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1996 Isuzu Rodeo

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1996 Isuzu Rodeo do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 89.5.

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97Owner complaints

Model-year median: 89.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199382
1994176
199597
1996118
1997478
1998550
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Wheels
22Engine And Engine Cooling
14Air Bags
11Structure
10Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8
All reported categories
Suspension
7Visibility
7Electrical System
5Power Train
5Steering
5Unknown Or Other
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Latches/locks/linkages
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2Seats
2Tires
2Exterior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes, Air
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 97 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 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

17 crash reports2 fire reports9 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

2 reports
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87,500 miles · May 12, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline

MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO LS SUFFERED APPROXIMATELY 30 DRIPS PER MINUTE LEAK ON TOP OF MY V6 ENGINE, POSING A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE LEAK WAS NOT FOUND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE ODOR WAS ONLY PRESENT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING. FUEL WAS BURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY IGNITED TWICE WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE AND A…

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MY 1996 ISUZU RODEO LS SUFFERED APPROXIMATELY 30 DRIPS PER MINUTE LEAK ON TOP OF MY V6 ENGINE, POSING A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE LEAK WAS NOT FOUND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE ODOR WAS ONLY PRESENT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING. FUEL WAS BURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY IGNITED TWICE WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE AND A STRONG UNIDENTIFYABLE ODOR. IT WAS NOT UNTIL MAY 2 THAT I STARTED THE TRUCK ON MY DRIVEWAY, THEN POPPED THE HOOD THEN I SAW THE FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE SHOP TO REPAIR OIL LEAKS JUST THE PREVIOUS WEEK, SO THE REPAIR WAS THOUGHT TO BE COMPLETE. THE FUEL LEAK WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAILED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WHOSE HOUSING RUPTURED CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE PART IS AVAILABLE. ROSENTHAL ISUZU ORDERED A NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ONE.

NHTSA ODI #10072514

Mileage unknown · Dec 26, 1996
Air BagsElectrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THAT VEHICLE HEAD-ON AND DURING THAT TIME AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; ALSO, REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR/FUEL SENDING UNIT/WIRING HARNESS PROCESSING ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803596

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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