1995 Isuzu Rodeo

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1995 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.

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176Owner complaints

Model-year median: 89.5

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

1995 Isuzu Rodeo

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 176 owner complaints · 1 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)

Wheels: 27 reports
Structure: 22 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 21 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 20 reports
Electrical System: 18 reports

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Recall links

97V034001 — Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Wheels

27 Structure

22 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

21 Engine And Engine Cooling

20 Electrical System

All reported categories

12 Latches/locks/linkages

9 Tires

9 Vehicle Speed Control

9 Steering

6 Unknown Or Other

5 Equipment

2 Fuel System, Gasoline

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 176 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.

Wheels. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Structure. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

27 crash reports1 fire reports18 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

1 reports

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10,000 miles · Mar 19, 2003

Engine And Engine CoolingExterior LightingStructure

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THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB AT 10K MILES, THE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE NOISE GRADUALLY WORSENED. A BUZZ NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. THE COMBO SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT. ALSO THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR MADE A NOISE AS WELL. THE ENGINE SMOKED AT TIMES, DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED IT DID NOT RUN PROPERLY. THE SUNROOF DRAINS WERE DRAINING INTO THE ROCKER PANELS AND CAUSED WATER TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR. THE TRIM PANEL ON THE REAR DOOR WAS DEFORMED. SCC

NHTSA ODI #10012095

Recall campaigns

97V034001 · Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator

Mar 7, 1997

AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITHIN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN CONTAIN MANUFACTURING ERRORS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL CHARGING OF THE VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR, RESULTING IN ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, AND/OR EVENTUAL ENGINE STALL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH A NEW REGULATOR.

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Defect investigations

SQ96009 · Brush/grille Guard Campaign

Opened Jan 10, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Unknown Or Other

ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SUBJECT BULLETIN.LOSS OF AN ITEM THIS SIZE WOULD HAVE SAFETY COSEQUENCES.THIS SQ IS OPENED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.