1999 Isuzu Rodeo Sport Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER ALGORITHM FOR THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02I002000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10724544

Incident

Jun 8, 2015

**I HAVE NEVER BEEN AWARDED ANY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE ON SAFETY RECALL 10V-436, UPON SURRENDERING MY VEHICLE FOR EVALUATION ON 1-4-2010, AFTER IT WAS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE ON 2-10-2010.** I RECD. RECALL NOTICE AROUND 12-10-09, RE: ISUZU SAFETY RECALL 10V-436. I TOOK MY RODEO TO J. SHORKEY ISUZU 1-4-10 FOR EVALUATION. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I RECD. A PHONE CALL FROM TERRY @ ISUZU (800-255-6727) 2-10-2010, STATING MY VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND ISUZU IS OFFERING ME $3,950. I WAS SO CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THAT, I TOLD HIM THAT $3,950 WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS A SETTLEMENT FOR MY VEHICLE BEING IN PRISTINE SHAPE IT WAS IN AND THAT I WOULD GET BACK TO HIM WITH AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER I WOULD ACCEPT. BTW, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THEREFORE I AM AN A TITLE OWNER. I FOLLOWED UP WITH HIM OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS GIVING HIM BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE, ETC. I FIGURED I WOULD HOLD OUT TO RECEIVE A MORE ACCEPTABLE FINANCIAL OFFER. HOWEVER, AS OF 12-6-14, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT FROM ISUZU FOR MY RODEO. WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING AT J. SHORKEY ISUZU, IN NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA SINCE 1-4-2010. I AM NOW PREPARED TO FILE AS MANY OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS AS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THIS CLAIM SETTLED, AFTER ALL THIS TIME. I FILED AN OFFICIAL CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2010, FOR WHICH THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST ME AT THE TIME SINCE I REFERENCED THE NHTSA BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662501

Incident

Dec 7, 2009

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE HAD ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

NHTSA ID

10331169

Incident

May 7, 2010

Mileage

144,000 mi

THE FRAME RUSTED AND THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BROKE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TOWING CO TOLD ME COULD NOT BE FIXED, JUST JUNK IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10275289

Incident

Jun 6, 2004

Mileage

110,000 mi

1999 ISUZU RODEO. MY DAUGHTER WAS MAKING A GENTLE TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY TURNED FREELY- - THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN. VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF TURNING, OVER CURB AND INTO ANOTHER CAR IN DRIVEWAY. EXAMINATION WHILE WAITING FOR TOW - THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY WITH NO EFFECT. THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY BROKEN (STEERING LINKAGE?) BEHIND AND ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200219

Incident

Aug 20, 2007

Mileage

200,000 mi

MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO WITHOUT WARNING RAN OUT OF OIL. I HAD OIL CHANGED IN CAR AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR BLEW. THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF OIL IN IT.FROM A FEW SITES I LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. IS THERE A SOLUTION? I NEED A MOTOR.IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT?

NHTSA ID

10185944

Incident

Dec 15, 2006

Mileage

125 mi

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. I FILL UP AND THE GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER A FEW MILES AND WILL STAY ON OR WILL START FLASHING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE VARY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR A WOMAN ON THE ROAD THINKING THAT SHE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE IS GOING INSANE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE ARE SEVERAL AND MEAN SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT!!!! *NM

NHTSA ID

10131535

Incident

Nov 26, 2004

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. HAPPENED JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILE. THE SUV HAS 80,000 MILE AND CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ISUZU WILL NOT FIX IT. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $500.00.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114433

Incident

Aug 20, 2003

ON 2-2-05 I WAS INVLOVED IN A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I HAD COME TO A STOP, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AT A WALGREENS STORE IN ENID, OKLAHOMA WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SURGED, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION WITH THE BRAKES BUT THEY JUST MADE A NOISE SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU LOCK ABS BREAKS ON ICE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BRICK PILLAR THAT COLLAPSED ON TOP ON THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLING ME AND INJURING MY LOWER/MIDDLE BACK IN THE PROCESS.THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN EVEN AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE PHOTOS FOR PROOF. I AM FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST ISUZU MOTORS OF AMERICA FOR FAULTY PRODUCTS THAT RESULTED IN THE CRASH THAT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE AND INJURED MY BACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'M TWENTY THREE YEARS OLD AND WAS NOT PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED AT THE TIME THE WRECK OCCURED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND CORRECTED BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.I HAVE WITNESSES THAT CAN ATTEST TO WHAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10110520

Incident

Feb 2, 2005

-THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ARE UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING THE SECURITY ALARM TO SOUND. -THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE MANUAL CONTROL PAD. -THE RIGHT/LEFT SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON IS PUSHED IN(ACTIVE). -THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. -THE AIR VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MAKES NOISES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10106451

Incident

Feb 6, 2003

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, GOES UP AND DOWN. DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR, PUTTING HER AT RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON HIGHWAY WHILE ALONE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100875

Incident

Jun 17, 2004

AFTER CONFURRING WITH MANY OWNERS OF A 1999 ISUZU RODEO IT IS MY CONSENSUS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE GAS GUAGE TO READ EMPTY. CONTACTING ISUZU HAS DONE CONSUMERS NO GOOD SINCE ISUZU DENIES ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM A PARTICULAR ISUZU MECHANIC THAT HE REPAIRS 3-4 SENDING UNITS PER DAY. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS A CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY AN ENORMOUS SERVICE COST TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WE BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURERS KNOW ABOUT AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075174

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMLEY HARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10068213

Incident

Apr 28, 2004

Mileage

63,180 mi

I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY 10 TIMES TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTO BUT NO ONE HAS EVEN BOTHERED TO FOLLOW UP OR GIVE THE INFO I NEED. MY AUTO IS FALLING APART WITH DEFECTS AND ISUZU SEEMS TO NOT CARE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067934

Incident

Apr 6, 2000