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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002094980 | Incident Date: Jun, 20 2002 |
| Consumer's City: FORT WORTH | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: RODEO | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S2CK58D1Y4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The rodeo started acting sluggish on 6/21, but i thought it might just be due to bad gas. i filled-up with a better quality gas, & thought things would get better. it proceeded to get more & more sluggish. i didn't drive the car the next day at all, but the next day, however, i had to drive it. i drove it approximately 20 miles, & then i called my husband to follow me home afterwards. i was afraid to drive it. it wouldn't accelerate off the lights, & i was afraid the transmission was about to drop-out. i couldn't get it above 40 mph, & it kept stalling. instead of driving it home, i drove it to my work (which was closer) & left it in the parking lot overnight. the next morning, i had a tow truck pick it up to take it to the dealership. the dealership proceeded to tell me that my clutch needed to be replaced. herein lies the major problem. i just had the clutch replaced at 12,600 miles. the dealership is wanting $720 to replace the second clutch, because they're saying it is not under warranty after 12,000 miles. they said they replaced it the first time as a "goodwill" act, since it was just over the warranty. i have driven a standard for over 10 years, & i've never had a problem with a clutch before. you can not tell me that my driving habits have changed so drastically that all of a sudden i'm going through two clutches in two years!? i'm convinced there is a major safety issue with the clutch kits they are installing in the 2000 rodeo. i can not be convinced that it is considered "normal wear and tear" for them to wear-out after 12,000 miles. i am hashing this out with the dealer and with isuzu, but i'm not making much progress. no one there seems to care that this is not normal. in the meantime, i wanted to alert the public to the safety issues of driving with this kind of problem. thank you.*ak |
