2002 Isuzu Rodeo: complete transmission failure

Filed Jan 21, 2011 · Transmission · 134,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 isuzu rodeo. The contact purchased the vehicle in december 2009 and approximately one month later, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the transmission; however, the vehicle continued to stall and as a result the transmission was cracked. The vehicle was also leaking transmission fluid. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileages were 134,000. The failure mileages were unavailable. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Transmission · 92,300 miles · FL

I own a 2002 isuzu rodeo. I am the only owner. Last year 2009, it suddenly started having a jerking movement whenever I stop and then accelerate. It got so bad that I took it to the dealer and they charged me $695.00 to fix what they said was a transmission seal leak. It ran ok for a while and then I stated noticing that I would be driving down the highway and then all of a sudden the gear would shift and on the dash indicator it would be showing that the gear is in park, reverse, neutral or something else other than drive. I would have to pull off the to the side of the road, switch the engine off and on a couple of times before the fault would correct itself. Today june 30, 2010, I was driving when dash indicator flipped to neutral and then the vehicle started slowing down. By the time I got to pull off the road the vehicle went completely dead and I had to get a tow truck to move it off the road. I am noticing that there have been a lot of complaints on this exact problem, but there has not been a recall. The tow truck driver says my transmission seems to be completely shot. I think it is time for the odi to issue a recall on these vehicles for this problem, so owners do not have to foot the bill for repairs on these vehicles. I will be contacting isuzu head quarters with a complaint, but I am sure that they will not accept responsibility as they have neglected to inform consumers of this problem so they can get vehicles checked before serious problems occur. Now I will be stuck with paying for repairs to replace the transmission when isuzu is clearly aware of the problem but has neglected to fix it.

Filed May 27, 2008 · Transmission · 47,709 miles · GA

Transmission began hard shifting and slipping. Took it to dealer and dealer installed a new transmission servo cover and replaced 4 quarts of transmission fluid. Dealer indicated that original servo cover had cracked and indicated verbally this was becoming common. Problem was repaired under warranty but if this repair is becoming common and can result in complete transmission failure a warning should be issued to alert owners of this problem so the servo cover can be replaced before it's failure causes larger problems.

Filed Feb 5, 2008 · Transmission · 31,626 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 isuzu rodeo. The gear indicator light on the instrument panel malfunctioned. While driving 15 MPH and greater, the transmission jerked everytime the gears were shifted. The failure occurred during both acceleration and deceleration. The transmission change switch had a failed seal. The dealer replaced the transmission change switch. The failure mileage was 31,626 and current mileage was 32,126. Updated 3/4/08 *cn updated 03/04/08

Filed Jan 5, 2008 · Transmission · 57,000 miles · TX

Vehicle's automatic transmission unpredictably and uncontrollably, on more than one occasion while driving on the highway at 60 MPH, shifted out of "drive" and into "park" on the control panel indicator, while the stick shift was still engaged in "drive." this resulted in a very alarming jerking feeling and loss of forward velocity. The only way to stop this situation and return to normal was to brake, pull over into the highway's shoulder, put the gear shift into "park," turn off the vehicle's ignition, wait a few seconds, and then turn the vehicle back on. After this occurred two or three times, I became concerned that this could lead to a serious safety problem and potential accident so I took the vehicle to an isuzu dealer for repairs and they replaced the transmission mode switch and cleared the code for a total cost of $350. The service manager indicated that the same problem had been found with other isuzu rodeo vehicles and knew exactly what the problem was based on my initial description of the problem. If this problem is being found with other isusu rodeos built in 2002, there could be a more widespread safety problem that should be investigated.