Model year record
1997 ISUZU Rodeo
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 167 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Structure: frame and members | 18 | 145,000 mi |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 14 | 53,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 10 | — |
| Unknown or other | 8 | 123,333 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 8 | 60,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 7 | — |
| Structure: body | 6 | 125,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 5 | 90,000 mi |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 5 | — |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 5 | 144,000 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 4 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 82,381 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | — |
| Seats | 3 | — |
| Structure | 3 | 126,500 mi |
| Suspension | 3 | 156,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 3 | 78,260 mi |
| Air bags | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | 10,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | 10,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 2 | 77,019 mi |
| Parking brake: conventional | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 2 | 100,500 mi |
| Tires | 2 | 167,430 mi |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 2 | 91,000 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 2 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 2 | — |
| Wheels: hub | 2 | — |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Child seat: harness buckle: infant | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV) | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | 76,700 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 150,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices | 1 | — |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 10,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | 10,000 mi |
| Power train: axle assembly | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | 88,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: drum | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: bumpers | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: trunk lid | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cables | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
The 1996 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 1998 model has about a quarter as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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