1999 Isuzu Rodeo Transmission Problems

FRAME RUST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329076

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

AFTER ONLY HAVING MY RODEO FOR A FEW MONTHS MY ABS WENT BAD BUT IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY BUT IT WAS FULL, NEXT I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE IT BURNS OIL REALLY BAD NO LEAKAGE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW I HAVE STARTED ADDING ANTI-FREEZE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE MAJOR TRANMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND FROM READING THE INTERNET IT'S NOT JUST MY CAR IT'S ISUZU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10272550

Incident

May 9, 2002

Mileage

105,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT S OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON 10-14-05 REGARDING THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE CAR ITO DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ONE YEAR AGO. A CHILD RAN O IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, HE SWERVED TO MISS THE CHILD, HIT THE BRAK THEY DID NOT WORK, AND THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. HE FELT THAT THE ACCIDENT CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. HE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO. HAD TO DO A LOT OF REPAIR WORK TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ,AND HE HAS NOT HAD THEM INSTALLED AGAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10140255

Incident

Oct 9, 2004

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INHIBITER SWITCH THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON 8-16-05. WHEN THE GEARS ARE MOVED THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND AND THE TRANSITION FROM ONE GEAR TO THE OTHER IS HARD. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISED HER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. ALSO,ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD HER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10134820

Incident

Aug 16, 2005

Mileage

71,000 mi

THERE WAS A FEW INCIDENTS. ONE DAY MY TWO SISTERS WHERE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY TRUNK WINDOW COMPLETELY BUSTED OUT. MY SISTERS WERE TERRIFIED AND LUCKILY A COP PULLED UP. HE TOLD THEM THAT IT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT TINT OVER THE HEATING WIRES THAT THEY USE TO DEFROST. BEING THAT I HAD BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP THEY LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY TINT WAS MANUFACTURED. I FEEL THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF FROM THE COMPANY BECAUSE THEY OVER CHARGED ME AS WELL. WHEN I BOUGHT MY 99' ISUZU RODEO IT WAS FOR 21,995 WHEN THEY FINISH MY PAPER WORK I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT WHAT THEY ADDED ON TO MY BILL. YEARS HAD WENT BY AND I DECIDED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW MODEL. SOME FRIENDLY SALESMEN FROM A ISUZU DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT THAT I HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THE PREVIOUS PLACE THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD CHARGED ME IN ALL $34,00. ON MY RECEIPT IT SAID THAT I SUPPOSE TO HAD, INSURANCE AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT. I JUST FELT SO BAD BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY HAD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I WAS A WOMAN. OTHER THINGS THAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH WITH MY VEHICLE WAS PAYING CONSTANTLY FOR IT TO GET FIXED. MY AXLES AND A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL SAYING RECALLING ALL 99' ISUZU RODEO'S AND I ALSO HEARD IT ON THE NEWS. BUT AS MUCH AS I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE I NEVER WAS ABLE TOO. I REALLY LIKE HOW RODEOS RIDE, HOW THEY LOOK, I JUST LIKE IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH THESE PAST 5 YEARS HAVE BEEN TERRIFYING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10134437

Incident

Jan 11, 2003

THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN THE PARKING MODE: I DROVE UP TO THE DRIVE THROUGH ATM TELLER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AFTER GETTING MONEY OUT OF THE MACHINE, AND TRYING TO DRIVE OFF, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO THE DRIVE POSITION.

NHTSA ID

10127220

Incident

Apr 16, 2005

Mileage

88,900 mi

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN SHE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE GEARS. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL FORWARD, IT JUST SAT THERE. THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE GET HOT. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED A LOT. *AK THERE WAS RATTLING AND THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, A LEAK AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, A LEAK IN THE REAR MAIN AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SC

NHTSA ID

10094311

Incident

Sep 24, 2004

CAR WILL BE IN DRIVE, BUT DASH SHOWS NEUTRAL OR SOME OTHER GEAR. HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THE GEAR SWITCH UNTIL THE DASH SAYS DRIVE. EVEN THEN, CAR SOMETIMES JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10082440

Incident

Jul 7, 2004

Mileage

73,000 mi

AS ANOTHER COMPLAINANT LISTED, THIS CAR IS A LEMON! HUGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE MODE SELECTOR SHIFT SWITCH; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN DRIVE BUT DASH INDICATOR LIGHT WILL SAY NEUTRAL; COST TO FIX PROBLEM WAS $ INCLUDING A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE BAD SWITCH RUINED THE TRANSMISSION! NO HELP FROM GM/ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS. TOLD ME IT WAS MY OWN FAULT FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE. I HAVE RECORD OF ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON VEHICLE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. DEALER SERVICE TOLD ME THEY CHANGE AT LEAST 5 OF THESE SWITCHES A MONTH AND AS MANY AS 2-3 A WEEK AT TIMES BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN THIS STARTED WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO GO BAD AND BE REPLACED BEFORE IT WAS EVIDENT TO ANYONE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOT ACCEPTABLE! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A PROPERLY DESIGNED SWITCH PUT IN. OWNER RELATIONS MADE NO EFFORT TO BE CIVIL MUCH LESS HELPFUL IN ANY WAY! MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS AT 60000 MILES AND A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT ON AT 72000 MILES - UNACCEPTABLE! *LA

NHTSA ID

10082286

Incident

Jun 20, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, IT ACCELERATED HIGH ON ITS OWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046244

Mileage

43,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, IT STAYED IN HIGH GEAR. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE REPLACED A DOZEN OF THESE WITHIN A WEEK. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10039978

Mileage

6,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER WILL REBUILD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10040758

THERE ARE THREE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. 1) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALMOST CONTINUALLY. IT WAS CHECKED AT ROYALL ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, WHERE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. ONE OTHER CUSTOMER WAS THERE AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON HER 1999 RODEO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE IS SEEING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF RODEOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOW AM I TO KNOW IF A TRUE PROBLEM POPS UP WITH THE VEHICLE OR IF THE LIGHT IS ONLY ON FOR THE SAME? 2) ONE BY ONE, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE FAILING. IT STARTED WITH THE CLOCK LIGHT AND HAS NOW GONE TO THE RADIO LIGHT. 3) IN JULY 2001, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (34,000 MILES AT TIME OF USED PURCHASE) THE CLUTCH STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THE CLUTCH FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WHITTEN ISUZU IN RICHMOND, VA, TOOK THREE SEPARATE SERVICE TRIPS TO TRY TO FIX IT. AFTER THE SO-CALLED REPAIR, THE PROBLEM SEEMED BETTER. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FLUID LEVEL SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DECREASES SO I CONTINUALLY ADD CLUTCH FLUID. NOW THE CLUTCH SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIFTH GEAR. STEADY DRIVING IN FIFTH DOES NOT POSE A PROBLEM BUT INCREASING SPEED SUCH AS UPHILL OR TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES A SUDDEN RISE IN RPM AS THE CLUTCH SLIPS. BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES, SO THAT'S GONE. IT SEEMS AS IF A PROBLEM ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY SHOULD STILL BE REPAIRED. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON CALLING ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AS THE CALLS ARE EITHER NOT RETURNED FROM VOICE MAIL OR I AM GIVEN A VERY BRUSQUE DENIAL OF EVEN CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND REALLY ENJOY IT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND HAVE KEPT IT COMPLETELY ON SCHEDULE WITH OIL CHANGES, ETC. I SEE ON YOUR COMPLAINT SEARCH THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, SO WHY DOES ISUZU ACT AS IF THEY KNOW OF NO OTHERS? THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY DUE TO THE SENDING UNIT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10037492

Incident

Jul 22, 2001

Mileage

38,000 mi

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE MODE SWITCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING A HARD SHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. VEHICLE JUMPED AND SKIPPED UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037795

Incident

Aug 27, 2003

1999 ISUZU TRANSMISSION CONTROL HARNESS MAY BE BURNED THROUGH BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS, THEREBY CAUSING SMOKE TO BE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE CARRIAGE SYSTEM. DEALER EXPECTS OWNER TO PAY FOR "DEFECTIVE" TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH, WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY UNSHIELDED TRANSMISSION CONTROL HARNESS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032752

Incident

Aug 12, 2003

THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THERE SEEM TO BE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE DASH LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SHIFT INDICATOR - THE CAR CAN BE IN "DRIVE", YET THE INDICATOR WILL HAVE "NEUTRAL" DISPLAYED. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK WHILE SHIFTING. THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS A VIBRATING SOUND NO ONE HAS FIGURED OUT......THE DEALER CLAIMS THE SUSPENSION IS FINE. IN ADDITTION, THE REAR DRUM BRAKES CONTINUALLY GO OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029136

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

Mileage

52 mi

1999 RODEO SHIFTS HARD INTO ALL GEARS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING THAT CONTROLS THE DIRECTIONALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, A/C AND CRUISE CONTROL. 5 ATTEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR PROBLEM AND NO SUCCESS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ISUZU HAS NOT RESPONDED TO 2 LETTERS I HAVE MAILED, 1 LETTER WAS MAILED CONTAINING ALL DOCUMENTATION OF FAILURES AND THAT LETTER WAS RETURNED TO ME, ALSO MANY PHONE MESSAGES HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. I WANT ISUZU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REPURCHASE MY CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10028737

Incident

Jul 19, 2003

Mileage

18,230 mi

LEASE IS COMPLETE ON JULY 9, 2003. ON JUNE 26, 2003 WITH ONLY 43,947 MILES, WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FAIL, WHICH CAUSED THE FOLLOWING NEEDED REPAIRS: REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET, MANIFOLD GASKET, RADIATOR, VALVE GRIND GASKET, PCM MODULE AND VARIOUS SMALL TICKET ITEMS SUCH AS THE OIL FILTER AND COOLANT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CALLED FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY A 3 YR, 50,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE. I THEN CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD ABOUT THE 5 YR, 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. CONTACTED OUR LOCAL ISUZU DEALER WHO STATES THAT ONLY THE HEAD GASKET IS COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND THE REMAINING REPAIRS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO EVALUATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS NEGLECTED. UNTIL JUNE 26, 2003, THE ONLY MAINTENACE REQUIRED BY THIS VEHICLE WAS ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND COMPLETION OF RECALLS, WHICH WE WERE ONLY NOTIFIED ABOUT ONE OF THE THREE RECALLS. ALL THREE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS MECHANICS, THAT ALL THE DAMAGE TO THIS ENGINE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. IF THE HEAD GASKET HAD NOT FAILED, NONE OF THESE SYSTEMS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO COMFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO. IF THE WARRENTY COVERS THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, IT SHOULD ALSO COVER THE REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL SYSTEMS DAMAGED BY THIS FAILURE. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRAQNTY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING TOWED FROM OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO A LICENSED ISUZU DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE UNTIL JULY 3, 2003 AT THE EARLIEST. *AK

NHTSA ID

10023836

Incident

Jun 26, 2003

Mileage

43,947 mi

THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY HAD A HARD SHIFT AS IF THE CAR WAS REARENDED WHILE SHIFTING. THIS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS AND GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERRORS WHEN TESTED. *TT

NHTSA ID

10020854

Incident

May 25, 2003

Mileage

48,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10021878

Incident

May 29, 2003

THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS A FIVE SPEED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018113

Incident

May 2, 2003

WHEN VEHICLE IS "WARM" AND IDLING CLUTCH WILL CONTINOUSLY SLIP. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED IN 01/02, AND PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN AFTER 2,000 MILES. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IN TRAFFIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

8015781

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ANTILOCK BRAKES AND ARE UNABLE TO STOP. NLM CONSUMER ADDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND FOUND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAILED. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, #1 CYLINDER COIL, PCM RELAY AND CRANK SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID

8008145

Incident

Mar 15, 2002

MY BRAKES HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN I AM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO VERY SOFT AND HAVE TO BE PUMPED TO INSURE THAT I HAVE ADEQUATE BRAKING POWER. MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER COMING TO A STOP THEN STARTING FORWARD AGAIN. ALSO, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM AND IS DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN SIMPLE AVOIDABLE MANUEVERS AT 55 MPH AND HIGHER.

NHTSA ID

745942

Incident

Apr 22, 2001

BRAKES: WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR GOING OVER A BUMP AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, THERE IS A DELAY AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. BRAKE IS PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK BARELY STOPS IN TIME. ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS TWICE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. TRANSMISSION: CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES. IT REVS HIGH AND HAS OCCASIONALLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T WANT THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT AND TWO RECALLS ALREADY. THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WHEN BRAKES FAIL AGAIN!!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

742412

Incident

Mar 7, 1999