1999 Isuzu RODEO: complaints, problems and recalls

1999 ISUZU RODEO 6 DISC CD CHANGER NON-FUNCTIONAL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6 NEW CD'S STUCK IN THE UNIT. ISUZU REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 3 WEEKS AGO. ISUZU WANTS $300 TO SEND THE CHANGER OFF TO HAVE CD'S REMOVED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THIS HAPPENS TWICE A MONTH.

Owner-reported narrative. 31,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000477 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU RODEO WITH ABOUT 37,500 MILES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO (EARLY JANUARY 2003), I STARTED UP THE RODEO AND HEARD A VERY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH CONTINUED EVEN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SOUND WAS TO UNPLUG THE ABS FUSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED (ABOUT A $500 REPAIR.) FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MID- TO LATE-90S RODEOS.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10003072 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKES WON'T ENGAGE TILL FOOT IS HAVE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10006436 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN I TRY TO STOP MY 99 RODEO ABOUT 1 OUT OF 5 TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE VERY FAST ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND (LIKE A QUIET MACHINE GUN) COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE ABS KICKING IN. DEALER SAYS I'M NOT COVERED. HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU BUT ONLY GET ANSWERING MACHINE. READING ON AN ISUZU FORUM (NOT SPONSORED BY ISUZU), THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH RODEO'S THAT ISUZU DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS IF YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY. MY 99 HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS OVER 3 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT NEW. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008447 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009019 at NHTSA ↗

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009783 at NHTSA ↗

IN AUGUST OF 2002 , I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 RODEO THAT I HAD LEASED NEW IN 2002 AND THIS RUNNING NOISE CONTINUED AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. IT HAD TO BE UNPLUGGED TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM BEING RUN DOWN. THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $500.00 AND ISUZU WANTS TO IGNORE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. BEFORE THE NOISE STARTED,THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS VERY LONG AND THERE WAS A POPPING FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT WAS THE WAY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FELT" THE AB…

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010630 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THE GASOLINE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE SENDING UNIT REPLACED, AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $500. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS STAGE IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE. I HAD THOUGHT TO JUST USE THE TRIP ODOMETER, UNTIL I RAN OUT OF GAS TWO TIMES - NOT A GOOD SITUATION FOR A WOMAN ALONE. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10010835 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: 2000-04-28 (April 28, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE INTERIOR OF YOUR VEHICLE.

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.