IllustrationVARIOUS CAR DEFECTS CONSTANTLY, WITH MAJOR REPAIRS MADE, UNTIL DATE AS OF 2003. *NLM
1992 Isuzu Rodeo
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Isuzu Rodeo do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 89.5.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →80Owner complaints
Model-year median: 89.5
0Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1992 Isuzu Rodeo
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 80 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Power Train: 23 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 13 reports
- Electrical System: 10 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 10 reports
- Seat Belts: 9 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Rodeo years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 80 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports16 fire reports5 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
10 reportsWHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AGAIN.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A MALL FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN FIRE CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD . FIRE WAS CAUSED BY WIRING HARNESS. ALSO, A MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THATTRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK OVER EXHAUST IN JULY THAT CAUSED A FIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS WORN OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
BOLT THAT SUPPORTS THE ALTERNATOR TO BRACKET AT BOTTOM BROKE.
ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, AFTER GAS WAS PLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON PERIODICALLY, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, DROVE IT TO WORK, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
TRUCK WILL STALL WITH TIME BEING UNPREDICTABLE. ISUZU REPS., AND DEALERS HAVE DRIVEN WITH NO CONCLUSION OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
1PE94054 · Rear Axle Failure
Opened Jul 14, 1994 · Closed Nov 28, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
There is no summary currently available
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.