Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Isuzu Rodeo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL INESPERADAMENTE SE ACTIVO LA BOLSA DE AIRE DEL CHOFER QUEMANDO LOS BRAZOS Y LA BARRIGA DE MI ESPOSA , ELL… |
| 2014-05-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTED EXCESSIVELY AND IS DEEMED BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS AS NOT ROADWORTHY. ALL OTHER PART… |
| 2012-06-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EFFECTIVE PART: THE 2 MAIN FRAMES ARE RUST OUT AND COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME. WE BELIEVE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE FRAME… |
| 2011-08-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE ISS… |
| 2011-08-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE ISS… |
| 2011-02-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HI, I OWN AN ISUZU RODEO S V6 (YEAR 1996) AND AFTER HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP MY MECHANIC ALERTED ME ABO… |
| 2010-11-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE CABLE DIDN'T RETURN TO IDLE WHEN I LET OFF THE PEDAL. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT … |
| 2010-10-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS … |
| 2010-09-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ISUZU RODEO. THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND COVERED WITH RUST. AFTER A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK… |
| 2010-02-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTED ON 1996 ISUZU RODEO COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH , ONLY 98,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2009-06-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST WAS BUILDING UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2009-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY 1996 ISZUZ RODEO IS RUSTED AWAY. *TR |
| 2007-07-13 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | COMPLETELY RUSTED STEERING COLUMN FAILED (TWO PIECES). STEERING WHEEL COMPLETE MECHANICAL DISCONNECTION FROM VEHICLE ST… |
| 2006-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | MY EGR VALVE ON MY 96 ISUZU RODEO KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST YEAR HE … |
| 2005-12-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS REVVED AS HIGH AS THE GAUGE WOULD ALLOW. THE VEHICLE AC… |
| 2004-11-06 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | FOR THE 2ND TIME THE LUGS & STUDS ON THE ISUZU RODEO HAVE EITHER BROKEN/CRACKED OR STRIPPED WHEN A TIRE ROATION IS BEIN… |
| 2004-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO LS SUFFERED APPROXIMATELY 30 DRIPS PER MINUTE LEAK ON TOP OF MY V6 ENGINE, POSING A POTENTIAL EXPLO… |
| 2003-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO PUT THREE CLUTCHES IN MY 96 ISUZU RODEO IN ONLY FOUR YEARS. MECHANICS ALL REPORT THAT ORIGINAL CLUTCH DES… |
| 2003-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON AND THEN IT DON'T DO IT FOR A WHILE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR A NUMBER O… |
| 2002-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PROBLEMS;LOSING POWER AND MAKING POPPING NOISES, WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING FROM START TO 75 MPH VEHICLE STOPS, A… |
| 2002-04-18 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE TIRE STUD IS TOO WEAK TO COME OFF AND IT DESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM |
| 2002-03-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 15 OR MORE MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WE… |
| 2002-03-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | LUG NUTS SNAP OFF EVERYTIME TIRES ARE REMOVED FOR ROTATION. THIS IS NOT THE MECHANICS FAULT. IT IS A DEFECT AND ISUZU… |
| 2001-11-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH ISUZU FOR BUILDING AND THEN SELLING THIS OBVIOUS LEMON AS A VEHICLE TO THE PUBLIC. HO… |
| 2001-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THESE ROTORS RUST AND FLAKE HORRIBLY AND CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. MY SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME UPON INSPECTION OF THE … |
| 2000-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE LISTED IN COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS, #'S 859650,531879,817894,801727. NO SAFETY DEFECT LI… |
| 2000-10-26 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK, AND MECHANIC NOTICED TWO FRONT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS WERE STRIPPED, MECHANIC HAD TO BRE… |
| 2000-08-24 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | LUGS: NUTS STRIPPED THE METAL IN MALE FORM. AIR GUN STRIPED THE METAL PARTS WHEN MECHANIC WAS REMOVING THE WHEELS. A… |
| 2000-07-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 3 | I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND… |
| 2000-07-07 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ALL 4 POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED, FRONT & REAR DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOWS.. PLASTIC USED IN TRACK ASSEMBLY BRE… |
| 2000-07-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO45 MPH VEHICLE STOPS, AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN EVERYTHING. *AK |
| 2000-04-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT T… |
| 2000-03-10 | WHEELS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-01-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A KNOWN (OR ACKNOWLEDGED!) PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2000-01-03 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | IF LUGS: NUTS ARE TAKEN OFF BY AN AIR GUN, IT BREAKS THE STUDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS IN AUGUST 199… |
| 1999-12-26 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, DRIVER MADE ABRUPT TURN TO AVOID COLLISION, SUV LADDEN WITH X-MAS BAGGAGE, BEGAN TO FI… |
| 1999-11-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE LUGS: NUTS HAVE STRIPPED AND BROKE IN HALF BECAUSE THE METAL HAS NOT BEEN TEMPERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *… |
| 1999-09-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEN REMOVE THE TIRE TO REPLACE, THE WHEEL STUD BROKE OFF. THIS IS NUMBER 4 IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR |
| 1999-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PROBLEMS; LOSING POWER MAKING AND POPPING NOISES.CONSUMER CONTACTED. *AK DEALER. |
| 1999-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PROBLEMS;LOSING POWER AND MAKING POPPING NOISES.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 1999-06-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE… |
| 1999-05-09 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | STUDS ARE WEAK AND HAVE BROKEN, LOOOSENED OVER ENTIRE VEHICLE'S LIFE. |
| 1999-05-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | STUD AND LUGS ARE MADE OF SOFT METAL, THAT WEARS AND SIEZE UP WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THEM. REPLACEMENT ARE MADE WITH TH… |
| 1999-02-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HIT FROM BOTH SIDES, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1998-11-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEN REMOVING THE LUG NUTS WITH AN IMPACT GUN THE STUDS BREAK EVEN WHEN THE LUGS ARE TORQUED TO THE PROPER SPECS. |
| 1998-10-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED,THE LUGS: NUTS BROKE. HUBS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER DENY THIS IS A P… |
| 1998-09-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON A SMOOTH TURNPIKE THEN ALL A SUDDDEN SHE LOSES CERTAIN LIGHT CONTROLS. (HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGN… |
| 1998-08-08 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 16 STUDS BROKEN WHEN REMOVING TIRES; HAD TO REPLACE HUB; DEALER IS AVOIDING THE ISSUE. |
| 1998-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |