10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 43 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 12 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 14,974 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.
« Read the previous 20 complaints
When driving in windy weather condition at 60 mph consumer noticed vehicle became very difficult to control. Also, upon making a graudal stop vehicle became very hard to stop. Front end shook, causing extended stopping distance. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced brake pads. But problem still occurs.
- Madison, FL, USA
EA99008, during winter condition or wet conditions ABS braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance. Also, caused vehicle to jerk or lunge foward which may have caused a crash. Dealer fixed a part on the ABS system, and the lunging had stopped, but the braking system was still malfunctioning.
- Chicago, IL, USA
EA99008, while coming to a stop on wet road braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance. Also, vehicle jerked forward which may have caused a crash. Dealer could not determine the cause nor duplicate the problem.
- Hickory Hills, IL, USA
EA99008, braking system/ABS; when going over railroads tracks, and at any uneven ground, pedal went down to the floorboard, and vehicle just continued to travel. Truck was taken to the dealership. Dealer was not able to duplicate the problem.
- Chicago, IL, USA
While driving stepped on brake pedal to stop or reduce speed, crashed into vehicle in front. When the ABS was engaged, the vehicle was nearly impossible to stop. Owner has since disengaged the ABS in favor of manual control of brakes.
- Yoba Linda, CA, USA
Related complaint of ABS failure was filed earlier today. Honda dealership service manager admitted that several passport owners (identical to Rodeo) had requested that antilock brakes be disabled because driver did not like performance. Ford Motor Company salesperson indicated that Isuzu Rodeo has 2 channel antilock brake system whereas GM and Ford use 4 channel antilock. 2 channel is definitely inferior and possibly dangerous because it disables brakes on two sets of wheels during pulsing process whereas 4 channel only pulses individual wheel. Isuzu dealership refused to comment and acted ignorant of details as to operation of antilock brakes. Complained to Isuzu's national customer support center and have had no response. Have seen a tremendous number of complaints in NHTSA's files about Isuzu Rodeo's ABS brakes. My last car was a GMC jimmy and I drove it for 13 years and 240,000 miles. GMC's antilock brakes are much better than Isuzu's. Isuzu's seem susceptible to engage at low speed especially on wet or bumpy surfaces. Requesting a telephone interview... please!!!
- Yorba Linda, CA, USA
Repeated occurrences of antilock braking system taking over control of brakes while braking at low speed. Problem is most pronounced when roads are wet or when traveling over bumpy surface with moderate brake pressure applied. First occurrence was two months after vehicle was purchased while driving on wet roads. Vehicle approached intersection with railroad crossing. Moderate braking pressure caused antilock brakes to take over just as vehicle was bumping over railroad tracks. Vehicle was unable to stop. Luckily, no other vehicle was at intersection at the time. Vehicle ended up completely inside intersection. Driver backed up to behind painted lines and was very startled as to action of braking system. Problem occurred again on wet road at smooth intersection. Assumed oil on roadway was cause of antilock brake engagement and driver reported inability to stop vehicle for unusually long period at low speed. Third incident was while pulling trailer with 2000 lb load. While pulling up to residence, right front tire rolled into gutter with water. Antilock brakes activated and vehicle "slid" forward approximately 10 feet. Vehicle was only traveling about 5mph. Last occurrance involved wet pavement and resulted in antilock brakes engaging at low vehicle speed (approximately 20 mph) while slowing for intersection. Vehicle was unable to stop. Driver tried to avoid accident by changing lane to right but was struck by vehicle on right and was pushed back into original lane. Collision occurred at approximately 10 mph. Vehicle was immediately brought to Isuzu dealership for brake check. Dealer reported tires inflated to 33 lbs instead of 26/28 according to rating on door. Tires rated at 35 lbs max. Dealer acted unaware of any reports of antilock brake problems with other customers, I.e. acted "stupid" especially when told that brake failure resulted in accident. Can duplicate failure repeatedly. Request telephone conversation.
- Yorba Linda, CA, USA
While pullilng into a parking space after depressing the brakes, vehicle continued to travel, causing consumer to run into store front.
- Bowling Green, KY, USA
The problem occurs when braking while going over bumps it has happened to me too many times to list and on many occasions, almost caused me to rear end the car in front of me. I complained to dealer, but was told there were no recalls. But there were many complaints of the same nature.
- Springfield, MA, USA
Vehicle experienced complete brakes failure while traveling on normal road conditions. Vehicle ran off road onto a wood area and rolled over to its side. Dealer/manufacturer were contacted.
- Savannah, GA, USA
EA99008; defective braking system malfunctioned, causing no braking ability and resulting in a crash. Vehicle has been in to dealer several times, but brake problems persist.
- Divoll, TX, USA
The level of the brake pedal forces the accelerater down, thrusting the vehicle forward into intersections.
- Odessa, TX, USA
While turning left into a parking lot at a near by school, went to apply brakes and they didi not work. Consumer lost control and went into a wall. Brakes went to the floor. It was not raining outside. Contacted dealer, and they said that the computer did not register a prloblem.
- Tempe, AZ, USA
Intermittently when the brakes are applied in a hard stop vehicle experiences extended stopping distance. Dealer has been notified.
- Riverview, FL, USA
Automatic transmission problem; while driving at 60 mph vehicle just slowed down for no apparent reason. The ABS warning lightalso came on. Vehicle is being checked for this problem by the dealership.
- Bonita, CA, USA
On three occasions, in slow speed, the brakes were inoperative. In order to stop vehicle consumer had to reapply the brakes.
- Maple Grove, MN, USA
New car, 7days old. Driving up to a stop light. The vehicle slowed, but would not stop. Crashed into car in front of me at 5 to 10 mph. When I was slowing down, I had time to look down to see if my foot was on the pedal (which it was), then with both feet tried to get the vehicle to stop with no luck. Crash! neither airbag was deployed, and no one was hurt.
- Farmington Hills, MI, USA
Everytime the brake is applied and the vehicle hits a bump, the ABS disengages the brake and waits for 1-2 seconds before engages the brake again. This converts to quite a bit of lost braking distance. As drivers, we cannot keep monitoring the surface of the road when applying the brakes. During that 1-2 second window, there is always a sound similar to someone dropping a basketball to a concrete floor from about knee level. As the ball bounces back, it does not travel as high as before; therefore, the frequency of the sound becomes faster until it stops. By the time the sound stops, the brake engages again. I think there is faulty brake mechanism that causes this sound and the ABS failure. I have spoken to the service manager of Isuzu and he mentioned that that is the way ABS works. Please advise.
- Addison, TX, USA
- Malden, MA, USA