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Isuzu Rodeo Structure Frame And Members Safety Report | May 01, 2010
Reported on May 01, 2010
| TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SNAPPING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN DRIVING INTO THE DIRECTION OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; YET, IT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM WAS FRACTURED ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,304. | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CLEVELAND OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W7X4 |
| Mileage: | 119304 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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