2000 Isuzu Rodeo: brake failure

9 of the 274 complaints about the 2000 Isuzu Rodeo describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 9
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2003
1
2002
3
2001
3
2000
9
1999
32
1998
52
1997
3
1995
2
1994
1
1992
2
1991
2

What owners say

Filed Mar 2, 2011 · Brakes, Suspension · 91,800 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 isuzu rodeo. The contact was driving 5 MPH and while applying the brakes, the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that the rear shock brackets were rusted and fractured from the vehicle. When the failure occurred, the brackets struck the brake lines and caused a loss of brake fluid and braking power. The mechanic repaired the brake lines but the rusted shock bracket was not repairable. The contact attempted to call both the dealer and manufacturer but was unsuccessful. The failure mileage was 91,800.

Filed Feb 6, 2004 · Brakes · 31,750 miles · NY

200 isuzu rodeo--braking problem--pedal goes to floor-extended braking time, brakes have completely failed one time. Have had grinnding noise when applying brakes over small bumps, with loss of brakes. The car has been to 3 independent mechanics to have brakes checked and all say pads and rotors are fine, but braking is still very difficult.

Filed Oct 24, 2003 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · MA

When applying the brakes at 3 MPH, the pedal went to the floor before stopping. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the dealer stated there was nothing wrong with the brake system. Please provide any further information and complete the questionnaire.

Filed Apr 16, 2003 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · AL

On 3 separate occasions when brakes applied, the vehicle went through red light, at times feeling as if there were no brakes. Also vehicle is going on anti-lock braking system (ABS) mode when traveling on gravel, mud and at times on pavement when applying brakes at 20/30 MPH. Dealer adjusted the rear brakes and found the brake system to operate as designed and concluded that hitting a bump when braking can also cause the ABS to activate. *jb

Filed Apr 8, 2002 · Brakes · PA

While traveling, the brakes failed and the consumer rear ended the vehicle stopped in the front causing minor damage. The dealer could not duplicate the brake failure.

Filed Dec 26, 2001 · Brakes · AL · crash

In stop and go traffic the brakes will sometimes fail without warning. They will make a grinding sound and at the same time the pedal goes to the floor. I have had several close calls and finally I rear ended someone causing damage to my vehicle only. Isuzu has checked this out twice and can't find anything wrong. There are websites I've been in where people describe the same exact thing happening to them with the same make and model. It's obvious there's a problem but nothing is being done about it. What shall we do?

Filed Jan 1, 2001 · Brakes · IN

While traveling on bumpy road and braking, the brake pedal has went to the floor with a horrible noise, the consumer states that the problem is not the ABS, the brakes totally fail when the pedal goes to the floor.

Filed Sep 27, 2000 · Brakes · RI

Abs will come on whenever the brakes are depressed when going over a large enough bump to have both rear tires off the ground. It is very unsettling as loss of brake power occurs until all the tires have settled on the road again.

Filed Jul 25, 2000 · Brakes · MO

My wife and I went on vacation and was exiting on the the freeway when the brake pedal went to the floor. After a second or two it popped back up and the brakes engaged with a loud metal grinding/hitting sound. In the process of stopping and almost hitting the car in front of us the rodeo hopped a little bit. Later the brake light on the dash came on and I checked the brake fluid container and the fluid level was at the max line. But I did notice crud in the brake fluid which I have no idea how it would get in the fluid exect from the system. The cap to the brake fluid has not been taken off to my knowledge. This problem has happeded before and we took the rodeo to the dealer where we bought it from and the mechanic took the rodeo for a test drive and no problem occured and nothing was checked with the brake system. The mechanic didn't check the brake lines, master cylinder, etc.