NHTSA Complaint #746540 — 1999 ISUZU RODEO

AT 9K MILES THE CAR STALLED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS - DEALER SAID THEY FORGOT TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CAR - AT 21K MILES THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD SHIFT HARD WHILE ACCELERATING AT 15-20 MPH THEN AGAIN AT 50 MPH - ALSO HARD SHIFT AT 15 MPH ON THE DOWN SHIFT - DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 21K MILES !!! NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AND I DROVE CAR FOR 11 DAYS - EXACT SAME PROB REOCURRED (AIR & TURN SIGNALS FAILED & HARD SHIFT) - DEALER SAID IT WAS THE DRIVE TRAIN - THEY TOOK IT APART AND LUBED IT THEN RETURNED CAR TO ME - DROVE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND EXACT SAME PROB REOCURRED (AIR AND SIGNALS FAILED AND HARD SHIFT) - DEALER SAID IT WAS AN EXPOSED WIRE WHICH THEY REPLACED - PICKING UP CAR TOMORROW SO WE'LL SEE IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS A FOURTH TIME . *AK