1999 Isuzu Rodeo

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

• 12/31/2011· SUSPENSION

  I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR ISUZU THAT I NEEDED TO SEND PICTURES TO ISUZU SO THAT THEY COULD CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO LS. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT MY LOWER REAR SUSPENSION BRACKETS WOULD HAVE BROKEN OFF BECAUSE OF RUST IF THE REAR UPPER BRACKETS HADN'T BROKEN OFF FIRST. MY REAR SHOCKS HAVE NOWHERE TO ATTACH AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCES FREELY ON THE REAR SPRINGS. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR TO CHARLESTON, WHICH IS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY, THAT I COULD JUST TAKE SOME PICTURES OF UNDERNEATH MY CAR REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT FIND THE PHONE # TO WHICH I WAS TO CALL TO GET THE EMAIL ADDRESS TO UPLOAD THE PICTURES I'VE TAKEN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR OF THE SUSPENSION. ALSO, I HAVE ADDED 4 INVALID LAST 4 DIGITS BECAUSE THE REMAINING NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CORRODED SOMEHOW. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

• 12/31/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS ANTILOCK BREAKS

• 12/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINE THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF. *NM

• 12/30/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL #02I002000ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *NM *NM

• 12/29/2011· STRUCTURE

  MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO WAS KEPT BY A DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE RECALL DETERMINED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HEAVY FRAME CORROSION. I KNOW THE VEHICLE TO BE WORTH $2500-$3500 BUT ISUZU ONLY WISHES TO OFFER ME 1600 WHICH IS WHAT I PAID FOR IT AND FAR LESS THAN WHAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS ASKING. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE THEN AND AM SOMEWHAT INSULTED BY THE LOW OFFER AND SLOW SPEED IN WHICH THIS DEAL IS TAKING PLACE. THEY CALL FROM UNKNOWN NUMBERS USE HOLIDAYS AS AN EXCUSE FOR SLOW WORK. I DON'T WANT SOME HUGE UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY, OR EVEN RETAIL. I BELIEVE ACTUAL CASH VALUE BASED ON SIMILAR MODELS SOLD NEAR TO MY GEOGRAPHIC AREA. I BELIEVE ISUZU IS SIMPLY TRYING TO MOVE THINGS ALONG AND NOT TRYING TO USE GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES. I WILL BE CONSULTING ATTORNEYS TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS. *KB

• 12/29/2005· WHEELSCrash

  1999 ISUZU RODEO RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING A GUARD RAIL END, STRIKING THE DITCH IN THE MEDIAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *JB

• 12/28/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TO START WITH, I HAVE HAD CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH SQUEAL LOUDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THEY MOAN & CREEK ON THE INSIDE THEN FORCEFULLY PUSHES MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL-- THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES NOW, 2 OF WHICH WERE DONE MYSELF. I CANNOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAYS, BARELY EVEN UP TO IT, AS THE VEHICLE SHAKES & VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY, IT FEELS LIKE ITS BEING PULLED APART IN EVERY DIRECTION, TAKING ME WITH IT. I CAN ONLY GET TO ABOUT 46 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING & VIBRATIONS START IN. THE STEERING WHEEL I HAVE TO GRIP TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS JUST TO STAY ON THE ROAD, IT SHAKES SO MUCH. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL EVEN FOR A SECOND. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW & DOOR PANEL RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AT ANY LENGTH, I CAN PHYSICALLY MOVE THE WINDOW. THERE IS A CONTINUED BUZZING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPEAKER WHEN THE RADIO IS ON, EVEN TURNING OFF THE BASS DOESN'T HELP. IT'S NOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $1300 FOR AN EXTENDED 'WARRANTY' AT A $100 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT HAS REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THE SMOG CERTIFICATE, BUT WAS CHARGED FOR THE SMOG. THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO ME HAS COMPLETELY WIPED HIS HANDS OF IT AS SOON AS IT WAS DROPPED OFF ON HIS LOT. SAID HE WASN'T 'RESPONSIBLE' FOR ANYTHING THIS VEHICLE NEEDED. I'M OUT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THIS VEHICLE. I WASN'T LOOKING TO GET A VEHICLE THAT NEEDED SO MUCH WORK DONE TO IT RIGHT FROM THE START. IT HAS BEEN & CONTINUES TO BE A LIVING NIGHTMARE! I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL AGENCIES, ONLY TO HAVE THEM SHUT THERE DOOR IN MY FACE, BECAUSE THIS IS A USED VEHICLE. MY HANDS ARE LITERALLY UP IN THE AIR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE-- WHAT IS MY LEGAL RECOURSE?? *AK

• 12/28/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE GASOLINE QUANTITY INDICATOR DISPLAYS A LOWER FUEL LEVEL THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IN THE TANK. IT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "LOW FUEL" WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES. OUR 1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS JUST OVER 44,000 MILES AND IS IN "MINT CONDITION". THOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, IT DOES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT PRODUCT RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE TO INDICATE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PART IS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART ALONE LISTS FOR OVER $250, ADD IN LABOR AND THE COST CAN EASILY EXCEED $500. THIS PART SHOULD FUNCTION QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN FOUR YEARS SINCE, ON MOST VEHICLES, THIS PARTS LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

• 12/27/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT READ AMOUNT OF GAS ACCURATELY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK

• 12/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  BRAKES DON'T WORK ENGINE REV'S VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD CAN'T STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

• 12/22/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  MY SON WAS DRIVING A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WHEN HE HAD AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THERE WERE NO "BRAKE MARKS" ON THE ROAD THE ACCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE HIS FAULT. HE STATED THAT HE TURNED LEFT FROM A STOP SIGN AND CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON, APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR CONTINUED TO REV UP CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL, HIT A DITCH, AND LAND CAR ON IT'S SIDE. NO INJURIES EXCEPT SORE WRIST. THE CAR HAS 138,000 MILES *TR

• 12/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL (10V436000- SUSPENSION:REAR) THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/18/2000· SUSPENSION

  AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER CAN FEEL VIBRATION IN STEERING, AND IT REALLY GETS BAD, IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON CABLE STONE. *AK

• 12/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I TRY TO STOP, PUT BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND TRUCK KEEPS ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T STOP. I ALMOST GOT IN TWO ACCIDENTS TODAY. *JB

• 12/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM

• 12/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN JUNE 2004. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE REMEDY PARTS WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004. THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED. LAST MONTH SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THE RECALL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT SHE DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AND RETURNED HOME. THEN, SHE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING HER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND SHE NEEDED TO COME AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED THE ABS FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. *AK

• 12/13/2010· SUSPENSION,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ISUZU'S LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2010 ([XXX], VEHICLE COMPLIANCE) FOR ISUZU RODEO RECALL 10V-436 APPEARS TO ERRONEOUSLY OMIT MY VEHICLE'S VIN WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED ON 1/13/1998 AND SHIPPED TO ORIGINAL DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/12/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE THROTTLE BODY, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ECR VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

• 12/12/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT NOTICE ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02I002000 CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. AT THIS TIME THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVE. NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE. *AK

• 12/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  JAN 2004, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 500 FT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE ROUGH. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK THE PARKING LOT AND WHITE SMOKE (STEAM I BELIEVE) WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE ISUZU DEALER SHIP TOLD THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I HAD BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THAT THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS NEVER READ ABOVE MEDIAN RANGE. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO REPLACE THE ENGINE JUST THE GASKETS. NOW, I WAS SETTING IN TRAFFIC 11/2005 AND THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING. WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THE HEAD GASKET? ARE THEY DEFECTIVE? *JB

• 12/12/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.*AK

• 12/12/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,SEAT BELTS

  THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *MR *SCC *JB

• 12/12/2000· STEERINGCrash

  LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT SLID INTO A DITCH. REAR LEFT RIM BROKE IN PIECES, AND FRONT LEFT RIM CRACKED. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. DEALER NO HELP AT ALL. *AK

• 12/11/2011· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  WE HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH DURING THE RAIN WHEN SHE GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, SHE HEARD A NOISE THE RODEO BEGAN SLIDING CAUSING AN IMPACT WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. VARIOUS OTHER TIMES WE WOULD BE DRIVING AND ESPECIALLY DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE CAUSING THE TIRES TO ROTATE PREMATURELY IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE SLIDING MOTION.IN 2011 WE TOOK OUR RODEO IN ON RECALL NO. 10V-436, (EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.) THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE INSPECTION WHICH WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED. DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS RECALL THE BODY IS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IF CORROSION IS PRESENT ON THE FRAME THIS RECALL WOULD ONLY CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGES WEAKENING THE FRAME MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE FRAMES SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO! THE FRAMES ALSO HAVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND ALSO ONCE A FRAME IS COMPROMISED IT'S WEAKENED! BY DOING THIS RECALL IT DIMINSHES THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME ANYWAY. THEREFORE, THIS RECALL IS NOT A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS IT'S A BIGGER SAFETY ISSUE AND PUTS MANY CONSUMERS AT RISK! AS FOR ISUZU PROVIDING THE CONSUMERS WITH AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY... THIS IS NOT HAPPENING! *TR

• 12/11/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO THE EMPTY INDICATOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 2 OCCASIONS AND THE NEEDLE USUALLY DROPPED TO EMPTY A FEW DAYS AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 12/19/06. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON 12/10/06. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

• 12/09/2011· SUSPENSION

  FRAME, RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS RUSTED THROUGH IN MANY PLACES. ALSO EXHAUST LEAKING IN MANY PLACES DUE TO RUST. WILL NOT PASS YEARLY INSPECTION. CAN NO LONGER DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL AS FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

• 12/09/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TO BRAKE CONSTANTLY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN COLD AND HAS TROUBLE IDLING DOWN EVEN AFTER REACHING NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES.. *AK *YC

• 12/08/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  OEM TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKLY, MY WIFE AND I OWNED 2 OF THESE VEHICLES. ONE WITH YOKOHAMAS ONE WITH GOODYEARS. UNEVEN TREAD WEAR RESULTIN IN TIRE CUPPING AND VERY ROUGH RIDE. HER RODEO WAS A LS 4WD MINE IS A 2WD BASE MODEL. I LOOK AT TIRES ON OTHER RODEOS I COME ACROSS IN PARKING LOTS AND ALL SHOW SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. ALSO ABS SYSTEM IS JUNK. ANY STOP NOT EXECUTED ON EVEN LEVEL PAVEMENT RESULTS IN LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VERY LONG BRAKING DISTANCES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I CONSIDER IT VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE "COMPUTER" GETS CONFUSED AND RESETS DURING ANYTHING OTHER THAN IDEAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER! MY BRAKES JUST FAILED THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS BACKING UP AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. DT

• 12/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES CONSUMER CAN FEEL ABS KICKING IN. THEN WILL HEAR A POPPING NOISE, AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

• 12/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKING DISTANCE IS TOO LONG. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE ABS WILL START, BUT IT TAKES TOO LONG TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER SAID AS LONG AS ABS LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, SYSTEM IS WORKING . CONSUMER TEST DROVE A 2000 MODEL, BRAKING DISTANCE WAS MUCH SHORTER. *AK

• 12/06/2014· SUSPENSION

  **I HAVE NEVER BEEN AWARDED ANY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE ON SAFETY RECALL 10V-436, UPON SURRENDERING MY VEHICLE FOR EVALUATION ON 1-4-2010, AFTER IT WAS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE ON 2-10-2010.** I RECD. RECALL NOTICE AROUND 12-10-09, RE: ISUZU SAFETY RECALL 10V-436. I TOOK MY RODEO TO J. SHORKEY ISUZU 1-4-10 FOR EVALUATION. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I RECD. A PHONE CALL FROM TERRY @ ISUZU (800-255-6727) 2-10-2010, STATING MY VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND ISUZU IS OFFERING ME $3,950. I WAS SO CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THAT, I TOLD HIM THAT $3,950 WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS A SETTLEMENT FOR MY VEHICLE BEING IN PRISTINE SHAPE IT WAS IN AND THAT I WOULD GET BACK TO HIM WITH AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER I WOULD ACCEPT. BTW, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THEREFORE I AM AN A TITLE OWNER. I FOLLOWED UP WITH HIM OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS GIVING HIM BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE, ETC. I FIGURED I WOULD HOLD OUT TO RECEIVE A MORE ACCEPTABLE FINANCIAL OFFER. HOWEVER, AS OF 12-6-14, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FROM ISUZU FOR MY RODEO. WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING AT J. SHORKEY ISUZU, IN NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA SINCE 1-4-2010. I AM NOW PREPARED TO FILE AS MANY OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS AS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THIS CLAIM SETTLED, AFTER ALL THIS TIME. I FILED AN OFFICIAL CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2010, FOR WHICH THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME AT THE TIME SINCE I REFERENCED THE NHTSA BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS RECALL. *TR

• 12/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WERE SOME CASES WHERE TRUCK HAD A DELAYED STOP AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS THAT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. *AK

• 12/05/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 021V002000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

• 12/05/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrashFire

  THIS REQUEST IS BEING SUBMITTED FOLLOWING A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST SUMMER INVOLVING A 1999 RODEO. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE ACCIDENT ARE SUSPICIOUS AS THE DRIVER APPEARED TO BE UNABLE TO STOP HIS CAR AND TRAVELED ACROSS AN ENTIRE MEDIAN OF AN INTERSTATE, HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON AND BURST INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER OF THE RODEO WAS MY DAUGHTER'S FATHER AND HIS CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DUE TO THERMAL BURNS. HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND BURNED TO DEATH. QUESTIONS: COULD BRAKE FAILURE HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT? ARE THERE REPORTS OF EXPLOSIONS/FIRES WITH THE ISUZU RODEO? CRASH TESTS? THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN LIFE THREATENING INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. HE DIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO FLAMES AND HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANOTHER REPORTS FILED WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THESE CIRCUMSTANCES? PLEASE HELP. *AK

• 12/04/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY "NEW" TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH IDLING VERY HIGH (2000RPM IN DRIVE/2400-2700 IN NEUTRAL) TO WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE FIRST 16MOS. OF OWNERSHIP. TOOK TRUCK TO O.C. JEEP/ISUZU IN MAR., 2000 - THEY "REPROGRAMMED PCM" (THE COMPUTER). 10/26/00 TOOK TRUCK TO MCKENNA ISUZU IN HUNT. BCH, CA FOR SAME PROBLEM - THEY "CLEANED TERMINALS & REPLACED" FRIED "CABLE TO BATTERY". 11/16/00 RETURNED TO MCKENNA W/SAME PROBLEM (HIGH-IDLE) - THEY "REPROGRAMMED PCM COMPUTER". THE IDLING PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH WHEN BRAKE IS NOT HELD FIRMLY, CAR DOES 35MPH(+) W/OUT GAS PEDAL ENGAGED, CAUSES DOWN-SHIFTING OF AUTO-TRANSM. TO BE VERY ROUGH. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN ACTING UP.

• 12/03/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU RODEO 2.2L 4 CYLINDER MODEL TRUCK, AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, 02 SENSORS AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAVE ALL GONE BAD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OTHER SENSORS AS WELL. SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS TRUCK. PLEASE LET ISUZU KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, AND FIX THESE LEMON VEHICLES. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND NEED THIS VEHICLE TO GET FROM SCHOOL AND BACK, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE FIXES I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD. THERE ARE PLENTY MORE CONSUMERS ON FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET COMPLAINING OF THESE VEHICLES, AND ARE GENERALLY THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE? *TR

• 12/02/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED CAUSING FIVE COLLISIONS AND SLIDING THRU A CROSS WALK AT A SCHOOL INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES WILL PUMP & A SLOW GRATUATED STOP. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES..BUT NO HELP.*AK

• 12/01/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, GOES UP AND DOWN. DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR, PUTTING HER AT RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON HIGHWAY WHILE ALONE.*AK

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  ORGINAL VALVE STEM SEALS MALFUNCTIONED. EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OIL ENTERED COMBUSTION CHAMBER CAUSING ACCUMULATION OF ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF CARBON DEPOSITS WHICH RAISED TEMPERATURE IN COMUBUSTION CHAMBER LEADING TO PRE-IGNITION / DETONATION WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. COST OVER $7,500 TO REPLACE ENGINE THAT WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 75,000 MILES UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. *AK

• 11/30/2012· SUSPENSION

  THE PROBLEM IS THE FRAME RUSTED AT THE RIGHT END BRACKET THE HOLDS THE RIGHT WHEEL. LATTER FOUND THE WHOLE FRAME IS ALL RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERVER CRASH AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FOUND THIS "SAFETY" RECALL EXPIRED 12/2011. HOW CAN THAT BE?. THANK YOU *TR

• 11/30/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE INSPECTED BY GRAND BUICK TODAY, 11/30/2011, AND FOUND FRAME RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. GRAND BUICK NOTIFIED ISUZU OF CONDITION AND THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. *KB

• 11/30/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ADEQUATE BECAUSE A BRACKET WAS BOLTED TO THE FRAME, WHICH EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT FRAME WOULD FRACTURE, FRACTURING THE BRACKET AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/22/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR PROVIDED WAS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE THE BRACKET REQUIRED BY THE RECALL WAS BOLTED TO A PORTION OF THE FRAME THAT EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE SALT-RELATED RUST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPDATED 04/18/12

• 11/28/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED IMPROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED . *AK

• 11/28/2003· SUSPENSION

  SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

• 11/26/2012· STRUCTURE

  I TOOK MY ISUZU TO A DEALER LAST SUMMER FOR A NATIONWIDE RECALL DUE TO PREMATURE FRAME RUSTING. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL "CATEGORIES" THAT THEY COULD PUT A VEHICLE INTO AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF RUST WAS CONCERNED. AFTER AN INSPECTION, I WAS PUT INTO THE WORST CATEGORY THAT INVOLVED FIXING. ANY FURTHER RUST, I WAS TOLD, MEANS THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUNKED. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING A FEW SUSPENSION PARTS AND INSTALLING TWO LARGE METAL BRACKETS TO REINFORCE THE FRAME. EVER SINCE THE WORK, THE CAR HAS MADE STRANGE "CREAKING" NOISES. I'VE CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE NOISES. LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING, A LARGE PIECE OF THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND FELL OFF. TODAY, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR A BREAK NOISE (UNRELATED TO THE FRAME.) THEY CALLED ME A SHORT TIME LATER AND TOLD ME THE FRAME WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THEIR OPINION. I CALLED THE ISUZU DEALER THAT DID THE WARRANTY WORK. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO AS FAR AS THE WARRANTY GOES. I FIND IT ODD THAT THEY PUT A BANDAID ON A RUSTING FRAME ONLY TO HAVE IT GET WORSE A YEAR LATER AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. *TR

• 11/26/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1999 ISUZU RODEO, LS, V6, 49,570 MILES. FUEL TANK SENSOR SENDING FAULTY SIGNAL TO DASH BOARD, GAS GUAGE. CAN HAVE 1/2 TANK, BUT RECEIVE FLASHING INDICATOR OF AN EMPTY TANK. A COLD START OR A SHARP TURN CAUSES INDICATOR TO DROP TO E (EMPTY) MARK. RELYING ON TRIPOMETER AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES FUEL TANK MUST BE DROPPED FOR REPAIR. *NM

• 11/26/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ABS FAILURE DESIGN PROBLEM. EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE ESPECIALLY ON WET OR BUMPY SURFACES. THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO DISENGAGE ANY SIGNIFICANT BRAKING EFFECT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, NOTHING APPEARS TO HELP THE BRAKES ENGAGE IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN PROBLEM DESPITE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS AND A RECALL ON 1998 VEHICLES THAT THEY WILL NOT APPLY TO MY 1999 MODEL. THIS IS NOT A MATTER THAT CAN BE RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THEIR DEALER WITHOUT OUTSIDE INTERVENTION. THE PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS DRASTICALLY INCREASED WITH THIS SYSTEM. I WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER IF THE SYSTEM COULD BE PERMANENTLY DISENGAGED, SO I COULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY. DT

• 11/24/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON MY ISUZU RODEO ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE MAY 1999. THE PROBLEM OCCURS, IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR GOES OVER ANY BUMPY SURFACE (RAILROAD CROSSING, BUMP IN THE ROAD, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, ETC..). WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE VERY MUCH AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THESE ABS BRAKES WERE DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND THEY MEET ALL FEDERAL STANDARDS. I KNOW I WAS GETTING THE COMPANY LINE, BUT I COULD FEEL THAT THE PERSON SPEAKING WITH ME AGREED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME, THAT THESE ABS BRAKES DO RELEASE AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE CAR DECELERATES IS REDUCED "SOMEWHAT" BUT IT STILL FALLS WITHIN THE FEDERAL MANDATES. THE FACT THAT YOUR DECELERATION RATE IS NOT CONSTANT IS WHERE I SEE THE PROBLEM. YOU CANNOT JUDGE YOUR BRAKING CAPABILITIES, BECAUSE IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE STOPPING, IT MAY TAKE YOU TWICE AS LONG TO STOP. I DO NOT WANT MY KIDS RIDING IN THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT WE MAY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ANY CONSIDERATION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

• 11/21/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY TILTED TOWARD THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED WITH CAUTION. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V121001 (STRUCTURE:BODY) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

• 11/21/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/10/12