Faults:

Only regular Maintenance has been done on the car aside from the gas tank. The Gas tank had a small leak (due to rust) and was replaced at 143,000.

General Comments:

The Rodeo was handed down to me from my father who has done all of the maintenance on the vehicle since buying it in 2003. This truck has been extremely reliable and has not given us any problems.

The truck currently has 144,000 miles and the interior still looks like brand new.

This Rodeo is as strong and reliable as any truck I have ever seen (if not more) - yet is as comfortable as a Ford Taurus.

There are no cupholders so I purchased a center console that matched the interior's color that did have cupholders and a built in mini fridge.

Faults:

When I first bought the car, it was in need of some work, CV joints, Ball joints, oil pan gasket, all had to be replaced. Other issues with the car proved elusive, certain knocking noises at 4,000 RPM, s on deceleration. I spent a lot of time trying to make it perfect. But In the end I just let it go.

General Comments:

The Car needs to be taken car of. You can rag it out on occasion, but it's not going to age well if you do this.

It ages like an old jeep, or a scout. It becomes very noisy, and rides rough, Hence everyones complaints about it turning to junk fast. However, stick with the manual transmission, oil changes, belts hoses, and it will keep running for a long time.

Faults:

The seats in the vehicle have shown a lot of wear along the seam lines.

The radiator became clogged at 140000 miles.

The water pump is now out at 150000 miles.

The sunroof mechanism broke at 145000 miles.

The oil pressure is very erratic on this vehicle.

Very noticeable valve train tick since 130000 miles.

General Comments:

This vehicle is not a serious performer for acceleration.

This vehicle has an excellent 4 wheel drive system.

Handling is above average for a SUV.

At higher miles this vehicles has definitely started to show its age.

Faults:

I bought this car from a local dealership. I have never owned a Isuzu before and heard stories on high expensive they were to fix when something went wrong. I heard they were tough, but I also heard they were pieces of sh*t. I went with my instincts and bought it. It was not a good idea. The truck had 127,000 when I bought it. I had the oil changed the day after and found out I was leaking fuel. Brought it back to the dealership, who thought they had fixed the problem. I filled it up the next day and it leaked again. So I brought it back, they "fixed" it again and by that time I had lost all the gas I put in it before because they had to drain it. I got it back, and found out the next day it was still leaking! Upset, I drove back and they took the truck under investigation again. Thought it was the sending unit, so they replaced it, and was SURE that was my problem. I filled it up the other day and found out the hard way, gas was leaking in my garage. It was not the $355 sending unit. I am buying another vehicle. I had this SUV for a month and I can no longer stand it.

Car leaks no oil.

When you start it up the fan belt squeaks for a minute or two.

Parts are very expensive.

Rear hatch window does not open with the button on the dash.

Seats don't move back far enough for big people, (I am 6'2.)

When you turn the car steering wheel it squeaks, like its dry.

Speakers are crappy.

Not much room.

Back doors stick and are hard to open.

No cup-holders.

Can't shift 4x4 on the fly.

Power windows go up and down very slow.

Drive-train makes a lot of noise at 55mph.

General Comments:

For being a northern car and 10 years old this has no rust and held up very good body wise. The 6cyl's are gas hogs and if you have any problems with the gas tank stay away from buying that SUV.