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Isuzu Rodeo Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | July 11, 2002
Reported on July 11, 2002
| WHEN CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED, BRAKES WOULD OCCASIONALLY STICK RESTRICTING CAR TO 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY. DEALER SUGGESTED LETTING BRAKES WEAR IN. PROBLEM CONTINUED OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS, WE LEARNED TO PULL THE BRAKE PEDAL UP TO RELEASE WHEN STUCK. IN MARCH OF 2002 THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A SHORTED WIRE AND FIXED IT. ON 7/10/02 WIFE APPLIED BRAKES WHILE ENTERING ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY, CAR WENT INTO A 540 DEG SPIN, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE NEXT MORNING, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS UNIT CONTINUALLY MADE NOISE EVEN WHEN KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. DEALER WAS CALLED I TOLD THEM MY WIFES RODEO IS MAKING A RUNNING NOISE LIKE A FAN WITH THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION DEALER (SANDY IN SVC)SAID INSTANTLY OH, THATS THE ABS UNIT, I USUALLY RECOMMEND PULLING THE ABS FUSE OR IT MAY DRAIN THE BATTERY . THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TO TALK TO SVC MGR (JOHN MICHAEL), I SAID WIFES RODEO WAS MAKING A NOISE, LIKE A FAN RUNNING, WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION JOHN QUICKLY INTERJECTED AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON . IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ISUZU SEEMS TO BE IGNORING AT THE COST OF CONSUMERS, POSSIBLY THE COST OF SOMEONES SAFETY. WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $250-$500 REPAIR BILL (3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY). I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON RODEOS ABS FAILURES.*AK | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CINCINNATI OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W6X4 |
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| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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