NHTSA Complaint #10390553 — 1999 ISUZU RODEO

I HAVE A 99 RODEO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON DEC. 24 WHEN THE TRAILING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME IT'S A LARGE MIRACLE THAT I WASN'T KILLED WHEN I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICEFOR THE BRACKET THAT CAME OFF THE FRAME. I HAD MY RODEO TOWED TO THE LOCALE DEALER WHO AFTER KEEPING IT FOR ONE MONTH FINALLY CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO REATTACH THE BRACKET. THE ISUZU CORP. THEN CALLED ME TO OFFER A RIDICULOUS BUY BACK AMOUNT OF 1500 WHICH THEY SAY IS THE COST OF THE REPAIR THEY CAN'T PERFORM. THE BRACKET THAT WAS RECALLED IS NOT THE REAL ISSUE THE ROTTING FRAME IS THE FRAMES ON THESE VEHICLES IS SO ROTTED THROUGH THAT NO BRACKET CAN BE REATTACHED SAFELY. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE VEHICLE AND I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE FACT THAT NOONE HAS DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE ISUZU FIX THE REAL PROBLEM OR AT LEAST PAY PEOPLE WHAT IS RIGHT AND THAT IS AT LEAST FAIR MARKET VALUE. BECAUSE THEY ARE A BIG CORP WITH LOTS OF MONEY AND RESOURCES THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE AND US UNFORTUNATE LESS POWERFUL RODEO OWNERS CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ONE. *TR