NHTSA Complaint #10386578 — 2001 ISUZU RODEO

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, ON DECEMBER 24TH 2009 I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AND HOME AND WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTING ACTING FUNNY AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND TO A STOP. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH MY CAR BROKEN OFF. I CALL MY SON-IN-LAW TO COME HELP ME. HE LOOKS UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICES THE TRAILING ARM BROKEN OFF, HE SAID MOM IT'S A WONDER YOU HADN'T BEEN KILLED! YOUR FRAME UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR IS TOTALLY RUSTED! SO I HAVE 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT ME ISUZU AND ALL OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING, YOUR FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FIXING THAT TRAILING ARM WOULD BE A DANGER. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT! SO MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE TRAILING ARM BUT NOT THE RUSTED FRAME, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! . ISUZU PICKED MY CAR UP JANUARY 4TH 2011 AND TAKES TO THEIR REPAIR GARAGE. I CALL TWO WEEKS LATER BECAUSE NO ONE EVER CONTACTED ME. THEY TELL ME THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND HAVE ME DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR HOME. HE SAID THE FRAME WAS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OF THEM THEY HAVE SEEN. SO I WAIT A FEW MORE WEEKS AND CALL ISUZU RELATIONS DEPT. THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEY YELLED AT THE MECHANIC FOR TELLING HE REFUSED TO FIX THIS CAR BECAUSE IT CAN BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD FIX IT. SO I WAITED ANOTHER WEEK AND CALL BACK AGAIN TO BE TOLD THEY TRIED TO FIX THE TRAILING ARM AND THE RUST WAS SO BAD UNDERNEATH THAT MY GAS TANK BRACKETS BROKE OFF DURING THE REPAIR. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKETS ARE NO LONGER MADE AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED! PLEASE START ANOTHER RECALL ON THESE CARS, THE FRAME IS THE PROBLEM NOT THE TRAILING ARM. THESE CARS COULD KILL AN INNOCENT FAMILY. ISUZU STILL REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY CAR. IF THEY THINK I'M DIVING AROUND WITH A RUSTED FRAME AND BROKEN GAS TANK BRACKETS THEY ARE CRAZY! I WILL PARK THIS CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY ANOTHER 2 YEARS IF I HAVE TO UNTIL THE REAL PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF! PLEASE HELP US, THANK YOU *TR