2002 Isuzu Rodeo Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo. The contact recently became aware of severe corrosion on the frame of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V436000 (Suspension) approximately 10 years ago. The contact believed that the recall repair should have covered more than just the rear suspension and that the entire subframe should have been included. The vehicle was taken to two independent Collision Centers and was advised that the cost of repair exceeded the value of the vehicle, and the vehicle was declined to be repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,819.

Frame rust condition which makes the SUV un repairable

I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND WAS JUST TOLD FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR HAS MANY MILES LEFT ON ENGINE, NOT HAPPY ABOUT RUSTED FRAME I HAVE HEARD ABOUT , ALSO ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON.

I PULLED INTO A HANDICAP PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A SUPERMARKET, PUT IT IN PARK, SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. GOT OUT OUT VEHICLE, LOCKED THE DOORS. STARTED TO WALK AWAY AND A GUY THAT WAS SITTING AT A TABLE IN FRONT OF STORE YELLED THERE GOES YOUR CAR. I RAN BESIDE THE CAR TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR CRASHED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND WAS TOLD BY THEM TO CALL INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO LEAVE IF BOTH VEHICLES WERE OKAY TO DRIVE. I FEEL THE PARK GEAR FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE JUST IN PARK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

VEHICLE STALLS IN SLOW TURNS, REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE ECGI HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

The contact's son owns a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo. The contact stated while driving downhill at 40 MPH around a curve with a child sitting in the rear seat, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the contact stated that upon turning the steering wheel, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact continued driving until the vehicle responded. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while her son was driving the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the subframe was severely fractured. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V436000 (Suspension) had previously been completed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 105,370.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN UNKNOWN RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE NEBRASKA WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SALT BELT STATE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF COMPONENTS POTENTIALLY FRACTURING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 10/18/17*LJ *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2009 AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 ISUZU RODEO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IS IN ONE GEAR AND SOMETIMES THE DASH INDICATOR IS IN ANOTHER GEAR. MUST STOP AND SHUT OFF ENGINE FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS TO RESET THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS....(6). *TR

TAKATA AIR BAG, MY 2002 RODEO AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, ON THE DASHBOARD, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALLS, IT IS A VEHICLE MADE BY HONDA AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS, ITS THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE HONDA PASSPORT JUST A DIFFERENT YR AND ITS A FLORIDA REGISTERED AUTOMOBILE, HOW CAN I GET HELP WITH THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM, I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO DEFECTS AND RECALLS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A ROAD, A HORSE RAN ACROSS AND CAUSED A COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS AND THE RADIATOR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO TWO PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY DEPLOYED. *TR

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM ALL. NOW THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE REAR DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. I THINK I RECEIVED A LEMON! *TR

THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INTO DRIVEWAY AND STREET. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE POLICE AND DEALERSHIP TO SEND SOMEONE TO CHECK CAR. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSPECT BEFORE CLEANED UP BUT THEY REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WINDOW TINT INSTALLED WAS AGAINST THE HANDBOOK RULES. *BF *NM

2002 ISUZU RODEO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL CAN NOT BE CHECKED DUE TO THE LOCATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED SHE COULD NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THE DIPSTICK WAS LOCATED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FLUID CHECKED. *JB

2002 RODEO GAS FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB

The contact owns a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that as she was coasting to the right to stop on the shoulder, she observed that there was smoke in the cabin. The contact stated that after she stopped, she opened the driver's side passenger door and saw that smoke was emitting from under the passenger seat, which had been folded over in "cargo mode." The contact lifted the seat and saw that the seat back was melted, with a black spot in the center. The contact stated that she had a cooler in the back that was full of water, and she poured all of it behind and under the seat. The contact saw that the water evaporated. The contact then checked out outside of the vehicle to see if there was any heat source. The contact observed that flames had formed under the rear driver's side wheel well. The contact stated that a person who lived in the house near where she had stopped had observed what was happening and came out with a fire extinguisher and extinguished the fire. The fire department was not called. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V466000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) due to the location of the fuel tank, which was located on the driver's side rear, by the rear wheel well. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2002 ISUZU RODEO I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISUZU. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. VEHICLE WASTES OIL, MOTOR HEADS BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OR REPAIRED. IGNITION REPLACED NO WARNING LIGHTS ABOUT OVERHEATING OR ANYTHING, EGR CHANGED. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM ALL. NOW THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE REAR DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. I THINK I RECEIVED A LEMON! *TR

I DRIVE AN ISUZU RODEO WHICH WAS JUST DIANOSED WITH A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. THE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IS DAMAGED AND "COULD HAVE SORTED OUT THE SYSTEMS IN MY VEHICLE" AND MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STALLED OUT. THIS DAMAGE IS SO SERIOUS, I COULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE OFF THE LOT. MY CAR IS NOW DOWN 7 -10 DAYS WHILE THIS REPAIR IS MADE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT THIS HAPPENS IN 10% OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE RETURNED FOR REPAIR. I AM NOW OUT MONEY FOR A RENTAL AND INCONVENIENCED. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THIS DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ERROR. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HOOD PROBLEMS. HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE AS IT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT PART WHERE THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.*AK THE PART WAS REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS. *TS. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED, AND THE HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS COMING FROM A GAS STATION GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST DIED..IT WAS PUSHED TO A SIDE STREET AND LEFT. WE WENT BACK ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT DIED ON THE STREET AGAIN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE WHOLE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, YOU COULDN'T EVEN JUMP IT.

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT GOT STUCK. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK WHILE SWITCHING TO THE HOV LANE THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELORATING AFTER THREE MINUTES. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RETURN THE CONSUMERS CALLS. *TC

VEHICLE BACK IN ON 09/06/02 FOR SAME PROBLEM MILEAGE WAS 8103 AT 10,900, PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. DT

REAR WINDOW ON MY 2002 IZUSU RODEO EXPLODED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME,THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET TINT I INSTALL HOLD THE HEAT ON WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ON AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE. *AK

LIGHT VIBRATION AT 75 MPH AND SECONDS LATER AN EXPLOSION. COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. TIRE ALMOST NEW, ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON IT. DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR AND RIGHT FENDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ BACK UP LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATED THESE PROBLEMS STARTED ONE YEAR AGO. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ERRONEOUSLY DRIFT TO ONE SIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED INTO THE SHOULDER, CRASHING INTO THE BARRIER WALL ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND THE CONTACT'S FOOT LANDED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE BEFORE FLIPPING. THE SEAT BELTS DETACHED FROM ITS HOUSING UNIT AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, PELVIS AND SPINE. A PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED AND BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.