NHTSA Complaint #10380132 — 1998 ISUZU RODEO

FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL ON BRACKETS AND THE DEALER, REFERRED TO ME BY THE ISUZU WEB SITE, SENT ME ON MY WAY WITHOUT WARNING ME OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE NEXT WEEK, MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DRIVEN IN SALT WATER FOR A YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THINGS WEAR OUT OVER TIME, BUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE STRONG AND LAST MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIPS WITHOUT WARNING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS OF THEIR ISSUES. THIS TO ME IS A BIG PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WOULD NOT DRIVE THEM IN THIS VEHICLE, BUT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO GET AROUND SOME OTHER WAY. TOYOTA BOUGHT THEIR FRAMES FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER THAT PROVIDED HONDA AND ISUZU WITH THEIR FRAMES AND THEY OFFERED TO BUY THEM ALL BACK, REALIZING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY RECENTLY JUST SETTLED WITH THAT MANUFACTURER FOR THE FAULTY FRAMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SWIFTLY AND NOT BY A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE COMPANY TO TRY TO APPEASE OR STALL A CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY. *TR