2000 Isuzu Rodeo Brakes Problems

AFTER EXITING A PARKING LOT AND WHEN APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL (ALREADY RED) AT A SPEED LESS THAN 5MPH (THE SIGNAL WAS APPROX 5 CAR LENGTHS FROM THE PARKING LOT EXIT), WHILE FURTHER SLOWING (BRAKING) TO LINE UP BEHIND THE LAST OF THE 2 CARS ALREADY STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL, THE RODEO UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHICH REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO AGGRESSIVELY AND CONTINUOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE RODEO SLOWED BUT COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROX 2-3 CAR LENGTHS AND RESULTED IN CONTACT WITH THE 2ND CAR WHICH WAS STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL. AFTER EXCHANGING INSURANCE INFO WITH THE INVOLVED PARTIES, THE RODEO WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO CKM AUTO SERVICE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CKM DID NOT FIND SOURCES WHICH MAY HAVE CREATED THIS PROBLEM ... CKM ALSO RETAINED THE RODEO AND DROVE IT A PERIOD OF DAYS TO ATTEMPT TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WEBSITE RESEARCH FINDS OTHER SIMILAR UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION EVENTS WITH THE RODEO (SOME AT MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS) BUT NONE SEEM TO HAVE FOUND THE CAUSE. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS SAME NATURE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND NO OTHER VEHICLES, PROPERTY OR PERSONS WERE DAMAGED (JUST A HEART-STOPPING MOMENT WHEN THE RODEO COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITH AGGRESSIVE AND CONTINUOUS BRAKING..RODEO WAS CHECK OUT BY CKM). RODEO IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND SINCE A DEFINITIVE CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED, THIS RODEO WAS TRADED IN ON 5-24-13 AS WE NO LONGER HAD CONFIDENCE IN ITS SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513648

Incident

May 7, 2013

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHOCK BRACKETS WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRACKETS STRUCK THE BRAKE LINES AND CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING POWER. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES BUT THE RUSTED SHOCK BRACKET WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,800.

NHTSA ID

10386215

Incident

Feb 26, 2011

Mileage

91,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. RECENTLY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO A DEFECT WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UNIT AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,313.

NHTSA ID

10237699

Incident

Jun 30, 2008

Mileage

90,000 mi

I TOOK THE DEALER ISUZU TO LEMON LAW AND I WAS TOLD IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. THE JURY WAS SO STUPID IT WAS UN BELIEVABLE, THEY ALL CAME UP TO MY WIFE AND I AND SAID MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERS TO GET IT FIXED. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH ISN'T THAT WHY I AM HERE IN COURT? GOOD LUCK PEOPLE ARE STUPID AND WE ARE STUCK DRIVING AN UNSAFE CARE BECAUSE CONSUMER REPORTS WILL NOT GET INVOLVED. LEMON CARS FOR SALE ANY ISUZU CHEAP (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2000, MAKE=ISUZU, MODEL=RODEO). *TR

NHTSA ID

10217902

Incident

Apr 12, 2003

Mileage

500 mi

I HAVE 2000 ISUZU RODEO, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP!! THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE EVERY YEAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2000. THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ADJUSTED ALMOST MONTHLY. THE MECHANIC AT "EXPERT TIRE" ON MCNIEL ST, WICHITA FALLS TX. HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ISUZU RODEOS AND HAVE DIRECTED US TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MECHANIC AT EXPERT TIRE BELIEVES THAT ABS SYSTEM HAS A RECALL BUT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED NOR IS IT LISTED ON THE ISUZU RODEO RECALL WEB SITE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214584

Incident

Jan 12, 2008

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL AND SPIN OUT. ONCE VEHICLE CORRECTED BRAKES/ABS DID NOT ENGAGE (NO PULSE IN BRAKE PEDAL NO SQUEALING TIRES) RESULTING IN VEHICLE CAREENING OF THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145675

Incident

Dec 19, 2005

Mileage

79,300 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059126

Incident

Feb 13, 2004

200 ISUZU RODEO--BRAKING PROBLEM--PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR-EXTENDED BRAKING TIME, BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED ONE TIME. HAVE HAD GRINNDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER SMALL BUMPS, WITH LOSS OF BRAKES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED AND ALL SAY PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE, BUT BRAKING IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056670

Incident

Feb 3, 2004

Mileage

31,750 mi

00 ISUZU RODEO ABS ISSUES I FIND THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN RUNNING OVER SMAL BUMP AND ROCKY SURFACES. THIS IS MY WIFES AUTOMOBILE, AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, AND REALLY BELIEVE THAT THESE BRAKES ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10049468

Incident

Dec 11, 2003

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 3 MPH, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

NHTSA ID

10044663

Incident

Oct 24, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER ONCE AND TO THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10039713

Incident

Sep 4, 2003

Mileage

52,000 mi

2000 ISUZU RODEO BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE RODEO'S ABS IS DEPLOYED RANDOMLY. BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAR WILL NOT STOP IN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE IS A METALIC GRINDING SOUND. WHEN BRAKES ARE INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO WORN PARTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030674

Incident

Aug 3, 2003

Mileage

25,000 mi

I ALSO OWN A 2002 RODEO AND MY ABS HAS FAILED TWICE NOW. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE A PATTERN IN THIS MODEL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025814

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

Mileage

28,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. IT HAS 23000+ MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 35000+ MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS CLICKING. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD. NOT ONLY DID THE ENGINE GO BAD, BUT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING OIL IN THE ENGINE LIKE MAD. I THINK WE'VE PURCHASED 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE 8 MONTH PERIOD AND THERE IS NO LEAK AND ISUZU STATES THIS IS "NORMAL". ALSO AT JUST OVER 30000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND THAT IN TURN CAUSED ONE OF THE VALVES (EGR I THINK) TO NEED REPLACED AS WELL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023386

Incident

Jun 17, 2000

Mileage

35,950 mi

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD THREE NEW SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS, HOWEVER IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, REAR END WOBBLING CONTINUED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10017576

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT, AT TIMES FEELING AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE IS GOING ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODE WHEN TRAVELING ON GRAVEL, MUD AND AT TIMES ON PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 20/30 MPH. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND FOUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND CONCLUDED THAT HITTING A BUMP WHEN BRAKING CAN ALSO CAUSE THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. *JB *TT

NHTSA ID

10015997

Incident

Apr 3, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE STOPPING DISTANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED AND THE CONSUMER HAS ALOMST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE SIX TIMES ALREADY AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019286

Incident

Jan 2, 2001

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES UNDER WET CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND CONSUMER WENT INTO INTERSECTION. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011795

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE FRONT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE BRAKE FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

564953

Incident

Mar 16, 2002

ISUZU DEALER IN LANCASTER PA CAN'T REPEAT FAILURE. FINDS NO FAULT OF BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

759557

Incident

Mar 16, 2002

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND FINALLY I REAR ENDED SOMEONE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE ONLY. ISUZU HAS CHECKED THIS OUT TWICE AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THERE ARE WEBSITES I'VE BEEN IN WHERE PEOPLE DESCRIBE THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. IT'S OBVIOUS THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WHAT SHALL WE DO?

NHTSA ID

756065

Incident

Dec 14, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO RIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FIVE TIMES ALREADY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

NHTSA ID

896491

Incident

Jun 27, 2001

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKE FADE AWAY. CONSUMER NOTICED SHORTLY THEREAFTER THAT BRAKES KICKED BACK IN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE A/C MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE CD PLAYER FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID

892456

I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE MAKES FORCEFULL JERKS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND UPON ACCELERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

746144

Incident

May 18, 2001

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ONE TRAVELS OVER A BUMPY ROAD (I.E. RAILROAD TRACKS) THE ABS KICKS IN. ONE CAN FEEL THE PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN IT FEELS LIKE TTHE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED. I HAVE HAD A CASE WHERE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THIS EFFECT HAPPENS I COMPENSATE BY IMMEDIATELY GETTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND QUICKLY REAPPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER PASSING OVER THE BUMPS. I CAN REPRODUCE THIS AFFECT CONSISTENTLY AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR MY WORKPLACE SINCE THE ROAD HAS SOME SMALL BUMPS RIGHT BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN ~10-20 MPH. IF ONE GOES SLOW ENOUGH OVER THE BUMPS THE ABS WILL NOT KICK IN. SO WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP I AM ALWAYS WARY OF THIS SITUATION. BUT I'M CONCERNED WHEN SOMEONE ELSE BORROWS MY VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

745094

Incident

Mar 11, 2001