1997 Isuzu Rodeo

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SPRING MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,500. UPDATED 01/04/118LJ UPDATED 01/10/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, HE NOTICED EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO LOCAL WELDERS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FRAME. THE LOCAL WELDERS STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE UNKNOWN RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO LATER MODELS BECAUSE THIS OF THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE FRAME WAS WELDED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS INFORMED EVERY YEAR WHILE HAVING THE STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EACH YEAR TO HAVE THE FRAME RE-WELDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I OWN A 1997 ISUZU RODEO; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE FRAME OF MY RODEO IS RUSTING AWAY. I SAW A REPORT ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT REGARDING RODEOS AND PASSPORTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH THESE RUSTING FRAMES. THE NEWS REPORTED A NHTSA STUDY ON THIS ISSUE. THE REPORT SUGGESTED THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED WITH NHTSA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AS THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,481. UPDATED 07/14/2010.*LJ RECEIVED PICTURES OF FRAME. UPDATED 09/13/10

2006 I PURCHASED 1997 ISUZU RODEO. NOT LONG AFTER WE NOTICED ENGINE MADE A TICKING SOUND BROUGHT IT TO SHOP AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE. WE HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED IT TOOK ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE 2. FIRST ONE THEY INSTALLED WAS ALSO BLOWN. ENGINE STILL TICKS. THERE IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE SUV WANTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE AT A STOP. SOMETIMES NOT EVEN HOLDING THE BREAK FIRM STOPS IT FROM ROLLING. THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACEMENT FEE JUST FOR THE PART IS 400.00. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 2/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO REPLACED. UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB