1999 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

EA99008, WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON WET ROAD BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE NOR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NO MATTER WHAT SPEED/ UNDER WET OR DRY CONDITIONS WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKES AND HITTING A BUMP, CAR WILL ACCELERATE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE BUMPS SET OFF THE ACCELERATION, AND FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING. *AK

ACCELERATION/SURGING. THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON THREE TIMES BY ISUZU. IT IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. IT WILL SPEED UP GOING AROUND CURVES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. IT WILL GET UP TO SPEEDS OF 15 MPH (OR HIGHER) AFTER TAKING IT OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. IT WILL SURGE WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT ETC. YOU CAN FEEL IT LUNGE FORWARD. IT SURGES WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN FEEL IT SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN, SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN. AND YOU HAVE NOT PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL OR LET OFF OF IT. THE RPM GAUGE WILL SHOW THIS HAPPENING. THE MEN THAT HAVE WORKED ON IT HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENING. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE REVVED VERY HIGH. IN PARK THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 2,000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD AND ACCELERATED AS FAST AS 60MPH WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON THROTTLE. *AK

EA99008,BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS; WHEN GOING OVER RAILROADS TRACKS, AND AT ANY UNEVEN GROUND, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE JUST CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, CRASHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. WHEN THE ABS WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. OWNER HAS SINCE DISENGAGED THE ABS IN FAVOR OF MANUAL CONTROL OF BRAKES. *AK *ML

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP, THE CAR BEGINS ACCELERATING AND REVVING AT HIGH RPMS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE VIOLENTLY FORWARD. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR WITH ONLY THE BRAKES, THEREFORE YOU ARE FORCED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE 13 TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

RELATED COMPLAINT OF ABS FAILURE WAS FILED EARLIER TODAY. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT SEVERAL PASSPORT OWNERS (IDENTICAL TO RODEO) HAD REQUESTED THAT ANTILOCK BRAKES BE DISABLED BECAUSE DRIVER DID NOT LIKE PERFORMANCE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SALESPERSON INDICATED THAT ISUZU RODEO HAS 2 CHANNEL ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEREAS GM AND FORD USE 4 CHANNEL ANTILOCK. 2 CHANNEL IS DEFINITELY INFERIOR AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DISABLES BRAKES ON TWO SETS OF WHEELS DURING PULSING PROCESS WHEREAS 4 CHANNEL ONLY PULSES INDIVIDUAL WHEEL. ISUZU DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COMMENT AND ACTED IGNORANT OF DETAILS AS TO OPERATION OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. COMPLAINED TO ISUZU'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA'S FILES ABOUT ISUZU RODEO'S ABS BRAKES. MY LAST CAR WAS A GMC JIMMY AND I DROVE IT FOR 13 YEARS AND 240,000 MILES. GMC'S ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE MUCH BETTER THAN ISUZU'S. ISUZU'S SEEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED ESPECIALLY ON WET OR BUMPY SURFACES. REQUESTING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW... PLEASE!!! *AK

REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TAKING OVER CONTROL OF BRAKES WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. PROBLEM IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACE WITH MODERATE BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS TWO MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS. VEHICLE APPROACHED INTERSECTION WITH RAILROAD CROSSING. MODERATE BRAKING PRESSURE CAUSED ANTILOCK BRAKES TO TAKE OVER JUST AS VEHICLE WAS BUMPING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS AT INTERSECTION AT THE TIME. VEHICLE ENDED UP COMPLETELY INSIDE INTERSECTION. DRIVER BACKED UP TO BEHIND PAINTED LINES AND WAS VERY STARTLED AS TO ACTION OF BRAKING SYSTEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON WET ROAD AT SMOOTH INTERSECTION. ASSUMED OIL ON ROADWAY WAS CAUSE OF ANTILOCK BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AND DRIVER REPORTED INABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE FOR UNUSUALLY LONG PERIOD AT LOW SPEED. THIRD INCIDENT WAS WHILE PULLING TRAILER WITH 2000 LB LOAD. WHILE PULLING UP TO RESIDENCE, RIGHT FRONT TIRE ROLLED INTO GUTTER WITH WATER. ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND VEHICLE "SLID" FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH. LAST OCCURRANCE INVOLVED WET PAVEMENT AND RESULTED IN ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH) WHILE SLOWING FOR INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID ACCIDENT BY CHANGING LANE TO RIGHT BUT WAS STRUCK BY VEHICLE ON RIGHT AND WAS PUSHED BACK INTO ORIGINAL LANE. COLLISION OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE CHECK. DEALER REPORTED TIRES INFLATED TO 33 LBS INSTEAD OF 26/28 ACCORDING TO RATING ON DOOR. TIRES RATED AT 35 LBS MAX. DEALER ACTED UNAWARE OF ANY REPORTS OF ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS, I.E. ACTED "STUPID" ESPECIALLY WHEN TOLD THAT BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. CAN DUPLICATE FAILURE REPEATEDLY. REQUEST TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. *AK