1998 ISUZU RODEO — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
627
Owner Complaints
6
Recalls
45
Service Bulletins
1
Investigation
Overview of the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
The 1998 ISUZU RODEO has received a total of 627 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 6 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 45 technical service bulletins have been issued by Isuzu Motors Limited for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip (161 complaints), Structureframe And Members (43 complaints), and Suspension (31 complaints).
Recalls for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
NHTSA has recorded 6 recalls for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO, potentially affecting up to 581,363 vehicles.
Recall 10V436000 — SUSPENSION:REAR
| 149,992 vehicles affected
Defect: ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA,...
Consequence: EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH CORROSION HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER...
View full details →Recall 02I002000 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
| 161,927 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), THE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS.
Consequence: EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER ALGORITHM FOR THE ABS THAT IS BASED ON THE ALGORITHM USED IN ISUZU'S MY 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES, WITH THE MY...
View full details →Recall 01I002000 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Defect: THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-2000 RODEO (UE) AND AMIGO (UA) MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L 4-CYLINDER ENGINES. THE TIMING BELT COULD BREAK BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CRANK BUT WILL NOT START OR THE ENGINE COULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CONDITION OF THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIMING BELT. DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION OR MODEL OF THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER, THE TENSIONER MAY ALSO BE REPLACED. ISUZU...
View full details →Recall 00V058000 — SUSPENSION:REAR
| 213,736 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.
Consequence: THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.
View full details →Recall 98V170000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
| 55,475 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S
Consequence: IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.
View full details →Recall 97V206001 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
| 233 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: ISUZU IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
627 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
4S2CM58W0W4[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
RUSTED SUSPENSION. BROKE OFF FROM FRAME
SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AT STOP OR MOVING SLOW IN TOWN. EXTREME DANGER !!AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF...HAD CODES CHECKED AND CLEARED BUT THE LIGHT COME BACK ON....BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED...BUT BREAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED
MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF...HAD CODES CHECKED AND CLEARED BUT THE LIGHT COME BACK ON....BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED...BUT BREAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED
View all Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip complaints →
Safety Rating for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1998 ISUZU RODEO in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
Isuzu Motors Limited has issued 45 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
0309S001B — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM), COIL INTEGRATED MODULE REPLACEMENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN. *TT
0211S002 — STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID LOCK KNOB BROKEN. *JG
0201S003 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
V-6 FAN CLUTCH REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES. *TT
IB0101S003 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HEC LONG BLOCK/PARTIAL ENGINE ASSEMBLIES. *SLC
IB0109S001 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
SUBJECT REGARDING DRUM BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE. *TT
SB0105S001 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SOME V6 MODELS WITH TRANSMISSION SERIAL NUMBERS 4754596 - 5831756 MAY EXPERIENCE LEAKAGE IN THE AREA OF OVERFILL PLUG AND OIL DRAIN PLUG. *TT
SB0108S001 — SUSPENSION
SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO VIN BREAKPOINT 14330722 EQUIPPED WITH OEM P215 / 235 15 INCH AND P225 / 245 16 INCH TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION / SHIMMY (NIBBLE) OR BODY VIBRATION THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL OR FLOORBOARD RESPECTIVELY ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. *TT
SB0005S002 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SERIAL NUMBER 5504006 - 5570892) MAY EXHIBIT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND TECH-II INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF TORQUE CONVERTER (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1870) ON. *TT
SB0002S002 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE P1441 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CODE THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH NO FAULT FOUND FROM THE APPROPRIATE FLOW CHART IN THE DRIVEABILITY AND EMISSIONS MANUAL. *TT
SB0001S003 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN Y4300787 / 74400051, THE ENGINE MOUNTS MAY NOT ISOLAT ENGINE VIBRATION. *TT
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NHTSA Investigations for the 1998 ISUZU RODEO
NHTSA has opened 1 investigation into potential safety defects in the 1998 ISUZU RODEO.
Other Model Years of the ISUZU RODEO
- 1993 ISUZU RODEO — 41 complaints
- 1994 ISUZU RODEO — 122 complaints
- 1995 ISUZU RODEO — 233 complaints
- 1996 ISUZU RODEO — 121 complaints
- 1997 ISUZU RODEO — 167 complaints
- 1998 ISUZU RODEO (current)
- 1999 ISUZU RODEO — 735 complaints
- 2000 ISUZU RODEO — 354 complaints
- 2001 ISUZU RODEO — 515 complaints
- 2002 ISUZU RODEO — 120 complaints
- 2003 ISUZU RODEO — 19 complaints
Other ISUZU Models
- ISUZU TROOPER — 713 total complaints
- ISUZU ASCENDER — 280 total complaints
- ISUZU AXIOM — 238 total complaints
- ISUZU AMIGO — 220 total complaints
- ISUZU RODEO SPORT — 143 total complaints
- ISUZU HOMBRE — 142 total complaints
- ISUZU PICKUP TRUCK — 93 total complaints
- ISUZU VEHICROSS — 80 total complaints