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Isuzu Rodeo Structure Frame And Members Safety Report | July 02, 2010
Reported on July 02, 2010
| I OWN A 2001 ISUZU RODEO WITH ONLY 134,000 MILES ON IT ... ENGINE IS PERFECTLY FINE, NOTHING WRONG AT ALL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M DRIVING BACK FROM THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN WESTERN PA TO MY RESIDENCE ABOUT 45 MILES AWAY ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH ABOUT 5 VERY CLOSE FRIENDS IN THE CAR, AND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED-OFF ... WE'RE LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AS WE WERE JUST EXISTING THE AIRPORT PREMISES AND NOT ON THE SPEED LIMIT 55 HIGHWAY YET. EVEN GOING ONLY 20 - 30 MPH, I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND EVERYONE IN THE CAR WAS VERY SCARED ... IT WAS AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON SHEETS OF ICE MEANWHILE IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER! I WEAVED IN AND OUT OF LANES OF SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC (THANK GOD) AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND LIMP MY WAY GOING 5-10 MPH TO THE NEAREST EXIT, CALL A TOW TRUCK, SPEND $200 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO ONLY FIND OUT IT NEEDED TO BE TRASHED AS THE WHOLE ENTIRE SUSPENSION/UNDERCARRIAGE/FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED! THE VEHICLE IS NOT A FLOOD CAR! HOWEVER, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THE TITANIC AFTER SITTING IN SALT WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF AN OCEAN FOR DECADES! THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE FRAME AND AFTER EXAMINING THE OTHER SIDE'S CONTROL ARM, WITH ONE MINOR KICK OR PULL THAT ONE IS READY TO PULL OFF AS WELL! IT'S HANGING ON BY A SMALL TINY PIECE OF METAL THAT'S NOT COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. WITH A KICK IT'LL FALL RIGHT OFF, TOO. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AND I HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN, NO TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T GET ANY MONEY TO SELL A CAR WITH NO FRAME! IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A CAR ONLY 9 YEARS OLD CAN RUST LIKE IT'S 100 YEARS OLD. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND NEED SOME ASSISTANCE AND JUSTICE. THANK YOU. *TR | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | APOLLO PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2DM58W814 |
| Mileage: | 134000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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