ISUZU Complaints

IN AUGUST OF 2002 , I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 RODEO THAT I HAD LEASED NEW IN 2002 AND THIS RUNNING NOISE CONTINUED AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. IT HAD TO BE UNPLUGGED TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM BEING RUN DOWN. THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $500.00 AND ISUZU WANTS TO IGNORE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. BEFORE THE NOISE STARTED,THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS VERY LONG AND THERE WAS A POPPING FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT WAS THE WAY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FELT" THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ALL OF THIS STARTED WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RODEO THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED BY ISUZU WITHOUT THE COST OF LIFE OR MONEY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 01T016000 WHICH RECALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 TIRES WITH DOT SERIAL NUMBERS ENDING IN "7" (AMONG OTHER NUMBERS). I HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY CAR. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER IN THE RECALL NOTICE FOR FIRESTONE, BUT THEY DENY THERE IS ANY RECALL. HOW DO I GET FIRESTONE TO FOLLOW THE RECALL? *NLM

VEHICLE IS USING WHAT SOME MECHANICS AND NON-MECHANICS CONSIDER EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE FOR A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS USING 1. 80 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, WHEN IT GETS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. BOTH ISUZU AND THE DEALERSHIP CONSIDER THIS "NORMAL". *JB

MY 1999 TROOPER THREW A ROD IN THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE HAD THE TROOPER IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES BEFORE WITH OTHER PROBLEMS, BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. IN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER ENGINE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND AN ENGINE. NO NEW ONES WERE MADE, NOR WAS A REPAIR KIT.*JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65-67 MILES PER HOUR IN LIGHT-RAIN CONDITIONS TRYING TO EXIT INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER LOSS ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT THEN SPUN OUT IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS AND HIT INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE REAR END OF THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO WAS THE FIRST IMPACT. AFTER COLLIDING INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER AT UNKNOWN SPEED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPUN OUT AGAIN IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS WHERE IT WAS THEN HIT BY 2 OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRST VEHICLE IMPACTED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO ON THE LEFT-FRONTAL CORNER (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND THE SECOND VEHICLE IMPACT IS NOT KNOWN. THOUGH CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT-BELT RESTRAINT, CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

AS OF MY LAST TIRE ROTATION, MY TIRE SUPPLIER HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR DUE TO THE FAILURE RATE OF THE THREADS ON THE LUGS AND THE RESULTANT FAILURE OF LUG NUTS AND THE LUGS AS WELL. THE SUPPLIER INITIALLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES AND---REPLACING SEVERAL LUGS AND LUG NUTS. HOWEVER, I AM NOW BEING DEPRIVED OF MY FREE TIRE ROTATIONS UNDER THE TIRE PURCHASE AGREEMENT DUE TO THE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE LUGS. THIS FAILURE IS NO DOUBT UNDER REPORTED AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE STRESSED AND DAMAGED LUGS HAVE SNAPPED OFF WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. *JB

CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON, FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

EVERY TIME I TOOK MY RODEO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE STICK (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USUALLY CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES). TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE!! ($9,000) I THINK THESE MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP CALLED THE FACTORY (TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY-I PROVIDED ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SEND ME TO A REPAIR FACILITY??!! THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. SERVICE CENTER (NON-DEALER) REPORTS AFTER ANALYSIS THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM SPARK PLUGS AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. PARTS FOR REPAIR ON BACK ORDER, PERHAPS INDICATING A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN I TRY TO STOP MY 99 RODEO ABOUT 1 OUT OF 5 TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE VERY FAST ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND (LIKE A QUIET MACHINE GUN) COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE ABS KICKING IN. DEALER SAYS I'M NOT COVERED. HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT ONLY GET ANSWERING MACHINE. READING ON AN ISUZU FORUM (NOT SPONSORED BY ISUZU), THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH RODEO'S THAT ISUZU DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS IF YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY. MY 99 HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS OVER 3 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT NEW. *JB