1995 Isuzu Rodeo

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

• 12/31/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND SMOKING BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE), BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,506.

• 12/28/1998· TIRES

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING COLLISION RESULTING IN DEATH OF OCCUPANT IN OTHER VEHICLE AND VEHICLE ROLLOVER ((FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL), ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER.

• 12/28/1994· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOW/POWER LOCK FAILED.

• 12/26/2002· WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE LUG NUTS AND THAT THAT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS BE REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON BY HAND, WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, THREE OF THE LUG NUTS SNAPPED OFF DUE TO THE REPEATED DRILLING OF THE LUGS OVER THE YEARS, ALL OF THE LUGS AND STUDS WERE REPLACED AND DUE TO THE DAMAGE THE FRONT INNER SEAL AND FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS.*JB

• 12/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT/SIDE COMBINATION IMPACT; HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH. TT

• 12/16/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING. ONE TIME HE HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

• 12/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SOLENOID SENSOR IS BAD, CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKES TO LEAK FLUID; ALSO CAUSING VIBRATION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS SOFT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE.

• 12/10/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CLUTCH IN MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS IT HAS AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE LOST COMPLETE USE OF MY VEHICLE AGAIN DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE CLUTCH FAILING

• 12/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE CONSUMER WOULD DRIVE OVER A BUMP THE VEHILCE WILL CUT OFF, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME OFF AND ON. *AK

• 12/09/1998· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN FAILED. YH

• 12/07/2000· TIRES

  MY SON WAS TRAVELLING ON SR 417 ON HIS WAY BACK TO COLLEGE. THE ISUZU BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTY AND HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. PIECES OF THE TIRE BEGAN TO FLY OVER THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD AND THE VEHICLE CUT SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, CUTTING ACROSS TWO LANES. IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE INSURANCE APPRAISER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TIRE, IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

• 12/05/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  RUBBER BOOT ON THROTTLE LINKAGE MELTED CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK OPEN CAUSING MY 16 YEAR OLD SON TO CRASH. DT

• 12/04/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 12/04/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR IS NO GOOD. CAR WILL NOT START. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/02/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

• 12/01/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE WHEN AT IDLE STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD RAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE FAULTY LIFTERS WITHIN AN ENGINE. THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE FROM IDLE ALL THE WAY TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF OPERATION THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY.

• 11/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE , THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND FAILED WITHIN A WEEK , THEN REPLACED AND FAILED WITHIN A DAY, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND THEN THE TANSMISSION BLEW THIS ALL HAS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE MONTH? *AK

• 11/14/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

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

• 11/09/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

• 11/04/1996· STEERING

  WHEN TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEPERATED FROM COLUMN IN OWNERS HAND. OWNER PUSHED WHEEL BACK ONTO COLUMN AND RODE UP THE STREET TO AN ISUZU DEALER. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/02/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING 5 TO 75 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL FILTER AND INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY, BUT RESURFACED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. SHE SPOKE WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. SHE DID MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SAME DAY. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 11/02/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW CAUSED THE IC VOLTAGE REGULATOR TO FAIL DUE TO A BAD ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, REPLACMENTS WERE DONE. PROBLEM REOCCURED. *YC

• 10/29/1999· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION MALFUNTION.

• 10/21/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER THREE MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK THE OIL IS BURNING OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 10/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED/NOISY.

• 10/18/1995· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HANDLES VERY BADLY, THERE IS A MISSING STABILIZER. TT *JB

• 10/12/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE, RECALL ALTERNATOR, REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND HOSE.

• 10/11/1996· WHEELS

  WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE THE WHEEL BOLTS BROKE. *AK

• 10/08/2003· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCKS AND BACK HATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATORS FOR 95 MODELS AND I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO. *LA

• 10/08/2003· TIRES,WHEELS

  WHEN CHANGING THE TIRES OR ROTATING LUGS CONTINUE TO STRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING TO BE A REAL SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *LA

• 10/08/2003· SUSPENSION

  A LOUD NOISE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLE WHEN IDLE-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOUND IS THE RESULT OF FAULTY HYDRAULIC LIFTERS AND THAT THE LIFTERS ARE TO SMALL IN THE 95 MODELS. I ALSO HEAR RODEOS THAT SOUND THE SAME WAY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU HAD ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND IS IT BEING INVESTAGATED? I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS LUGS STRIPPING DURING TIRE ROTATIONS. I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE SOME. I TRULY FEEL THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE DEFAULTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ISUZU AND I HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *LA

• 10/06/1995· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR SUSPENSION GOES OUT WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/05/2012· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR MY 16 YR OLD TO DRIVE AND FOUND OUT AFTER GETTING IT THAT THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH THE RODEO THAT IT IS RUSTED OUT BY THE SHOCKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. *TR

• 10/05/1995· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING BOX FAILED RESULTING IN WHEEL PULLING W/CONTINUOUS TURNING RUNNING ON TOP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 10/03/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST AROUND THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. NEWER CARS WERE RECALLED. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

• 09/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

• 09/29/1995· VISIBILITY

  REAR WIPER FAILED. *TT

• 09/25/2000· TIRESCrash

  MYSELF AND 4 OTHERS WERE NORTHBOUND ON I-35 NEAR OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE, AND THE STEEL BELTED CORDS SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WE WERE NOT SPEEDING, AND THE TEMPERATURES WERE NOT EXTREME. THE TREAD DEPTH WAS 11/32 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WHICH IS LIKE NEW. THE TIRE FAILURE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE, EXTREME PHYSICAL INJURIES AND DEATH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD66YFN TIRE SIZE: 30X9.5R15 )

• 09/24/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE FRAME OF THE 1995 ISUZU RODEO HAS THREE SIX INCH BYE SIX INCH HOLES IN FRAME TWO IN THE REAR AND ONE IN THE FRONT, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS NO THICKER THEN A PIECE OF PAPER BECAUSE ITS ROTTED TO NOTHING. YOU CAN PUSH THREW IT IN SOME SPOTS WITH YOUR FINGER. THIS WAS TO BE MY DAUGHTERS FIRST VEHICLE BUT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU WHO TOLD ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED FROM USING CHEAP METAL AND CHEAP UNDERCOATING AND THEY ADMIT IT. HOW IS THIS LEGAL IN ANY WAY

• 09/21/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I TOOK MY 95' ISUZU RODEO TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE MECHANIC CAME IN THE WAITING ROOM AND SAID HE COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE WENT ON TO SAY ISUZU IS KNOWN FOR RUST AND HAS NOT MADE EFFORTS TO RECALL THEIR DEFECTIVE FRAMES. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PERFORM THE NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE AND INVESTMENT. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY RISK THAT ISUZU SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

• 09/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/12/1997· VISIBILITY

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH WHEN REAR HATCH WINDOW IMPLODED. THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING WHAT CAUSED THE IMPLODING. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

• 09/11/2001· WHEELS

  UPON INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE STUDS: LUGS: NUTS ON THE 2 FRONT TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE METAL THAT WAS USED TO MANUFACTURE THEM WAS TO SOFT THUS CAUSING FAILURE. FAILURE CAUSED THE STUDS TO BECOME CROSS THREADED AND ONE STUD BROKE AND WAS MISSING FROM THE WHEEL.*AK

• 09/10/1996· WHEELS

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE WHEEL OFF FOR SERVICE THE FOUR STUDS HAVE BROKEN OFF. *AK

• 09/06/2000· TIRES

  LONG BEFORE THE TROUBLE WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, I CALLED THE COMPANY TO REPORT MY TIRES RIDING AND SOUNDING BAD. THEY WERE SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY AS BEING OUT OF ROUND AND THE FIRESTONE ON AUSTIN PEAY IN MEMPHIS TN REFUSE TO HELP AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY TRUCK THERE. I OFFER TO PAY THE DIFFERENT IN COST BECAUSE I DID NOT REPORT IT SOONER. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING NEW TIRES. THIS IS THE SOLE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY. I AM A BELIEVER OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE AND I FOR ONE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON THEM. THEY ARE CORRECTING THE ERROR IN TIRE MAKING AND REPLACING ALL TIRES AND I THINK THAT IS GREAT. PLEASE CONTACT ME: CLEOPHUS B LANE, 4019 S LAKEWOOD DR, MEMPHIS TN 38128. I HAD MY TIRES CHECKED OUT SUNDAY AND THEY ARE EFFECTED AND THE THREADS WILL BE COMING OFF SOON. THERE IS A LINE OF CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE AND IF THE THREADS ARE COMING OFF. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245170R16 )

• 09/06/2000· TIRES

  THE TIRES ARE CLEARLY CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRES, HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT THE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY AND FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 )

• 09/01/1998· STRUCTURE

  NEITHER REAR PASSENGER DOOR (POWER LOCKS) WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE HANDLES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

• 08/31/2011· STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED A 1995 ISUZU RODEO IT IS TIME FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION AND WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO THE FRAME IS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, RUSTED AND HAS HOLES THROUGH OUT FRAME. *TR

• 08/31/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO TRUCK( DOT NUMBER: 3 TIRE SIZE: 16 )