ISUZU Complaints

THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. AS I WAS DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE THROTTLE STAYED DOWN CAUSING THE RPM TO REDLINE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CONTINUED IN OTHER GEARS AS WELL. APPARENTLY, I NEED TO HAVE A RUBBER BOOT REPLACED AT THE END OF THE CABLE THAT IS KNOW TO HAVE MELTED OFF AND CLOG UP THE CABLE HOUSING. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I HAVE HAD NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS YET! I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE GENTLEMAN THAT DOES MY INSPECTION HAD PUT MY VEHICLE UP ON THE RACK AND INFORMED ME THAT MY FRAME IN THE REAR IS NOT ONLY COMPLETELY RUSTED, BUT ALSO HAS HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT I CAN PUT MY FINGERS THROUGH. AREAS OF THE FRAME ARE ALSO CRACKING. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FRAME. HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT IF I SHOULD GET REARENDED THAT THE FRAME WOULD NOT HOLD UP TO PROTECT ME.NOW, I CAN'T GET IT INSPECTED ,MY INSPECTION IS DUE AT END OF AUGUST, NOR WILL I BE ABLE TO TRADE IT IN BECAUSE OF THE HOLES AND THE CRACKING OF THE RUSTED FRAME. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EVEN TRY TO SELL MY RODEO,DUE TO THE FACT OF SOME OTHER PERSON GETTING INJURED OR WORSE! IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT I CAN DO. I FEEL THAT THE ISUZU COMPANY SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING EXTREMELY BAD HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. MEAN WHILE MY VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO SIT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM NOW TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE LOWER LINK HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

I PURCHASED THE 2000 ISUZU RODEO IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE PERFECT CONDITION. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MECHANICALLY INCLINED FRIENDS. IT HAD AN ACTIVE MASSACHUSETTS INSPECTION STICKER. BUT IT FAILED INSPECTION IN RHODE ISLAND, WHERE THE MECHANIC SAID THE FRAME LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PATCHED NUMEROUS TIMES. I WAS PULLED OVER A WEEK LATER BECAUSE THE REGISTRATION HAD BEEN SUSPENDED AS A RESULT OF A FAILED INSPECTION. THE SECOND MECHANIC ALSO REFUSED TO PASS ITS INSPECTION, SINCE IT IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. HE SAID THE FRAME RUST AND ROT ARE EXTENSIVE, AND IN DANGEROUS LOCATIONS, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FLIP IF IT WERE IN MOTION WHEN THE FRAME SNAPPED. IT SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE FRAME WAS WELDED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS INFORMED EVERY YEAR WHILE HAVING THE STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EACH YEAR TO HAVE THE FRAME RE-WELDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 80K MILES REAR SWAY BAR LINK RUSTED AND FELL OFF. FRAME RUSTED IN MANY AREAS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE ISUZU SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE SUV'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND STALL, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CRUISE LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STARTED BLINKING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $3,000. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT RECENTLY HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR END WAS CORRODED AND COVERED WITH RUST WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU AXIOM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS PARKED UNTIL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE FOR THOSE CONSUMERS IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,195. UPDATED 10/01/2010. *LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB

CORROSION IN FRAME OF 2000 ISUZU RODEO LS. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OUT WITH A MECHANIC AFTER HEARING OF FAULTY FRAMES ON CHANNEL 4 ACTION NEWS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. MECHANIC SAYS WITHIN 6 MONTHS, FRAME WILL PROBABLY COME APART. *TR