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Isuzu Rodeo Service Brakes Safety Report | Jan 29, 2010
Reported on Jan 29, 2010
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO AN ABS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS MODULE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FALMOUTH ME |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W6X4 |
| Mileage: | 170000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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