ISUZU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING APROX 40 MPH LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, GOT TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND PROCEEDED APROX 1-2 MILES TO LOCAL MECHANIC DRIVING 5MPH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND STATED THE ENTIRE REAR OF VEHICLE WAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE THROUGH ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS ABOUT TO BRAKE THROUGH AS WELL. HE STATED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIR AND SAID IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO TO SCHOOL. HE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND CRACKED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

1995 ISUZU RODEO 4X4 FRAME HAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR SAFE VEHICLE TRAVEL. *TR

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HE REPAIRED THAT FAILURE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. SM.

MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A VERY HIGH IDLE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1800 AND 2300 RPM MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THIS CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN FASTER AND OFCOURSE IT CONSUMES WAY TOO MUCH GAS I KNOW THAT I CAN OWN ANOTHER CAR BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT I CAN'T EVEN FIND THE RIGHT SOURCE FOR THIS DILEMMA THE OFFICIAL ISUZU WED SITE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A REFERRAL OR ANY ATTACHMENT TO MAKE ANY KIND OF COMPLAINS OR AT LEAST A WAY OUT OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE CHANGE MANY COMPONENTS BUT STILL NOT PROBLEM RESOLVE. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS ISSUE YOU WILL REALIZED THAT IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED BY ANY MEANS EVERYONE'S GUESSING BUT MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I SUSPECT THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS OF NEAR PROPORTIONS TO HAVING ACCIDENTS OF SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. COULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PRONTO BEFORE ANYBODY GETS KILLED. I'M SOMEWHAT OF AN EXPERT ON CARS I DRIVE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES BUT I'VE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU: I'M KIND OF AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR. I COMMUTE AT LEAST 50 MILES PER DAY. I HAVE NO CHOICE IN THE MEANTIME I NEED HELP. MY RESOURCES ARE NOT THAT ABUNDANT AS A MATTER OF FACT THIS CAR IS A FINE CAR BUT THE PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE NONETHELESS I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH IT AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE IS CONCERN AND THEN SOME BUT I FEEL THAT IN THE HANDS OF AN AVERAGE JOE BELIEVE ME THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS LET ALONE THE UP KEEP. THIS IS WHY I TRY TO MORE THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON TO HAVE MY CAR RUNNING FINE AND CARE FREE. PLEASE HELP. SIGN DISTRESS DRIVER FROM NYC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,638.

LAST YEAR PASSED INSPECTION (2009). TRIED TO INSPECT THIS YEAR (2010) DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON FRAME, INCLUDING HOLES. CURRENTLY PARKED WAITING ON RECALL INFO. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001, ISUZU RODEO FROM A PRIVATE SELLER, AND AT THE TIME OF PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN A MINT CONDITION. THE ENGINE LOOKED WONDERFUL AND THE OUTSIDE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT IN NEW SHOCKS ALL THE WAY AROUND. ONCE I STARTED TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE SHOCKS I HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THAT THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS IN A TERRIBLE SHAPE. THE GUY THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME TRIED TO HIDE THE DAMAGE BY UNDERCOATING AND PUTTING (BONDO) ON THE "FRAME" TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. POKING THE FRAME WITH A SCREWDRIVER, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE HUGE HOLES IN IT AND CHUNKS OF THE FRAME ARE COMPLETELY MISSING. I WAS IN A SUCH UNBELIEVABLE SHOCK BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL AND WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS EXACTLY HOLDING IT UP. I CAN SAY THAT THE PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE HAS OBVIOUSLY TRICKED ME BUT THE DAMAGE THAT WAS ON THE CAR WAS UNBELIEVABLE. EVERYTHING ELSE INCLUDING THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN A PRETTY GOOD SHAPE BUT THE FRAME AND EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS FALLING OFF. I AM SCARED TO FURTHER POKE AND TOUCH THE FRAME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE CAR WILL FALL APART ON ME AND THERE IS NO WAY I WILL LET MY SELF OR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS CAR IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AFTER SWEEPING AWAY SEVERAL POUNDS OF RUST THAT JUST CAME OFF OF THE FRAME OF MY CAR, I AM NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM IS EVEN REPAIRABLE, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO IN ORDER TO PUT THIS CAR BACK ON THE ROAD. *TR

2002 ISUZU RODEO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IS IN ONE GEAR AND SOMETIMES THE DASH INDICATOR IS IN ANOTHER GEAR. MUST STOP AND SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS TO RESET THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS....(6). *TR