2001 Isuzu Rodeo Engine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SLOWED DOWN, AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SOMETHING BOUNCING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SENSOR FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HARNESS AND WIRING BE REPLACED FOR THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,100. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 3/17/09*LJ ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

1. REAR SHOCKS WENT BAD AT 30,000 MILES COST 500.00 TO REPLACE. 2. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SMALL COMPONENTS BREAKING. 3. 6 DISK CHANGER BROKE AT 50,000 MILE 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 45,000 MILES- 2 CODES FOR EGR VALVE STUCK. 5. CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND FINALLY JUST DIED. NEEDED NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT AT 55,000 MILES, COST $1,300.00 6. AIR CONDITIONER BROKE AT 60,000 MILES, NEEDS NEW COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER, RECEIVED ESTIMATE FOR $1,200.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REDUCED POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,135 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,130.

I HAVE A 2001 RODEO SPORT, V-6. THERE APPARENTLY IS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE DOES WORK PROPERLY, MOVING ON IT'S OWN, EVEN IF THE TANK IS FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON AS THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES. OCCASIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL, UPON FILL UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT AS THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS TO FLIP OUT, MOVING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL AGAIN, IT CAN SHOW ANY AMOUNT OF FUEL AT ANYTIME. AS SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE POINTED OUT, ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL BET THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BY REPLACING THE SENDING UNIT, THIS INVOLVES DROPPING THE GAS TANK AND REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACING THE SENDING UNIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT EASY FOR THE WEEKEND MECHANIC WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS. I ALSO HAVE A OIL PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO LEAKS OF THE ENGINE BUT ABOUT EVERY 1500 MILES, I USE 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS. APPARENTLY, ISUZU DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT BECOMES A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE EXCESSIVE USAGE, EXCEPT FOR BLOW BY OR BURNING IT IN THE CYLINDERS. THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY ISUZU, THERE IS NO REASON WHY AN ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE OWNED AND SERVICED REGULARLY SINCE NEW, SHOULD BE BURNING OIL LIKE THIS. THE TAILPIPE IS CLEAN AND THERE IS NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AND AS I HAVE ALREADY STATED THERE AREN'T ANY LEAKS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LOSS OF OIL. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND RODEO I HAVE OWNED AND THE FIRST NEVER USED ANY OIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OIL USAGE IS NORMAL BUT NOT EVERY 1500 MILES ON A NEW ENGINE. *TR

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

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 )

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

ENGINE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING SINCE 4,700 MILES TO THE PRESENT. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND, ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. UPON RESTARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ENGINE DIES, CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE & CHECK LIGHT/TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COME ON AND BACKFIRES. RANDOM AND FREQUENT TIMES. *AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOTICE ENGINE IDLING HIGH. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AKVEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING IN MORNING OR WHEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME ERRATIC IDLING, SHIFTING. NLM

ENGINE PINGNS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 1-26-01. RESPONSE WAS THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO ADJUST. NOW THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT I NEED TO USE CHEVRON FUEL OF WHICH THAT IS WHAT I USE FOR MY TRUCK. I CAN PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THIS IF NEEDED, BUT I NEED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MIDWAY SEEM TO THINK THAT IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE TRUCK.M DO GASOLINE SERO. *AK