ISUZU Complaints

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT BRIDGESTONE TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TREAD SEPARATION ON HER BRIDGESTONE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED HER TO HIT A TREE. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TIRES ON JANUARY 4. 2005 UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE 4 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE PURCHASED THEM. *JB

I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND (THE FRONT RIGHT, DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE) AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. BECAUSE MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, I SUFFERED BILATERAL JAW FRACTURES AND LACERATIONS TO THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY LOWER LIP AREA WHERE MY TEETH WENT THROUGH MY SKIN (10-12 SUTURES WERE NEEDED ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FOR THIS LACERATION) AND ANOTHER 15 SUTURES WERE NEEDED TO REPAIR A LACERATION RESULTING FROM THE INSIDE OF MY MOUTH RIPPING APART WHERE THE LOWER GUMS MEET THE SKIN OF MY CHIN. BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ENOUGH TO TOTAL MY VEHICLE RIGHT AT THE DRIVER'S AREA WHERE I WAS SEATED, I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND PROTECTED MY FACE FROM THESE INJURIES. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION SERVO COVER AND REPLACED 4 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER INDICATED THAT ORIGINAL SERVO COVER HAD CRACKED AND INDICATED VERBALLY THIS WAS BECOMING COMMON. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IF THIS REPAIR IS BECOMING COMMON AND CAN RESULT IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE A WARNING SHOULD BE ISSUED TO ALERT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM SO THE SERVO COVER CAN BE REPLACED BEFORE IT'S FAILURE CAUSES LARGER PROBLEMS. *TR

THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK PASSENGER END. I WAS GOING 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) ON INTERSTATE 10 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF MY SUV (2001 ISUZU RODEO) AND NEARLY ROLLED IT A FEW TIMES, ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND AND GOING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DIRT MEDIAN HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT A TREE, WHICH SAVED MY LIFE. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTROPHIC. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. IT WAS PURCHASED 1/4/05, BUT IT WAS TECHNICALLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE TIRE WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN 2001. THE REAR END DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY A COLLISION CENTER AND FOR FEAR OF TIRE SAFETY, I REPLACED ALL OTHER BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELIN. *TR

WHEN YOU STOP AT STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. WHENEVER YOU PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR IT JERKS AND TAKES OFF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO SHIFT IN GEAR. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW. THE MECHANIC SAID IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE TRAILING ARM ON THE REAR AXLE OF THE FRAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE POINT OF DISCONNECTION. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER CORPORATE OFFICES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND ITS MANUFACTURER WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 06/09/2008. *LJ UPDATED 06/09/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE HORN THE SOUND, THE VOLUME WAS VERY LOW AND OTHER VEHICLES WERE UNABLE TO HEAR IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 258.

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

#1 BACK WINDOW POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING #2 SPEED GAGE STOPS AT TIMES, FUEL GAGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE RISE UP AS IF MY FEET IS ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SPEED UP ON IT OWN AND THEN IT STOP. I TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHY. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOING TO DO IT. I CAN CRANK IT UP AND HAVE IT RUNNING IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WILL RARE UP AND I JUST CUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND SOME TIME IT WILL DO IT AND THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF TIME IT WILL NOT. I HAVE BEEN BLESS NOT TO HAVE HAD A INCIDENT BUT IT HAS DONE THIS IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE CAME CLOSE AND IT SCARE ME TO PIECES. 2. ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM LOCK COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY TRUCK DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN HAD TO BREAK LOCK LATCH ON DRIVER DOOR AND BREAK DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE FOR ME TO GET OUT. *TR