NHTSA Complaint #10340858 — 2002 ISUZU RODEO

I OWN A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. LAST YEAR 2009, IT SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING A JERKING MOVEMENT WHENEVER I STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. IT GOT SO BAD THAT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $695.00 TO FIX WHAT THEY SAID WAS A TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK. IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE AND THEN I STATED NOTICING THAT I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT AND ON THE DASH INDICATOR IT WOULD BE SHOWING THAT THE GEAR IS IN PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THAN DRIVE. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SWITCH THE ENGINE OFF AND ON A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE FAULT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. TODAY JUNE 30, 2010, I WAS DRIVING WHEN DASH INDICATOR FLIPPED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. BY THE TIME I GOT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO MOVE IT OFF THE ROAD. I AM NOTICING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAYS MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY SHOT. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR THE ODI TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, SO OWNERS DO NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR REPAIRS ON THESE VEHICLES. I WILL BE CONTACTING ISUZU HEAD QUARTERS WITH A COMPLAINT, BUT I AM SURE THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO INFORM CONSUMERS OF THIS PROBLEM SO THEY CAN GET VEHICLES CHECKED BEFORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCUR. NOW I WILL BE STUCK WITH PAYING FOR REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ISUZU IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NEGLECTED TO FIX IT. *TR