2001 ISUZU RODEO Structureframe And Members Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME AND THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LINK BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT ALERT THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,712.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,911.

MY ISUZU WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECT IN THE FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKETS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW BRAKES. HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED AND RUSTED NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TO FAR GONE. I TOOK IT TO MARTY'S OF KINGSTON, MA.FOR THE RECALL. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY FIXED THE BRACKETS BUT THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THIS IS TOTALLY ABSURD TO ME. THEY CLAIM THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON THE BRACKETS AND ISUZU DOESN'T CARE IF THE FRAME IS ROTTED.SO, I HAD IT TOWED TO A JUNK YARD ONLY TO BE TOLD ALL THEY WOULD GIVE ME WAS $800.00. I JUST PUT 2 NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT WORTH $300.00. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ISUZU IS...

I OWN A ISUZU RODEO 2001 AND THE CARS FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MEMPHIS TENNESSEE,I FELT STABILITY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE AND BRAKE, THE STABILITY PROBLEM BECAME MORE STRONGER SO I DECIDED TO PULL OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THEN SUDDENLY I LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS REAR STABILIZER BAR AND BRACKET CAME OFF FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED /RUSTED FRAME. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE STILL IN MEMPHIS HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED IS 70 IN A 4 OR 5 LANE HIGHWAY. ME AND MY WIFE WERE AFRAID THINKING THE END IS HERE LEAVING OUR SON ALONE, SO I ENDED UP CALLING A TOW TO BRING IT HOME WHICH COST ME 250 DOLLARS. I HAVE THE BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AGAIN BY THE WELDER BUT HE SAID THE RUST IS SO BAD...

REAR ANTI-SWAY BAR BROKE ALMOST CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO CRASH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THE REAR FRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE DEALT WITH ISUZU AND IT WAS HAULED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER 110 MILES AWAY FOR REPAIR. THEY SAY IT HAS BEEN FIXED. THEY CALLED IT A STAGE 2 FIX WHICH IS BASICALLY SPRAYING A FRAME TREATMENT ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BRACKETS. WITHIN THE BRACKET VINCITY THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND I DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE WAS RATED RIGHT BY THE DEALER, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STAGE 4 FIX. I FEEL THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFTEY ISSUE THAT ISUZU AND HONDA NEED TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR. THERE ARE OVER 150,000 OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE LIVES ARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A ONE INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME, WHICH WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRACKET REPLACEMENT WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRAME BUT SHE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS STILL CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL REPAIRS AND ANY REPAIRS TO THE FRAME WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT CAR WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. *TR

RE: 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED FRAME TO TRAIL ARM BRACKET CAN CAUSE FRAME TO SNAP AT REAR OF VEHICLE CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL IF TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT 55-65 MPH. THIS SUV IS WORTHLESS ON THE MARKET. ISUZU SHOULD BE HELD FULL ACCOUNTABILITY. ALSO THE SUV HAS HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESCENDING UNIT IN GAS TANK WHICH NO RECALL WAS NEVER MADE. YET 1 OUT OF EVERY 7-8 ISUZU HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR STATE INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE, WHEN HE PULLED AWAY THE FRAME, NOT THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BROKE. THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN PLACE. THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED HE WAS ABLE TO PUSH HIS FINGER THROUGH IT MORE THAN A FOOT AWAY FROM THE LOWER LINK BRACKET. THEY (ISUZU) HAS DECIDED TO SCRAP MY 2001 RODEO, I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2010, A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL (WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL) FOR THE PRICE OF $5000. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE LOT TO BE SOLD. ISUZU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEM OFF THE ROAD. NOW THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING $1500 FOR IT. I AM FORCED TO TAKE IT, BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR, BEING A 1 CAR FAMILY, AND MONEY IS TIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE THIS OFFER TO PAY ON THE CAR...

ON AUGUST 24, 2010 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND BANG FROM MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME.SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL OF ISUZU'S REQUESTS FOR A REMEDY AND NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO BUYBACK MY TRUCK. I'M JUST NOW FILING COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT THEIR ABSURD BUYBACK OFFERS AND THEM REQUESTING CONSUMERS TO FILL OUT A W9 FORM, WHEN THE OFFERS A @ A CONSIDERABLE LOSS TO WHAT WE RODEO OWNERS ORIGINALLY PAID. AND THE FACT THEY (ISUZU) KNOWS DARN RIGHT WELL THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS THAT BAD METAL WAS USED TO BUILD THE FRAMES, NOT THE SUSPENSION TO CAUSE THE RECALL. *TR

CALLED ISUZU ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY HAD MY RODEO TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FOUND OUT THROUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY RODEO WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. THREE DAYS LATER HONDA'S MECHANIC CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY RODEO WAS UNREPAIRABLE! THE MECHANIC SAID THAT SOMEONE FROM ISUZU SHOULD BE GETTING BACK WITH ME. I WAS ALSO TRICKED! I BOUGHT MY RODEO FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WHO I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF, SO THEY PROBABLY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE AND THEN TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING AND HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,900.

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I RECEIVED A NOTICE INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A REGIONAL SAFETY RECALL PER BULLETIN SB10-11-S002. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR FRAME RUSTING AWAY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE CLOSEST ISUZU REPAIR SHOP WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT HE COULDN'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RUST AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A SPECIAL TOOL TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER WAITING A MONTH I CALLED THE ADVISOR WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TOOL WAS IN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN A DAY TO FIX IT. SO I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMING ME THAT THE FRAME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED WITH HOLES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRAME BRACKET FRACTURED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FRAME BECAUSE OF SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST BUT THEY COULD REPAIR THE BRACKET UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE BRACKET UNDER THE RECALL, BUT NOT THE FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND IT WAS REPAIRED. WHILE UNDER GOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME, THE FUEL TANK SHIELD WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S NOW!!!!!!!MORE RESENT COMPLAINTS !!!!!!!HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIX.NET/AUTOREPAIR/CAR_PROBLEMS/ISUZU-RODEO/2001/ 2001 ISUZU RODEO ACCIDENT REPORT | NATIONWIDE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WWW.AUTOMOTIX.NET EXPLORE OUR WIDE CATALOG OF 2001 ISUZU RODEO COSTUMER COMPLAINTS, AND GET YOU DETAILS ABOUT 01 ISUZU RODEO ACCIDENTS LOCATIONS, CAUSE OF ACCIDENT AND THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WHICH I RECEIVED A RECALL. THE SUV HANDLED TERRIBLE TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND STATES A BRACKET IS RUSTED OUT AND THE CAR IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY WILL NEED THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ONLY WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET AS THAT IS THE ONLY RECALL EVEN THOU THE FRAME IS RUSTED. THIS ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I ALSO HAVE NO CAR TO GET TO WORK AND THE DEALER STATES ISUZU DOES NOT CARE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO, ON DECEMBER 24TH 2009 I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AND HOME AND WAS HEADED BACK TO THE STORE WHEN MY CAR STARTING ACTING FUNNY AND ALMOST FLIPPED. I GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND TO A STOP. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH MY CAR BROKEN OFF. I CALL MY SON-IN-LAW TO COME HELP ME. HE LOOKS UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICES THE TRAILING ARM BROKEN OFF, HE SAID MOM IT'S A WONDER YOU HADN'T BEEN KILLED! YOUR FRAME UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR IS TOTALLY RUSTED! SO I HAVE 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT ME ISUZU AND ALL OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING, YOUR FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FIXING THAT TRAILING ARM WOULD BE A DANGER. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT! SO MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE TRAILING ARM BUT NOT THE RUSTED FRAME, WHICH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. AFTER SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND FOR HER TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY COULD PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 RODEO LSE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION HAS A COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT FRAME. CAR FISHTAILED AND NEARLY FLIPPED OVER. HAD IT TOWED BUT WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW FRAME AND TO FIND A BODY SHOP. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED ISUZU WAS GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL LATER THAT MONTH. LONG STORY SHORT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE DECMEBER 2010. NO ONE CONTACTS ME, I HAVE TOC ALL SEVERAL TIMES AND STAY ON HOLD MINIMUM OF 30MINS EACH TIME. TOLD MY CAR WAS A T5?? UNREPAIRABLE AND WOULD BE ON THE "BUY BACK" LIST. ALMOST ENTERING THE 3RD MONTH, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON CAR RENTALS. ISUZU OFFERS NO HELP AND HAS NO TIME LINE. IN FACT WHEN I CALLED ISUZU IN DECEMBER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND GUY AT ISUZU SAID HE SAW THE REPAIR PROCESS AND HE FELT WHAT WAS BEING DONE FOR THE...

I RECEIVED A RECALL #10V-436 FORM IN THE MAIL FROM THE ISUZU OWNER RELATIONS CENTER 1400 S. DOUGLASS ROAD, SUITE 100 ANAHELM, CA 92806 ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 2010. IT STATED THAT I SHOULD CALL ISUZU SPECIAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO IDENTIFY THE ISUZU SERVICE CENTER CLOSEST TO ME. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY 2011. I CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2011 AT BOURNIVAL ISUZU WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2001. THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A STICKER JANUARY 2011. JANUARY 10 2011 THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR LEFT SIDE TOTALING $2,800. WHEN THE BODY SHOP FURTHER INVESTIGATING UNDER THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED EXTENSIVE FRAME DAMAGE ROTTING WITH HOLES AND EXTENSIVE RUST. HE DETERMINED THE SUV WAS UNSAFE. HE ALSO NOTICED THE AXEL WAS...

ALONG WITH MOST OF YOU, I TO HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER IN ALLENTOWN, PA, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CONDITION WAS AT A LEVEL THREE- THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS ABLE TO BE INSTALLED AND THAT I COULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE REP THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED AND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AREA HAS A HOLE THAT HE COULD PUT HIS FIST THROUGH, STATING THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION, AND THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WELD A PLATE TO A FRAME, RENDERING IT UNREPAIRABLE. AN ISUZU MANAGER I SPOKE WITH ON 2/8/11 COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO A REMEDY IF THE TRUCK WAS UNREPAIRABLE, REPEATING THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE...WHAT IS THE...

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO IS COMPLETLY ROTTEN AND THE RECALL THAT ISUZU HAS GIVEN TO THE OWNERS IS NOT FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. I HAVE A VEHICLE WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME IS NOT INSPECTABLE IN THE STATE AND THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY RODEO WAS TOWED OVER 100 MILES TO THE CLOSEST DEALER FOR THE RECALL INSPECTION AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE DEALEAR SAID THEY ORDERED THE PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THEY HAD THE PARTS. WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED THEY CALLED ME AND ASKED MY PERMISSION TO INSTALL THEM. AT THIS POINT I CONTACTED ISUZU AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERNE THAT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE A PURCHASE OFFER FROM ISUZU TO ME. AFTER HOURS ON THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUBFRAME HAD FRACTURED AS A RESULT TO SUBSTANTIAL RUST CORROSION, AND WAS REPAIRED BY HIM. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THIS IS PERTAINING TO THE RECALL OF ISUZU/HONDA 98-2002 WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION LINK ARMS. I KIND OF WENT ALONG WITH THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE ALREADY STARTED BUT THE REAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SEVERE RUST OF THE FRAMES. THE REASON THEY APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING IS BECAUSE THE FRAME THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED TO ARE SO RUSTED THAT THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE WELD TO HOLD ONTO. THEY ARE PUTTING BRACKETS (BANDAGES) ONTO A FRAME THAT HAS HUGE RUST HOLES. MINE IS SO BAD I COULD PUSH A PENCIL THROUGH IT. YOU ALREADY HAVE PICS OF MINE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS TOO SEVERE TO PUT A BRACKET ON AND THAT I'D BE HEARING FROM ISUZU ABOUT COMPENSATION, BUT NOW ISUZU (CORP.) IS SAYING THE BRACKETS MIGHT WORK. I THINK THIS PROBLEM NEEDS FURTHER RESEARCH INTO "WHY THE LINKS OUR...

I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001, THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AS IT SHOULD. I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM ISUZU ABOUT A FRAME ISSUE AND PROMPTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I DROVE 90 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 2-HOUR RECALL REPAIR, AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLES FRAME STRUCTURE WAS TO RUSTED TO BE REPAIRED WITH THE FRAME CHANNEL ISUZU PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO ISUZU'S INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE TOTALED OUT BY ISUZU AS IT WAS TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE INSURANCE COMPANY POLICIES WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR FOR AUTOMOTIVE RECALLS, I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE JUST TO MAKE MY TRIP BACK HOME, I HAD JUST BE UNEMPLOYED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN WOBBLING ABNORMALLY AND THE REAR STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE WHERE THE IT WAS INSPECTED BY A WELDER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,411.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) REPAIR WAS BEING PERFORMED; THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO WELD THE FRAME ONTO THE BRACKET BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 138,000.

HAD MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH 56K AND IN MINT CONDITION IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION. TO MY SURPRISE THEY FAILED IT...FOR A ROTTED FRAME. IT HAS HOLES COMPLETELY THROUGH IT. THEY DEEMED IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TELLING ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SWALLOWING THAT THIS MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS FOR ME. I HAD PLANS ON KEEPING THIS VEHICLE FOR WELL OVER 100K MILES AND I JUST GOT TO 56K. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR ANYONE TO TAKE ACTION. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO SOME TYPE OF BUY IT. THIS IS UNREAL I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW AND IT'S BEEN GARAGE KEPT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I HAD TO GET THIS TOWED AND IT'S NOW SITTING...

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A PREVIOUS ODI COMPLAINT - 10336610 AND IN RESPONSE TO THE VERY POOR HANDLING OF RECALL 10V-436 IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I HAVE TAKEN MY RODEO TO THE DEALER AND SPOKEN WITH ISUZU WHO HAVE STATED THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO INSTALL THEIR 'RECALL BRACKETS' ONTO MY SEVERELY ROTTEN FRAME, HOWEVER, THE TRUCK WILL THEN STILL NOT PASS NYS INSPECTION AND WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I HONESTLY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO ATTACH SAID BRACKET TO MY FRAME AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS AND WELDING PROFESSIONALS THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTEN BEYOND REPAIR , AND THERE IS NOTHING TO ATTACH ANYTHING TO OR WELD TO AS THE METAL IS TOO DETERIORATED. ISUZU IS REUSING TO COVER ANY OTHER FRAME DAMAGE OTHER THAN THEIR 'RECALLED SECTION' IN WHICH THEY...

RELATED TO THE ISUZU RODEO REAR AXLE BRACKET RECALL, MY RODEO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE REMAINDER OF MY 2001 RODEO'S FRAME. BOTH MY MECHANIC ([XXX], POTTERS MILLS, PA) AND MY ISUZU REPAIR SHOP ([XXX], STATE COLLEGE, PA) SAID THE CORROSION WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION, EVEN WITH THE REAR AXLE BRACKET REMEDY PROVIDED BY ISUZU. THEREFORE, THIS IS NOT AN "APPROPRIATE" REMEDY, AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA'S "RECALL SUMMARY" ON THIS SITE. THAT SUMMARY SAYS, "IN THE RARE EVENT THE CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE, ISUZU AND HONDA WILL DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY." APPLYING THE REAR BRACKET REPAIR IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE REPAIR CAN "BARELY" (ACCORDING TO [XXX]) BE MADE ON MY VEHICLE, AND; SECOND, THE REMAINDER OF THE FRAME (WITH THE SAME TYPE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SAME ISUZU ERROR) WILL...

MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH 90,000 HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED UNDERNEATH AND A STEERING BRACKET BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REAR WHEEL WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC. THE ISUZU FACTORY DID RECALL THE CAR, BUT IT HAS BEEN SITTING DISABLED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE FIXED (THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE IS RUSTED OUT). THE COMPANY IS BOTCHING THIS RECALL: THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THESE CARS NEED TO BE BOUGHT BACK BY THE COMPANY AND TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME "TOO BAD" WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IS UNACCEPTABLE: I NEED A CAR! THEY ALSO TOLD ME NOT TO TRY TO GET THE CAR FIXED ON MY OWN. I CAN'T TRADE IT IN, I CAN'T FIX IT, I CAN'T DRIVE IT...I'M BASICALLY SCREWED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND AM THE ORIGINAL...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR SUSPENSION:REAR (10V436000). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BUT NOT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS REPLACED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACED THE FRAME SINCE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V-436 FOR MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/27/10. ON 12/29/10 I CALLED TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM ISUZU. ON 01/03/11, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD, ONCE AGAIN, THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND EVEN IF THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE PRESCRIBED REMEDY THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS MASSACHUSETTS INSPECTION. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALSO CONTACTED ISUZU AGAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT I TOO, SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH ISUZU. ON 01/03/10 I EMAILED, LEFT MESSAGES, AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOOK MY NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AND PROMISED A RETURN CALL FROM A MANAGER, AS OF 9 PM EST...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MASSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE TRAIL ARM BRACKET TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE FRAME HAD CRACKS AND COMPLETELY RUSTED DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL CORROSION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME DEFECT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

2001 ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING NEAR BOSTON MA. THANK GOD SHE IS OK HOWEVER ALL PERSONS WHO HANDLED THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW RUSTED OUT IT WAS. SHE WAS QUITE LUCKY SHE WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF 3 WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE FRAME BROKE THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL ABOUT 18 INCHES. AT THAT POINT THE CAR BECAME UNMANAGEABLE AND SWERVED IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE CAR WAS DEEMED OF COURSE UNDRIVEABLE AND WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE KICKER IS MY OTHER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME CAR AND YEAR AND ALSO HAS A ROTTED FRAME. YOU NEVER WOULD GUESS LOOKING AT THE CAR (UNLESS) YOU LOOK BELOW. DARN SHAME SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE ISUZU STEP UP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE WITH A FRAME ROT ISSUE. THE FIRST WAS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT . THIS ONE IS A 01 ISUZU RODEO . *TR

AFTER MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK, WE DECIDED TO RUN TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE TO GET A FEW THINGS. ON OUR WAY BACK, DRIVING AT 25 MPH WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WALKED TO A MECHANIC DOWN THE STREET AND ASKED HIM TO DIAGNOSE MY VEHICLES' DAMAGE. HE SHOWED ME THAT A PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF OF THE FRAME. HE THEN POINTED OUT THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME WAS ALSO COMPLETELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF PUTTING YOUR FINGER THROUGH IT IN CERTAIN AREAS. HE SAID THE DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW JUNK. IT WAS ONLY MINUTES BEFORE OUR ORDEAL THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT 55 MPH. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE OUTCOME IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HER...

I HAVE A 2001 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AND THE CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SUV. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO TO SCHOOL. HE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND CRACKED. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

LAST YEAR PASSED INSPECTION (2009). TRIED TO INSPECT THIS YEAR (2010) DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON FRAME, INCLUDING HOLES. CURRENTLY PARKED WAITING ON RECALL INFO. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001, ISUZU RODEO FROM A PRIVATE SELLER, AND AT THE TIME OF PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN A MINT CONDITION. THE ENGINE LOOKED WONDERFUL AND THE OUTSIDE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. A MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT IN NEW SHOCKS ALL THE WAY AROUND. ONCE I STARTED TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE SHOCKS I HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THAT THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS IN A TERRIBLE SHAPE. THE GUY THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME TRIED TO HIDE THE DAMAGE BY UNDERCOATING AND PUTTING (BONDO) ON THE "FRAME" TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. POKING THE FRAME WITH A SCREWDRIVER, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE HUGE HOLES IN IT AND CHUNKS OF THE FRAME ARE COMPLETELY MISSING. I WAS IN A SUCH UNBELIEVABLE SHOCK...

WATCHED CHANNEL 5 WCVB BOSTON AND THERE WAS A REPORT ABOUT RUSTED/RUSTING FRAMES OF ISUZU'S WANTED TO KNOW HOW DO WE (ISUZU OWNERS) GO ABOUT PROTECTING OURSELVES IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS OR NOT HOW IS THIS TO BE HANDLED AND BY WHOM? *TR

MY ISUZU RODEO FRAME RUSTED OUT AND PART THAT SUPPORT THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE OF RUST, ME AND MY WIFE WAS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND WITH GODS LOVE WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT NOW THE SUV IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

A PIECE OF THE FRAME FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO HAS BROKEN OFF MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. IT ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES AND THEY TELL ME THE FRAME IS 100% RUST AND CAN'T BE WELDED/REPAIRED. *TR