2001 Isuzu Rodeo Complaint Log

I BOUGHT THE 2001 RODEO SPORT IN 2001, IT WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST TURNED OFF THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT NO PROBLEM. THEN THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ITSELF WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WENT OFF AND THEN IT HAS ALSO JUST SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND THEN THE CRUISE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO THIS HAPPENS WHEN I GO OVER SPEED BUMPS AND SOMETIME WHEN I TURN CORNERS AND TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *NM

AT A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT DROPS FROM FULL WITHIN 30 MILES, ONCE IT HITS A HALF TANK IT SPORADICALLY DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL GO BACK UP BUT THEN DROP AGAIN. WHEN I FILL THE TANK AT A READING OF 1/4 TANK I GET AN AVERAGE OF 8 GALLONS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. YET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK IT IS AN 18 GALLON TANK. NOW AT 40,000 ITS GETTING WORSE. I REGISTERED A 1/2 TANK AT THE PUMP SHUT OFF AT 2 GALLONS. *NM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY RODEO HAS LOST LIGHTS, POWER, AC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND NOT START. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO NEW IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN JULY OF 2004 THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND DEFROST. WE HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR AND CONNECTIONS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2006 (LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE PAID MORE THAN $500 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THAT PARTICULAR PART ON ANY OTHER CAR WE HAVE OWNED LET ALONE REPLACE IT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE DEFROST FOR THE CAR. *NM

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE '01 ISUZU RODEO IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE TO WORK IMPROPERLY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE '01 RODEO APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY '01 RODEO, AFTER 70,000 MILES, HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVING. THOUGH THEY RECALLED THE '02 FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THEY DID NOT INCORPORATE THE '01 INTO THAT RECALL. *NM

FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL & EMPTY AND THE LIGHT FLASHES. NOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL PUMP? IT STARTS AND THEN IT DIES. CANT PARK UP HILL, WONT START. HAVE TO PARK DOWN HILL TO KEEP GAS FLOWING TO INJECTORS. *JB

I HAD A BLOW OUT ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT CAME OFF, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. I SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES CAUSING SEIZURES, A DISPLAYED SHOULDER, AND A FRACTURED JAW. DUE TO THE HEAD INJURIES I WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

THE ALARM GOES OFF ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS LOCKED. KEEPING THE CAR UNLOCKED IN COLD WEATHER IS THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. OUR NEIGHBORS WOULD DISAGREE WHEN IT IS HONKING AWAY AT 2 IN THE MORNING! DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER 2001 RODEO SPORTS? *TR

ON 12/27/2005, OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER TOWING IT TO CREST ISUZU IN PLANO, TX, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE COST OF REPAIR (LABOR INCLUDED) IS $1,300. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN (MECHANIC), HE INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZUS AND THEY HAVE YET PLACED A RECALL. HE INFORMED ME THE WIRING HARNESS CONTROLS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, WHICH TELLS THE ENGINE HOW MUCH GAS/ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CAN TELL THE ENGINE TO "GUN IT" WHEN THE DRIVER IS BRAKING. ACCORDING TO ALLDATAPRO.COM, BULLETIN #IB00-04-S006 REFERS TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, HOWEVER, WITH NO MENTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS. AS STATED EARLIER, HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ISUZU WILL CONTINUE TO IGNORE UNLESS ENOUGH AFFECTED CONSUMERS COME FORWARD TO REGISTER THEIR COMPLAINTS. PER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT. PRIOR TO THIS FINAL INCIDENT ON 12/27, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION; HOWEVER, IT QUICKLY DISAPPEARED AND WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS BACKING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE MECHANIC DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD AND RAN THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR OF ANOTHER BUSINESS. AFTER THE CRASH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CERTIFIED SERVICE DEALER STATED TISSUES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ,AND WILL BE PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. A POLICE A REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINIMUM DAMAGE. *AK

THE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 28TH, 2005. THE SITUATION HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT IS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE SUV WOULD EITHER STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR DIE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. WE HAD FAMILY IN THE RODEO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES HARD WHEN SOMEONE WOULD PULL OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WHILE TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS US. IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY AND WHEN YOU WOULD LET IT WARM UP FOR A GOOD TEN MINUTES, TRYING TO PLACE IT IN GEAR WILL KILL THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO CREST ISUZU THINKING IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED NOT TOO LONG AGO SINCE IT WAS ACTING THE SAME WAY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS FROM THE ENGINE TO THE GAS PEDAL. PHIL EXPLAINED THIS TO ME AFTER HE GOTTEN THE REPORT FROM THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT ISUZU KNEW THAT THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED (THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LAID OUT) THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP OR HITS A POT HOLE, IT WOULD CUT THE WIRING, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. I WENT FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH COST ME OVER 400 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AS CONSUMERS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEY KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIES IN TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN RAKED OVER THE COALS ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT SPOKEN UP ON THIS. *NM

I HAVE A BLACK GOO OOZING FROM AROUND THE LOWER PART OF MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND IS ALSO COMING IN AROUND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES AS OF NOW THE DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE FROM THE GLUE USED TO ADHERE THE INNER DOOR MOISTURE BARRIER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. ISUZU HAS CONTINUALLY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY STATING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THEY STILL WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM FIRST DENYING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS, TELLING MY HUSBAND IT IS TRUE, THEN DENYING EVEN SPEAKING TO MY HUSBAND. IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD FROM THE START (STARTING IN AUGUST 2002 WHEN DEALERSHIP FIRST STARTED JUST CLEANING OFF THE GOO FROM THE LOWER INNER DOOR JAM)) NOW COMPLICATED SINCE I CAN NO LONGER OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. FOR ME THE COST IS MORE THAN I CAN BEAR...BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR A DEFECT IN MATERIALS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AND CONTINUED TO COAST AT THAT SPEED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECALIBRATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS RECALIBRATED THIRTY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, WHICH WAS AROUND JULY 2005, THE GAS STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH AFTER ABOUT OF QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WAS USED, WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT THOUGHT ITWAS EMPTY WHEN I ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT 8 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. ALSO, ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AND SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ALSO, IT A IDLED VERY HIGH AT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES THE IDLING FLUCTUATED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW, ALMOST LIKE I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING OR WHILE I AM AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SOME DAYS IT DRIVES FINE BUT OTHER DAYS IT CUTS OFF ALL DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES WERE CROSSED AND THEY FIXED IT BUT AS SOON AS I GOT MY CAR TO MY HOUSE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE COMPUTER PCM WENT OUT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BUT I ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS AND THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I THINK THAT IF IT WAS THE COMPUTER PCM THE FIRST TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF LETTING ME DRIVE OUT ON THE ROAD LIKE THAT BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY CARS A DOZEN TIMES. *NM

PUSHROD AND CRANK DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WITH ONLY 62,566 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORIGIANL WARRANTY GUIDELINES. DUE TO THE FACT THIS VEHICLE WAS A PREVIOUS DAILY RENTAL , ISUZU REDUCED ORIGINAL WARRANTLY COVERAGE FROM 10YEARS/120,000 MILES TO 5YEARS / 60,000 MILES. IT SEEMS QUITE UNUSUAL THAT WHEN PURCHASING THE NEW MOTOR FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE DEALER SELLING THE MOTOR SAID HE'S SOLD THOUSANDS OF THESE - ALL WERE REPLACEMENTS FOR 98 AND UP RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (RODS AND CRANK )

I PURCHASED A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT AT QUALITY ONE AUTOS ON 03/05/2005. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH NO WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THEY PROMISED TO REPAIR THAT IN WHICH THEY DID. BUT IT WAS REPAIRED A MONTH AND A HALF LATER WHICH RESULTED IN ME GETTING A TICKET FOR DRIVING WITH NO TAG BECAUSE I STILL HAD THE TEMPORARY TAG AFTER 30 DAYS. I WENT THROUGH 3 TEMPORARY TAGS. IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE PART TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED UP THERE EVERY WEEK TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FIND THE PART AND THEN IT WENT TO WE ORDERED THE PART AND WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET IT. SO FINALLY MY DAD AND I WENT UP THERE BECAUSE THEY DID CALL ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE PART CAME IN AND WHEN I GOT HALF WAY UP THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. SO MY DAD AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY HADN'T ORDERED THE PART SO WE SAT THERE WHILE HE ORDERED THE PART IN FRONT OF US. AROUND 7/05 MY CAR STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN I WAS IDLE IT WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN 5-10 TIMES A DAY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES SO I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. SO I TOOK IT TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRES WERE CROSSED AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PCM WENT OUT AND IT WILL COST ME $900.00 TO FIX. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER CONSUMERS THAT WERE HAVING OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. DATING FROM 94-04 THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE PRINTED OUT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALSO THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT WONT COME OUT AND THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. *NM

DT: THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AIR BAGS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. LAST TIME THE CAR WAS CHECKED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON INJURED WITH A TOOTH KNOCKED OUT.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEALER DID REPAIRS 4 TIMES, BUT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

2001 ISUZU RODEO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT. THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTH BUT EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS FINALLY ABOUT TO DETERMINE THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD BURNED OUT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEALER KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ALL ALONG BUT DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE 3/8 OF AN INCH MOVEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR MADE A TURNS, THE VEHICLE MADE A FUNNY SOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART, AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

2001 ISUZU RODEO BAD FULE SENDING UNIT. GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES WHACKO ! THIS IS A COMMON ONLINE COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM. ISUZU MUST BE FOCRED TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

COMPLAINT REGARDING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRE DUELER H/L'S.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND CRACKED, THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *JB

FEEDBACK OF OWNER 2001 RODEO (ISUZU 6-CD CHANGER STEREO/FM/CASSETTE) HELLO, I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS, I ALWAYS LIKED ISUZU BEFORE BUYING BRAND NEW, BUT I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH "THE LITTLE THINGS" ALOT. ISUZU 6 -CD CHANGER IS DEPLORABLE; I'VE HAD IT ALREADY REPLACED.(FORTUNATE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY) THIS MONTH 2005 THE 6-CD CHANGER JUST "DIED" AGAIN AND ALL OF MY NEW 6 CDS THAT I'VE PURCHASED ARE STUCK AND DAMAGED, WITH NO EMERGENCY WAY TO EXTRACT IT. CUSTOMER TOLD ORDER WOULD BE OVER $400 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DONT EVEN WANT ANOTHER ISUZU 6-CD CHANGER(3 TIMES BROKEN). MY CAR FAULTS WERE NOT FAULT OF ROUTE 1/OPEN ROAD ISUZU NOR SOUTH NJ EATON BUEHLER/ISUZU SERVICE MANAGEMENT. THEIR DEALERS WORKED PRETTY HARD & WERE GOOD. THIS CD/CHANGED DESIGN FLAW ISSUE IS ISUZU ISSUE. ISUZU SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ITEM THERE'S NUMEROUS USER COMPLAINTS OF 6-CD STEREO ISUZU RADIO ON INTERNET. GOT SEVERAL OTHER FAIL ITEMS, BUT WHY ? BRING THEM UP TO AMERICAN ISUZU. LETTER IS TO INFORM I WILL STRONGLY CONSIDERING SELLING MY ISUZU RODEO. I WILL INFORM ALL MY PEERS, FAMILY AND BUSINESS FOLKS NEVER EVER TO PURCHASE A "NEW" ISUZU RODEO. I MAY CREATE NEWSLETTER DETAILS STORY FOR DISTRIBUTION ON WEB ABOUT 2001 ISUZU RODEO FAILURES, IN POOR DESIGN. I WILL INFORM FOLKS LOUD AND CLEAR TO ANY CUSTOMERS SEEKING ISUZU VEHICLES. I LOST 6 NEW CDS IN THE CD-CHANGER DAMAGED FOR A 3RD TIME. I AM TIRED OF LOSING CDS WITHIN A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BY. WILL SPEND OUR MONEY ELSEWHERE & ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO SAME. SORRY, JUST THE WAY I FEEL, APOLOGIES. THE SERVICE ASSISTANCE FOR MECHANICAL ITEMS ARE GREAT AND COMPLAINT IS AGAINST OF 2001 ISUZU RODEO FLAWED ITEMS. THANK YOU ...

FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INCORRECTLY. IT WOULD INDICATE THAT I WAS ABOUT OUT OF FUEL WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD ABOUT 1/2 A TANK LEFT. ISUZU DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. *JB

WHEN BRAKING ON OCCASION VEHICLE WILL DIE, ALSO ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE REDUCE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE . ALSO, IDLE SURGES. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD RESULT IN BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN SUDDEN STOPPING. ALSO , THE REDUCE POWER RESULTS IN NOT GOING OVER 20 MPH AT MAXIMUM WITH PEDAL ON HILL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE IN THIS MODE VEHICLE CANNOT CLIMB HILLS AND ON HIGHWAY COULD BE DANGEROUS SINCE SUDDEN SPEED DROP. ON TWO OCCASIONS HAVE HAD VEHICLE CHECKED. RESULT SHOWED THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST CHANGED BOTH SENSORS ONE TWICE WITH NO POSTIVE RESULTS . *AK

VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN.*AK

ENGINE IDLING INCREASED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE/DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RACING OF THE ENGINE GETS WORSE AND AN SMELLS OF OIL BURNING THE LONGER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. *TC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKE PEDAL DROPS, FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP AND THERE IS A LOUD, RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. THE DIAGNOSIS TEST ALWAYS SHOWS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *LA

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2001 ISUZU RODEO. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEY WOULD SLIDE, THEN STOP. TWO SMALL CHILDREN WOULD BE WITH THE CONSUMER WHEN THESE PROBLEMS WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN A HILL APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS RAISED AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST SLID INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SLIDING WAS THE ABS KICKING IN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER ALSO FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEED A MASTER CYLINDER CAP AND DIAPHRAGM FOR THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED JERKING AND FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION FOR THESE ISSUES. *SC *JB

I TOOK MY 2001 RODEO IN FOR THE 75,000 MILES SERVICE TODAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. I FIGURED IT NEEDED FREON. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SEERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED AN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND GAVE ME THE CHARGES. THE WARRANTY WAS GOOD FOR POWERTRAIN. I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION AT THIS EARLY STAGE. I ALSO WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF MY MOON ROOF. IT WAS EITHER OFF TRACK AND SOMETHING-NOTHING DEFINITIVE. I HAD TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED FOR A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION AND THIS SAME PROBLEM HAD TO BE CORRECTED. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN.

THE CANOPY ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP RIGHT POSITION TO SHADE THE CHILD FROM THE SUN. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO REMOVE THE SEAT FROM THE BASE. *AK

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON RODEO ISUZU 2001. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO THAT I PURCHASED NEW ON FEBRUARY 21, 2001. IN MAY OF 2003, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE. AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2004, THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE EGR VALVE HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TYPE OF REFORMULATED GAS THAT WE USE HERE IN WISCONSIN AND WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE EGR VALVE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD 53222 MILES, THE DEALER (RUSS DARROW KIA/ISUZU, 7676 N. 76TH ST., MILWAUKEE, WI. 53224; PHONE: (800) 688-6301) AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR, WHICH COST $555.38 (INCLUDING SALES TAX). I ASKED WHAT I COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WOULD BE TO HAVE THE EGR TUBE CLEANED EVERY YEAR. (THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE.) BECAUSE OF THE GAS AND LOCATION OF THE EGR, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME THING WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN WITH SUCH MAINTENANCE.*AK

WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONCE RESULTED IN THE TRUCK HITTING A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS AN ABS RECALL 02I002000, BUT IT ONLY AFFECTED EARLIER MODELS. *JB ALSO, GRINDING NOISE WAS OBSERVED BY CONSUMER. ISUZU WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER REGARDING THE INCIDENT (CASE #4029006). CONSUMER MADE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ISUZU RODEO VEHICLES. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ABS MODULE WHICH WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS. *LA

AFTER HAVING MY RODEO FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, I'VE BEEN HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO BELIEVE. WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE CAR SHAKES VERY BADLY AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING, WILL SLIDE. THE BRAKE RELEASED INSTEAD OF STOPPING AFTER THE SLIDE. *JB

THE BRAKES IN THE RODEO SOUND STRANGE AT TIMES. I HEAR A GROWLING NOISE, AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD AT TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND I QUOTE FROM THE DEALER: "500 TEST DROVE VEHICLE ALL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD, NORMAL ABS OPERATION AND THIS IS WITHIN FACTORY SPECS." *LA

2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO RPMS SURGE OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND CAUSE AND STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I WAS TOLD THAT ISUZU WILL NOT PAY THE WARRANTY CLAIM IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE OR IF THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW A PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE SUV BRAND NEW. IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD OR MYSELF IN THIS VEHICLE. HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM DEALER ON FRIDAY AUGUST 29TH AFTER BEING IN SHOP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. WAS TOLD 2-3 PEOPLE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE ON SEPT 3RD.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. RECALL NUMBER 00V298000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,196 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND WAIT 20 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *PH *JB

WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND DOES NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. ONE INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD USUALLY SOUND FOR 2-5 SECONDS. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION AND SOMETIME WHEN STATIONARY. THE DEALER HEARD THE SOUND(S) BUT DID NOT HELP. *SCC *JB

WHEN BRAKING, THERE IS A KIND OF RUMBLE AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY KEEP STATING THAT THOUGH THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR FIX ANYTHING, IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RUMBLING IN THE BRAKES OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR.*AK

I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AGO BRAND NEW FROM MANUAL OLDS/ISUZU IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT, EACH TIME TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE A/C IS ON, THE COMPRESSOR TURNS ON AND OFF AND IS VERY LOUD. WHEN THE COMPRESSOR TURNS ON THERE IS A TERRIBLE RATTLING IN MY DASHBOARD. I EVEN HAD THE GENERAL MANAGER RIDE WITH ME AND HE HEARD THE NOISE AND TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED 2 OTHER BRAND NEW VEHICLES AND WHEN THE A/C WAS ON, #1 YOU COULDN'T HEAR THE COMPRESSOR CONSTANTLY SHUTTING ON AND OFF AND #2 WHEN THE COMPRESSOR DID TURN ON, I DID NOT HEAR ANY RATTLING NOISE OR ANY NOISE FOR THAT MATTER. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I HAVE NOT HEARD OTHER CARS DO THIS, ESPECIALLY A NEW VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I HAD 4,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND I AM TIRED OF THE TREATMENT THEY ARE GIVING ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE HEARD THE NOISE THEMSELVES. I KNOW THAT I AM A FEMALE BUT I AM NOT SO IGNORANT TO ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE 45,000 MILES. ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN DRIVE OR FROM A STOP, CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE DESPITE PUSHING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. TRIED STOPPING CAR (TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE) BUT DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. SEEMS TO GO AWAY IF I SHIFT TO GEAR 3 THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IF LEFT IN DRIVE, SLOWLY DRIVES FIVE MILES PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS. ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK INTO DEALER. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM DUE TO NOT DUPLICATABLE PROBLEM. GUESSED THAT IT WAS THE INHIBITOR SWITCH, BUT COULD NOT TELL ME FOR SURE. SPOKE WITH ISUZU AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO NOTHING UNTIL IT BREAKS COMPLETELY. NO PARTS REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65-67 MILES PER HOUR IN LIGHT-RAIN CONDITIONS TRYING TO EXIT INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER LOSS ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT THEN SPUN OUT IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS AND HIT INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE REAR END OF THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO WAS THE FIRST IMPACT. AFTER COLLIDING INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER AT UNKNOWN SPEED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPUN OUT AGAIN IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS WHERE IT WAS THEN HIT BY 2 OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRST VEHICLE IMPACTED THE 2001 ISUZU RODEO ON THE LEFT-FRONTAL CORNER (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND THE SECOND VEHICLE IMPACT IS NOT KNOWN. THOUGH CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT-BELT RESTRAINT, CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE COMMPLAINT IS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM,IZUSU IS ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A BULETIN TO THE DEALERS TO THE DEFECT. THE PBLEMM IS THAT WHEN YOU STEP ONN THE BRAKE YOU FEEL A THUMP IN THE REAR END OF THE CAR. THERE HAS TO BE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVE SHAFT SPINES OR EVEN THE UBOLTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. I WAS TOLD BY ISUZU THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL STICK GREASE THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT SUPPOSE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WELL! IN MY CASE IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMM AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TO 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.