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What's up with the hard start. My '99 Passport takes about 3-4 engines turns before it fires up. It doesn't change even if I start it immediately or wait for the chime to end. Any insight? Please help.
-mike
PS: It's funny that we are bickering and complaining about stud bolts, the guys in the Trailblazer/Envoy are having major issues with their trucks!
-mike
there is an irritating squeak that seems to be emanating from the rear on the passenger's side. It sounds like it could be suspension related because it gets more active and louder on bumpy roads. I'm calling the dealer next week, it's still under warranty, but I'd like to be able to make some intelligent suggestions as to the possible source. Anyone have similar experiences and solved it?
I took my wife 4-wheeling yesterday on a sand road in the Oregon Dunes. Quite an experience as much of the time the car was floating on sand while digging its way through. Performed great! I made sure to keep the speed up a bit, but it handled like a dream and we never got stuck. I did learn that I need new shocks - there's about 28,000 miles on the truck and I bottomed out several times. I'm most interested in shocks that will smooth out the highway ride a bit. I've seen Monroe's mentioned before. Will they do the job and still allow me to do some mild off-roading occasionally?
-mike
Did have the one great experience. Had so much manufacturing slag in the water jackets that the radiator got plugged going across the desert in the middle of summer. Had to actually run the heater full-blast with air temp at 115 degrees plus till I got to the next town. That fixed the cooling problem since there was so much condensation behind the gauge faces that I couldn't read the temp.
What was the marketing tag-line, "Only in a Jeep."
-mike
My firend's Rodeo has been diagnosed with a bad G-sensor, but we can't seem to find where it is or whether we can get the part aftermarket.
Thanks!
Second, I was wondering if anyone had this problem. Its only happened a couple of times and the dealership said they would need more information to diagnosis the problem. What happens is I will be going down the highway with the power button on and it will go into the winter mode without that button being pushed. Even when I pushed the button and released it the light stayed on. Eventually it went off by itself. You could feel the rodeo losing power. Also on another day I started up my rodeo and it was in winter mode with it being 70's degrees out and the button was not pushed and I could only get it to go off after I was over 20 miles an hour. Any feedback on that would be appreciated.
Third, what are the best shocks to put on my 2001 Rodeo and what places are great to take your rodeo into? I am in the Dallas, Texas area. I hate taking any car into any repair/dealership since I am a woman I feel they are gazing at me with dollar signs in their eyes. Good mechanics are hard to find. They are a rare breed. *S*
Thanks for this board it has been a great help to me!!!!~Sharon
Shock? Lot's of folks have been running Monroe Senistracs to help stiffen the ride up a bit. If you venture off road or tow heavy loads I would suggest Rancho 9000. They are fully adjustable.
-Ryan
Thanks alot.
-mike
For all your Isuzu lifting needs. You should be able to do shocks and springs for under 500.00
-Ryan
-mike
I did a 1 inch lift fore and aft. Cranked the torsions up front and installed a home-made coil spacer at the back.
On top of that, I trimmmed 1 inch off the rear rubber snubber. I also sawed to half the front snubber in a way that it retains the snubber height but is slimmed down to half for softer attack.
Also used monroe matic plus shocks which greatly reduced ride harshness on sharp bumps and eliminated the floaty ride.
Designers managed to put the muffler right underneath the handle on the glass hatch and rear door handle. In other words whenever you need to get in the back when the car is running, you have to live with that smelly, hot and dirty air flowing right on your legs at relatively high pressure.
Am I the only one who noticed it (or who is bugged by it)?
Well I finally bought one yesterday. It's a 95.5, V6, 4wd, 5spd, with 79,500mi. It has aftermarket tires and wheels, 31x10.5x15. It has all the power features, no sunroof. I paid $6100. How did I do, all my research says pretty well.
All this talk about lift makes me wonder if this one has been lifted. If it has it can't be much, but the tires haven't rubbed on bumps or turns, and I had test driven another with oversize tires that did rub. Any thoughts on how I might tell if it has been lifted 1-2 inches.
Can anyone help me with an answer. I donot want to visit the dealer and pay 300$ just to hear that there is no problem. Do you think, it is time to get brake readjusted or brake pads replaced? ( I apologize for being dump on the questions, but I am one of those souls who know only to fill gas and check air pressure)
Please reply ..(Rodeo 98 owners or any one..)
http://forums.vmag.com/suvrodeo0300/messages/5967.html
: Questions??
: Is this normal?
Yes, you most likely hit an expansion crack or a bump
: What can I do?
Some say that new shocks help, new tires, and even new brake lines. A lot of folks just pull the ABS fuse.
Good link with more info:
http://66.216.68.23/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=86;t=001233
: Is something wrong with the braking system?
I would say in general yes. The problem is that all Rodeos have the same problem. That is a senisitive ABS system.
: Are the brakes safe at high speed (50 mph or more)?
There fine as long as you don't hit a crack or a bump in the road. I still have my fuse in my 00 with Original tires and shocks. I had to relearn how to brake with this truck. Brake sooner so I can easy up to stationary objects.
: Any TSB's or recalls in effect?
check the links:
http://www.edmunds.com/products/maintguide/index.html
www.alldata.com
Fatal crash story:
http://www.outdoorwire.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=86&t=000905&p=
Had it at dealer about a month ago and they, of course, couldn't duplicate it. I test drove it with the tech and we were able to get the ABS to kick in when it wasn't suppose to get activated in my opinion. He, however, thought it got activated properly.
They told me that they've never heard about this problem and it now appears to me that that problem is pretty common. With all the additional info that I got from the links above, I think I'll take it back to the dealer and make them read that - assuming they can read...
Thanks
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http://www.maximumcustoms.com/
I sent them an email asking that question and they replied saying that it's legal in most states :-)
Also, do you think it'll be "too hot" for Rodeo or it'll fit and work just fine ?
1. Bilstein
2. Rancho 9000
3. Monroe-Matic
Bilstein: Very good for offroading as this is a very stiff shock. On the road however, you can feel every little bump and that is very irritating and makes travelling long distances in the truck a real ordeal as you arrive absolutely jarred.
Rancho 9000: Adjustable (I believe there's a model for which you can adjust the shocks via a remote from inside the truck. This is the best, as you can adjust it to give you either the cushioning or stiffness you need. Very expensive though (4 = almost $300).
Monroe-matic:
Not adjustable, but an overall excellent ride. Probably not good enough for off road, but on road amazing! I put these in, the ride is great, the truck no longer nose-dives during braking and is tremendously improved on turns. Total cost $82 shipped from A-1shocks.com
I have done timing belts before, but this will be my first on a longitudinally mounted V6 engine.
Thanks. Chris.
Reuters Company News
Isuzu to upgrade brakes on 215,000 SUVs
DETROIT, June 11 (Reuters) - Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Tokyo:7202.T - News) on Tuesday said it would upgrade the anti-lock braking systems on 215,000 Isuzu and Honda sport utility vehicles to shorten their stopping distances.
Isuzu spokesman Chip Letzgus said the upgrade would cover 1998 and 1999 model Isuzu Rodeo, Isuzu Amigo and Honda Passport SUVs built at an Indiana plant Isuzu owns jointly with the Subaru unit of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Tokyo:7270.T - News)
Letzgus said government tests had found that the affected SUVs could take longer than other vehicles to stop, especially in cases where one side of a road had less traction than another.
Models built after 2000 did not have the problem, so Isuzu will replace the computer chip in the 1998 and '99 models with the modern version, Letzgus said.
The upgrade will take several months to complete. The problem is not considered a defect by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Isuzu's action is not classified as an official safety recall, a NHTSA spokesman said.
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Thank you
-mike
Thank you
I have seen the 7K figure here in Portland as well for 2001 leftovers with 4WD.
I bought my 2001 leftover in December.. I took the 0% finance for 5 yrs over the rebate, and bought the truck for just under invoice, so it combined at the time for just over 5K worth of incentives (i have a v6 2WD).
Yes, the ride is trucklike if you compare to a Highlander, but it swallows the golf gear well, and we both enjoy the sense of solidity that the vehicle has all-round. This is one tough truck, not a restyled car
fuel economy: 18 in city, 23 highway on Vegas run with air con on