4.4% of complaints about the 2002 Isuzu Rodeo came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2002 vehicle — around the middle of the 230 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is structure (21 complaints), typically at 10.9 yr or about 100,000 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.
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH SILICON MAY DEVELOP SMALL PIN HOLES IN THE FUEL PUMP FEED PORT. SILICON HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE FUEL SYSTEMS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES AND IN CERTAIN FUEL AVAILABLE IN THE REGION OF TYLER, TEXAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN TEXAS AND THE FOUR SURROUNDING STATES: OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, NEW MEXICO AND LOUISIANA.
A FUEL LEAK COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.
AT 70MPH CLUTCH WILL SWITCH GEARS, AND THEN LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN .DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CLUTCH FAILED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *YH
COMPONENT UNDER VEHICLE ALONG DRIVE SHAFT BECAME DETACHED, AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A GROOVE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND BEND THE FRONT PLATE RENDERING THE VEHICLE UN DRIVE ABLE.
CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON JUNE 28, 2003. MID SEPTEMBER 2003 TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, TO TURN, BACK UP, OR COME TO A STOP, THERE WAS MOVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIRE AN EXPERT MECHANIC TO TELL HIM THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD WHICH MADE THE ENGINE MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB