2000 Isuzu Rodeo Electrical Problems

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A RATE OF 55MPH THE CAR DIED OUT AND WE WERE HAVING A HARD TIME CONTROLLING IT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. WE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I CONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR STARTED. ALSO I CAN BE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR DIES OUT. I GO TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT A BIT AND THEN THE CAR STARTS. MY CAR DIES OUT RANDOMLY, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND THE CAR DIES OUT WHEN I PUSH MY BRAKES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR DIES OUT AND THE CARS BEHIND ME DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546900

Incident

Sep 9, 2013

SO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES TO START WITH. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH THE WINDOWS. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP, SO WE GOT THE SWITCH TESTED, SWITCH TESTED OK SO WE PURCHASED A NEW MOTOR. INSTALL THE NEW MOTOR AND WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO ACT UP INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE AUX PLUGIN BLEW A FUSE, CHANGE THE FUSE AND IT BLEW AGAIN. NOTICED THERE WAS CORROSION ALL THE TIME AT BATTERY CABLES, SO I CHANGED THE BATTERY. THEN THE STARTER WAS NO GOOD. CHANGED THE STARTER AND NOW THE BATTERY IS NOT GOOD. CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A GROUND AT THE STARTER;NONE FOUND. TAKE BATTERY OUT AND EXCHANGE. IN THE MEANTIME THE CAR STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN BE GOING 50MPH OR 25MPH, IT WON'T MATTER, THE CAR JUST STALLS OUT.I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. RADIO GOES OFF AND ON SOMETIMES BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR STALLING OUT.I CAN ALSO SMELL SOMETIMES WIRES MELTING. I OPEN THE HOOD TO CHECK AND I FIND NOTHING. I SERVICE THE CAR EVERY 4 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC ADVISED FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN CHECK THE ELECTRICAL. THERE ARE TOO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL OR OK. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE FRONT WINDOWS. AND THE FUSE STILL BLOWS FOR THE AUX PLUGIN. WILL BE CHECKING ON ALTERNATOR NEXT BUT THE DASH DOES NOT INDICATE ANY ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY NOT CHARGING.

NHTSA ID

10542512

Incident

Jun 3, 2013

Mileage

131,640 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME SO THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER COULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. CLAIM#10041003 WAS FILED WITH THE ISUZU MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

NHTSA ID

10308914

Incident

Feb 10, 2010

Mileage

119,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE SEEMED TO CAUSE IT TO REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHICH WOULD OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. HE CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALER THAT WAS 250 MILES AWAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10267505

Incident

Mar 24, 2009

Mileage

90,000 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 PURCHASED AN ISUZU RODEO, 2000 LS 3.2L V6. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN SHOWING EMPTY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. I WENT THROUGH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ISUZU SHOULD PAY FOR IT! *JB

NHTSA ID

10173801

Incident

Sep 11, 2006

Mileage

90,123 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE BATTERY LOOKED SWOLLEN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAYS BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE POWER SLOWED TO 30 MPH AND BELOW. AFTER REACHING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER, AN INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO BE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

10172448

Incident

Oct 29, 2006

Mileage

63,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN FILLED WITH FUEL. WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. BASED ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS INVESTIGATION THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER, AN ARSON INVESTIGATOR WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND STARTED IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX LOCATED NEAR THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED BUT DID NOT ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. UPDATED 04/04/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149156

Incident

Jan 29, 2006

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IT'S OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10112974

Incident

Feb 18, 2005

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY THEN GOES UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE RUNS FINE. CHECKED PROBLEM CODE AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS(FREE CODE CHECK) SAYS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. ADVANCE AUTO MAN SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ISUZU VEHICLES AND EVEN THE HONDA PASSPORT. HAVE CHECKED ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ISUZU SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING FAULTY GAS SENSORS. I HAVE A 2000 RODEO WITH ONLY 63000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE CARE OF IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10087021

Incident

Aug 17, 2004

THE LIGHT TO MAKEUP MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLICKERS OR DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. NOT A BIG PROBLEM.. JUST MAKES THE CAR SEEM IMPERFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10065685

Incident

Nov 3, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

2000 ISUZU RODEO (PURCHSED AS NEW) -BREAKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN FIRST 2 YEARS. -OIL NEEDS TO BE ADDED EVERY MONTH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR ISUZUS. DOES NOT BURN OR LEAK. -STEREO/6 CD CHANGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BROKE. DEALER SAID IT WAS FAULTY. -WINDSHEILD WIPERS BROKE - ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAULTY -CAR STALLED 2 X WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AND THE OTHER AT A STOP LIGHT. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BAD EGR VALVE ($450) -CAR PINGS CONSTANTLY. DEALER FIRST RECOMMENDED TO USE HIGH GRADE GAS- THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER SAID TO USE LOW GRADE GAS B/C THE HIGH GRADE GAS MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE EGR VALVE PROBLEM! -TRANSMISSION MODE CONTROL SWITCH BROKE. PUT IN DRIVE AND DASHBOARD SAID IT WAS STILL IN PARK, CAUSED CAR TO GRIND AND BUCK FORWARD. ($460) DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN IZUSU RODEO'S. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031025

Incident

Aug 4, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START PROPERLY AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRANK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BEFORE STARTING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND STAY ON MOMENTARY BEFORE IT WENT OUT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10025137

Incident

May 7, 2003

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

MY CAR HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. WAS SERVICED BUT STILL STALLING IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING MAKES LOUD UNFAMILLAR NOISES. *AK

NHTSA ID

738515