ISUZU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH LEAVING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE'S REAR END SWAYED BACK AND FORTH. SHE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE A QUARTER OF A MILE AND STOPPED AGAIN BECAUSE THE SWAYING WAS GETTING WORSE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHE FOUND NOTHING. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE VERY CAREFULLY BACK HOME. LATER THAT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 136,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED IN 4 SEPARATE PLACES, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR DRIVING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A FRAME FABRICATION SHOP AND HAVE THE FRAME PROPERLY REPAIRED. $1200 FOR ALL REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WILL FAIL WITHIN 18 MONTHS. *TR

WAS DRIVING W/MY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER WHEN THE CAR SWAYED FRONT ONE WAY BACK THE OTHER HEARD A TERRIBLE SCRAPING NOISE THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE ,LOOKED TIRES WERE FINE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE FRAME RIGHT NEAR THE GAS TANK BROKE AND IS COMPLETELY RUSTED I LOOKED AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 20 COMPLAINTS AND ISUZU DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT , I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGES AS THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE AN MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BE BURNT BEFORE I COULD GET HER OUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THE COMPANY IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE AND RECALLS ARE NOT DEMANDED. I THINK THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONDITION, ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT IT AS THEY HAVE A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON CORROSION KNOWING THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN THAT SOON. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE IS SOME HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CHILD AND WILL NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR OR A USED ONE AND I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY W/NO TRANSPORTATION AND HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHER PEOPLE FOR DR'S APPT. AND SHOPPING, TRIPS TO THE DRUG STORE . I FIND ALL THIS VERY UNFAIR TO EVERYONE THAT OWNS AN ISUZU!!!!!! *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO PURCHASED 2006 WITH APPROX 78000 MILES. BEGINNING IN 2008 VEHICLE HAS FAILED INSPECTION FOR FRAME ROT, BEGINNING 2 FEET FORWARD OF THE DRAG LINK MOUNTS, AND RUNNING TO THE VERY END OF THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES. TOP, BOTTOM AND SIDES OF FRAME RAILS INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE DRAG LINK MOUNTS. HAS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE WELDING AND REINFORCEMENT EACH YEAR. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 SO FAR. BODY CONDITION IS EXCELLENT, AND PERFORMANCE IS LIKEWISE, BUT THE FRAME IS OBVIOUSLY MADE FROM RECYCLED YUGOS. THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON TRACK FOR 200,000 MILES AND RESALE FOR SOME VALUE THEN; NOW IT IS WORTHLESS EXCEPT FOR WHATEVER TIME IT CAN BE KEPT SAFE AND LEGAL BY SINKING MORE WELDING $ IN IT. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 138,000. THIS FRAME ROT CASE IS A PERFECT PARALLEL TO THE TOYOTA TRUCK RECALL, AND SHOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A FULL FRAME RECALL OR BUYBACK PROGRAM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A GAS STATION A GRINDING NOISE WAS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL HAD FALLEN ON TOP OF THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AND FRAME WERE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

1997 RODEO TOOK IT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED THRU AND HOLES EXIST IN A NUMBER OF AREAS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING US TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY PRODUCED AN ESTIMATE OF 7600. FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE & WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL IT BROKE AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AUGUST 4, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE SNAPPED IN HALF NEAR THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ISUZU WAS OUT OF BUSINESS AND HER INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY THE REPAIR COST. DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA09018, SUSPENSION REAR WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 185,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS CRACKED AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN BY THE CONTACT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEANING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. PARTS OF THE FRAME HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT HAVING THE VEHICLE DESTROYED DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,149. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/24/10