Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SKATE AND ONLY STAY IN USE THE REVERSE AND THE WINTER DRIVE FORM. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE OIL LEVEL ARE IN GOOD STANDING. LATER AFTER TWO DAYS ALL DRIVE FORMS STAY IN BLANK. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE 1 AND THE CAR NO RESPONSE IN ANY DRIVE FORM. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CRACKED OUTPUT SHAFT FROM TRANSMISSION. REPLACED WITH A NEW 2 PIECE TRANSMISSION SHAFT. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH ISUZU KNOWS ABOUT THIS, HENCE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW 2 PIECE SHAFT, I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS MYSELF, OVER 2000 DOLLARS
I HAVE CONTINUALLY REPLACED MAJOR PARTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT. FROM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, ETC.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND SWITCH FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
SWAY BAR BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS JERKING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, HOWEVER PROBLEM PERSIST. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TT
APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A CRASH, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES JERKS AND MAKES A DISTRUBING NOISE WHEN CHANGING DURING ACCELERATION, CAR ALSO JERS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE.
I EMAILED ISUZU REGARDING PROBLEM - GOT FORM LETTER SAYING TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP, AND THAT'S WHY I WENT TO ISUZU IN THE FIRST PLACE. HARD COPY LETTER BEING SENT TO ISUZU, DEALERSHIP, AND NHTSA TODAY. 4-WD REPEATEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE, THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN IT INTO THE GARAGE TWICE THIS WINTER WITH IT FAILING. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY HAD TROUBLE ABOVE "PARKING LOT SPEEDS" BUT "MEETS MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS" SINCE THEY COULD GET IT TO ENGAGE EVENTUALLY. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON, AT ANY SPEED, THE LIGHT JUST FLASHES. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME OTHERWISE. (THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT SO IT ISN'T A TEMPERATURE THING). THEY DID MENTION THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE DRIVING IN SNOW, AND WITHOUT THE 4WD, IT'S A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND A MENACE ON LESS-THAN-PERFECT ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THAT AFTER I REACH 60,000 MILES, THAT THERE WILL BE NO COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR OVER A YEAR.*AK
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM BEING REPLACED, FRONT CRANK AND REAR MAIN SEALS LEAKING AND BEING REPLACED, TRANSMISSION BEING TOALLY REPLACED AT 57K AND NOW OUR TIMING BELT HAS SNAPPED CAUSING $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT TIMING BELT DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHECKED UNTIL 75K THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67K. WE LOST THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR ON I-20 IN LOUISIANA GOING AT A RATE OF 70MPH, BOTH TIMES BEING LEFT STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE EARLY IN THE AM. BOTH INCIDENTS HAVE PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF EITHER HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
VEHICLE HAS A LOW AND HIGH SHIFTER WHEN TRAVELING. VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
TRANSMISSION IS IN WINTER MODE. TRANSMISSION CAN BE IN STANDARD MODE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, INCIDENT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE WARPED AND THREADS WERE COMING APART, AND 2 REAR RIMS WERE BENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED OR STOPPED, IT WOULD JERK FORWARD. ALSO, WON'T GO OUT OF PARK POSITION, AND BRAKES WERE GRINDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH THE FIFTH GEAR WILL POP INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
2 TIMES VEHICLE LEFT ME & MY 6 YEAR OLD TWINS STRANDED ON DARK DANGEROUS HWYS. ON 2ND ENGINE- AND NOW POSSIBLY 2ND TRANSMISSION? 1-28-99 INCIDENT SCARY- SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. ALL OF SUDDEN-NO WARNING. SUV ROLLED TO STOP ON PAVEMENT, UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO ALLOW GRADE OF ROAD TO ROLL ME BACKWARDS IN N OFF THE PAVEMENT AND INTO DIRT SHOULDER TO SAFETY. SUV OUT OF SERVICE TO DATE-23 DAYS. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG-CAN'T INDICATE PROBLEM. NO ONE HURT, YET.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER CONSUMER SHIFTS INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT/SLIPPING
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