While applying brakes brake pedal went to the floor. Had no brakes. Vehicle lunged forward suddenly & hit another vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer & was informed that ABS system was the cause, and dealer could not repair the problem.*ak the consumer claims defective ABS was the cause of the accident that occured.
1998 Isuzu Rodeo: sudden unintended acceleration
7 of the 478 complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20041
- 20011
- 20002
- 199911
- 19987
- 19972
- 19961
- 19951
What owners say
On two occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration due to accelerator/pedal sticking, on one occasion vehicle experienced property damage due to impact. However, consumer received service bulletin #sb98-02-l003 regarding the accelerator pedal failing,consumer experiencing the same failure.
Vehicle experiences intermittent sudden acceleration, one incident resulting in collision.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on several occasions, one incident resulting in vehicle collision.
While driving the vehicle and going into gears the vehicle surged forward and backwards which may cause a accident. Dealer cannot determine the problem. Cause unknown. Please provide further information.
Intermittently while driving inner city rush hour and applying the braking system, the vehicle will acclerate and lunge forward, almost causing an accident. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot determine problem. Please provide further information.
Vehicle idles from 2700 to 3200 rmps while sitting, causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate when clutch is released.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo?
7 of 478 owner complaints about the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo
ABS 106Brake failure 52Fuel gauge 21Grinding brakes 13Jerking 13Stalling 11No deployment 9Check engine light 9Engine failure 7Pulling 5
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