There are 5 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2002 Isuzu Rodeo in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INTO DRIVEWAY AND STREET. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE POLICE AND DEALERSHIP TO SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK CAR. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSPECT BEFORE CLEANED UP BUT THEY REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WINDOW TINT INSTALLED WAS AGAINST THE HANDBOOK RULES. *BF *NM
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE REAR TINTED WINDOWS SHATTERED AFTER THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TINT APPLIED ON THE WINDOW. *AK
REAR WINDOW ON MY 2002 IZUSU RODEO EXPLODED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME,THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET TINT I INSTALL HOLD THE HEAT ON WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ON AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. *AK
EXTREMELY COLD MORNING AND USED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND IT SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDOW TINT THAT WAS INSTALLED. I HAD A 99 RODEO WITH AFTER MARKET TINT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS.
OWNER TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AND WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE. WHEN DRIVER RETURNED REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. DEALER INDICATED THAT TINT ON WINDOW MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 30, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.