Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle hesitated when shifting from park to drive. The vehicle jerks forward every time the gear is shifted into drive. Upon inspection the independent repair shop determined there is a hole in the piston cover causing the transmission fluid to leak from the vehicle. The piston cover needs replaced.
2002 Isuzu Rodeo transmission complaints
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I have less than 55,000 miles on my 2002 rodeo. A month ago when trying to accelerate, the gear shift from 1 to 2nd was almost impossible. The truck would shake and shudder and start to stall before kicking into gear - making my inability to operate very susceptible to accidents (luckily I had none). I took to a local mechanic who informed me that my transmission my be shot completely - I had leaked 4 qrts of fluid with no indication that I was low. When he ordered the part from the local dealer - he admitted to me that with other vehicles it is rare that these parts are available and need to be back ordered and that b/c they had on hand this must be a common problem. He sealed the leaks (there were several). However, this has not solved the problem the transmission is still leaking and I'm not sure is there would be any resolve with replacing the entire transmission. If this is a common problem with rodeo transmission and is a defective part then a recall is in order.
While the vehicle was parked consumer noticed fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. While driving 25 MPH consumer was unable to shift gears. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determinedthat the transmission needed to be replaced.
I have a 2002 isuzu rodeo ls with a six cylinder engine and a 2 wheel drive automatic transmission. The transmission is sealed and the owner's manual requires service at 120,000 miles. I have never driven the vehicle under extreme conditions, and I have never towed anything behind the vehicle. Nonetheless, my transmission recently started to shudder and lurch when the vehicle initially accelerated from low to second gear. When this problem began, the vehicle had about 55,500. The problem grew progressively worse, and I took it for service at about 56,000. The dealership to which I took the car advised me that a part in the transmission had gone bad and that they had seen similar problems with similar vehicles and that isuzu had a replacement part to correct this problem. If it is indeed a defective part, I think a recall may be warranted for safety reasons. Most notably, the problem caused my car to momentarily stop accelerating in low gear, and on one occasion, the delayed acceleration caused a close call because my car momentarily stalled in the middle of a left-hand turn. The other concern is that after shuddering and not accelerating, the vehicle would suddenly catch the gear and lurch forward, again, a safey concern due to the unexpected movement of the car.
Car purchased brand new on june 28, 2003. Mid september 2003 transmission needed to be replaced.
When coming to a complete stop consumer's vehicle lurched forward and hit another vehicle.
Component under vehicle along drive shaft became detached, and proceeded to make a groove in the drive shaft, and bend the front plate rendering the vehicle un drive able.
At 70mph clutch will switch gears, and then lock up, causing vehicle to slow down .dealer notified. *ak the clutch failed and has been replaced several times.
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