1999 Isuzu Rodeo: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 22, 2004 · Transmission · 73,000 miles · MD

Car will be in drive, but dash shows neutral or some other gear. Have to keep moving the gear switch until the dash says drive. Even then, car sometimes jerks when accelerating.

Filed Feb 19, 2004 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · MD

While trying to stop vehicle raced and lurched forward. The dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. *ak

Filed Nov 3, 2003 · Acceleration, Transmission · 43,000 miles · KY

Vehicle was experiencing transmission problems. Consumer stated that vehicle lurched forward when changing gears, it accelerated high on its own.

Filed Jul 24, 2003 · Brakes, Electrical · 52 miles · CA

This car is a lemon. There seem to be major electrical issues. The dash lights are going out, there is a problem with the power shift indicator - the car can be in "drive", yet the indicator will have "neutral" displayed. This causes the car to jerk while shifting. The rear suspension has a vibrating sound no one has figured out......the dealer claims the suspension is fine. In addittion, the rear drum brakes continually go out.

Filed Apr 28, 2003 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · TX

Multiple occurrences of brake/ABS malfunction when applying brakes, with the vehicle in motion at relatively low speeds - approx less than 20 MPH. In each occurrence the brake pedal strongly resists foot pressure, braking action is minimal-to-nonexistent, and the ABS unit emits a groaning/grinding sound from vicinity of the engine compartment. In these situations there is a high risk of collision with stationary vehicles ahead in traffic. As greater pressure is applied to the brake pedal in an attempt to stop the vehicle, in some instances the faulty ABS action abruptly ends - causing the vehicle to jerk to a sudden stop. This behavior risks causing a collision by closely following vehicles. After each of these malfunctions, the ABS light on the console appears and there are no further malfunctions during that particular trip. Driver has removed the ABS fuse to prevent the problem from re- occurring.

Filed Nov 15, 2002 · Brakes · MI

When driving on bumpy roads or in wet conditions ABS brakes ingage unnecesserally causing increased vehicle stopping distance. This has happened on three occasions scarying the hell out of me. On approaching a t-junction in wet conditions, I applied the brakes in normal fashion and a loud juddering noise was heard. Brake pedal went soft, vehicle lurched fwd and finally stopped in the middle of the intersection. Luckily no traffic was coming otherwise a serious accident could have occurred. I have disconnected the ABS since as the vehicle is uncontrollable in these situations. Dt

Filed Jul 30, 2002 · Engine · TX

The catalic converter, upstream value,erg value and a gasket was completely burn out by one of the other componets. My check engine light fail to appear. The only notice that I had was the jerking of the car and at this time I was not getting any pull from the engine. The fastest that I could go was only 30 MPH. I assume that I had gotten some bad gas. My car just died on me while trying to make it to the auto shop, and again the check engine light did not appear.

Filed Jan 8, 2002 · Fuel system · IN · crash

While driving, vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision. Dealer has been contacted. This has been an intermittent problem. *ak consumer states that the intake manifold gasket was replaced, consumer was informed that the gaskets would cause the vehicle to jerk or bump once the vehicle was warmed up.

Filed Aug 9, 2001 · Brakes · TX

Brakes failure occurs when braking while going over any type of bump such as any small bump in the road, speed bump, road drainage grate, etc.. At slow speeds (10-25 MPH). This problem also occurs on wet roads. This has caused my vehicle to lurch forward into an intersection and narrowly miss rear-ending vehicles in front of me. When this issue occurs, the ABS takes over causing loss of brakes for 1-3 seconds and the vehicle continues to lurch forward. I'm afraid that this will result in an auto accident one of these days.

Filed Dec 26, 2000 · Acceleration, Brakes · IA · crash

Brakes don't work engine rev's vehicle lurches forward can't stop no matter how hard you press on brake pedal.

Filed Dec 4, 2000 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

My "new" truck has a problem with idling very high (2000rpm in drive/2400-2700 in neutral) to where it is difficult to stop the vehicle. This has happened twice in the first 16mos. Of ownership. Took truck to o.c. Jeep/isuzu in mar., 2000 - they "reprogrammed PCM" (the computer). 10/26/00 took truck to mckenna isuzu in hunt. Bch, ca for same problem - they "cleaned terminals & replaced" fried "cable to battery". 11/16/00 returned to mckenna w/same problem (high-idle) - they "reprogrammed PCM computer". The idling problem causes the car to lurch when brake is not held firmly, car does 35mph(+) w/out gas pedal engaged, causes down-shifting of auto-transm. To be very rough. Feels very dangerous to drive when acting up.

Filed Apr 19, 2000 · Brakes · IL

Ea99008, while coming to a stop on wet road braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance. Also, vehicle jerked forward which may have caused a crash. Dealer could not determine the cause nor duplicate the problem. *ak