2002 ISUZU RODEO Complaints

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, SHIFTED OUT OF "DRIVE" AND INTO "PARK" ON THE CONTROL PANEL INDICATOR, WHILE THE STICK SHIFT WAS STILL ENGAGED IN "DRIVE." THIS RESULTED IN A VERY ALARMING JERKING FEELING AND LOSS OF FORWARD VELOCITY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SITUATION AND RETURN TO NORMAL WAS TO BRAKE, PULL OVER INTO THE HIGHWAY'S SHOULDER, PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO "PARK," TURN OFF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED TWO OR THREE TIMES, I BECAME CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH AND CLEARED THE CODE FOR A TOTAL COST OF $350. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAD BEEN FOUND WITH OTHER ISUZU RODEO VEHICLES AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BASED ON MY INITIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS PROBLEM IS BEING FOUND WITH OTHER ISUSU RODEOS BUILT IN 2002, THERE COULD BE A MORE WIDESPREAD SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *CN

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM ALL. NOW THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE REAR DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. I THINK I RECEIVED A LEMON! *TR

LIGHT VIBRATION AT 75 MPH AND SECONDS LATER AN EXPLOSION. COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. TIRE ALMOST NEW, ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON IT. DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR AND RIGHT FENDER. *TR

I CONTACTED THE PLACE OF BUSINESS ABOUT MY DISPUTE TO THEIR WARRANTY COVERAGE. I CALLED ISUZU WARRANY HOTLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND RECEIVED SAME DENIAL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN ON 03/06 ABOUT A FUEL COMPLIANT. TURNS OUT THIS TIME(8/31/07) THEY FOUND THE GAS TANK TO BE FAULTY AND SO FAR IT APPEARS THAT THE TANK HAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. ISUZU WILL NOT COVER THE TANK. ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH FUEL SYSTEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK FOR A LONG TIME AND SPRAYING UNDER THE CAR. UNFORTUNATES THEIR IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW LONG. I AM CURRENTLY GETTING A PRESSURE TEST ON THE TANK TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. I AM TRYING TO GET THE OWNER, ISUZU, TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TANK IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER AND SEEMS DANGEROUS .... ESPECIALLY IF IT IS LEAKING GAS EVERYWHERE. I HOPE NOT TO MANY MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BUT I THINK IT MAY BE AN ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

2002 ISUZU RODEO CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY BROUGHT THE CAR AND ENGINE STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING COSTING $872.71 THE CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED **CC THE CONSUMER TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BECAUSE SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN ISUZU DEALER BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED HEAD ON THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *JB

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE WITHIN 3 YEAR TIME FRAME. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART AND WAS ADVISED SINCE I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, ITS NO THEIR PROBLEM BUT MIND. I ADVISED THE REPRESENTATIVE I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS BUT WANTED TO KNOW WAS THIS A DEFECTIVE PART. I ALSO ADVISED THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I NOTICE, A LOT OF CONSUMER'S REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. SHE ADVISED ME SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANT IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MORE THAN 10 CONSUMER'S I THINK IT IS THEIR PROBLEM, BECAUSE I THING IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE COLLISION WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE OVER $4000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE ISUZU BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

MY 2002 RODEO THAT WAS PURCHASED MAY 13, 2003 HAS JUST BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AT 32,600 MILES. DEALERSHIP CALLED & SAID THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AS I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I TOLD HIM - YES I AM & THAT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THEM BRAND NEW. I HAD JUST HAD MY 30,000 MILE CHECK UP DONE ON OCTOBER 30, 2006. AT 30,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SENSOR PROBLEMS & OTHERS THAT I CANNOT THINK OF RIGHT NOW. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. SHE PURCHASED THEVEHICLE IN APRIL 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF APPROXIMATELY 16000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 66,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS 6000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY. THE MOTOR SEIZED ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, IN CEAR WEATHER AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER ISUZU NOR HOFFMAN FORD WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM ISUZU OWNERS WITH THE SAME FAILURE. *AK

SUV WILL STALL WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT WILL START TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ALL COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE GOES DEAD. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASES, AND THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS AT THERE PROMPTING TO FIX THIS, THEY HAVE ALL FAILED, THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE FATAL TO MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *NM