2001 Isuzu Rodeo Complaint Log

WE PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO ON NOVEMBER 23 2012 WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH AND DECEMBER 14 2012 I TURNED A CORNER AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH THE CODE SHOWED UP FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE AGR VALVE WE REPLACED BOTH AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM I LOOKED UP ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN WIRING ISSUE AND WE FOUND THE KNOWN AREA (DIAGRAM)ONLINE AND WE DID FIND WERE SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO FIX THE WIRES AFTER MOVING THE WIRES AROUND SLIGHTLY THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS UNUSABLE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WE WERE ABLE TO USE IT IN JAN. OF 2013 BUT WE WERE USING THE CAR IN FEB 2013 WE WERE GOING UP AN INCLINE AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN WE COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH WE GOT HOME AND WE MOVED THE WIRES AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF WE USED THE CAR A TWICE THEN THE THIRD TIME WE USED THE CAR WE HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE CAR SINCE THIS. I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND WHILE IN PARK IT TRIED TO EXCELLERATE ON ITS OWN AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE WIRING PROBLEM YET .IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL . *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT AROUND 35 - I HEARD A VERY LOAD THUMP FROM AROUND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BACK TIRE THEY CAR STARTED SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I COULD BARELY GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY SON CAME AND WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT TO MY HUSBANDS HOUSE THAT WASN'T THAT FAR. THE NEXT DAY MY SONS PUT THE CAR ON THE JACK STANDS THINKING MAYBE THE STRUT CAME OFF. WHEN THEY GOT UNDER THE CAR THE FOUND THAT THE FRAME OF THE CAR HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN I HAD LOOKED THE CAR UP ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR IN REGARDS TO THAT ISSUE I DID FIND A RECALL ON THE RUST ISSUE. I STARTED CALLING THE NUMBER AND LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES. I FINALLY GOT THROUGH ON JANUARY THE 5TH AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT HAD CLOSED BUT IF I WANTED TO GET IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER AT MY COST THAT IS OVER 2 HOURS AWAY AND PAY FOR THE TEST THEY MAY BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING OR GO AFTER THE PERSON BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE KNOWN. I FEEL THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I LOVED MY CAR AND NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE AND I AM GRATEFUL I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY AND THAT NONE OF MY OTHER CHILDREN WERE DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY EACH MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE TYPE OF CHEMICALS USED ON THE ROADS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO RUSTING OF THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STRESSED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PREDICT THE RUST FACTOR OF THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

LEFT REAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH EVIDENTIALLY THE PERSON NEW OF THE PROBLEM NOW I HAVE NO TITLE AND THEY STOLE MY TRADE OF A 95 LEXUS GS300. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2010 ABOUT THE SUSPENSION BRACKETS IN THE REAR HAVING A RUST PROBLEM. I HAD THE RECALL INSPECTION DONE AND THE ISUZU SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THEY APPLIED SOME RUST INHIBITOR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP IN AUG 2012 FOR BRAKE WORK AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH NUMEROUS RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED IN NUMEROUS SPOTS THAT YOU COULD PUSH YOUR FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME AND IT WOULD CRUMBLE UNDER THE PRESSURE. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER THEY DIRECTED ME TO. AT THIS CENTER I WAS TOLD THAT MY RUST WAS CONSIDERED A LEVEL 3 INCIDENT. ISUZU TOLD THE REPAIR SHOP TO DO A LEVEL 3 FIX. THAT INCLUDED PUTTING LARGER SUSPENSION BRACKETS ON AND COATING THE RUST WITH A RUST INHIBITOR. THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME RUST WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, ONLY THE BRACKETS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WERE FRAME ISSUES FOR THESE MODELS BUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY WAS ONLY FOR THE SUSPENSION BRACKETS. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE IN IT'S PRESENT CONDITION WITH ALMOST NO STRENGTH LEFT IN THE REAR FRAME. I WILL HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE METAL WELDED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO STRENGTHEN IT AND TO MAKE IT SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE. A VEHICLE PRODUCED IN 2001 SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MUCH RUST DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT ISUZU EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO ACCEPT MONETARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT. THESE CARS NEED TO BE BOUGHT BACK FROM THE CUSTOMER FOR MARKET VALUE OF A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND TYPE. PLEASE HELP THE THOUSANDS OF ISUZU RODEO OWNERS OUT THERE LIKE ME WHO HAVE LOST THE USE OF THEIR VEHICLE THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME WAS TOO EXCESSIVE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,123.

CAR FELT SHAKY, PULLED OVER AND A DUST OF RUST WAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS "CONDEMNED." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,911.

I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHILE INSPECTING, HE FOUND A BREAK/SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD MOUNTING REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET ATTACHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED BUT NOT YET BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS, & THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM, THEN REPORTED IT TO ISUZU. I CALLED ISUZU'S (800) HELP LINE TO ASK WHAT THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR MY TRUCK, THEY SAID NOTHING, THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THAT PARTICULAR TRUCK MODEL BUT TOOK MY INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED RUST WAS FOUND AROUND THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE CURRENT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE FRAME IS ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT IS UNREPAIRABLE, TRAILING ARMS ROTTED OFF, DEALER SPRAYED BLACK PAINT IT AND CALLED IT FIXED. REAR BUMPER NOT ATTACHED, SPARE TIRE CARRIER NOT ATTACHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. CONSUMER STATES CORROSION FRAME CRACKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 4-DOOR MODELS, BUT NOT THE 2-DOOR MODELS. *JB UPDATED 07/03/12 THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALLOWED TO LIMIT ITS FIX OF VEHICLE'S REGARDING THE RECALL. UPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 06/29/12*JB UPDATED 05/25/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR); HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SLOW LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLOW LEAK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO USED IN APRIL 2012, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE IT STARTED STALLING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, LOOSING COMPLETE POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN WOULD JERK AND CONTINUE GOING. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP AND TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP FOR A FEW FEET, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO WHEN I STOP I HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR, EVERYTIME I STOP. NOW THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DYING AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WILL DIE WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE GOING A STEADY SPEED, OR ACCELERATING. ALSO WHEN I COME CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN THE VEHICLE WILL DIE. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND JERKS WHILE SPEEDING UP. I HAVE ALMOST T-BONED SOMEONE DUE TO THE CAR DYING AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ALSO I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THE CAR STALLING OUT AND ALSO DYING. ALSO AFTER HAVING THE CAR A COUPLE WEEKS THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE LIGHT FOR THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,684. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 10V436000. UPDATED 06/06/2012*JS

VEHICLE FRAME ON 2001 ISUZU RODEO IS BADLY RUSTED. HAVE MAINTAINED CAR WELL AND WAS LAST INSPECTED IN AUGUST, 2011, WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. IN APRIL, 2012, VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR BRAKE WORK WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A WELDING SHOP AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

I STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB AND HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE REAR END OF MY CAR BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. I PULLED BACK UP TO CURB AND LOOKED UNDER REAR OF CAR. I SAW CRACKED, RUSTED FRAME AND A BROKEN STABILIZER BAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE ISUZU SPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 SUSPENSION: REAR RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLES REAR UPPER BRACKET AND LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY SEVERE CORROSION ON THE UPPER REAR BRACKET, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL ROAD @ APPROX. 55 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION SNAPPED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED AT APPROX 20 MPH AND EXIT THE TOLL ROAD. UPON PARKING, I WAS ABLE TO EXAMINE THE REAR AND SAW THAT THE COMPLETE REAR SUSPENSION WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SNAPPED OFF. AFTER HAVING TWO MECHANICS LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE, WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. WE ALSO JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED APPROX 3 MONTHS AGO AND ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE NEXT STEP SHOULD BE. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS AND NOW THE RECALL TIME PERIOD HAS LAPSED. *TR

BROUGHT MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO ROTTING FRAME AND SUSPENSION BRACKET. SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BECAUSE CARRIER HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY. PROFESSIONAL FRAME SHOP COULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND SUGGESTED THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY ISUZU. THIS VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TT

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, REAR CALIPERS, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, AND THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODE FRAME RUST ISSUE: THE 2010-2011 RECALL FOR RUSTED REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTING AWAY ON THESE VEHICLES - UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. NHTSA NEEDS TO RE-OPEN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD WITH A FORCED BUY-BACK BY ISUZU. THE REMAINDER OF THE VEHICLE IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE FOR A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. THE SAME VEHICLES WITH THIS MILEAGE BUT WITHOUT THE RUST ISSUES HAVE A RESALE VALUE OF $5,000 OR MORE, WHILE THE RUSTED ONES ARE WORTHLESS AND DANGEROUS. ISUZU NEEDS TO BUY THESE BACK. *TR

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

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.

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

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

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 4X4. UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2011 THAT BECAUSE WE LIVED WITHIN A STATE WHICH WAS CONSIDERED IN THE SNOW/SALT BELT REGION OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE SALT IS USED. THE SALT CAUSED EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE CONTROL BRACKETS BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS OF OUR CAR. WE NEEDED TO HAVE NEW SUPPORT BRACKETS INSTALLED AND A RUSTPROOFING SPRAY APPLIED TO OUR CAR. WE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE WHICH WAS A #3 REPAIR ON 12/2/2011. WE THOUGHT THE DANGEROUS SITUATION WAS RESOLVED UNTIL WE RECENTLY BROUGHT OUR CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH IN MANY SPOTS AND LITERALLY CRUMBLING WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL RIGHT OFF THE FRAME. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. WE TRUSTED THEM AS THEY HAD NOTHING TO GAIN BY INFORMING US OF THE SITUATION. WE HAD A DIFFERENT MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD US THE EXACT SAME THING, I CONTACTED ISUZU TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND I WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY AND THE CONSUMER SUPPORT PERSON WAS VERY DEFENSIVE WHICH MADE ME WONDER IF ALOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES? WHILE ONLINE, I FOUND THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS, ALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR OF ISUZU. THE ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED AND NOTHING ELSE EVEN THOUGH HE ADMITTED TO BIGGER CORROSION COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE. I THEN ASKED WHAT THEY INTENDED TO DO ABOUT THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HE RUDELY SAID THAT ISUZU ISN'T RESPONSIBLE! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I GUESS BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER HAVE ANY DEALERSHIPS OPEN, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR DID FALL OFF THE FRAME AND CAUSED THEM TO SWERVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STARTED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE THAT THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED AND THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE REAR BRACKETS TO THE FRAME UNDER THE RECALL, AND NOT THE FRAME ITSELF. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

CRACKED FUEL DELIVERY HOSE, SERIOUS LEAKAGE OF GAS OVER DANGEROUSLY HOT EXHAUST PIPES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BRACKET HANGING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UDDATED 03/08/12

MY CAR FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED THREW BACK BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS,THEY HAVE A RECALL ON IT,YET THEY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF ITS A COUPLE INCHES BACK FURTHER,THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE,AND THEY WOULD BUY IT BACK FOR 1080.00.I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR FOR 5400.00.ITS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION .I SAID NO..I WANT THE VALUE OF THE CAR PRICE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET HELP IN THIS CASE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE BY MAIL ABOUT A RECALL ON MY RODEO, AND THE COMPANY HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN KNOXVILLE SOME TIME IN AUGUST, A MONTH LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY SENT THE PHOTOS & VIDEOS TO THE COMPANY AND WE SHOULD HEAR FROM THEM SOON. IT IS NOW NEARING THE END OF OCTOBER, I CALLED THE COMPANY TODAY, & THEY SAID THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE PHOTOS. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS NOW, SINCE THE RODEO'S AXLE FELL APART 2 MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS EVEN TOWED. THE RECALL LETTER SAYS IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE APPROXIMATELY 90 MIN., OR 3-10 HOURS TO FIX WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AXLE'S OR THEY WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE REMEDY. I FEEL THAT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS OF DETERMINING WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHETHER I WILL BE GETTING THIS VEHICLE BACK FIXED, OR WHETHER I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

THE RECALL ON THE ISUZU RODEOS DOES NOT COVER FRAME ROT, JUST THE "REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA" WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS, MY CAR HAS FRAME ROT FROM THE FRONT TIRES ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK, YOU CAN POKE YOUR FINGER THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND IT CRUMBLES LIKE BREAD. WHAT'S THE POINT OF FIXING THE BRACKET IF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS FALLING OFF IN PIECES? DOES THAT MAKE IT ANY SAFER? *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO 4X4 3.2 V6 FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE. CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE - HAS LEAD TO TWO BREAKDOWNS IN THE LAST MONTH. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. WHILE PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF OF THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

DRIVING THRU PARKING LOT AROUND 20MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT CAR WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. *TR

I DECIDED TO FILE THIS CLAIM ONCE I READ IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE FUEL GAUGE FALLS TO EMPTY WHICH TRIGGERS THE GAS LIGHT TO COME ON. THE TRUCK HAS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 TANK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY ISUZU.

MY 2001 RODEO SPORT FAILED THE ILLINOIS AIR TEAM TEST. IT FAILED ON CODES: P0446 AND P0463. THESE CODES ARE BOTH ISUZU RODEO SPORT RECALLS. THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PUMPS CAN START CAR ON FIRE. THE ISUZU DEALERS SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL! I HAVE THE RECALL # 66026. IT CLEARLY STATES THE DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND MUST PROVIDE A REMEDY AT NO COST TO OWNER.... PLEASE HELP ME....NO ONE WANT TO REPAIR THIS FOR ME AND IT A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 RODEO. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET. DRIVERS SIDE REQUIRED INSTALLATION OF A BRACKET, PASSENGER SIDE WAS SPRAYED WITH WAX. RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED CIRCA 01/2011. TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKES LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED THAT IT IS NOT WORTH DOING THE BRAKES. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS ITS INSPECTION AS THE FRAME IS SOFTENED DUE TO RUSTING AND IS UNSAFE (DON'T GO ON ANY LONG DRIVES AND THINK ABOUT A NEW CAR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS). CONTACTED ISUZU AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO UNDER THE RECALL AGREEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUSTED FRAMES CAN BE LIMITED TO SUCH A SMALL AREA OF THE FRAME COMPONENT WHEN IT APPEARS FROM THE HIGH NUMBER OF FILED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FRAME RUST ISSUE AND NOT SIMPLY A LOCALIZED ISSUE DEALING WITH THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION LINK. THIS REAR SUSPENSION LINK IS ONLY THE SYMPTOM OF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. ISUZU IS TAKING THE POSITION THAT IF THE RUST IS NOT IN THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION, THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY BEYOND THAT. IS THE NHTSA PURSUING THIS ISSUE FARTHER? VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHER THAN THE FRAME. NO RUST ON THE BODY PANELS/SHEET METAL WHATSOEVER. PLEASE ADVISE,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE AND THEN TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING AND HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR STATE INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I RECEIVED A NOTICE INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A REGIONAL SAFETY RECALL PER BULLETIN SB10-11-S002. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR FRAME RUSTING AWAY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE CLOSEST ISUZU REPAIR SHOP WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT HE COULDN'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RUST AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A SPECIAL TOOL TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER WAITING A MONTH I CALLED THE ADVISOR WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TOOL WAS IN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN A DAY TO FIX IT. SO I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMING ME THAT THE FRAME WAS TOO RUSTED TO BE REPAIRED AND WOULD BE TAKING PHOTO'S TO SEND TO ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS TO SEE WHAT COULD BE RESOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE. SO I HAD TO GET ANOTHER RIDE TO GET MY VEHICLE. THE ADVISOR ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT LET ME LEAVE WITH IT. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT MORE PICTURES NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. SO I DROVE BACK UP TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET THIS DONE. A FEW WEEKS LATER I CALLED THE ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE DOING THE REPAIR WORK ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP AND THE ADVISOR NOW INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS ORDERED TO FIX THE ISSUE. HE WOULD NOW HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER REPAIR KIT AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO FIX MY VEHICLE. SO I'M NOW WAITING FOR HIM TO CALL BACK TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE KIT IS IN. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS MY MAIN FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE, WHEN HE PULLED AWAY THE FRAME, NOT THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BROKE. THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN PLACE. THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED HE WAS ABLE TO PUSH HIS FINGER THROUGH IT MORE THAN A FOOT AWAY FROM THE LOWER LINK BRACKET. THEY (ISUZU) HAS DECIDED TO SCRAP MY 2001 RODEO, I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2010, A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL (WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL) FOR THE PRICE OF $5000. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE LOT TO BE SOLD. ISUZU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEM OFF THE ROAD. NOW THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING $1500 FOR IT. I AM FORCED TO TAKE IT, BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR, BEING A 1 CAR FAMILY, AND MONEY IS TIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE THIS OFFER TO PAY ON THE CAR I HAD TO GO BUY TO REPLACE MY RODEO, WHICH IS WONDERFUL CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRAME, THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. THE WRONG PARTS ARE BEING RECALLED AND WE AS CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO TAKE EXTREMELY TO LITTLE FOR OUR CARS. *TR