2001 Isuzu Rodeo Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN WOBBLING ABNORMALLY AND THE REAR STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE WHERE THE IT WAS INSPECTED BY A WELDER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,411.

MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING PERFECT, AND WITH NO WARNING ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD HEARD NOISE COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. MY STEERING WHEEL, AND REAR END BECAME LOOSE. I LOST CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER SAFELY. AT THAT POINT MY TRUCK WAS UNDRIVEABLE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND AFTER A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR LEFT CONTROL BAR HAD BROKEN OFF WITH PART OF FRAME ATTACHED WITH IT. THE DAMAGED COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON FRAME. WAS TOLD PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK, AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO MANUFACTURER, BUT ISUZU HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER. *TR

ISUZU 2001 RODEO - RUSTED FRAME - FAILED INSPECTION - UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE PULLING OUT FROM STOP ON GRADE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND INSPECTED , MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REAR FRAME ON BOTH SIDES IS RUSTED ALMOST INTO ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF FRAME. *TR

1/20/2010: WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION SWING ARM/BRACKETS HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WAS COVERED UNDER SAFETY CAMPAIGN/RECALL 10V-436. DURING STATE INSPECTION THIS YEAR (8/23/2011) VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE, UNDRIVEABLE AND POSSIBLY UNFIXABLE DUE TO INABILITY TO OBTAIN PARTS. THE CAUSE IS SEVERE RUST IN THE FRAME. I SPOKE WITH ISUZU AT (800) 255-6727 AND WAS TOLD THAT THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE THERE IS NO COVERAGE FOR THE RUST AND FRAME DAMAGE. "EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE SAME BOAT, OUT OF LUCK"

RE: 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED FRAME TO TRAIL ARM BRACKET CAN CAUSE FRAME TO SNAP AT REAR OF VEHICLE CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL IF TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT 55-65 MPH. THIS SUV IS WORTHLESS ON THE MARKET. ISUZU SHOULD BE HELD FULL ACCOUNTABILITY. ALSO THE SUV HAS HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESCENDING UNIT IN GAS TANK WHICH NO RECALL WAS NEVER MADE. YET 1 OUT OF EVERY 7-8 ISUZU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NO PRIOR WARNING UNTIL A LOUD BUMPING NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE & LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL REAR OF THE VEHICLE, NO CRASH DUE TO TRAVELING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED & ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. LEFT REAR BOLTS CONNECTING BODY TO FRAME HAD BROKEN AWAY ALLOWING BODY TO MOVE BACK & FORTH ON THE FRAME, UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC WAS TOLD LEFT REAR WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY AWAY, THE RIGHT REAR WAS ALSO READY TO BREAK & THE AREA AROUND GAS TANK WAS ALSO VERY FATIGUED. VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, METAL EXTREMELY FATIGUED FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE, VEHCILE HAD TO BE JUNKED! BODY OF VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, BUT FRAME LIKE THAT OF A VEHICLE 30 OR MORE YEARS OLD!

2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER LINK/BAR ROTTED OFF THE FRAME WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED THE MA. STATE INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE TO THIS DEFECT AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE HOT A POTHOLE THE BAR AND ABOUT 10 INCHES OF THE FRAME CAME AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND DROPPED CAUSING THE REAR PASS TIRE TO MOVE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2002 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN IN MA. TO AND FROM WORK. IN MY OPINION THIS VEHICLE IS A TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ROT. IT SHOULD BE FORCED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOTHING. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 7.6 YEARS AT THE PRICE TAG OF $32,000.00 EXCLUDING FINANCE CHARGES. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO REAR SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE LET GO DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. CALLED ISUZU CORPORATE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2002, AND WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT FOR 32,000 THE SHELF LIFE WOULD BE MORE THAN 7.6 YEARS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, ON DECEMBER 24TH 2009 I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AND HOME AND WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTING ACTING FUNNY AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND TO A STOP. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH MY CAR BROKEN OFF. I CALL MY SON-IN-LAW TO COME HELP ME. HE LOOKS UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICES THE TRAILING ARM BROKEN OFF, HE SAID MOM IT'S A WONDER YOU HADN'T BEEN KILLED! YOUR FRAME UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR IS TOTALLY RUSTED! SO I HAVE 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT ME ISUZU AND ALL OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING, YOUR FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FIXING THAT TRAILING ARM WOULD BE A DANGER. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT! SO MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE TRAILING ARM BUT NOT THE RUSTED FRAME, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! . ISUZU PICKED MY CAR UP JANUARY 4TH 2011 AND TAKES TO THEIR REPAIR GARAGE. I CALL TWO WEEKS LATER BECAUSE NO ONE EVER CONTACTED ME. THEY TELL ME THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND HAVE ME DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR HOME. HE SAID THE FRAME WAS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OF THEM THEY HAVE SEEN. SO I WAIT A FEW MORE WEEKS AND CALL ISUZU RELATIONS DEPT. THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEY YELLED AT THE MECHANIC FOR TELLING HE REFUSED TO FIX THIS CAR BECAUSE IT CAN BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD FIX IT. SO I WAITED ANOTHER WEEK AND CALL BACK AGAIN TO BE TOLD THEY TRIED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND THE RUST WAS SO BAD UNDERNEATH THAT MY GAS TANK BRACKETS BROKE OFF DURING THE REPAIR. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKETS ARE NO LONGER MADE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED! PLEASE START ANOTHER RECALL ON THESE CARS, THE FRAME IS THE PROBLEM NOT THE TRAILING ARM. THESE CARS COULD KILL AN INNOCENT FAMILY. ISUZU STILL REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY CAR. IF THEY THINK I'M DIVING AROUND WITH A RUSTED FRAME AND BROKEN GAS TANK BRACKETS THEY ARE CRAZY! I WILL PARK THIS CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY ANOTHER 2 YEARS IF I HAVE TO UNTIL THE REAL PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF! PLEASE HELP US, THANK YOU *TR

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. RECENTLY MY WIFE WENT TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP OUR KIDS AT SCHOOL, ON HER WAY HOME SHE SAID SHE FELT LIKE SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND INVESTIGATING THE CAR AND SAW THE TIRES INFLATED, SHE CALLED ME WORK TO INFORM ME SHE UNSURE IF SHE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE HOME AND FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE SHE WAS ONLY A MILE FROM OUR HOME I TOLD HER TO PUT THE HAZARDS ON AND NURSE THE CAR TO THE HOUSE. (WHICH SHE DID) WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED OVER THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT BOTH THE LOWER LINKS (BARS FROM THE FRAME TO THE REAR END) WERE BOTH ROTTED AT THE FRAME CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO ROTTED FRAME. *TR

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

MY BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ON THE NEXT OCCASION, THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF A NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND IT FAILING TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. EVENTUALLY STOPPING. THE NEXT TIME, IT ACTUALLY DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I HIT THE BACK OF A MINIVAN, THEN A SEDAN AND SUV CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. WHEN I GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED AFTER THAT, I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THEN DRIVING TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES STILL WEREN'T RESPONDING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY, AND HAD THE MECHANIC DRIVE AROUND AND DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME. HE FELT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT KEPT HAPPENING. I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE. IT STIFFENS UP, THEN MAKES SOME CLICKING SOUNDS, AND THE CAR JUST GLIDES, I.E. KEEPS ON MOVING. THAT IS NOT SAFE!! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR OR TAKE ANY LONG DISTANCE TRIPS BECAUSE OF THE APPREHENSION OF MY BRAKES FAILING AS USUAL. FINALLY, I WENT BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE MECHANICS AND EXPLAINED WHAT EXACTLY THE BRAKES ARE DOING, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE THINKS THAT IT IS THE "BRAKE SENSOR" DUE TO THE RUST AROUND IT. AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THESE MODEL SUVS. SO FOR THE PAST YEAR, I CAME IN THERE WITH SENSOR "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT (2X), AND BRAKE PROBLEMS (2X) BOTH OF WHICH CAUSED ME TO NOT GET AN INSPECTION PASS UNTIL THEY WERE FIXED. I THINK THAT IT ALL HAD TO DO WITH THE SENSOR NOT WORKING ON MY BRAKES. I JUST SAW AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON MY LOCAL NEWS STATION ABOUT THE BOTTOMS OF THESE SUVS COMING APART WITH NO WARNING. ONE WOMAN EVEN PULLED SOMETHING OFF WITH HER BARE HANDS. I BOUGHT MY CARE IN 2001 WITH 9000 MILES ON IT. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER, THAT THE BOTTOM JOINTS SHOWED A LOT OF RUST. I WAS SHOCKED AND EMBARRASSED. I ASKED ABOUT THE RUST THEN AND CONTINUE TO, AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS, THAT'S LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND. BUT I GOT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR USED. ALREADY RUSTED. *TR

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

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

RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, WHEN MY TURN TO GO I PULLED OUT ON ROAD AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. STEERING WAS VERY STRANGE AND FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS ALL OVER ROAD. I WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MAXIMUM AS I WAS GOING FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM INITIAL STOP LIGHT I HEARD A CRACK AND LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. I WENT APPROX 1/10 MILE TILL I COULD PULL OFF ROAD ON SHOULDER THEN INTO PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING WRONG I NOTICED UNDER CAR IN FRONT OF REAR WHEELS THAT WHAT APPEARED TO BE STABILIZER BARS FOR REAR WHEELS WERE HANGING DOWN UNDER CAR AND THAT THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES WAS BROKEN IN HALF . I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT THIS WAS BREAKING. I FEAR THAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OTHER THAN GOING FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE WOULD FLOAT FREELY AND TWIST FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND REAR WHEELS WOULD RIDE OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND WHEN BRAKING REAR WHEELS RODE UP UNDER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS BASICALLY A COMPLETE LOSS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE DUE TO NO ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT. *TR

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

2001 ISUZU RODEO: 93,000 MILES FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ROAD SAFE. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION RUN EXCELLENT. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO -- DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BAR (ANCHOR) COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING. CAR NOT DRIVABLE AND NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY WIFE'S 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED OUT. THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO 80,000 MILES. OWNED 6 YEARS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO FOREWARNING I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN HAD TO DRIVE UNDER 15 MPH TO SAFE SPOT. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE CAR. NEEDED TO BE TOWED. EXAMINED BY MECHANIC AND THEN EXAMINED BY A WELDER, AND INFORMED THAT IT IS UN REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE FRAME. DEFECTIVE FRAME. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO- 109,000 MILES. DRIVING IN TOWN, RODEO FELT UNSTABLE. PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER BAR UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. LUCKY TO GET HOME SAFELY. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE, NOT ROAD SAFE. OPENED A CASE WITH ISUZU BUT NOT CONFIDENT IN THEIR CONCERN. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED FRAME, TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUSH FOR A RECALL OR COMPENSATION. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUST, THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME BY THE REAR STABILIZER BAR. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FROM WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. ISUZU SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU CALL THEM. *TR

MY ISUZU WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECT IN THE FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKETS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW BRAKES. HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED AND RUSTED NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TO FAR GONE. I TOOK IT TO MARTY'S OF KINGSTON, MA.FOR THE RECALL. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY FIXED THE BRACKETS BUT THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THIS IS TOTALLY ABSURD TO ME. THEY CLAIM THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON THE BRACKETS AND ISUZU DOESN'T CARE IF THE FRAME IS ROTTED.SO, I HAD IT TOWED TO A JUNK YARD ONLY TO BE TOLD ALL THEY WOULD GIVE ME WAS $800.00. I JUST PUT 2 NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT WORTH $300.00. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ISUZU IS GETTING AWAY THIS. THE JUNK YARD TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE NEW BRACKETS PUT ON AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS RIGHT NEXT TO A BIG ROTTED HOLE IN THE FRAME. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, SOMEONE GETTING KILLED! THE RODEO WAS RUNNING FINE AND I HADN'T PLANNED ON BUYING A NEW VEHICLE UNTIL NEXT YEAR. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH ISUZU? I JUST PRAY THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED WITH THESE RUSTED FRAMES. *KB

A FEW DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO. HE NOTICED THAT EVERYTIME HE WOULD STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT TO THE LEFT. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. MY FATHER WHO HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 35 YEARS CRAWLED UNDER IT ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER REAR SUSPENSION LINK BRACKET ROTTED OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS QUESTIONABLE. HE SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT LEGALLY. CAN SUPPLY PICTURES IF NEED BE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND REAR TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE. I PARKED AND LEFT THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN IMMINENT APPOINTMENT, RETURNING AN HOUR LATER I INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FOUND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE HAD BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, THANKFULLY I WAS IN A RELATIVELY SAFE AREA FOR THIS TO HAPPEN OTHERWISE INJURY OR CRASHES MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE CORROSION/RUST WOULD MAKE A REPAIR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AGREED WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER IN DETERMINING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO MAKE IT SAFELY DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE FRAME RUST/CORROSION. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER SENT US TO HIS MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE FIXED AGAIN MANY TIMES. EVENTUALLY HE SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO I DIDN'T. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND I HAD IT ADDRESSES WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED. THE GUY THAT DID MY BRAKES TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT FIXED OR JUST IGNORE IT, THAT IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS MY AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM. I ENDED UP PAYING 1300 TO GET FIXED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. THE NEXT THING WAS THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING. I STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THAT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL & THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON, I NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT. LAST YEAR THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO FIGURE OUT IF I NEED TO FILL UP. JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STARTING TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70. I HAD MY HEATER, RADIO AND WIPERS ON FOR THE RAIN. I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE DARK AND JUST WHEN I TURNED THEM ON THE DASH LIGHTS FADED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY POWER. I QUICKLY TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY, I WAS AFRAID TO TURN MY LIGHTS BACK ON. ONCE I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS GOING INTO THE MOUNTAINS, THE FOG WAS TO DENSE TO IGNORE THE LIGHTS. I TURNED THEM ON THIS TIME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I KNOW I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS, THANKFULLY I WAS MORE OR LESS ON THE ROAD ALONE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CAR I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

HIT A BANKING WITH REAR TIRE AND THE FRAME OF MY ISUZU RODEO 2001 BROKE ON BOTH SIDES CAN NOT FIX THIS SUV FRAME IS ROTTEN . THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON 1998 AND 1999. *TR UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED, NOT JUST THE REAR SUSPENSION. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/10

ISUZU RODEO FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED . THE ISUZU CORP WANT TO FIX WITH REAR BRACKETS THIS WILL NOT FIX THE SUV NEEDS A WHOLE NEW FRAME ONE THAT IS MADE OUT OF GOOD STEEL AND INCLOSED AND COATED . NOT ISPECTABLE IN MY STATE . WE WANT A REFUND THAT IS COMPARABLE TO THE REAL KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE. *LN

THE RODEO WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND STARTED TO FEEL STRANGE SHORTLY BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE DESTINATION. A FAMILY MEMBER TOOK IT FOR A RIDE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE RODEO HOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SHOULDER IN TIME TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WE HAVE HAD THE FRAME WELDED (~$800), BUT HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ITS SAFETY AND HAVE SINCE BOUGHT A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF OUR OPTIONS AND WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ANY GUIDANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND IT WAS REPAIRED. WHILE UNDER GOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME, THE FUEL TANK SHIELD WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED DUE TO RUST. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A ONE INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME, WHICH WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRACKET REPLACEMENT WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRAME BUT SHE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS STILL CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL REPAIRS AND ANY REPAIRS TO THE FRAME WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM HAS FALLEN OFF THE RUSTED OUT FRAME ON THAT SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE IS SOON TO FOLLOW. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT USED, BUT ASIDE FROM A FEW DINGS HERE AND THERE IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR 150K ON IT. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED OUT FRAME. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SEEMS UN-FIXABLE. AND ISUZU WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME ROTTED THROUGH, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS UNTIL WE GET THE NEWS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND GARAGED NIGHTLY. JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED A WEEK AGO AND NO MENTION OF UNSAFE VEHICLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SERVICE AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE CHECKED. TOLD THE VEHICLE IS ROTTED THROUGH IN TWO PLACES AND NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS IS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR WHERE THE TRAILING ARM ATTACHES IN THE REAR ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE REST OF THE BODY AND INTERIOR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE RUST HAS ALSO CORRODED THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND AM CAREFUL TO WASH THE SALT AWAY FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THEIR 100,000 MILE CORROSION WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FRAME. I SPENT 26,000 DOLLARS ON A TRUCK THAT I NOW HAVE TO THROW AWAY AT 68,000 MILES AND I AM FURIOUS. PLEASE GET THEM TO RECALL THE FRAME. TOYOTA HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FRAMES AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO, I HEARD A FEW LOUD POPS AND THEN MY TORCHEN BARS BROKE APART FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROADWAY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE . I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CARS FRAME HAD RUSTED AND THE TORCHEN BARS COULD NOT BE FIXED WITH OUT INSTALLING A NEW FRAME. THE VEHICLES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT WHICH COVERS THE TORCHEN BARS HOWEVER, ISUZU CLAIMS THE FRAME IS NOT PART OF THAT WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY MECHANICS AND ALL HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN RODEOS. I FEEL THAT THE FRAMES ON ISUZU RODEOS HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY AND IS DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROADWAYS. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I GOT A LETTER FROM ISUZU ASKING ME TO COME IN FOR A RECALL DUE TO PRE-MATURE FRAME RUSTING I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO LIFT THE BODY OFF THE FRAME TO INSPECT IT AND I WAS HAVING THE GAS-LEVEL SENDER REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT BOLTS HOLDING THE CASSIS TO THE FRAME HAD A TENDENCY TO FAIL SO THEY WERE BEING REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK BACK THE NEW SHINY BOLTS AND NUTS WERE VISIBLE EXTERNALLY AND I WAS ASSURED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT THAT BAD AND IT WAS JUST A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THEY APPLIED SOME ANTI-RUST TREATMENT TO THE AREAS AND FOR ADDED STRENGTH, 2 REINFORCEMENT BARS WERE BOLTED TO THE SIDES OF THE FRAME ( THIS WAS DOME AND VERIFIED VISUALLY BY ME ). ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE HAVING MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROT, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRAME WAS NOT SAFE BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTEN IN NUMEROUS AREAS AND TOLD THAT WHOEVER TRIED TO FIX IT KNEW THAT IT WAS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE AND SIMPLY PUT A BAND=AID ON IT AND HIT IT WITH SOME ANTI-RUST PAINT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER. JUST THE FRAME WAS ROTTING, NOT THE BODY OR OTHER PARTS. THE OFFICIAL TSB APPARENTLY TO SHORE UP THE FRAME BY BOLTING TWO STEEL BARS ALONG THE SIDES, UNLESS THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED OUT THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. SO IF I HAD NOT GARAGED MY TRUCK AND BEEN EXTRA CAREFUL ABOUT WASHING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A BRAND-NEW FRAME, (OR A TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IF THE FRAME BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED NEVER MIND HIGHWAY SPEED). I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE FOLLOWED ALL TSB/RECALLS AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. I LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT I NEED IT TO BE SAFE AND VERY SOON IT MAY NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN MY STATE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY PEOPLE TRYING PUSH FOR SOME SORT OF LEGAL ACTION ON THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR HER VEHICLE OR GIVE HER ANOTHER ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

2001 ISUZU RODEO ROTTED FRAME. PURCHASED USED ISUZU RODEO IN LATE 2008. FOUND THAT ENTIRE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND THAT IT HAD ACTUALLY BROKEN IN HALF. BOTH SIDES OF FRAME WERE BROKEN BY REAR TIRE WHERE SUSPENSION ARM ATTACHES. HAD TO HAVE EXTENSIVE METAL AND WELDING WORK DONE TO REATTACH AND MAKE DRIVABLE. REPAIR PERSON SAID IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX AND WOULD EVENTUALLY LET GO AGAIN DUE EXTENSIVE RUSTING AROUND IT AND ELSEWHERE ON THE FRAME. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

THIS IS PERTAINING TO THE RECALL OF ISUZU/HONDA 98-2002 WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION LINK ARMS. I KIND OF WENT ALONG WITH THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE ALREADY STARTED BUT THE REAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SEVERE RUST OF THE FRAMES. THE REASON THEY APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING IS BECAUSE THE FRAME THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED TO ARE SO RUSTED THAT THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE WELD TO HOLD ONTO. THEY ARE PUTTING BRACKETS (BANDAGES) ONTO A FRAME THAT HAS HUGE RUST HOLES. MINE IS SO BAD I COULD PUSH A PENCIL THROUGH IT. YOU ALREADY HAVE PICS OF MINE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS TOO SEVERE TO PUT A BRACKET ON AND THAT I'D BE HEARING FROM ISUZU ABOUT COMPENSATION, BUT NOW ISUZU (CORP.) IS SAYING THE BRACKETS MIGHT WORK. I THINK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS FURTHER RESEARCH INTO "WHY THE LINKS OUR DETACHING". MY LINKS THEMSELVES ARE NOT RUSTING AND WOULD MOST LIKELY BE FINE IF THE FRAME WOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED SO SEVERELY. I'VE SEEN THE BRACKETS THAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON AND THEN THE STATE WILL NOT PASS IT FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE RUST. HOW IS THAT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. THEY BODY IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW AND I JUST PUT A MOTOR IN IT RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I PLANNED ON KEEPING IT FOR MANY MORE YEARS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2001 ISUZU RODEO AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I HEARD A THUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SOON THEREAFTER I NOTICED THAT THE HANDLING OF THE TRUCK BECAME QUITE LOOSE. UPON STOPPING I EXAMINED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE & SAW THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME & THERE WERE HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT A FRAME SHOP TOMORROW TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE IS AT ALL REPAIRABLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY 84,115 MI. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 4DR 4WD SUV, CLIMATE CONTROL FAN SWITCH STOPPED OPERATING. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH AND AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE SWITCH WAS OVERHEATED AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FINE THEREAFTER. A YEAR LATER IN MAY OF 2010, THE UNIT STOPPED OPERATING ONCE AGAIN AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURED THROUGH THE DASH WHERE THE UNIT IS LOCATED. IT WAS REMOVED ONCE AGAIN AND THE WIRE CONNECTION TO THE FAN SWITCH MELTED TO THE UNIT THIS TIME. I CAN NOT FIND ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO REPAIR IT THIS TIME AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS ONLINE WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS AWARE OF A RECENT INVESTIGATION OF THE FRAME RUST (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA09018: SUSPENSION: REAR) BUT A DECISION WAS NOT YET REACHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.