Ownership Cost for
Estimated: $ over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Insurance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Fuel | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Maintenance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Repairs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Taxes & Fees | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Ownership Costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | IN OCTOBER OF 1998 I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE AROUND. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. I TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND JUST FIGURED IT WAS A STRANGE INCIDENT. IN APRIL OF 1999 I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND AND TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT TO STOP AND HAD THE SAME FEELING AS BEFORE WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I LITERALLY DROVE INTO THE BACK OF THE SEMI AT 35 MPH. I COULDN'T GO TO MY RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF CARS. THE CAR HAD $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I TOLD THE BODY SHOP THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS. AGAIN, THIS WAS VERY CONFUSING. I KNOW I HAD NO BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE OK. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2000. I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND A CAR SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES AND YOU GUESSED IT, NO BRAKES. I TURNED RIGHT OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE SLIGHTLY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED! I TOLD A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID HE SAW A REPORT ON NBC ABOUT CARS THAT HAD SUDDENLY LOST THEIR BRAKES. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE 1998-99 RODEO. I WAS SO EXCITED I COULDN'T SLEEP. FINALLY, I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I CALLED NBC AND THEY SAID TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 1,500,000 MILES AND HAVE OWNED AS MANY AS 50 CARS IN MY LIFE. I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR. PLEASE CALL FOR AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK |
| 2000 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2000 ISUZU RODEO LS MILEAGE 93,033 PURCHASED 7/2000 THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RODEO THE VEHICLE WAS RUST PROOFED FOR THE FIRST 5 YEARS BY Z-BART TILL THEY CLOSED DOWN THE FRAME HAS ROTTING AWAY ON THE BOTTOM FLAT OF THE FRAME TUBBING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE, OF THE 2000 RODEO. THE AREA THAT HAS ROTTED AWAY ARE AS FOLLOW FROM THE REAR AXEL SUPPORT TO THE FRONT AXEL SUPPORT, ON THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) FRAME ARCH OF THE LEFT REAR AXEL SUPPORT BY THE FUEL FILL TUBE. THE FRAME HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY HAVING 1/4" STEEL CUT AND WELDED INTO A "U" CHANNEL THAT FITS AROUND THREE SIDES OF THE EXCITING FRAME TUBBING. UNDERCOATING THE INSIDE OF THE U-CHANNEL BEFORE WELDING TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME TUBBING THAT IS STILL SOLID. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRAME. THE 1/4" STEEL IS THICKER THAN THE ORIGINAL FRAME TUBBING. *TR |
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