NHTSA Complaint #724341 — 1999 ISUZU RODEO

ENGINE --WHILE DRIVING (USUALLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH) AND USUALLY WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE WARNING LIGHTS KICK ON AND THE ENGINE KICKS OFF. ON OCCASION, WHILE PARKED OR GOING INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE WILL DO THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE PARKED THE RPM'S SEEM TO INCREASE GREATLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR REPEATEDLY AT THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IT. THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RANDOM AND DO NOT ALWAYS REOCCUR GIVEN THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. IT DID HAPPEN YESTERDAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT! AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM (NOT AS SEVERE) IS THAT WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO LUNGE FORWARD A BIT. (EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE) IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BOTH PROBLEMS MAY BE RELATED (I.E. A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM ?) HOWEVER, I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A VEHICLE THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIX AND I NOW CONSIDER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. (TO THE POINT THAT IT PUTS ME IN LIFE THREATING SITUATIONS IF IT DIES WHILE IN ANOTHER MAJOR INTERSECTION) *AK