Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Isuzu Rodeo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | This specific car with this VIN number is missing the back window and just a piece of wood is covering where the window… |
| 2018-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE TRUCK IS ERODING AWAY THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND HAS STATED TO COME THROUGH INTERIOR EFFECTING THE BOLTS AND THE SUPPOR… |
| 2015-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT TH… |
| 2014-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED… |
| 2014-02-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WENT TO GO GET INSPECTED WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT PASS FRAME ROTTED IN 2 SPOTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ALSO NOT SURE IF THE … |
| 2014-02-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I SENT IN A COMPLETE ALREADY I HAVE NEVER HEARD BACK I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THE 96 AND 98 WERE RECALLED FOR FRAME … |
| 2011-12-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. NEITHER THE… |
| 2011-11-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO… |
| 2011-10-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS 1997 AND IT IS SAME ISSUE WITH 10V-436 RECALL NOTICE. I AM WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN T… |
| 2011-08-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 ISUZU RODEO WHICH I HAVE OWNED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND WANT TO SELL IT. IT IS PHYSICALLY AND MECHANICAL… |
| 2011-07-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1997 ISUZU RODEO - INFORMED BY AUTO MECHANIC THAT VEHICLE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED OUT AND VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE T… |
| 2011-05-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNDER FRAME HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED SO BADLY WE ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. |
| 2011-05-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | ACCELERATED CHASSIS TRAILING ARM RUST UNDERNEATH THE AUTO. *KB |
| 2011-04-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM FILING THIS FOR MY 1997 ISUZU RODEO THAT MAY HAD A RECALL. *TR |
| 2011-01-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BAD FRAME ROT ON MY 1997 ISUZU RODEO WAS CHANGING OUT MY U-JOINTS AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICES SEVERAL SP… |
| 2011-01-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING WHY HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V436000. *KB |
| 2010-12-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE TH… |
| 2010-10-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REA… |
| 2010-08-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1997 RODEO TOOK IT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED THRU AND HOLES EXIST IN A NUMBER O… |
| 2010-07-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY 1997 ISUZU RODEO HAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT HAS BROKEN IN HALF. I CAN PULL CHUNKS OUT OF THE FRAME W… |
| 2010-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MA… |
| 2010-05-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 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 REP… |
| 2010-04-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, HE NOTICED EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST UN… |
| 2010-03-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE… |
| 2010-01-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1997 ISUZU RODEO FRAME IS RUSTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES WHERE IT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. IT HAS NOT FAILED… |
| 2010-01-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN T… |
| 2010-01-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTING AWAY FROM UNDERNEATH OUR 1997 ISUZU RODEO. FILED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO WITH NHTSA INCLUDING PICTURE… |
| 2009-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2006 I PURCHASED 1997 ISUZU RODEO. NOT LONG AFTER WE NOTICED ENGINE MADE A TICKING SOUND BROUGHT IT TO SHOP AND FOUND … |
| 2009-07-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REGULAR FRAME REPAIR TO 1997 RODEO. JULY IS MY INSPECTION MONTH AND FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS IT HAS BECOME FRAME REPAI… |
| 2008-05-31 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT FRAME. *TR |
| 2008-02-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A '97 ISUZU RODEO. I HAVE KEPT IT IN GOOD SHAPE. THE FRAME OF THE CAR HAS CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FRAME … |
| 2007-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHEN THE CON… |
| 2006-09-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 18,000 MILES, ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE… |
| 2006-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE CITY, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2005-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS SURGING. I THOUGHT IF I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, I COULD QUELL THE ENGINE. … |
| 2005-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: TWO WEEKS AFTER BUYING A USED CAR, IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE FAN BELT BROKE. AF… |
| 2004-11-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEAR SIR/MADAM: I OWN A 1997 ISUZU RODEO AND THE TIRES I HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE ARE THE BF GOODRICH LONTRAIL T/A . … |
| 2004-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FLEX PIPE ON THE 1999 ISUZU RODEO DEVELOPED A LEAK.*MR THE FLEX PIPE IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE'S CATALYTIC CONVERTE… |
| 2004-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE WHEN DRIVING, AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DI… |
| 2004-07-05 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING OUT A FLAT TIRE, THE LUGS: NUTS STRIPPED THE BOLTS WHICH FASTEN TO IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS … |
| 2004-06-14 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SID… |
| 2003-12-22 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE REPLACING A FLAT TIRE ONE OF THE ALUMINUM LUGS NUTS BROKE. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT TWO LUGS NUTS BROKE. DEALE… |
| 2003-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE SUDDENLY IDLES BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2,500 RPM. PROBLEMS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN DURING WINTER MONTHS--FOR THE LAST TWO… |
| 2003-10-26 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 ISUZU RODEO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 26, 2003. I EXITED THE … |
| 2003-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | 1997 ISUZU RODEO. HAS REQUIRED 4 ALTERNATORS ABOUT 18 MONTHS APART. *NLM |
| 2003-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES OF VERY EASY DRIVING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. NEEDS MAJOR REPAIRS AND HAV… |
| 2003-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGEERS AUTOMATIC WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN. THE MIDDLE CONSOLE IS BROKEN. THE HOOKS FOR THE BACK … |
| 2003-02-20 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | AS OF MY LAST TIRE ROTATION, MY TIRE SUPPLIER HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR DUE TO THE FAILURE RATE OF THE THREADS ON … |
| 2003-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLES AT 2,000 RPMS. *AK |
| 2003-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT/CLEAR COAT ON MY VEHICLE HAS OXIDIZED. IT STARTED ON THE HOOD AND HAS PROGRESSED TO TOP AS WELL.*AK |