4.6% of complaints about the 1999 Isuzu Rodeo came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (164 complaints), typically at 3.8 yr or about 53,000 miles.
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, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED IN SOME JURISDI
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.
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.
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CRANK BUT WILL NOT START OR THE ENGINE COULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.
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.
THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS NO LIGHTS. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND REPLACED FUSE WHICH SHORTED OUT, VEHICLE STILL IN SHOP FOR CORRECTION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER RETURNED FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER AND FOUND VEHICLE ON FIRE. WIRING BY THE GEAR SHIFT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *ML
THE ABS AIR PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF. THE BATTERY CAVLE MUST BE REMOVED FOR IT TO STOP. THE PARTS PERSON AT THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN 1998. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID IT WAS NOT.*AK
NEW CAR, 7DAYS OLD. DRIVING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE SLOWED, BUT WOULD NOT STOP. CRASHED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN, I HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN TO SEE IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL (WHICH IT WAS), THEN WITH BOTH FEET TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITH NO LUCK. CRASH! NEITHER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, AND NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK