FaultScore

1994 Isuzu Rodeo wheel problems

10 of the 122 complaints about the 1994 Isuzu Rodeo are about the wheels — 8% of everything reported for this model year.

A

10

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs 8 80.0%
Wheels 1 10.0%
Multi Piece 1 10.0%

Wheels across every Isuzu Rodeo year

1994 10 11.2%
1995 27 30.3%
1996 24 27.0%
1997 16 18.0%
1998 12 13.5%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Bluffton, SC

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

ANY TIME I HAVE TIRES TAKEN OFF CAR , THE LUGS: NUTS: STUDS BREAK OFF. I HAVE HAD EVERY SERVICE PLACE TO TELL ME THEY DON'T LIKE WORKING ON ANY ISUZU BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE SPENT $500.00 REPLACING STUDS ON MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO WONDER HOW SAFE THESE CARS CAN BE. HAVE THERE BEEN REPPORT.

NHTSA complaint #747084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED "STUDS" ARE MADE FROM AN INFERIOR METAL WHICH, OVER TIME WILL "SNAP OFF" WHILE DRIVING AND/OR SERVICING THE VEHICLE. MOREOVER, WHEN I REPLACED THE STUDS, I COULD ONLY USE THE SAME INFERIOR ISUZU STUDS TO REPLACE THE OLD ONES, BECAUSE I AM RESTRICTED TO ONLY USE THE ISUZU PARTS (NO OTHER PARTS WILL WORK DUE TO AN INHERANT DESIGN). I HAD TWO STUDS SNAP OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 MINOR CHILDREN IN THE CAR CAUSING ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #744682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Savanaah, MO

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

LUG NUTS AND BOLTS ARE BRITTLE AND THREADS ARE BROKEN. BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #883956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mercerville, NJ

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL FELL OFF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK ALL OF THE LIGNUTS AND ONE BOLT WERE MISSING ON LEFT REAR WHEEL WHEN THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS ALSO MISSING A LUG NUT.

NHTSA complaint #878993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phillipsburg, NJ

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THAT LUGS: NUTS SNAPPED OFF. IF CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE IT OFF. *AK

NHTSA complaint #849820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ronkonkoma, NY

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

ORIGINAL LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE HARD TO GET OFF THE VEHICLE. LUG BOLT THREADS ARE TOO SOFT AND MAKES CHANGING A TIRE IMPOSSIBLE. OWNER BELIEVES THE LUG NUTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #842705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Antoni, TX

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LUG NUT STUDS THEY BREAK.

NHTSA complaint #540433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Metuchen, NJ

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

WHEEL LUGS/BOLTS BROKE OFF. (QCAW)

NHTSA complaint #538200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Galloway, OH

WHEELS:MULTI PIECE

LUGS:NUTS:STUDS STRIPPED OUT AND WERE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #523081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

S Elgin, 00

WHEELS

REAR WHEEL "HOP" WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, ALSO SLIDES ON WET ROADS.

NHTSA complaint #480985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 Isuzu Rodeo problems

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