Consumer Complaint Detail

ISUZU / RODEO / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014084 Incident Date: Apr, 01 2005
Consumer's City: ARLINGTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.
Model Name: RODEO Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S2DM58WXY4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) normal fueling and driving (2) fuel level indicator fails to report accurately, fuel lamp fails and lights prematurely; check engine lamp fails and also lights and seems to be triggered by the inaccurate low fuel level events; owner is annoyed at prematurely filling gas tank and would like manufacturer/dealer to resolve these problems. problem persists despite following dealer recommendations (3) dealership advised that 'check engine' lamp actually refers to the gas cap, dealer recommended tightening gas cap to resolve check engine lamp issue. refilling gas tank and driving a few miles resolved premature fuel lamp issue, but only temporarily. these issues reoccur within driving 50 miles of a full tank. check engine lamp issue persists. premature low fuel lamp issue persists. underestimated fuel level indicator issue persists.*ak