2000 Isuzu Rodeo Brakes Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. RECENTLY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO A DEFECT WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UNIT AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,313.

I HAVE 2000 ISUZU RODEO, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP!! THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE EVERY YEAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2000. THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ADJUSTED ALMOST MONTHLY. THE MECHANIC AT "EXPERT TIRE" ON MCNIEL ST, WICHITA FALLS TX. HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ISUZU RODEOS AND HAVE DIRECTED US TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MECHANIC AT EXPERT TIRE BELIEVES THAT ABS SYSTEM HAS A RECALL BUT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED NOR IS IT LISTED ON THE ISUZU RODEO RECALL WEB SITE. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL AND SPIN OUT. ONCE VEHICLE CORRECTED BRAKES/ABS DID NOT ENGAGE (NO PULSE IN BRAKE PEDAL NO SQUEALING TIRES) RESULTING IN VEHICLE CAREENING OF THE ROAD. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY DURING BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NEEDED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

200 ISUZU RODEO--BRAKING PROBLEM--PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR-EXTENDED BRAKING TIME, BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED ONE TIME. HAVE HAD GRINNDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER SMALL BUMPS, WITH LOSS OF BRAKES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED AND ALL SAY PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE, BUT BRAKING IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT. *AK

00 ISUZU RODEO ABS ISSUES I FIND THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN RUNNING OVER SMAL BUMP AND ROCKY SURFACES. THIS IS MY WIFES AUTOMOBILE, AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, AND REALLY BELIEVE THAT THESE BRAKES ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 3 MPH, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER ONCE AND TO THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

2000 ISUZU RODEO BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE RODEO'S ABS IS DEPLOYED RANDOMLY. BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAR WILL NOT STOP IN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE IS A METALIC GRINDING SOUND. WHEN BRAKES ARE INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO WORN PARTS.*AK

I ALSO OWN A 2002 RODEO AND MY ABS HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE A PATTERN IN THIS MODEL.*AK

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT, AT TIMES FEELING AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE IS GOING ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODE WHEN TRAVELING ON GRAVEL, MUD AND AT TIMES ON PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 20/30 MPH. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND FOUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND CONCLUDED THAT HITTING A BUMP WHEN BRAKING CAN ALSO CAUSE THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. *JB *TT

ISUZU DEALER IN LANCASTER PA CAN'T REPEAT FAILURE. FINDS NO FAULT OF BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE FRONT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE BRAKE FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO RIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FIVE TIMES ALREADY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE MAKES FORCEFULL JERKS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND UPON ACCELERATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 10/00 . ABS KICKS IN "AT WILL" USUALLY DURING STOP & GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND EXTENDS STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY. HAS ALREADY CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE LINE. *AK

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ONE TRAVELS OVER A BUMPY ROAD (I.E. RAILROAD TRACKS) THE ABS KICKS IN. ONE CAN FEEL THE PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN IT FEELS LIKE TTHE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED. I HAVE HAD A CASE WHERE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THIS EFFECT HAPPENS I COMPENSATE BY IMMEDIATELY GETTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND QUICKLY REAPPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER PASSING OVER THE BUMPS. I CAN REPRODUCE THIS AFFECT CONSISTENTLY AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR MY WORKPLACE SINCE THE ROAD HAS SOME SMALL BUMPS RIGHT BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN ~10-20 MPH. IF ONE GOES SLOW ENOUGH OVER THE BUMPS THE ABS WILL NOT KICK IN. SO WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP I AM ALWAYS WARY OF THIS SITUATION. BUT I'M CONCERNED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE BORROWS MY VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, YET BRAKING DISTANCE IS VERY EXTENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK BRAKES WERE BEEN UNRELIABLE FROM THE BEGINNING. *YH

BRAKES DID NOT GRAB RIGHT OFF IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE PUT A STICK IN THE SPOKES OF A TIRE AND THEN THE BRAKES GRAB ALL OF A SUDDEN. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ABS MODULE, THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE BRAKE FLUID COMPLETELY FLUSHED.*AK