2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHER CAR WE HAVE OWNED LET ALONE REPLACE IT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE DEFROST FOR THE CAR. *NM

I HAVE A BLACK GOO OOZING FROM AROUND THE LOWER PART OF MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND IS ALSO COMING IN AROUND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES AS OF NOW THE DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE FROM THE GLUE USED TO ADHERE THE INNER DOOR MOISTURE BARRIER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. ISUZU HAS CONTINUALLY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY STATING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THEY STILL WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM FIRST DENYING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS, TELLING MY HUSBAND IT IS TRUE, THEN DENYING EVEN SPEAKING TO MY HUSBAND. IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD FROM THE START (STARTING IN AUGUST 2002 WHEN DEALERSHIP FIRST STARTED JUST CLEANING OFF THE GOO FROM THE LOWER INNER DOOR JAM)) NOW COMPLICATED SINCE I CAN NO LONGER OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. FOR ME THE COST IS MORE THAN I CAN BEAR...BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR A DEFECT IN MATERIALS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT AT QUALITY ONE AUTOS ON 03/05/2005. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THEY PROMISED TO REPAIR THAT IN WHICH THEY DID. BUT IT WAS REPAIRED A MONTH AND A HALF LATER WHICH RESULTED IN ME GETTING A TICKET FOR DRIVING WITH NO TAG BECAUSE I STILL HAD THE TEMPORARY TAG AFTER 30 DAYS. I WENT THROUGH 3 TEMPORARY TAGS. IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE PART TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED UP THERE EVERY WEEK TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FIND THE PART AND THEN IT WENT TO WE ORDERED THE PART AND WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET IT. SO FINALLY MY DAD AND I WENT UP THERE BECAUSE THEY DID CALL ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE PART CAME IN AND WHEN I GOT HALF WAY UP THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. SO MY DAD AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY HADN'T ORDERED THE PART SO WE SAT THERE WHILE HE ORDERED THE PART IN FRONT OF US. AROUND 7/05 MY CAR STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN I WAS IDLE IT WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN 5-10 TIMES A DAY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES SO I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. SO I TOOK IT TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES WERE CROSSED AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PCM WENT OUT AND IT WILL COST ME $900.00 TO FIX. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER CONSUMERS THAT WERE HAVING OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. DATING FROM 94-04 THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE PRINTED OUT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALSO THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT WONT COME OUT AND THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. *NM

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING OR WHILE I AM AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SOME DAYS IT DRIVES FINE BUT OTHER DAYS IT CUTS OFF ALL DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES WERE CROSSED AND THEY FIXED IT BUT AS SOON AS I GOT MY CAR TO MY HOUSE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE COMPUTER PCM WENT OUT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BUT I ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS AND THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I THINK THAT IF IT WAS THE COMPUTER PCM THE FIRST TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF LETTING ME DRIVE OUT ON THE ROAD LIKE THAT BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY CARS A DOZEN TIMES. *NM

FUEL GAUGE GOING CRAZY AND GAS LIGHT FLASHES RANDOMLY. FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE WENT TO FULL. STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE GAUGE WENT TO 1/4 TANK. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, THE GAUGE WENT BACK TO FULL AND THE FLASHING GAS LIGHT DISAPPEARED.*AK

IN 2003 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE FUEL HOSE. THE ECM WAS RECOMPUTERIZED BECAUSE OF ROUGH IDLE AND THE MOTOR WOULD DIE USUALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. IT STILL HAD THE GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE GAS GAUGES READ EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT BLINKS NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THERE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES AND THE GAS CAP IS CLICKED 3 TIMES ATFER I PUMP GAS. LATELY MY GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE AND WITH THE STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY VEHICLE I'M VERY CONCERNED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2001 VEHICLE. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY. MY REAL CONCERN IS WITH THE GAS SITUATION.

2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO RPMS SURGE OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND CAUSE AND STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I WAS TOLD THAT ISUZU WILL NOT PAY THE WARRANTY CLAIM IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE OR IF THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW A PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE SUV BRAND NEW. IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD OR MYSELF IN THIS VEHICLE. HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM DEALER ON FRIDAY AUGUST 29TH AFTER BEING IN SHOP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. WAS TOLD 2-3 PEOPLE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE ON SEPT 3RD.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A "CLANKING" NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHICH TIGHTENED A FEW SCREWS AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OWNER. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WILL KEEP TIGHTENING THE SCREWS AND SOMETHING WILL POP OR BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND DOES NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. ONE INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT ADJUST OR CALIBRATE TO THE WEIGHT OF WHATS BEING TOWED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS