1998 Isuzu Rodeo

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

• 12/31/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,326.

• 12/31/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  IT WAS RAINING. WENT TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCOTT BLVD AND N. DECATUR GOING AT APPROX 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I RELEASED AND TRIED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NOTHING. HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE MODULE FOR THE ABS WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2003.

• 12/31/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKES FAILED ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT SIGN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR/VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN. *AK

• 12/30/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/29/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ISUZU STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME. LAST JANUARY, WHEN I WENT TO GET MY INSPECTION STICKER, MY MECHANIC STATED HOW BAD THE RUST WAS ON THE UNDERSIDE AND ADVISED ME TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE STATING THAT "IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE". I ENDED UP HOLDING ON TO THE RODEO UNTIL NOW AND UPON LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE(S) I HAD. LET ME STATE THAT I ALSO GET A 1998 FORD F-150 REPAIRED BY THE SAME MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW MY WORK TRUCK MAY LOOK ROUGH, BUT IT IS IN WAY BETTER SHAPE STRUCTURALLY THAN THE RODEO. THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME MANUFACTURING DATE, APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES, AND BEEN DRIVEN ON THE SAME MASSACHUSETTS ROADS WITH THE SAME SALT ON THEM. SO, MY QUESTIONS TO YOU ARE, WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET THIS RECALL IN MOTION? WHY ARE THEY ABLE TO STATE THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON LONG BEFORE ISUZU'S RECALL DATE, OR WHEN THEY NOTIFIED THE NHTSA? IT SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE GETTING KIND OF A PASS HERE. MY FRIENDS TOYOTA TACOMA WAS RECALLED A FEW YEARS AGO AND TOYOTA STOOD BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REIMBURSED HER THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF STANDARD SET FORTH ON CERTAIN TYPES OF RECALLS. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF A FAULTY SEAT BELT OR RUSTING SPARE TIRE HOLDER, THIS IS AN ISSUE OF A CAR FALLING APART ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING IT POSSIBLY INJURING THE PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. NO EXCUSES FOR HONDA OR ISUZU, THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTS YEARS AGO WHILE SERVICING THE SAME VEHICLES IN THEIR GARAGES. TOYOTA GOT A PUBLIC LAMBASTING FOR FAULTS IN THEIR VEHICLES BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD A PEEP ABOUT HONDA OR ISUZU'S LACK OF INITIATIVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED H VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AFTER IT STALLED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THE FIRE WAS OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. *AK UPDATED 02/24/06. *JB

• 12/29/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 12/29/1998· STEERING

  LOOSE CLAMP ON POWER STEERING RESEVOIR RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

• 12/28/1998· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS FROM START, CAR SHIMMY'S WITH NO AVAILABLE FIX, REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE, BUMPER PAINT IS VERY CHEAP, STEERING WHEEL MAKES RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNED, REAR CUP-HOLDER DOESN'T STAY SHUT. TAKES TOO LONG TO START VEHICLE.

• 12/28/1998· VISIBILITY

  REMOTE TRANSMITTER FAILED.

• 12/28/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HARNESS CLIP MISSING FROM UNDER DASH.

• 12/27/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ABRUPTLY SWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRACKETS FROM THE FRAME WERE FRACTURED AND ALSO CAUSED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT NOT THE HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/27/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ABNORMALLY TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), BUT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 161,000.

• 12/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC

• 12/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A MEDAL FENCE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 12/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET OR ICY PAVEMENTS REAR WHEELS SPIN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 12/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:REAR ( 00V058000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIR STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER DOES NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,589. UPDATED 01/28/11 *BF UPDATED 02/07/11*JB

• 12/18/2015· STRUCTURE

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HIT A POTHOLE AND HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT TILL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I DROVE TO WORK. IT SEEMED EVERY BUMP I GOT THE SAME NOISE. GOT TO WORK,LOOKED UNDER CAR, ALL SEEMED FINE. JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK IN REAR CARGO ARE AND SAW LUMP IN CARPET. THE SPRING WAS POKING UP THRU THE REAR FLOOR !!!! HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? AFTER SEEING THE POSTS ONLINE I REALIZE THIS IS COMMON. I NEVER KNEW, BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS WITH NO ISSUES.

• 12/18/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN ACCIDENT AHEAD, WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED HER TO REAR END THE PERSON AHEAD OF HER. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL BEING ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES ON THE ISUZU RODEO' S, THE CONSUMER HOPES THAT ISUZU CAN GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE DEFECT. *CB (RECALL #02I0020000) *JB

• 12/18/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  IF I AM DECELERATING AND THE FRONT TIRES HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROADWAY, I LOSE THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ABS ACTIVATION, HOWEVER, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL ABS OPERATION. WHEN I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, I WAS DECELERATING AND ROLLED OVER A DEPRESSED MANHOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE BRAKING FAILURE. I CAN REPRODUCE THE FAILURE ANYTIME. I HAVE HAD ISUZU DEALERS TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL ABS ACTIVATION. I HAVE DRIVER FOUR-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BREAK VEHICLE'S AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ROLL THROUGH RED LIGHTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO ROLLING OVER ROAD WAY DEFECTS WHILE BREAKING. IF ABS IS SUPPOSE TO SHORTEN MY BREAKING DISTANCE IN LIEU OF A SKID CONDITION, I'D RATHER GO INTO A SKID. AT LEAST THEN I WILL HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER MY BREAKING. PLEASE HELP... I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****770768

• 12/18/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT WIRE HARNESS CONNECTED TO ABS BRAKES SHORTED OUT THE SPEED SENSOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AT 20000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ROUGH IDLE & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALLING. LARGE CRACK DEALER SAYS SEES MANY OF THESE. *AK

• 12/18/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOW SPEED ON ROUGH/SLICK SURFACE, ABS SLIPS, PEDAL TO FLOOR AND MAKES CA-CA-CA SOUND. *AK

• 12/17/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF ANTI THEFT. TURNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR WOULD NOT ELICIT ANY REACTION AT ALL. THE CAR IS DESIGNED SO THAT WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS TURNED THIS GROUNDS THE ANTI-THEFT AND THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL THEN CAN PASS TO THE STARTER. TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE GROUNDED THE ANTI-THEFT PERMANENTLY TO THE BODY FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTED FUSE BOX. *TR

• 12/17/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT TIMING BELT DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHECKED UNTIL 75K THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67K. WE LOST THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR ON I-20 IN LOUISIANA GOING AT A RATE OF 70MPH, BOTH TIMES BEING LEFT STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE EARLY IN THE AM. BOTH INCIDENTS HAVE PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF EITHER HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

• 12/16/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, JUMPED CURB, BRAKES LOCKED, VEHICLE STRUCK BUILDING; BRAKES FAILED AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD, SWERVED VEHICLE ONTO CURB TO AVOID COLLISION; BRAKES RELEASE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS (E.G., RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, SPEED BUMPS); RECREATED THIS PROBLEM WITH ISUZU SERVICE MANAGER IN THE VEHICLE; BRAKES HAVE CONSTANT METAL TO METAL SOUND; VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTS - BRAKE PEDAL FALLS; ISUZU HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT BRAKES MEET SPECS; REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED; PROBLEMS PERSIST; CONSUMER SAFETY HAS BEEN GROSSLY COMPROMISED WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *AK

• 12/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON NOVEMBER 5/2003 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE ABS PROBLEM ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), THE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS. DEALER STATED THE RECALL WAS ON BACK ORDER. ONE MUST WAIT, WE DIDN'T' HAVE THE PART YET. BUT ON DECEMBER 11, 2003 CONSUMER HAD A COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

• 12/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. FELT LIKE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

• 12/11/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR ON NORMAL CONDITIONS AND AT ANY SPEED MAKING A TRRRAACCKK SOUND AND STOPPING A FEW FEET AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES ,LUCKILY NO CAR HAS BEEN NEAR AND I'VE ALSO PULLED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES EVEN HAVE LEFT A MECHANIC TAKE CAR TO HIS HOUSE FOR 3 DAYS TO CHECK THE BRAKES ON THE ROAD AND I'VE RENTED A CAR AND THEY KEEP SAYING " THE BRAKES ARE PERFECT, NO PROBLEM." I FEAR FOR MY LIFE & OTHERS THAT RIDE WITH ME OR ANY OTHER CAR ON THE STREET IS IN JEOPARDY. I 'M DRIVING WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND THE OTHER ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES (THAT WORKS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN USED). PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD REALLY BE GRATEFUL.*AK

• 12/10/2003· SUSPENSION

  RECALL #00V058000, SUBJECT...REAR AXLE: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. *PH *NM

• 12/09/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN I NOTICED I AM ABOUT TO APPROACH A POTHOLE OR IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR SOMETIMES A SPEED BUMP, THE BRAKES WILL SKIP. THE TRUCK WOULD BE KICKED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING DRIVERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. *AK

• 12/08/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM NEVER WAS REPAIRED. *AK

• 12/07/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH WHEN A POP IN THE BACK WAS HEARD AND ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE (LEFT SIDE) HAD BROKEN OFF. FRAME IS GROSSLY RUSTED. WHEN ISUZU WAS CALLED REGARDING THE CURRENT RECALL, WAS TOLD THAT THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER WAS OVER 3 HOURS AWAY. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER, BUT DUE TO DISTANCE THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

• 12/06/2010· STRUCTURECrash

  CAR SPUN OUT ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE ROTTED FRAME, REAR WHEEL LOCKED OUT INSIDE FENDER HIT SNOW BANK . *TR

• 12/05/2014· STRUCTURE

  REAREND CAME LOOSE DRIVING WENT TO GET CHECK OUT,BAD NEWS CLAMPS HOLDING REAREND TO FRAME CAME APART BECAUSE FRAME RUSTED OUT AND THEIR IS NOTING TO HOLD ON TO BECAUSE FRAME GONE.SO WANT DO I DO NEXT? *TR

• 12/05/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, CONSUMER STATES' THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/04/2004· WHEELS

  WHEEL STUDS ON 1998 ISUZU RODEO STRIP OFF, CAUSING WEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. ISUZU SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WOUNT COVER IT DUE TO BEING OFF WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I GOT TWO RECALLS ON MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE IT TO GET IT REPAIR EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND AFTER I TOOK IT IN IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT THEY WORKED ON GOT WORST. THEY WORKED ON REWIRING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND AFTER THAT IT HASN'T WORK SINCE ALSO THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE ABS AND NOW THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THE SAD PART TO THIS IS THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK ON IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NIETHER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALLS THAT THEY HAD WORKED ON BUT THOSE WERE THE RECALLS I HAVE THE PAPER WORK THAT THEY GAVE ME THERE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO IS IN CLOVIS CALIFORNIA. *AK

• 12/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. HEARD GRINDING NOISES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. HAS SQUEALING IN ROTORS. *AK

• 12/02/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL DAY AND DID NOT DO THE RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES.*AK *TT *JB

• 12/02/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE ABS RECALL 02I002000 REPAIRS PERFORMED DUE TO THE PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE, THEY JUST INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND NOT A SAFETY CAMPAIGN.*AK

• 12/01/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HAS STRONG SUSPENSION VIBRATION AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. NLM

• 11/28/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON 11/24 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HIT SOMEONE WHO LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT GIVING ME MUCH RESPONSE TIME BEFORE I HIT HER CAR. MY ISUZU RODEO HAD EXTENSIVE ENGINE AND BODY DAMAGE AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BEING THAT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ON THE HOV LANE. THANKFULLY THE INJURIES HAVE ONLY BEEN SORENESS AND NOTHING TOO SERIOUS SINCE WE WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS.*AK

• 11/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS A LOW AND HIGH SHIFTER WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

• 11/26/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ABS AND PROBLEM WITH A LOCAL DEALER. *NLM

• 11/25/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONE) WAS CHANGING LANES MOVING FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. SOON AFTER CROSSING THE DIVIDER LINES SHE NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A GRINDING, POPPING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MOMENTS PASSED, THEN THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, BUT NOT IN TIME. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER COLLIDED WITH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING SLIGHT INJURIES TO THE ARMS AND STOMACH OF THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER. THE DAUGHTER ALSO SLIGHTLY INJURED HER RIGHT LEG IN THE COLLISION. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, BUT NO ONE WAS CITED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *NLM

• 11/25/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM

• 11/23/1998· PARKING BRAKECrash

  WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (NOT PARKED IN A INCLINE OR STEEP HILL), THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER SAID THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/20/2009· STRUCTURE

  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WAS DIRECTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INFORM A SAFE GUARD REP TO COMPLETE A SAFETY INVESTIGATION OF MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO LS FRAME RUSTING OUT. THE PART OF THE TRUCK'S FRAME THAT RUSTED OUT IS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE CONTROL ARM OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL; WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW IS THIS MATTER GOING TO GET RESOLVED? *TR CURTIS MIGHTY CC: CHARLES SHIMKUS (ATTORNEY)

• 11/19/2011· STRUCTURE

  FRAME BASICALLY FELL APART DUE TO SEVERE RUST, WAS GOING 40 MPH AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE SWIRVED OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WASN'T ANYONE USING THE OTHER LANE. *TR