINDERED THE CONNECTION TO THE VEHICLE FRAME, A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET WILL INSTALLED. IF THE DAMAGE IS BEYOND REPAIR, ISUZU WILL OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK "PRIVATE PARTY" PRICE." WE FEEL ISUZU SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THE REPURCHASE AS THE "REPAIR" WAS A JOKE. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODE FRAME RUST ISSUE: THE 2010-2011 RECALL FOR RUSTED REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTING AWAY ON THESE VEHICLES - UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. NHTSA NEEDS TO RE-OPEN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD WITH A FORCED BUY-BACK BY ISUZU. THE REMAINDER OF THE VEHICLE IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE FOR A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. THE SAME VEHICLES WITH THIS MILEAGE BUT WITHOUT THE RUST ISSUES HAVE A RESALE VALUE OF $5,000 OR MORE, WHILE THE RUSTED ONES ARE WORTHLESS AND DANGEROUS. ISUZU NEEDS TO BUY THESE BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, REAR CALIPERS, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, AND THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR