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Isuzu Rodeo Structure Frame And Members Safety Report | Mar 22, 2011
Reported on Mar 22, 2011
| MY 1998 ISUZU RODEO, 94,000 MI, HAS A LARGE (6 ) HOLE IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THIS HOLE WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO LIBERTY MAZDA IN WAKEFIELD, MA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THIS FRAME DAMAGE WAS NOT PRESENT ON DECEMBER 20, 2010 WHEN I HAD WORK DONE FOR SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V-436 AT CORNERSTONE MITSUBISHI IN WILMINGTON, MA. THE HOLE IN THE FRAME SHOWS EXTENSIVE RUST AND A LARGE CHUNK SIMPLY FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR NEEDS A NEW FRAME OR IS UNDRIVABLE AS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $8000 TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAS AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN HALF THAT AMOUNT. OTHER THAN THE FRAME, THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS (AT LEAST 8000) TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN MAY, 2008 (CRACKS IN CYLINDER), REPLACE THE RADIATOR (TWICE; 2007 AND 2010), BRAKE WORK, AMONG OTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. NOW THE CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION UNLESS THE FRAME IS REPLACED. *TR | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MEDFORD MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CM58W7W4 |
| Mileage: | 94201 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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