2000 Isuzu Rodeo Complaint Log

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND FINALLY I REAR ENDED SOMEONE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. ISUZU HAS CHECKED THIS OUT TWICE AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THERE ARE WEBSITES I'VE BEEN IN WHERE PEOPLE DESCRIBE THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. IT'S OBVIOUS THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WHAT SHALL WE DO?

ON 11/24/00, MY WIFE AND I WERE S/B ON I-15 FROM LAS VEGAS TO CALIFORNIA AT APPROX. 70MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROX. 31 DAYS OLD AND PURCHASED NEW. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS APPROX. 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE HEARD A "POP" SOUND COME FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND TOWARDS THE PASSENGER REAR. SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WE ROLLED 3/4 TIMES AND DOWN TWO DITCHES. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE TREADS OF THE TIRE SEPARATE. TREADS WERE UNBROKEN AND STILL A COMPLETE CIRCLE. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CUTS OR PUNCTURES ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD EXCEPT ON ONE SIDE IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD CUT TREADS OFF WITH A RAZOR BLADE THAT WAS HOW CLEAN THE SEPERATION WAS. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER BOOKED THE ALLOY WHEEL WITH SIDEWALLS ALONG TREADS INTO EVIDENCE. THE OFFICER SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO CHP'S EXPERTS EXAMINE THE TIRE FOR THE CAUSE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A NEW TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)

WHILE TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROAD AND BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH A HORRIBLE NOISE, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE ABS, THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL WHEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *SLC

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KEEPS RETRACTING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE DUE TO INSUFFICENT DAMPENING OF THE SUPENSION, DEALER SAYS THIS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. TRUCK WILL BOTTOM OUT ON SLIGHT BUMPS, AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AS IF YOU WERE IN A BOAT, THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE INFERIOR COMPARED TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. CONDITION IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IN CERTAIN DRIVING SITUATIONS. BOUNCE = LOSS OF TREAD CONTACT TO PAVEMENT = LOSS OF CONTROL. ALL TIRES/POINTS OF SUPENSION (SPRINGS/SHOCKS) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WOULD NOT RECCOMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN A PIRATE, AS THEY ARE USED TO THE HEAVING AND YAWING OF A SHIP.-----------CATALITIC CONVERTER / ENGINE ~ CATALITIC CONVERTER WAS GLOWING RED ONE DAY (WITH THE USUAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) JIFFYLUBE EMPLOYEE IN THE PIT POINTED THIS PROBLEM OUT TO ME, LAUGHING AND SAYING IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS LINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED CAT AND NOW THE TRUCH HESITATES/SPUTTERS IN FIRST GEAR AND EVEN MORE SO IN SECOND GEAR.----------------SEATBELT~ON PASSENDER SIDE BINDS UP WITHOUT PROVOCATION, LIMITING MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER FROM THE SHOLDER, DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL BUT IT IS NOT LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT TENSION THAT BINDS WHEN THERE IS ACTUALY A STRONGER FORCE OPPOSING IT.

VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION(SHAKE OR WHOPPLE) IN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS A BAD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING WITH SPEED OF 50MPH OR MORE. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND CONTACTED ISUZU TWICE, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED, RIMS CHANGED, HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED, AND WHEEL BEARINGS REPACKED. WE HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD FROM THEIR CUSTOMER REALTION REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS IS A NORMAL RIDE FOR THIS VEHICLE. WE WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO BE CONTACTED AND DRIVE OUR VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE VBIRATION FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 52 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, VARIOUS PARTS WERE CHANGED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT PROBLEM STILL KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. ONCE UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AND ONCE UNDER WET CONDITIONS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS DESCRIBED HERE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN DURING A STORM, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I CROSSED A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT. AT THIS TIME I FELT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SKIP OR FAIL BRIEFLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REAPPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. I HAVE NOTED OTHER RODEO OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS PROBLEMS ON THE NET AND HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. I HAVE NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER YET BUT PLAN TO ON MY NEXT SERVICE CALL. *AK

THE HOOD LATCH COMES LOOSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADJUSTED IT 3 TIMES AND IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE HOOD TO FLY INTO MY WINDSHIELD WHILE IN ROUTE.

OCTOBER 18, 2001 LETTER FAXED TO 202 366-7882. VEHICLE VIBRATES ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER UNABLE TO SATISFY CONSUMER. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR RIGIDITY-REPAIRED ONCE- NOW SAME PROBLEM-PER MANUFACTURER "IMPOSSIBLE" TO HAPPEN-UNTIL COMPUTER SHOWS CODE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK

MY WIFE AND I WENT ON VACATION AND WAS EXITING ON THE THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO IT POPPED BACK UP AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITH A LOUD METAL GRINDING/HITTING SOUND. IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING AND ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US THE RODEO HOPPED A LITTLE BIT. LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER AND THE FLUID LEVEL WAS AT THE MAX LINE. BUT I DID NOTICE CRUD IN THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT WOULD GET IN THE FLUID EXECT FROM THE SYSTEM. THE CAP TO THE BRAKE FLUID HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OFF TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEDED BEFORE AND WE TOOK THE RODEO TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE MECHANIC TOOK THE RODEO FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NO PROBLEM OCCURED AND NOTHING WAS CHECKED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC DIDN'T CHECK THE BRAKE LINES, MASTER CYLINDER, ETC. *AK

IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A BUMPY ROAD BRAKES WILL FAIL. *AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. IT HAS 23000+ MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 35000+ MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS CLICKING. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD. NOT ONLY DID THE ENGINE GO BAD, BUT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING OIL IN THE ENGINE LIKE MAD. I THINK WE'VE PURCHASED 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE 8 MONTH PERIOD AND THERE IS NO LEAK AND ISUZU STATES THIS IS "NORMAL". ALSO AT JUST OVER 30000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND THAT IN TURN CAUSED ONE OF THE VALVES (EGR I THINK) TO NEED REPLACED AS WELL. *NLM

ABS WILL COME ON WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED WHEN GOING OVER A LARGE ENOUGH BUMP TO HAVE BOTH REAR TIRES OFF THE GROUND. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING AS LOSS OF BRAKE POWER OCCURS UNTIL ALL THE TIRES HAVE SETTLED ON THE ROAD AGAIN. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN 2ND GEAR WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDAL PRESSURE, VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES IMPACTING THE CURB DAMAGING THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEELS, SUSPENSION AND BODY. NLM

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DASHBOARD LIGHT WILL COME ON/ TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE LIGHTS ALSO ON. *AK

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR FAILED. *MJS

THERE IS NO INCIDENT (THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED IS ACTUALLY THE DATE OF PURCHASE), HOWEVER. DESCRIPTION INCOMPLETE. *AK I OWN A 2000 ISUZU RODEO AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT A RECENT RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN REFERENCE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO, I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING RECALLS: AIR BAGS FRONTAL - RECALL # 02V213000 - DATE OF RECALL: 08/09/02 ENGINE & ENGINE COOLING - RECALL # 01I002000 - DATE OF RECALL: 06/05/01 AIR BAGS FRONTAL - RECALL # 01V055000 - DATE OF RECALL: 02/28/01 I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES AND FEEL THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS, IT MAY BE UNSAFE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT.

THERE WAS A TERRIBLE SLIPPING AND CLUNKING NOISE AT DIFFERENTIAL WHICH BEGAN AT 16000 MILES. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS BY ADDING HEAVY GREASE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A "MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND COULD NOT BE FIXED". PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 65-70 MPH VEHICLE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER BLAMES TIRES FOR THIS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES 3 TIMES PLUS 2 EXTRA TIRES. ISUZU SAYS IT IS A SUV, AND WILL RIDE ROUGH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK *YH

SHOCKS NO GAS CHARGE IN FRONT RIGHT, WEAK IN RF. LR. RR. WEAK CAUSES EXTREME BODY ROLL SUV. BOTTUMS OUT OVER SMALL BUMPS DEALER CONTACTED LOOKED FOR LEAKS NONE DID NOT PULL OFF SHOCK TO CHECK I AM IN PROCESS OF FINDING AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT, THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED.*AK

CAR WILL NOT BRAKE WHEN GOES OVER RAIL ROAD TRACK OR BUMPS, EVEN AT LOW SPEED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 RODEO'S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM.*MR *CB

WHEN VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, AND JUST BEFORE ACCELERATING, IT JUMPED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES ; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

MY CAR HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. WAS SERVICED BUT STILL STALLING IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING MAKES LOUD UNFAMILLAR NOISES. *AK

WHIL VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATES WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER REPLACING THE BODY MOUNTS, BALANCING AND ROTATING THE TIRES TWICE, REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES, AND 3 ALINGMENTS, THE VEHICLE STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HAD FRONT END AND REAR END VIBRATIONS. WE PREVAILED AT BBB ARBITRATION AND IN DEC. 2000 THE MFG. REPURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES (P245/70R16) SQUEAK WHILE MAKING TURNS AT 10MPH OR MORE, GOODYEAR SUGGESTED THAT INCREASING THE TIRE PRESSURE WOULD HELP, HOWEVER THE SQUEAK IS STILL PRESENT AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *SLC

WHILE MAKING A STOP VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS FROM THE VERY BEINNING OF WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT NEW, DEALER INSIST THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE MAKING A STOP AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. *AK THE STALLING HAD RESULTED IN SEVERAL CLOSE MISSES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKE FADE AWAY. CONSUMER NOTICED SHORTLY THEREAFTER THAT BRAKES KICKED BACK IN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE A/C MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE CD PLAYER FAILED. *YH

NO DEFECT, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER FORM TO USE TO CONTACT NHTSA. I WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EYESTRAIN ARISING FROM HEADLIGHT GLARE. IN MY CAR, SUV HEADLIGHTS ARE LEVEL WITH MY REARVIEW MIRROR. FREEWAY DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY STRAINFUL AND TIRING.*AK

WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADDING OIL TO THE VEHICLE WITHIN A MONTHS TIME NO OIL WILL MEASURE ON THE DIPSTICK AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHES OVER 50MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVERYTIME

THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE GAS LIGHT INDICATED THE TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER FUELING. VEHICLE FAILED MD. INSPECTION TO DUE THE FAILED UNIT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONET WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD THREE NEW SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS, HOWEVER IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, REAR END WOBBLING CONTINUED. *AK *JB