2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HARNESS AND WIRING BE REPLACED FOR THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 3/17/09*LJ ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 15 TIMES A DAY. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY OTHERS MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC COMES UP AS A FUEL INTAKE SENSOR ISSUE. SO I'M JUST VERY CONFUSED, THE CAR DIES OUT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, USUALLY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT.. HOW COULD THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS?? I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE I'VE DISHED OUT THOUSANDS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED OVER THE LAST 2 YRS. COME TO FIND OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING DEFECTIVE WIRING IN THE ENGINE, LEADING TO THE CAR DYING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS JUST IN SHOCK. HOW COULD THIS ISSUE NOT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED YEARS AGO. MANY OF THE COMPLAINS INCLUDE ACCIDENTS BEING A MAJOR PART OF THIS ISSUE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE AND ISUZU IS AWARE. WHY IS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF A DEFECT THAT IS IN THE 2001 MODELS.. PLEASE READ THE ARTICLES ON LINE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE REALLY ARE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT DYE OUT WHILE IN MOTION... MY CHILDREN AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH ISUZU. THANK YOU *TR

A PROBLEM W/BRAKES DURING RAIN ONLY LOCKING UP LEADING TO ACCIDENTS. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ASSURED BRAKES WERE GOOD SECOND ACCIDENT WAS A ROLL OVER SAME PROBLEM BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO ROLLOVER IN WHICH ATLEAST 2 IMPACTS BEFORE ROLLOVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE ALARM GOES OFF ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS LOCKED. KEEPING THE CAR UNLOCKED IN COLD WEATHER IS THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. OUR NEIGHBORS WOULD DISAGREE WHEN IT IS HONKING AWAY AT 2 IN THE MORNING! DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER 2001 RODEO SPORTS? *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR JUST RANDOMLY AND VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY! WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED SEVERAL TIMES FROM THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT!THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I FINALLY GOT AN ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST TO FIGURE IT OUT AND HE SAID IT IS A SHORT IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,600.00 HE SAID IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ISUZU SHOULD REPLACE IT. ISUZU REFUSES TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEM, PLUS ISUZU HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE 1998 RODEO, YET THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE I STILL OWE 2 YEARS PAYMENTS ON AND I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE IT! *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, SWINGING FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR BEHAVIOR I CAN ATTRIBUTE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS OTHERWISE PERFORMED GREAT.I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THIS IS A "RECOGNIZED/KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT A RECALL". MY INTERPRETATION - "I REALIZE THAT MY PRODUCT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT IT'S ON YOU, THE CUSTOMER, TO FIX IT." I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST ROUGHLY $400 TO FIX THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY,THE ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT MY CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS. MY INTERPRETATION - "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. GIVE ME YOUR MONEY TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE PART IF YOU WISH TO PASS EMISSIONS." *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHADE CAME LOOSE AND BUMP ME ON THE HEAD AND MY PASSENGER'S. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOLDER THAT HOLDS THE SHADE LOST ITS BOND WITH THE GLUE THAT HOLDS IT.*AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO'S (ALL MODELS) ARE DEFECTIVE DISPLAYING A CHECK FUEL LIGHT, AND A FAULTY READOUT OF FUEL LEFT IN TAKE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IN MY LOCAL AREA THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. SO IF AN ISUZU DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AN ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS 500+ WHY NOT HAVE A RECALL??? *NM

I BOUGHT THE 2001 RODEO SPORT IN 2001, IT WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST TURNED OFF THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT NO PROBLEM. THEN THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ITSELF WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WENT OFF AND THEN IT HAS ALSO JUST SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND THEN THE CRUISE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO THIS HAPPENS WHEN I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS AND SOMETIME WHEN I TURN CORNERS AND TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *NM