1999 ISUZU RODEO Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 01I002000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

ON MY 1999 RODEO THE OIL DISAPPEARS IT WILL GO FOR LITTLE WHILE THEN NO OIL REGISTER ON STICK IT IS NOT BURNING OIL AND CAN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. I KNOW THIS IS PROBLEM IN MANY OF THESE . IT ALSO SEEMS AT TIMES THAT SOMETHING IS DRAGGING IN THE ENGINE AREA LIKE FAN OR SOMETHING. *JB

JAN 2004, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 500 FT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE ROUGH. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK THE PARKING LOT AND WHITE SMOKE (STEAM I BELIEVE) WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE ISUZU DEALER SHIP TOLD THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I HAD BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THAT THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS NEVER READ ABOVE MEDIAN RANGE. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO REPLACE THE ENGINE JUST THE GASKETS. NOW, I WAS SETTING IN TRAFFIC 11/2005 AND THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING. WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THE HEAD GASKET? ARE THEY DEFECTIVE? *JB

COMING BACK FROM OHIO, THE OIL LIGHT BRIEFLY WENT ON. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER ASIDE FROM THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THAT A BIG PROBLEM COMING UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. WE TRY TO DRIVE IT TO A NEAREST GAS STATION TO GET IT CHECK OUT. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS SUNDAY AND NO MECHANIC WAS AVAILABLE. WE OIL CHANGE OUR VEHICLE EVERY 3-4K MILES SO WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE AN OIL PROBLEM. WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT THE ENGINE JUST DIED ON US. THE CAR ONLY HAVE 66K MILES ON IT AND NOW THE CAR IS WORTHLESS.*JB

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1999 ISUZU RODEO: FUEL GUAGE FAILURE DUE TO PROBLEMATIC FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL GUAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GUAGE READS EMPTY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES ON A FULL TANK OF FUEL. AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON A FULL TANK, THE GUAGE SAYS HALF EMPTY. THE ENGINE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFICULTLY STARTING 80% OF THE TIME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, MY SUV (1999 ISUZU RODEO) BEGAN MAKE SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BLOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OIL. DOCUMENTED RECORDS SHOW THAT 5 QUARTS WERE REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO (2500 MILES). THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY APPROX EVERY 3000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MANUFACTURE SUGGEST CHANGING EVERY 7500 MILES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT FROM THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PRIOR TO DISASTER, NO HISTORY OF PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION, AND NO INDICATION OF AN OIL LEAK. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $6000-$8500 FOR A REFURBISHED OR NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 81000 MILES AND NOT...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH ABS ON A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. *MR THERE WERE INTERMITTENT ABS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THE ABS MODULE WAS CHANGED. THE DEALER SAID THAT A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR CHARGES. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED SINCE THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. RECALL# 02I002000 *SCC *JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED 1 QT/1000 MILES, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 2.75 QT IN 2075 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MATERIALS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *PH *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK

VEHICLE REVS UP WHEN IDLING, AT A STOP SIGN IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. AND AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OF DRIVING IT, MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY CAME ON, BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO OFF BEFORE WE COULD GET THE CAR TO A SHOP. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS, BUT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOOK CAR AGAIN TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE A/C THERMOSTAT SWITCH. 3 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BY 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSITIC CODE OF P1404 SAYS THE EGR VALVE IS STUCK OPEN. *AK

1999 ISUZU RODEO HAS PROBLEMS STOPPING. TAKES A LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO DAYS OUT OF THE SHOP. BURNS ONE QUART OF OIL IN A WEEKS TIME.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND DO NOT SEE IN THE EXHAUST. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE ABS SENSOR CONNECTION ON THE REAR AXLE IS ALWAYS LOOSE. GAS GAUGE NOT READING PROPER LEVEL. HAVE BEEN THROUGH 5 IN-DASH CD CHANGERS. *TT

IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR MY VEHICLE (99' ISUZU RODEO 4CYL) WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY KING ISUZU IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN#01I002000, THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, ALSO THE VALVES AND PISTONS WERE DAMAGED. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT HERE IT IS, ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER AND 15,000 MILES MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN AND ISUZU REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MARK SMITH (SERVICE REP.) FOR ISUZU ADVISED ME THAT THE PARTS THEY REPLACED WERE ONLY WARRANT FOR 12,000 MILES, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THEN MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED. *JB

I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SOME RECALLS ON MY 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I AM HAVING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALLS. MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS GOING ON AND OFF AND I AM HAVING SOME TROUBLE STOPPING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND WHEN SITTING STILL THE CAR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. IT IS RUNNING REALLY HARD WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I BELIEVE THAT THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECALL. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR AND THE GAS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I KNOW THAT IT IS FULL BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP STOPS. *NLM

GOT OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO......WENT TO CHECK OIL LEVEL........AND ENGINE WAS DRY. *NLM

TIMING BELT BROKE(RECALL 01I002), THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THE VALVES WERE BENT. CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RENTAL CAR ACQUIRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS AND FOR THE MONIES SPENT FOR SCOTTS AUTO SHOP. *JG

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, DEALER FOUND CRANK SENSOR HAD INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *SLC