When driving and applying the brakes they did not stop at a safe distance. On two occasions vehicle went through the intersection, almost causing an accident. This happened to the consumer once and to the consumer's daughter once. The manufacturer and dealer were notified.
2000 Isuzu Rodeo brakes complaints
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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.
I also own a 2002 rodeo and my ABS has failed twice now. It has been repaired under warrenty, but it does seem to be a pattern in this model.
I purchased the vehicle used in october of 2002. It has 23000+ miles on it. It currently has 35000+ miles on it and the engine is clicking. The dealership notified me that the engine is no good. Not only did the engine go bad, but we've been putting oil in the engine like mad. I think we've purchased 6 quarts of oil in the 8 month period and there is no leak and isuzu states this is "normal". Also at just over 30000 miles the ABS light came on. The intake gasket had to be replaced 1 month after purchase and that in turn caused one of the valves (egr I think) to need replaced as well.
The front end of the vehicle wobbled while driving at 65 MPH. The vehicle had three new sets of brake rotors, however it did not solve the problem, rear end wobbling continued. *ak
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
Consumer states the brakes on the vehicle are not working properly, the stopping distance on the vehicle has increased and the consumer has alomst been in accidents due to this defect. Contacted dealer and the dealer has taken a look at the vehicle six times already and they cannot find the problem.
While applying brakes under wet conditions, vehicle would not stop, and consumer went into intersection. Consumer feels this is very unsafe. Please provide any further information.
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.
Isuzu dealer in lancaster pa can't repeat failure. Finds no fault of brake system.
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?
While driving at highway speeds and applying brakes vehicle will drift to right. Consumer has contacted dealer five times already for the same problem, but the problem still occurs.
When driving at any speed and when applying brake pedal to make a gradual stop, and when approaching an intersection or a traffic light, brake pedal traveled to floorboard, causing extended stopping distance/ brake fade away. Consumer noticed shortly thereafter that brakes kicked back in. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer was unable to determine cause of problem. *ak the vehicle pulls to the right. The A/C malfunctioned. The vehicle vibrates at speed of 35 MPH. The cd player failed.
I've been to the dealership three times and no one can figure out what is wrong with the vehicle. Vehicle makes forcefull jerks when applying brakes and upon acceleration.
Whenever the brakes are applied and one travels over a bumpy road (I.e. Railroad tracks) the ABS kicks in. One can feel the pulsation in the brake pedal then it feels like tthe pedal drops to the floor. As a result, the stopping distance has suddenly increased. I have had a case where I couldn't stop in time and ended up in the middle of the intersection. As a result, whenever this effect happens I compensate by immediately getting my foot off the brake pedal and quickly reapplying the brake pedal after passing over the bumps. I can reproduce this affect consistently at an intersection near my workplace since the road has some small bumps right before an intersection. This only occurs at speeds between ~10-20 MPH. If one goes slow enough over the bumps the ABS will not kick in. So whenever I come to a stop I am always wary of this situation. But I'm concerned when someone else borrows my vehicle.
Vehicle has had this problem since 10/00 . Abs kicks in "at will" usually during stop & go traffic conditions and extends stopping distance greatly. Has already caused front end damage. Manufacturer has denied any problems with this vehicle line.
When applying brakes, pedal feels normal, yet braking distance is very extended. Took vehicle to dealer, who could not remedy situation. *ak brakes were been unreliable from the beginning.
While making a stop vehicle would go into extended stopping distance.*ak consumer states vehicle has experienced braking problems from the very beinning of when it was bought new, dealer insist there is nothing wrong with vehicle.
Road conditions slightly wet due to slight rain shower.no defect listed.
Brakes did not grab right off it felt like someone put a stick in the spokes of a tire and then the brakes grab all of a sudden. This is the fourth time this has happened and the first time since the ABS module, the master cylinder, and the brake fluid completely flushed.
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.
Car will not brake when goes over rail road track or bumps, even at low speed.
This incident has occurred twice. Once under dry conditions and once under wet conditions. The most recent incident is described here. While approaching a stop sign during a storm, I applied the brakes as I crossed a rough patch of pavement. At this time I felt the brake system skip or fail briefly until I was able to reapply pressure to the pedal. I have noted other rodeo owner complaints about ABS problems on the net and have decided to contact you. I have not notified the dealer yet but plan to on my next service call.
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.
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.
If vehicle is driven on a bumpy road brakes will fail.
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