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

Full reported-category list and vehicle report

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

Unknown Or Other complaints

5 reports

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135,850 miles · Sep 24, 2015

Unknown Or Other

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THE FRAME OF THE 1995 ISUZU RODEO HAS THREE SIX INCH BYE SIX INCH HOLES IN FRAME TWO IN THE REAR AND ONE IN THE FRONT, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS NO THICKER THEN A PIECE OF PAPER BECAUSE ITS ROTTED TO NOTHING. YOU CAN PUSH THREW IT IN SOME SPOTS WITH YOUR FINGER. THIS WAS TO BE MY DAUGHTERS FIRST VEHICLE BUT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE CONTACTED ISUZU WHO TOLD ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED FROM USING CHEAP METAL AND CHEAP UNDERCOATING AND THEY ADMIT IT. HOW IS THIS LEGAL IN ANY WAY

NHTSA ODI #10776505

Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2000

Unknown Or Other

I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT A LOT OF ISUZU'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. ISUZU HAS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND SHIFTED THE BLAME TO OTHERS WITH A RIDICULOUS TORQUE LIMIT. *NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #727053

Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 1999

Unknown Or Other

SERVICE WAS PERFORMED TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, YET FAILURE OCCURS.

NHTSA ODI #709488

Mileage unknown · Dec 10, 1998

Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE CONSUMER WOULD DRIVE OVER A BUMP THE VEHILCE WILL CUT OFF, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME OFF AND ON. *AK

NHTSA ODI #832100

Mileage unknown · Aug 14, 1998

Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, GIVING THE DRIVER NO PRIOR WARNING . THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #826699

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.