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Isuzu Rodeo Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Safety Report | Oct 19, 2000
Reported on Oct 19, 2000
| CAR HAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. TECH SAID TO USE LOW GRADE GAS INSTEAD OF HIGH GRADE GAS & THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE. THE CAR STILL HAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE CAR STARTS TO PING AFTER 2,500 MILES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE. AFTER ADDING A HALF QUART OF OIL THE CAR STOPS PINGING. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. THE CAR ON OVER 20 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF MOST TIMES THIS OCCURS WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. ONE TIME MY HUSBAND, TWO CHILDREN AND MYSELF WERE IN THE CAR DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL AT A PARK AT A SLOW SPEED & THE CAR SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO BE ADDING OIL TO A NEW CAR EVERY 2,500 MILES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO TAP WHEN THE OIL IS LOW AND THAT MY CAR IS NOT OUT OF OIL IT IS ONLY A QUART SHORT WHEN THE TAPPING BEGINS. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING AND THEREFOR TELL ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF MY OTHER CARS. I LEASED A NEW CAR SO THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND HAVING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ALL OF THE TIME.*AK | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | EAST GREENVILLE PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W4X4 |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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