There are 12 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2000 Isuzu Rodeo in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR UNRELATED FAILURES WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDER FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FOR A CORRODED INTAKE SYSTEM AND FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2008 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SUBFRAME HAD HOLES DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
MY MOTHER AND STEPFATHER GAVE ME THEIR 2000 ISUZU RODEO THIS SUMMER. ABOUT 6 OR 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEM GIVING ME THE VEHICLE ITS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE THE VEHICLE WOULD GET TO A TANK OF GAS THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD START TO WAVE BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY WITH THE GAS LIGHT FLASHING. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGINS TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM/TRAIT ON A 2000-2001 ISUZU RODEO. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH IS MOUNTED INSIDE THE GAS TANK WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I THINK LOSS OF A CARS POWER CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS THE CAR CAN BEGIN TO STALL WHILE PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO A SAFETY RISK WHEN IT STARTS TO FLUCTUATE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS REMAINS. THIS COULD RESULT IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. I FIND IT SHOCKING THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED AND POSES A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR THE OWNERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION I WAS TOLD THE PART IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LABOR TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
THE GAS GAUGE IS FAULTY. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY COMPLAINTS AND THAT WHEN THERE ARE HARD SHIFTS (TURNS) OR PRESS HARDER ON THE ACCELERATION CAUSES THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK INCORRECTLY AND THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR CURRENTLY. FURTHERMORE, AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *NM
GAS LIGHT COMES ON DURING TURNS AND AT OTHER RANDOM TIMES AND GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL.
I WAS DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2000 ISUZU RODEO. I STARTED TO GET BAD GAS MILEGE. I TOOK IT TO THE ISUZU DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE GAS FILTER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEY THEN TOLD ME IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP OR SENSOR ACUTALLY AND THAT ISUZU WOULD NOT REPLACE IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY PART AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE $300 AND SOME TO PAY FOR IT. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS UNDER WARRANTLY EXCEPT THAT.
2000 ISUZU RODEO LSE - FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY. IT BLINKS WHEN THE TANK WAS RECENTLY FILLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IF THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT DOES NOT GET RECALLED, A CLASS LAWSUIT MAY BE FILED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FOR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T193601.HTML. *AK
VEHICLE SPORADICLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO STOP OR WHEN ALREADY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE "BUCKS" WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF REST, VEHICLE WILL START AND DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF. NOTHING WILL REGISTER IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN CLEANED, FUEL FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED. MECHANIC CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALL SIGNS POINT TO BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BUT MECHANIC REFUSES TO REPLACE EVEN AT OWNERS REQUEST. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE 3 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT.*AK
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION, CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. *NLM
FUEL LEAKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RETURN HOSE FAILED. A CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED. DT
LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 45 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. VEHICLE IGNITED INSTANTLY. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WAS PROMPTED BY A RELATIVE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BURNED AND SHOULD HAVE HAD A CUT-OFF FOR FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED AND EXPLODED WITHIN WHAT SEEMED LIKE 5-15 MIN. (WASN'T REALLY LOOKING AT MY WATCH, TO BUSY RUNNING AWAY FROM CAR!) HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH CAR UP UNTIL THEN OTHER THAN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY, WHICH DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR. *TRP *NLM
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
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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