1998 Isuzu RODEO: complaints, problems and recalls

THE LINKAGE CLIP TO THE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF. *NLM *SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002438 at NHTSA ↗

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL BRAKING, UNABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPORTS ABS MODULE REPLACED IN JUNE 1998 BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. ALSO, ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITENTLY.

Owner-reported narrative. 81,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002778 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE SEIZURE, SPUN BEARINGS DUE TO NO OIL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ISUZU SUGGESTS CHANGING OIL AT 7500 MILE INTERVALS, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS 1QT OIL USAGE PER 1000 MILES IS "ACCEPTABLE" USAGE FOR THE 3.2L V6 205HP ENGINE. TRUCK HOLDS 6 QUARTS OF OIL, AND I HAD OIL CHANGED BY REPUTABLE OIL CHANGE PLACES EVERY 5000 MILES. REPORTS OF 1QT OIL USAGE PER 800 MILES FAIRLY COMMON ON INTERNET AUTO BULLETIN BOARDS. DO THE MATH.

Owner-reported narrative. 69,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002802 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE BLEW AFTER LESS THAN 60K MILES IN 1998 ISUZU RODEO. REPAIRMAN TELLS ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINES BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10005600 at NHTSA ↗

IF I AM DECELERATING AND THE FRONT TIRES HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROADWAY, I LOSE THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ABS ACTIVATION, HOWEVER, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL ABS OPERATION. WHEN I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, I WAS DECELERATING AND ROLLED OVER A DEPRESSED MANHOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE BRAKING FAILURE. I CAN REPRODUCE THE FAILURE ANYTIME. I HAVE HAD ISUZU DEALERS TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL ABS ACTIVATION. I HAVE DRIVER FOUR-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BREAK VEHICLE'S AND HAVE NEVER EX…

Owner-reported narrative. 76,882 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006636 at NHTSA ↗

1998 ISUZU RODEO DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY ,ESPECIALLY ON SLICK PAVEMENT. VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION VERY SPORADICALLY SINCE NEW.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007747 at NHTSA ↗

I CALLED ISUZU CONCERNING RECALL NUMBER 02I002000 CONCERNING THE ABS ON THE 1998 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISUZU CANNOT SEND LETTERS CONCERNING RECALL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT YET. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER([phone removed]) THIS NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO [phone removed]. I WAS TOLD BY THIS ISUZU DEPARTMENT THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT [phone removed], WHICH IS WHERE I STARTED!!!

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007939 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE BURNED OIL FAST.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009650 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2000-03-02 (March 2, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.

Consequence: THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.

Reported: 2010-09-22 (September 22, 2010)

ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED IN SOME JURISDICTIONS FOR ROAD DEICING PURPOSES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT SUCH CORROSION WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED.

Consequence: EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH CORROSION HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AND AFFECTED ITS CONNECTION TO THE VEHICLE FRAME, A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET WILL BE INSTALLED. IN THE RARE EVENT THE CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE, A REPURCHASE OFFER WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. ALL INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIES WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE 10 YEARS OLD OR LESS. FOR VEHICLES OLDER THAN 10 YEARS, ISUZU WILL OFFER A FREE REMEDY, BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN ISUZU SERVICE FACILITY, OR HONDA DEALER (AS APPLICABLE), DEALER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF WHEN OWNER NOTIFICATIONS WERE ISSUED. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. ISUZU OWNERS MAY CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727. HONDA OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

Reported: 1997-11-13 (November 13, 1997)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: ISUZU IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.

Reported: 1998-07-24 (July 24, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S

Consequence: IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.