Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Isuzu Rodeo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
FUEL DELIVERY WENT OUT KILLING VEHICLE. FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED REAR LINKS COMPLETELY GONE. ENGINE RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY, STARTED TICKING THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. WON'T START. BATTERY TESTS GOOD ALTERNATOR JUST REPLACED A WEEK AGO. 2001 3.2L RODEO
MY FRIEND [XXX] AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FROM SHOPPING IN TOWN. HIT A SMALL POTHOLE ON SPRING STREET IN VERNON, CT ABOUT 5 PM. TOOK A LEFT TURN DOWN A HILL AND HEARD SCRAPING SOUND OUTSIDE THE CAR.I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND EXAMINED THE WHEELS. THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS SCRAPING AGAINST THE MUD GUARD. I WAS WITHIN .2 MI. FROM HOME AND DROVE THERE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. ON CLOSER INSPECTION WE DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCK/STRUT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, AND THAT BOTH PARTS WERE BADLY RUSTED. SINCE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS NOT SAFELY CONNECTED TO THE FRAME, MY STEERING WAS AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OR INVOLVE INJURIES OR AN ACCIDENT. MY BLIND WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED ON SSD AND DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. OTHER THAN THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION. PLEASE HELP US GET OUR SAFE TRANSPORTATION RESOLVED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WE OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH 144000 MILES ON IT. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR EXCESSIVE RUST ON REAR SUSPENSION. WE HAD THE ISUZU DEALER COMPLETE THE RECALL WORK OF INSTALLING STABILIZER BRACKETS, IS WAS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF ANY ADDITIONAL RUST THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE FRAME IN THE FRONT AND BACK. TODAY, WE HAD THE RODEO IN TO HAVE A NEW STARTER PUT IN AND THE MECHANIC TELL US THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS MY SON'S CAR AND HE IS IN COLLEGE AND DOES NOT HAVE A WAY OF GETTING TO CLASS, ANY LONGER. *TR
HAVE OWN OUR ISUZE RODEO FOR FOUR YEARS. WE RECEIVED THE RUST RECALL BACK IN 2010 AND HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THE ISUZE DEALER INSTALLED THE STABILIZING BRACKETS ON THE REAR SUSPENSION, DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST. NOW, TODAY AS I AM PAYING A MECHANIC FOR A NEW STARTER, HE INFORMS ME THE THERE ARE LARGE HOLES IN THE FRONT AND BACK PART OF THE FRAME. HE ALSO SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE ISUZE DEALER NEVER TOLD US ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED.THIS IS MY KIDS CAR AND I WON'T ALOW THEM TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR); HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SLOW LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLOW LEAK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS
I STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB AND HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE REAR END OF MY CAR BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. I PULLED BACK UP TO CURB AND LOOKED UNDER REAR OF CAR. I SAW CRACKED, RUSTED FRAME AND A BROKEN STABILIZER BAR. *TR
STEERING MAKES STRANGE VIBRATING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT CAN TURN WHEEL ALL THE WAY RIGHT WILL NOT MAKE NOISE BUT WILL MAKE NOISE TURNING ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEFT THEY HAVE REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP NO CHANGE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER FACTORY REP LOOK AT IT SEVERL TIMES
ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER PULLS INTO PARKING LOT IN FACILITY WHERE HE WORKS . CONSUMER FEELS THAT REASON FOR THIS DEFECT MAY BE THAT ENGINE IS NOT SHIELDED AGAINST SOURCES OF RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY WHICH COULD SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THERE IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER WORKS AT LONG RANGE RADAR SITE. ENGINE IS A 3.2 V6. *AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL N OT RESTAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED AWAY FROM RF ENERGY SOURCE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON.*JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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