2000 Isuzu Rodeo: grinding or squealing brakes

6 of the 274 complaints about the 2000 Isuzu Rodeo describe grinding or squealing brakes.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

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

Grinding or squealing brakes by model year

2004
1
2003
2
2001
11
2000
6
1999
12
1998
13
1997
3
1996
4
1995
2
1992
1

What owners say

Filed Dec 20, 2005 · Acceleration, Brakes · 79,300 miles · MN · crash

Vehicle accelerated while coasting causing vehicle to fish-tail and spin out. Once vehicle corrected brakes/ABS did not engage (no pulse in brake pedal no squealing tires) resulting in vehicle careening of the road.

Filed Aug 7, 2003 · Electrical · CA

2000 isuzu rodeo (purchsed as new) -breaks needed to be replaced within first 2 years. -oil needs to be added every month. Dealer could not find problem, said it was normal for isuzus. Does not burn or leak. -stereo/6 cd changer needed to be replaced, broke. Dealer said it was faulty. -windsheild wipers broke - electrical switch faulty -car stalled 2 x without any warning. One while driving 40mph and the other at a stop light. Dealer said it was due to a bad egr valve ($450) -car pings constantly. Dealer first recommended to use high grade gas- then about a year later said to use low grade gas b/c the high grade gas might have caused the egr valve problem! -transmission mode control switch broke. Put in drive and dashboard said it was still in park, caused car to grind and buck forward. ($460) dealer said this is a common problem in izusu rodeo's.

Filed Aug 3, 2003 · Brakes · 25,000 miles · CT

2000 isuzu rodeo braking problems. The rodeo's ABS is deployed randomly. Brakes lock up and car will not stop in an appropriate amount of time. There is a metalic grinding sound. When brakes are inspected at dealership, there is no problem. There are no worn parts.

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 24, 2001 · Tires · FL

Goodyear wrangler tires (p245/70r16) squeak while making turns at 10mph or more, goodyear suggested that increasing the tire pressure would help, however the squeak is still present and it happens all the time.

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.