2001 Isuzu Rodeo

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

• 12/29/2015· STRUCTURE

  TAKATA RECALL FOR A FRAME PROBLEM.

• 12/29/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MASSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE TRAIL ARM BRACKET TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

• 12/28/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON 12/27/2005, OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO CREST ISUZU IN PLANO, TX, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE COST OF REPAIR (LABOR INCLUDED) IS $1,300. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN (MECHANIC), HE INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZUS AND THEY HAVE YET PLACED A RECALL. HE INFORMED ME THE WIRING HARNESS CONTROLS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, WHICH TELLS THE ENGINE HOW MUCH GAS/ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CAN TELL THE ENGINE TO "GUN IT" WHEN THE DRIVER IS BRAKING. ACCORDING TO ALLDATAPRO.COM, BULLETIN #IB00-04-S006 REFERS TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, HOWEVER, WITH NO MENTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS. AS STATED EARLIER, HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ISUZU WILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE UNLESS ENOUGH AFFECTED CONSUMERS COME FORWARD TO REGISTER THEIR COMPLAINTS. PER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT. PRIOR TO THIS FINAL INCIDENT ON 12/27, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION; HOWEVER, IT QUICKLY DISAPPEARED AND WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. *JB

• 12/20/2019· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING IN THE BACK LIKE IT WAS HYDROPLANING. SAME THING HAPPENED ON WAY HOME. DIDN'T DRIVE IT DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS, SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT TIME. ON FOURTH DAY, I NOTICED A BRACKET HAD COME APART FROM THE RUSTED FRAME. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2018, AND AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL.

• 12/19/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS BACKING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE MECHANIC DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR OF ANOTHER BUSINESS. AFTER THE CRASH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEALER STATED TISSUES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ,AND WILL BE PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. A POLICE A REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINIMUM DAMAGE. *AK

• 12/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/17/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE FRAME HAD CRACKS AND COMPLETELY RUSTED DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL CORROSION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME DEFECT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

• 12/17/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/17/2009· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  2001 ISUZU RODEO. REAR CONTROL ARM RUSTED OUT. REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THEM TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

• 12/17/2009· STRUCTURE

  THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE REAR SECTION OF OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY SEVERE CORROSION. BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL SECTIONS, TO WHICH THE TRACTION BARS ARE ATTACHED, ARE SO RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT THAT THE TRACTION BARS ARE IN DANGER OF DETACHING FROM THE FRAME RAILS! THE GAS TANK SUPPORT IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH AND, ESSENTIALLY, THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME SECTION OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DESTROYED BY THIS CORROSION. IT IS FULL OF HOLES AND CRACKS AND IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING. THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS RODEO AND HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED IT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN APRIL 2001, YET THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE AND NO LONGER DRIVABLE! THIS CORROSION IS OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE ISUZU OR HONDA WILL ACT RESPONSIBLY AND TAKE ACTION? *TR

• 12/16/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HARNESS AND WIRING BE REPLACED FOR THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 3/17/09*LJ ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

• 12/15/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 28TH, 2005. THE SITUATION HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE SUV WOULD EITHER STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DIE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WE HAD FAMILY IN THE RODEO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES HARD WHEN SOMEONE WOULD PULL OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WHILE TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS US. IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND WHEN YOU WOULD LET IT WARM UP FOR A GOOD TEN MINUTES, TRYING TO PLACE IT IN GEAR WILL KILL THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO CREST ISUZU THINKING IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO SINCE IT WAS ACTING THE SAME WAY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS FROM THE ENGINE TO THE GAS PEDAL. PHIL EXPLAINED THIS TO ME AFTER HE GOTTEN THE REPORT FROM THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT ISUZU KNEW THAT THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED (THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LAID OUT) THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR HITS A POT HOLE, IT WOULD CUT THE WIRING, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. I WENT FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH COST ME OVER 400 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEY KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIES IN TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN RAKED OVER THE COALS ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT SPOKEN UP ON THIS. *NM

• 12/14/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING NEAR BOSTON MA. THANK GOD SHE IS OK HOWEVER ALL PERSONS WHO HANDLED THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW RUSTED OUT IT WAS. SHE WAS QUITE LUCKY SHE WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF 3 WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE FRAME BROKE THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL ABOUT 18 INCHES. AT THAT POINT THE CAR BECAME UNMANAGEABLE AND SWERVED IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE CAR WAS DEEMED OF COURSE UNDRIVEABLE AND WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE KICKER IS MY OTHER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME CAR AND YEAR AND ALSO HAS A ROTTED FRAME. YOU NEVER WOULD GUESS LOOKING AT THE CAR (UNLESS) YOU LOOK BELOW. DARN SHAME SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE ISUZU STEP UP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/13/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING A LIGHT COME UP POWER REDUCE AND I CAN'T GO FASTER ITS GOING SLOW DOWN AND JUST SHUT OFF.

• 12/13/2009· STRUCTURE

  DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE STABILIZER ATTACHMENT POINT TO THE CAR FRAME HAS ROTTED OFF CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/10/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY, FAILING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHILE MAKING OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. *AK *JB

• 12/09/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MANEUVER TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRING SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED NON-REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 02/28/12 *BF THE REQUESTED THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE REAR SUSPENSION RECALL. RECALL # 10V436000. UPDATED 03/21/12

• 12/09/2009· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED OUT. THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE DRIVER'S REAR QUARTER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN IT A FEW MONTHS AGO ONLY TO FIND THIS OUT MONTHS LATER. *TR

• 12/08/2009· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN 2001. I WAS DETAILING MY SUV AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS RUSTED A LONG GATE HOLE THROUGH THE FRAME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MYSELF CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THIS VEHICLE IS IMMACULATE. IT IS TIME THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS ABUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO THOSE WHO DRIVE RODEOS AND PASSPORTS, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. I AM OUT OF A PERFECTLY NICE VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRAME. I CANNOT EVEN TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN. *TR

• 12/08/2009· POWER TRAIN

  2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 3.2 V-4 2WD. CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE OF ...LODGING IN THE CASE WEDGING AGAINST THE CRANKSHAFT, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT IN TWO AND CRACKING THE BLOCK. OIL WAS FULL, COOLANT FULL,..REMOVED ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLED IT, TO FIND THE BROKEN CRANKSHAFTA FULL REBUILD OF THE ENGINE WITH A USED SHORT BLOCK IS NOW IN EFFECT. ( SHORT BLOCK IS THE BOTTOM ENGINE AS IN BLOCK CRANKSHAFT PISTONS ETC....NOT THE TOP HALF) I AM NOW GOING TO REPLACE ALL PISTONS, RINGS, WATER PUMP, OIL PUMP, TENSIONER ALL GASKETS, YOU NAME IT. I CAN REBUILD THIS BETTER THAN ISUZU EVER INTENDED TO. *TR THANKS ALOT ISUZU

• 12/07/2009· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STABILIZER BAR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLES DAMAGES WERE NON-REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

• 12/02/2009· SUSPENSION

  TWO DAYS PRIOR TO MY TRACTION BAR DETACHING ITSELF FROM THE FRAME IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OF MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT ONLY HAS 82,983 MILES ON IT. I WAS HEARING KNOCKING UNDER THE CAR. NEVER DID SEE ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED.. DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD IN TOWN WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE CAR I LOST CONTROL LUCKILY I HAVE A 5 SPEED I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE BREAKS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE STABILIZER BAR DETACHED. THE AMOUNT OF RUST AND ROT ON THE FRAME, ANY WELDER AND MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT IT SAID IT IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING BECAUSE OF THE WINTERS WE HAVE IT WILL JUST FALL APART AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND MANY OF US CARRY OUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/29/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND PULLING ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,000.

• 11/29/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS IS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DEALER INITIALLY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

• 11/29/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. SHE THEN HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; THE REAR FRAME WAS HANGING OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED INVESTIGATION PE09030 AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD BEGIN DECEMBER 2010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

• 11/29/2010· STRUCTURE

  THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE WITH A FRAME ROT ISSUE. THE FIRST WAS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT . THIS ONE IS A 01 ISUZU RODEO . *TR

• 11/27/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE IN MOTION AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POOR CONNECTION AT H-7, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *JG

• 11/26/2012· STRUCTURE,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  FRAME OF ISUZU RODEO IS RUSTED AND ROTTEN.. MECHANICS STATED ..GAS TANK IS DETACHED..SHOCKS ONLY THING HOLDING ISUZU RODEO UP BY AN INCH..NON REPAIRABLE.. NON FIXABLE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE..REPAIR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE MADE..DUE TO THE CONDITION OF RUSTED FRAME AND ALL OFF THE ABOVE..NOT ABLE TO PASS EMISSIONS..EVERY PART UNDER VEHICLE RUSTED AND FALLING APART..ISUZU WELL AWARE...WE HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECT TO ISUZU COMPANY..WE WERE DIRECTED TO AN OFFICIAL ISUZU MECHANIC..THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAW..THERE AFTER WE WERE REFERRED BY MECHANIC TO DIRECT ISUZU COMPANY..WE WHERE TOLD ..THERE IS A RECALL FOR A RUSTED BRACKET ONLY..BUT THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTEN,RUSTED,NON FIXABLE,UNSAFE ACCORDING TO ISUZU MECHANIC.. *TR

• 11/26/2009· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM A GAS STATION, AND WITH NO WARNING, IT BEGAN TO WEAVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, DUE TO SERIOUS RUST. THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO THE REAR AXLE, AND IS WELDED TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE AT THAT POINT, THAT THE BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THIS CAUSES THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR STEERING WITH THE REAR WHEELS. THIS CONDITION MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME. A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE OWNER INSPECTED THE CAR, AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR, AND ESTIMATED THE COST AT $3,200.00. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2001, AND HAVE ALWAYS GARAGED IT AND MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. THE BODY, DRIVETRAIN, AND INTERIOR ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BUT THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT AT THIS POINT. *TR

• 11/26/2001· TIRES

  THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1500 MILES TO 'ROUND OUT' THE TIRES AT WHICH POINT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REBALANCE THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACTUAL COLUMN EMITS A SCRAPING NOISE. THIS VEHICLE IS REPLACING A 2000 MODEL THAT WAS RETURNED TO ISUZU FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART CALLED A 'CLOCK SPRING' IN THE 2000 MODEL TO FIX THE STEERING NOISE BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO REPEATEDLY REBALANCED THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE 2000 MODEL NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SURGING UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEK. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLES SAFETY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS PREVALANT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DOESNT SEEM SAFE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/70R16)

• 11/23/2011· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF IT BUT THE WHOLE CAR IS RUSTING OUT. THE OTHER DAY I HAD A FLAT, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LIFTED UP THE CAR AND CLUMPS OF RUST FELL OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THEN WHEN THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOWERED A CHUCK OF THE FRAME ALONG WITH THE CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE TIRE UP FELL OFF THE CAR. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO ISUZU WHO SAID THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT HOW CAN IT BE SAFE IF CHUNKS OF THE CAR ARE FALLING OFF AT ALL TIMES. *TR

• 11/22/2010· STRUCTURE

  FRAME IS RUSTED, THE RESULT BEING PARTS THAT ARE ATTTACHED TO THE FRAME (REAR DIIFERENTIAL, STABALIZER, SHOCKS ETC., ETC) RUST OUT AND BREAK OFF---IN THIS CASE A STABILIZER SEPERATED

• 11/20/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  2001 ISUZU RODEO, WITH NO PRIOR DAMAGE, WAS WARMING UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. APPARENTLY , A FUEL LINE LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS THE CAUSE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, AND NO PRIOR MECHANICAL WORK PERFORMED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RELATING TO FUEL LINES. APPARENTLY ISUZU HAD A RECALL ON FUEL LINES, BUT I'M TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. NM

• 11/19/2001· STEERING

  STEERING MAKES STRANGE VIBRATING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT CAN TURN WHEEL ALL THE WAY RIGHT WILL NOT MAKE NOISE BUT WILL MAKE NOISE TURNING ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEFT THEY HAVE REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP NO CHANGE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER FACTORY REP LOOK AT IT SEVERL TIMES

• 11/18/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11*JB UPDATED 03/22/11

• 11/18/2009· STRUCTURE

  I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE HANDLING OF MY ISUZU RODEO. I BROUGHT IT TO A SERVICE STATION. RUST HAD ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME. IT WAS IN TWO PIECE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

• 11/17/2010· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AND THE CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SUV. *TR

• 11/17/2010· STRUCTURE

  AFTER MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK, WE DECIDED TO RUN TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE TO GET A FEW THINGS. ON OUR WAY BACK, DRIVING AT 25 MPH WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WALKED TO A MECHANIC DOWN THE STREET AND ASKED HIM TO DIAGNOSE MY VEHICLES' DAMAGE. HE SHOWED ME THAT A PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF OF THE FRAME. HE THEN POINTED OUT THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WAS ALSO COMPLETELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF PUTTING YOUR FINGER THROUGH IT IN CERTAIN AREAS. HE SAID THE DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW JUNK. IT WAS ONLY MINUTES BEFORE OUR ORDEAL THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT 55 MPH. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE OUTCOME IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HER DURING THIS TIME. *TR

• 11/15/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  CORROSION ON THE CAR FRAME. IT SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THANK GOD I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY YET. MY 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!! *TR

• 11/15/2010· STRUCTURE

  MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO TO SCHOOL. HE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND CRACKED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

• 11/13/2013· SUSPENSION

  2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE, AND HE SPENT 1,100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ISUZU DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, AS THE REPAIR OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED.

• 11/12/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TRAILING ARM, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE TIRE, WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,526. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB

• 11/12/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN OCTOBER 2006. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2006, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK THE CAR AT A LOCAL PARK, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT STOP USING THE BREAK. IT SEEMED LIKE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR SO THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD USE THE VEHICLE TO LEARN TO DRIVE, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE INCIDENT MIGHT REOCCUR AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED IN A BODY SHOP SINCE A FRONT PIECE OF THE FENDER AND THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF, MY HUSBAND HIT A CEMENT FENCE. A POLICE REPORT IS ON FILE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *NM

• 11/10/2008· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

• 11/10/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN.*AK

• 11/09/2011· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME/CHASSIE IS SO ROTTED WITH HOLES FROM THE BACK HALF OF THE TRUCK THAT IT APPEARS TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 11/08/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

• 11/08/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,638.

• 11/06/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE REAR LATERAL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 104V36000 (SUSPENSION) HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 11/02/2010· STRUCTURE

  LAST YEAR PASSED INSPECTION (2009). TRIED TO INSPECT THIS YEAR (2010) DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON FRAME, INCLUDING HOLES. CURRENTLY PARKED WAITING ON RECALL INFO. *TR