1995 Isuzu Rodeo Problems

WHEN CHANGING THE TIRES OR ROTATING LUGS CONTINUE TO STRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING TO BE A REAL SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *LA

WHEEL BOLTS/NUTS STRIP EVERY TIME I HAD TIRE WORK. RECENTLY BEING REFUSED TO CHANGE TIRES BY A SHOP, CLAIMING THAT RODEO'S WHEEL STUDS TOO SOFT TO GET THE JOB DONE WITHOUT DAMAGE

I PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR MY 16 YR OLD TO DRIVE AND FOUND OUT AFTER GETTING IT THAT THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH THE RODEO THAT IT IS RUSTED OUT BY THE SHOCKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. *TR

WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WE WERE TOLD THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. IT COULD NOT BE FIXED AND AS A RESULT WAS NOT WORTH PUTTING MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR. TODAY WHEN WE TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRAME. I AM UNABLE TO FIND EVIDENCE OF A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 1995 ISUZU RODEO ON A WET ROAD. HE WAS NOT SPEEDING AND WAS NOT DRIVING BEYOND THE ROAD CONDITION. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES SUBSEQUENTLY LOCKED UP. THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF HWY 603. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR BY A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE AND WAS SENT INTO A SPIN, PARTIALLY AIRBORNE AND THROWN INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. AS A RESULT, A SOUTHBOUND VEHICLE STRUCK HIM. THE RESULTING THREE-CAR ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE SOUTHBOUND DRIVER AND PREMATURE DELIVERY OF HER 8-MONTH-OLD SON AND INJURIES TO THE NORTHBOUND VEHICLES DRIVER. MY SON WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT AND REAR ROTORS ARE DESINTEGRATING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE AND LOST BRAKING POWER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

MY CAR ENGINE RISE UP AS IF MY FEET IS ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SPEED UP ON IT OWN AND THEN IT STOP. I TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHY. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOING TO DO IT. I CAN CRANK IT UP AND HAVE IT RUNNING IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WILL RARE UP AND I JUST CUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND SOME TIME IT WILL DO IT AND THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF TIME IT WILL NOT. I HAVE BEEN BLESS NOT TO HAVE HAD A INCIDENT BUT IT HAS DONE THIS IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE CAME CLOSE AND IT SCARE ME TO PIECES. 2. ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM LOCK COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY TRUCK DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN HAD TO BREAK LOCK LATCH ON DRIVER DOOR AND BREAK DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE FOR ME TO GET OUT. *TR

THE BOLT ATTACHING ONE OF THE TIMING BELT ROLLERS BROKE AND THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULDN'T START. *TR

THE CLUTCH IN MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS IT HAS AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE LOST COMPLETE USE OF MY VEHICLE AGAIN DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE CLUTCH FAILING

CONSUMER WAS CHANGING FUSES TO ONE THING AND IT BURNED OUT ANOTHER. VEHICLE HAS NO INTERIOR LIGHTS FRONT OR REAR. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FELLS THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING. WIRES TO INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE TURNED BLACK.*AK

DT: CALLER SAYS THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND THE ONE IN THE BACK SEAT HOLDING A CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BROKE ACROSS THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED IN YARD WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE AGENT TO LOOK AT IT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, AIRBAGS THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE.*AK

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCKS AND BACK HATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATORS FOR 95 MODELS AND I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO. *LA

THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB AT 10K MILES, THE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE GRADUALLY WORSENED. A BUZZ NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. THE COMBO SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT. ALSO THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR MADE A NOISE AS WELL. THE ENGINE SMOKED AT TIMES, DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED IT DID NOT RUN PROPERLY. THE SUNROOF DRAINS WERE DRAINING INTO THE ROCKER PANELS AND CAUSED WATER TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR. THE TRIM PANEL ON THE REAR DOOR WAS DEFORMED. SCC

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HYDRALIC SYSTEM PROBLEM KNOW TO LOCAL DEALERS, BUT REPAIR PROCEDURES NOT KNOW TO MANUFACTOER,SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER REPAIRED APX ONE DAY OUT OF SHOP

I TOOK MY 95' ISUZU RODEO TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE MECHANIC CAME IN THE WAITING ROOM AND SAID HE COULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE WENT ON TO SAY ISUZU IS KNOWN FOR RUST AND HAS NOT MADE EFFORTS TO RECALL THEIR DEFECTIVE FRAMES. I AM NOW UNABLE TO PERFORM THE NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE AND INVESTMENT. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY RISK THAT ISUZU SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

1995 ISUZU RODEO 4X4 FRAME HAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND FOR SAFE VEHICLE TRAVEL. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE RISE UP AS IF MY FEET IS ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SPEED UP ON IT OWN AND THEN IT STOP. I TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHY. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT GOING TO DO IT. I CAN CRANK IT UP AND HAVE IT RUNNING IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WILL RARE UP AND I JUST CUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND SOME TIME IT WILL DO IT AND THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF TIME IT WILL NOT. I HAVE BEEN BLESS NOT TO HAVE HAD A INCIDENT BUT IT HAS DONE THIS IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE CAME CLOSE AND IT SCARE ME TO PIECES. 2. ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM LOCK COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY TRUCK DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN HAD TO BREAK LOCK LATCH ON DRIVER DOOR AND BREAK DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE FOR ME TO GET OUT. *TR

WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LOCKS AND BACK HATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATORS FOR 95 MODELS AND I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO. *LA

WHEN CHANGING THE TIRES OR ROTATING LUGS CONTINUE TO STRIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S HAD SEVERAL RODEOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING TO BE A REAL SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *LA

MY SON WAS TRAVELLING ON SR 417 ON HIS WAY BACK TO COLLEGE. THE ISUZU BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTY AND HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. PIECES OF THE TIRE BEGAN TO FLY OVER THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD AND THE VEHICLE CUT SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, CUTTING ACROSS TWO LANES. IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE INSURANCE APPRAISER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TIRE, IT WAS HIS OPINION THAT IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

GAS PEDAL STICKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REDUCE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STICKING AND REMOVED THE THROTTLE RUBBER BOOT FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT FOR THE SAME YEAR, DIFFERENT MODEL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,300.

ROLLOVER ON SIDE IMPACT. *AK

TIE ROD END BROKE WHICH WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND ROLL OVER.

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING 5 TO 75 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL FILTER AND INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GONE AWAY, BUT RESURFACED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. SHE SPOKE WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. SHE DID MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SAME DAY. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

OIL VAPORS FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE HEAT FROM THE EGR PIPE SOFTENED THE HOSE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL UNDER PANICK BRAKING. QCAW

DT: CALLER SAYS THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND THE ONE IN THE BACK SEAT HOLDING A CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BROKE ACROSS THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS IMPOUNDED IN YARD WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE AGENT TO LOOK AT IT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, AIRBAGS THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT A PARKED CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN INJURING BOTH SHOULDER AND HEAD . TT

THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB AT 10K MILES, THE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE GRADUALLY WORSENED. A BUZZ NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. THE COMBO SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT. ALSO THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR MADE A NOISE AS WELL. THE ENGINE SMOKED AT TIMES, DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED IT DID NOT RUN PROPERLY. THE SUNROOF DRAINS WERE DRAINING INTO THE ROCKER PANELS AND CAUSED WATER TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR. THE TRIM PANEL ON THE REAR DOOR WAS DEFORMED. SCC

THE CLUTCH IN MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS IT HAS AGAIN FAILED. I HAVE LOST COMPLETE USE OF MY VEHICLE AGAIN DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE CLUTCH FAILING