1995 Isuzu Rodeo problems
Owners have filed 233 complaints about the 1995 Isuzu Rodeo with NHTSA. Wheels account for 11.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 9.9%.
Complaints233
Crashes38
Fires1
Injuries49
Deaths5
What owners report breaking
Wheels 11.6% · 27
Structure 9.9% · 23
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.9% · 23
Engine and engine cooling 9.4% · 22
Electrical system 9.4% · 22
Air bags 8.6% · 20
Power train 6.9% · 16
Visibility 6.0% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 38 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire, 49 report an injury and 5 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 10 model years of the Isuzu Rodeo in this data, 1995 sits 5th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 100,645 miles.
In owners' own words
All 12 wheel lugs/nuts on front wheels failed according to dealer. Information received from tire shops indicates that this is common with Isuzu vehicles. Isuzu refuses to honor warranty stating without any knowledge that the cause is "use of air wrenches to tighten lugs". The lug nuts/bolts are obviously defective in design, manure, or assembly since other cars do not have this problem Wheels
Related to stock steel wheels, original studs and luig nuts. These studs/lug nuts seize regularly requiring them to be broken to remove wheels. In the event of a flat tire, the wheel can no be remove manually. This is a chronic problem verified by 4 different tire stores. Isuzu's stance is that they are unaware of any problem. I have magazine articles related to this specific problem. Wheels
Upon inspection, my mechanic told me the studs: lugs: nuts on the 2 front tires would need to be replaced because the metal that was used to manufacture them was to soft thus causing failure. Failure caused the studs to become cross threaded and one stud broke and was missing from the wheel. Wheels
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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