1994 Isuzu Rodeo

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD, HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL VEHICLE COMPLETELY WARMS UP BEFORE PEDAL WILL MOVE. *AK

• 12/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V034001) BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $400 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THUS FAR AND WE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/21/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TRUCK JUST DIED ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/17/1994· POWER TRAIN

  4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO ENGAGE IN SNOW. *SKD

• 12/15/1994· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT KNOB FAILED. *SKD

• 12/11/1996· SUSPENSION

  REAR OF VEHICLE LOST CONTROL TWICE WHILE TURNING, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY.

• 12/06/1995· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD BROKE; LOST TOTAL CONTROL; BACKEND SPUN AROUND, CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

• 12/06/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CAM PLUG FAILED PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

• 12/03/1997· VISIBILITY

  BACK WINDOW: WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING A BUMP ON ROAD OR HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW FLIES OPEN. *AK

• 12/01/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OIL LEAKS FROM THE CAMSHAFT.

• 11/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES ARE GRABBING PUTTING STRAIN ON POWERTRAIN. TT

• 11/20/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN GOING DOWNHILL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WITH USING THE BRAKES OR EMERGENCY BRAKES. *AK *JB

• 11/20/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT

• 11/19/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

• 11/14/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SHORT IN DASH WIRING HARNESS. *AK

• 11/14/1994· STRUCTURE

  KEY UNABLE TO LOCK GLOVE BOX. *AK

• 11/09/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE CABLE WAS CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STAY ENGAGED AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMERTHOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK *TC

• 11/08/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERMOSTAT FAILED. *AK

• 10/23/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. *AK

• 10/17/1994· VISIBILITY

  DEFROSTER FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 10/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITYFire

  ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY RODEO SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING SO WE TOOK THE CONTROL OUT THINKING THAT MAYBE THE WIRES VIBRATED LOOSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHEN WE REMOVED THE CONTROL THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTROL OR THE WIRING THAT WE COULD SEE BY JUST LOOKING AT IT SO WE OPENED THE FUSE BOX THAT IS UNDER THE DASH AND FOUND THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE WINDOWS. THE POWER WINDOW FUSE IS A LARGE BOX LOOKING THING(NOT A REGULAR FUSE) WITH A RED BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE THAT WAS POPPED OUT SO WE PUSHED THE BUTTON BACK IN AND THE WINDOWS BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. AFTER USING THEM FOUR OR FIVE TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WORKED WE TURNED OF THE IGNITION AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. TODAY WHEN WE STARTED THE TRUCK EVERYTHING WAS FINE THEN AFTER LETTING IT RUN FOR 5-10 MINUTES I WENT TO GET INTO IT AND THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF SMOKE WE IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND THEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DOOR WE REMOVED THE CONTROL AND THE WIRES WERE MELTED PRETTY BAD. WE THEN LOOKED IN THE FUSE BOX TO SEE IF THE FUSE HAD POPPED AGAIN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE HAD STARTED BURNING AND WAS MELTED INTO THE FUSE BOX. WE TRIED TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO BADLY MELTED INTO THE FUSE BOX IT CRUMBLED WHEN WE TRIED TO REMOVE IT. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT TO ANYONE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT IS SATURDAY AND THE DEALER ISN'T OPEN TODAY. *NM

• 10/04/1999· WHEELS

  TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THAT LUGS: NUTS SNAPPED OFF. IF CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE IT OFF. *AK *ML

• 09/25/2006· TIRES

  I WAS NORTH BOUND ON VIRGINIA 220 APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF MARTINSVILLE, VA RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL IN NORTH CAROLINA. I EXPERIENCED A LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION FOR A 3 OR 4 SECOND PERIOD THAT INCREASED IN AMPLITUDE UNTIL THERE WAS A VIOLENT EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I RECOVERED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND STEERED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I NOTICED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIRE DEBRIS IN THE LANE I WAS TRAVELING IN. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD AND CORD SEPARATION FAILURE. THE TIRE CONTINUED TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE. VIRGINIA STATE TROOPER E.J. O''CONNELL WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND AFTERMATH AND PULLED IN BEHIND ME TO MAKE SURE I WAS UNINJURED. TROOPER O''CONNELL DEPLOYED FLARES AND PROVIDED TRAFFIC CONTROL WHILE I CHANGED THE TIRE. I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN NORTH CAROLINA IN LATE 2001 OR EARLY 2002 FROM A LOCAL BP GARAGE, GARYS BP ON HWY 64 IN LEXINGTON, NC. I DIDN'T RETAIN THE RECEIPT. I DIDN'T INSTALL THEM UNTIL 2005. THEY WERE IN DRY STORAGE IN THE LOFT ABOVE MY GARAGE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FAILED. THE TIRES ON MY RODEO HAD 34 PSI COLD PRESSURE AND WERE NOT OVER INFLATED. *JB

• 09/23/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE/STARTER/CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *AK

• 09/19/1996· VISIBILITY

  BACK WINDOW SWINGS OPEN DUE TO A FAILED LATCH.

• 08/31/1998· WHEELS

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LUG NUT STUDS THEY BREAK.

• 08/31/1995· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STICKS.

• 08/29/2000· TIRES

  TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WHERE PROPERLY INFLATED AND WHERE DRIVEN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND BECUASE THE TIRES WHERE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH A LITTLE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM THEY REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO FOUUND ANOTHER BAD TIRE WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE TIRES DID THE SAME THING THAT THE FIRESTONE RECALLED TIRES WHERE DOING. ALTHOUGH THEY WHERE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE NOR WHERE THEY MADE AT THE SAME PLANT AS THE RECALLED TIRES, I BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE ALSO DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS WELL SO AS TO AVOID OTHER POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS. IT IS A HORRIBLE COOINCIDENCE THAT THESE TIRES ARE MADE BY FIRESTONE AND HAD TREAD SEPARATIONS AS WELL AS THE RECALLED TIRES. MY GOAL HERE IS TO SIMPLY REPORT THE INCIDENT IN THE HOPE THAT THE SAFETY OF ALL CITIZENS ARE CONSIDERED BY INVESTIGATING AND POSSIBLY RECALLING THESE TIRES AS WELL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2257R15 )

• 08/29/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR REGULATOR OVERCHARGED, CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS $2,000. ISUZU INDICATED 1994 ISUZU RODEOS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT OUR VIN WAS NOT WITHIN RECALL. I MAINTAIN THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CONFINED TO THOSE

• 08/25/1995· POWER TRAINCrash

  AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHEN LEFT IN IDLE IN PARK, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS DUE TO GEAR SHIFT POPPED IN REVERSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 08/18/1994· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN LOOSE. *SD

• 08/15/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEM GETTING RECALL WORK PERFORMED. ALRAM SYSTEM INSTALLED BY DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING FOR THIS SYSTEM*AK

• 08/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN POPPED THE HOOD TO GET OIL CHANGE,-THE MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE. *AK

• 08/03/1995· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING, REAR HATCH WINDOW LATCH MALFUNCTIONS AND WINDOW OPENS AT WILL. TT

• 07/23/1998· WHEELS

  WHEEL LUGS/BOLTS BROKE OFF. (QCAW)

• 07/20/1999· TIRES,WHEELS

  ORIGINAL LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE HARD TO GET OFF THE VEHICLE. LUG BOLT THREADS ARE TOO SOFT AND MAKES CHANGING A TIRE IMPOSSIBLE. OWNER BELIEVES THE LUG NUTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK *ML

• 07/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. *AK

• 07/11/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CAMSHAFT SEAL END PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE COMPONENT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,600 UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAM SHAFT SEAL PLUG CAME OUT AGAIN CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON THE EXHAUST, WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/02/11

• 07/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE WINTER OF 1998 WHEN I FIRST MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLDER NEBRASKA AND NOW IN KENTUCKY. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN WINTER TIME AFTER A COLD START (NEVER GOT COLD ENOUGH IN CALIFORNIA). THE BRAKES ARE FROZEN FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP AND THEN FINALLY GIVE SLOWLY. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE LEARNED TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE BY LETTING THE CAR WARM IDLE. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INSTANCES AS IN THIS LAST WINTER WHERE I WAS IN A HURRY AND FORGOT TO LET IT WARM UP WITH THE RESULT OF GOING DOWNHILL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BREAK AT WILL. I HAVE CHECKED WITH VARIOUS MECHANICS AND NONE HAD HEARD OF SUCH A CONDITION. AS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DROP OFF THE CAR SO FAR LONG ENOUGH TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, I REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IF THERE HAS BEEN A DIAGNOSIS, SINCE I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINT FROM SOMEONE FROM ALASKA ON THIS SITE, PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

• 07/11/1995· POWER TRAIN

  AUTO-TRANS WILL DROP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 07/08/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE DESCENDING FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE/SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, VEHICLE POPPED BACK INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

• 07/05/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED AND FUSED ITSELF INTERNALLY BECOMING MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY INOPERATIVE. USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE AND 10 AMP FUSE (FUSE 1) DID NOT BLOW. IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN OPERATION OR THE LAST TIME THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF SINCE WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL FIRST TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE LIGHTS THAT NIGHT. WE DID HEAR OR SMELL THE FAILURE WHEN IT TOOK PLACE. SEEMS LIKE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.*AK

• 07/05/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  POWER LOCKS DO NOT STAY IN ADJUSTMENT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND REAR TAILGATE LATCHES. THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY EXHIBIT THE PROBLEMS AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. THE TAILGATE LATCH RELEASES THE REAR WINDOW WHILE DRIVING USUALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP BUT SOMETIMES OUT OF THE BLUE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE LATCH IS OPENED LAST USING THE KEY ON THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE LATCH IS OPENED ELECTRONICALLY I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR EITHER DOES NOT UNLOCK OR DOES NOT LOCK ( ABOUT 30-50% OF THE TIME ) EVEN AFTER BEING READJUSTED BY THE DEALER. THE HOOD LATCH IS A LOOSE FIT AND ALLOWS THE HOOD TO VIBRATE AND BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.*AK

• 07/05/2003· POWER TRAIN

  ON VERY HOT DAYS, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ACTIVATED WHEN FIRST SHIFTING GEARS INTO OR OUT OF REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS HIGHLY INTERMITTENT ( THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES NOW ) AND ONLY STARTED A YEAR AGO (VEHICLE AGE 8 YRS). AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. CHECKING THE ERROR INDICATOR MESSAGE INDICATES THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GEAR SELECTION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO MY ISUZU SHOP MANUAL @1993, PART NO 2-90994-072-0 THE ERROR IS DTC CODE #54 "MODE SWITCH ILLEGAL POSITION". CYCLING THE IGNITION AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES USUALLY CLEARS THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS LEFT THE CAR STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT SO FAR HAS NOT LED TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR TAILLIGHT OR FUSE IN THE CIRCUIT BUT DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILING COMPONENT. I BROUGHT THIS TO A SHOP ONCE AND THEY SAID IT REQUIRED OPENING THE TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH DIFFERS FROM MY SHOP MANUAL.*AK

• 07/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OIL LEAKS ONTO TOP OF SPARK PLUGS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. LEAKS SEEM TO BE MOST PREVELANT WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP. I'VE HAD THE ENTIRE GASKET KIT REPLACED TWICE. OCCASIONALLY THERE IS ENOUGH OIL ACCUMULATION TO CAUSE A LIGHT SMOKE TO BE SEEN FOR JUST A MINUTE AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD AN ACCOMPANYING OIL SMELL. OIL IS NOT LEAKED INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND NO OIL LEAKS ONTO THE GROUND. PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RECTIFIABLE AND DEALER WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ME PAYING 100% EACH TIME. PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DEGRADATION OF SPARK PLUG WIRES AND ONCE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN A PLUG LOOSENED AND FAILED WHILE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN PASS.*AK

• 06/19/2001· WHEELS

  ANY TIME I HAVE TIRES TAKEN OFF CAR , THE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BREAK OFF. I HAVE HAD EVERY SERVICE PLACE TO TELL ME THEY DON'T LIKE WORKING ON ANY ISUZU BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE SPENT $500.00 REPLACING STUDS ON MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO WONDER HOW SAFE THESE CARS CAN BE. HAVE THERE BEEN REPPORT. *AK

• 06/15/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 06/13/2008· TIRESCrash

  REAR DRIVERSIDE TIRE (BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A) ON AN ISUZU RODEO RAPIDLY SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 1-1/4 TIMES. ROOF OF THE VEHICLE CAVED IN AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING HEAD INJURIES TO ONE OCCUPANT OF 5 IN THE VEHICLE. ALL 5 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND 2 REQUIRED HOSPITALIZED. *TR

• 06/12/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN , DUE TO LOCKS RUSTING.

• 06/09/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE REAR OF VEHICLE FROM 1997 TO PRESENT. DEALER COULD NEVER LOCATE SOURCE. *TR