ISUZU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO,AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO SLIDE, WHEN I GOT HOME I HAVE MY SPOUSE LOOK AT IT AND REALIZED THE ENTIRE FRAME ROTTED OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SNAPPING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN DRIVING INTO THE DIRECTION OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; YET, IT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM WAS FRACTURED ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,304.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SCRAPING NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CORRODED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRAME AROUND THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND UNDERBODY CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, WHICH WE HAVE PAID NEARLY 30K FOR THE VEHICLE. SUV BECAME VERY SLOPPY DURING STEERING AND HANDLING, AND HAVE STARTED TO FIND MANY PIECES OF RUST ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE REAR PART OF THE FRAME, NEAR THE REAR WHEELS ARE TOTALLY RUSTING THROUGH, MAKING THE VEHICLE A VERY DANGEROUS SUV TO DRIVE. ITS A MAJOR ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN RTE 9 IN FRAMINGHAM MA ON 12/05/2008, MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO STARTED SWAYING. IT FELT LIKE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SLIDING ON ICE. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD ROTTED OFF THE VEHICLE. A NEW SWAY BAR WAS INSTALLED, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RUST WAS NOTED AND I WAS TOLD TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT FOR FUTURE ROT. IN MARCH 2010, WHILE COMPLETING NORMAL MAINTENANCE, MY MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS WAS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE THREAD SPRING HAD DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND WAS RUSTED. THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS ALSO CRACKED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 ISUZU AXIOM ON A MAJOR ROADWAY HEADING FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHEN IT STARTED VEERING AND BUCKLING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, WHEN IT TOTALLY STOPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE WAS RUSTED OUT. WHEN IT ARRIVED AT MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE, HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE FRAME AND TRAILING ARM WAS RUSTED, AND BASICALLY BEYOND REPAIR. I GOT AN ESTIMATE, WHICH WAS CLOSE TO $5,000.00. I STILL OWE ALMOST $2000.00, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, AND NEED A VEHICLE. IT HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I NOTIFIED ISUZU, FILED A CLAIM (ISUZU CASE # [XXX] ), BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AS THE RUST WAS DUE TO THE SALT ON OUR ROADS IN MASSACHUSETTS. THEN I CALLED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WHO PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE SOUTH SHORE ACTION COMMITTEE, WHO BASICALLY TRY TO MEDIATE CLAIMS. IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS AND ISUZU NEVER ANSWERED THEIR COMPLAINT. I AM STILL WAITING FOR SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION, AS THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE FALLEN APART DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH WHERE THE REAR CONTROL ARMS ATTACH TO THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM READING MANY BLOGS AND FORUMS. WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE? THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UNREPAIRABLE THING. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY MORE FOR FEAR OF THE FRAME BREAKING IN HALF AND LOOSING CONTROL. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO, LOOK LIKE MY FRAME IS FALLING APART. MANY ISUZU OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS DON'T KNOW WHET TO DO. *TR