2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE REAR LATERAL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 104V36000 (SUSPENSION) HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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

CRACKED FUEL DELIVERY HOSE, SERIOUS LEAKAGE OF GAS OVER DANGEROUSLY HOT EXHAUST PIPES. *TR

MY 2001 RODEO SPORT FAILED THE ILLINOIS AIR TEAM TEST. IT FAILED ON CODES: P0446 AND P0463. THESE CODES ARE BOTH ISUZU RODEO SPORT RECALLS. THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PUMPS CAN START CAR ON FIRE. THE ISUZU DEALERS SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL! I HAVE THE RECALL # 66026. IT CLEARLY STATES THE DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND MUST PROVIDE A REMEDY AT NO COST TO OWNER.... PLEASE HELP ME....NO ONE WANT TO REPAIR THIS FOR ME AND IT A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

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

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 15 TIMES A DAY. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY OTHERS MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC COMES UP AS A FUEL INTAKE SENSOR ISSUE. SO I'M JUST VERY CONFUSED, THE CAR DIES OUT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, USUALLY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT.. HOW COULD THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS?? I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE I'VE DISHED OUT THOUSANDS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED OVER THE LAST 2 YRS. COME TO FIND OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING DEFECTIVE WIRING IN THE ENGINE, LEADING TO THE CAR DYING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS JUST IN SHOCK. HOW COULD THIS ISSUE NOT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED YEARS AGO. MANY OF THE COMPLAINS INCLUDE ACCIDENTS BEING A MAJOR PART OF THIS ISSUE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE AND ISUZU IS AWARE. WHY IS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF A DEFECT THAT IS IN THE 2001 MODELS.. PLEASE READ THE ARTICLES ON LINE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE REALLY ARE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT DYE OUT WHILE IN MOTION... MY CHILDREN AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH ISUZU. THANK YOU *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

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

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

A PROBLEM W/BRAKES DURING RAIN ONLY LOCKING UP LEADING TO ACCIDENTS. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ASSURED BRAKES WERE GOOD SECOND ACCIDENT WAS A ROLL OVER SAME PROBLEM BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO ROLLOVER IN WHICH ATLEAST 2 IMPACTS BEFORE ROLLOVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHADE CAME LOOSE AND BUMP ME ON THE HEAD AND MY PASSENGER'S. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOLDER THAT HOLDS THE SHADE LOST ITS BOND WITH THE GLUE THAT HOLDS IT.*AK

IN 2003 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE FUEL HOSE. THE ECM WAS RECOMPUTERIZED BECAUSE OF ROUGH IDLE AND THE MOTOR WOULD DIE USUALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. IT STILL HAD THE GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE GAS GAUGES READ EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT BLINKS NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THERE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES AND THE GAS CAP IS CLICKED 3 TIMES ATFER I PUMP GAS. LATELY MY GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE AND WITH THE STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY VEHICLE I'M VERY CONCERNED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2001 VEHICLE. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY. MY REAL CONCERN IS WITH THE GAS SITUATION.

THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR JUST RANDOMLY AND VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY! WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED SEVERAL TIMES FROM THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT!THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I FINALLY GOT AN ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST TO FIGURE IT OUT AND HE SAID IT IS A SHORT IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,600.00 HE SAID IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ISUZU SHOULD REPLACE IT. ISUZU REFUSES TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEM, PLUS ISUZU HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE 1998 RODEO, YET THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE I STILL OWE 2 YEARS PAYMENTS ON AND I CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE IT! *TR

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

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 STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A "CLANKING" NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHICH TIGHTENED A FEW SCREWS AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OWNER. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WILL KEEP TIGHTENING THE SCREWS AND SOMETHING WILL POP OR BREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 ISUZU RODEO SPORT IN JUNE 2005. THE VERY NEXT WEEK I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO CARMAX DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEY INSISTED IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT EVEN 1 YEAR AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. FOR THE LAST YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR WHEN I HIT A BUMP, THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES OUT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 15 TIMES A DAY. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY OTHERS MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT & THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC COMES UP AS A FUEL INTAKE SENSOR ISSUE. SO I'M JUST VERY CONFUSED, THE CAR DIES OUT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, USUALLY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT.. HOW COULD THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS?? I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE I'VE DISHED OUT THOUSANDS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED OVER THE LAST 2 YRS. COME TO FIND OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING DEFECTIVE WIRING IN THE ENGINE, LEADING TO THE CAR DYING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS JUST IN SHOCK. HOW COULD THIS ISSUE NOT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED YEARS AGO. MANY OF THE COMPLAINS INCLUDE ACCIDENTS BEING A MAJOR PART OF THIS ISSUE. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE AND ISUZU IS AWARE. WHY IS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF A DEFECT THAT IS IN THE 2001 MODELS.. PLEASE READ THE ARTICLES ON LINE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE REALLY ARE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT DYE OUT WHILE IN MOTION... MY CHILDREN AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH ISUZU. THANK YOU *TR

A PROBLEM W/BRAKES DURING RAIN ONLY LOCKING UP LEADING TO ACCIDENTS. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ASSURED BRAKES WERE GOOD SECOND ACCIDENT WAS A ROLL OVER SAME PROBLEM BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO ROLLOVER IN WHICH ATLEAST 2 IMPACTS BEFORE ROLLOVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON RODEO ISUZU 2001. *JB

I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST LEAK, WHILE INSPECTING, HE FOUND A BREAK/SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD MOUNTING REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET ATTACHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED BUT NOT YET BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO AN ISUZU DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS, & THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM, THEN REPORTED IT TO ISUZU. I CALLED ISUZU'S (800) HELP LINE TO ASK WHAT THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR MY TRUCK, THEY SAID NOTHING, THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THAT PARTICULAR TRUCK MODEL BUT TOOK MY INFORMATION. *TR