ISUZU Complaints

I ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY RODEO ISUZU. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN ON MY LUNCH BREAK WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A METAL 'POPPING' SOUND. I LISTENED AGAIN AND COULD NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING, FISHTAILING DOWN A HILL. THERE WAS REALLY NO WHERE TO PULL OFF AND I WAS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM MY WORK'S PARKING LOT SO I DROVE SLOWLY, ABOUT 5 MPH BACK TO THE PARKING LOT (SHAKING). IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE, INJURED SOMEBODY ELSE! MY HUSBAND ARRIVED AND LOOKED UNDER THE RODEO AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE UNDERNEATH FRAME HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WITH THE REAR STABILIZER BAR DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRAME SPECIALIST ONLY TO FIND THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND VIRTUALLY WORTH $0. IT IS A 1999 RODEO LSE AND I BOUGHT IT USED BUT HAVE HAD IT FOR 9 YEARS AND IT IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. THE BODY IS PERFECT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR YOUR REVIEW. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND I HAVE TO SCRAP THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS, COULD YOU PLEASE REPLY. WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ISUZU AS WELL AS FILLING OUT YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY SOON. I NEED TO KNOW IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE HAVING IT IN FOR INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REAR FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. AFTER LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS AND TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR MAKER. THIS CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

BOUGHT A USED 1995 ISUZU RODEO ONLY TO FIND OUT THE FRAME IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO THE REAR STARTED TO SWAY . I PULLED OVER ONLY TO FIND THE ENTIRE BACK OF MY CARS REAR AXEL RUSTED AND HANGING. I WAS VERY LUCK I WAS ON A BACK ROAD GOING ONLY 25 AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY INTO FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE SHOCK MOUNTS ON THE REAR OF MY 1995 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR SHOCKS WENT THROUGH THE FRAME AN CUT THE LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP AN SHORTED IT AN IT DOES NOT WORK NOW. WE WRECKED RAN IN A DITCH AN NOW CAN NOT DRIVE IT.WE ARE NOW DOWN TO ONE VEHICLE AN MY WIFE HAS TO GET A RIDE FROM WORK FROM HER DAD. *TR

1998 ISUZU RODEO, 76,000 MILES. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION, FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, WAS TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY AN CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THERE IS RUST IN THE REAR SUSPENSION THAT HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION WHICH IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE HAD ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME,1998 ISUZU RODEO DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME DUE TO RUST. UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. *TR