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2002 isuzu transmission stoped working
Written by: garygarysway on Apr 24, 2012 8:16:27 PM
my transmission will not go in any gear,and the engine reves...if i turn off the engine and start it up again,the truck isuzu rodeo sport will move at a slow pace for short distance....is the transmission gone?...is there a sensor?..do you think changing the filter will help.....not very mechanically inclind........plese help......this old man loves that truck so much i have had a little trouble pushing the shift lever button in the ... Read More

Re: 2002 Rodeo Sport [jon2002]
Written by: jon2002 on Jan 29, 2012 7:37:03 AM
Well Tues 1/31/2012 Isuzu will be buying back my Rodeo Sport (Got private party value)... alot more then the $300 mechanic said for my "piece of junk"... so from start to finish took 20 days to get check in hand if people are wondering... for me at least... As i stated Karen was very helpful... GL guys w/ the Rodeos I'll miss mine, 1st car i owned that was brand new. ... Read More
2002 Rodeo Sport
Written by: jon2002 on Jan 11, 2012 9:13:46 AM
I own a 2002 Rodeo Sport and had to have my brakes fixed... at the end of the repair the mechanic tells me "your truck is a piece of junk.. youl be lucky to get $300 for it" becuase of the frame being rotted away. My truck has under 50k on mileage.... So i called the 1800 number for isuzu and talk to a nice lady named Karen at ext 272 ... Read More
Re: My Experience [pilot81]
Written by: buckohio on Jan 9, 2012 7:23:22 PM
Okay, I'm getting sick about now. Just bought a 2002 Rodeo Sport 2 door yesterday. I wish i'd seen this board before. From what i am reading the 2 doors are not part of the recall? I have seen them selling them at dealerships in the Dayton Oh area for $5000-9000. How can this be? I guess first thing in the morning I will have to crawl under this possible lemon ... Read More

2002 Isuzu Rodeo won't Start
Written by: jbenne on Nov 4, 2011 6:15:44 PM
My 2002 Isuzu Rodeo Sport won't start. Sometimes I can pull the starter relay out and stick a paper clip in it place and turn the key and it will start. other times it won't even work when I do that. Also sometime it takes a jump and the paper clip trick to get it to start. The battery checked out good and I put a new starter on. Please help! ... Read More

check engine light on constant
Written by: jacque96 on Aug 13, 2009 6:46:33 PM
I have a 2002 isuzu rodeo sport. today the check engine light came on the code is PO342 its running fine I don't hear a misfire or idleing seems o.k. what should I check

Re: 2002 Isuzu Rodeo Engine Blown our of nowhere?? [wlbrown9]
Written by: dani808 on Sep 25, 2009 3:30:13 PM
Well we change every 5 months or 5 thousands miles regularly and that has always been fine. Sometimes I go with the miles rather than the time especially since we travel (we are in the military and sometimes the car sits for a while). This last time we had it changed the end of January. We were out of town for 3 months where my brother started the card and drove ... Read More
2002 Isuzu Rodeo Engine Blown our of nowhere??
Written by: dani808 on Sep 22, 2009 4:18:39 PM
We bought a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo Sport in 2006 with 40,000 miles on it, one owner. We bought it in Denver, and shipped it to Hawaii in early 2009. Never had any trouble with it, not one thing. Always kept on the maintenance schedule only put 20,000 miles on it in almost 4 years. Today, drove it to work, hear some scraping and knocking in the engine out of nowhere, drove ... Read More

New member - Transmission Problem
Written by: baylor2 on May 13, 2006 4:42:42 PM
Hello. New member here. I have a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo Sport (58K miles). Recently I noticed the truck had a hard time shhifting up from 1st gear. The RPMs would spike up and then it would run just fine. The other night the trans light kept blinking. When i went to take it to the shop the next day I found that it would go on drive, but it won't move ... Read More
Re: 2002 Rodeo Transmission Harness [pmonty]
Written by: makaye on Dec 26, 2005 9:40:51 AM
You might check for recalls or technical service bulletins for this condition. Look from 1998: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V170001 Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMHARNESSUNDERHOOD Manufacturer: ISUZU MOTOR, LIMITED Year: 1998 Make: ISUZU TRUCK Model: RODEO Manufactured From: JUL 1997 To: FEB 1998 Year of Recall: '98 Type of Report: Vehicle Summary: Vehicle Description: Sport utility vehicles. A ground connection terminal was not properly crimped in the supplier's engine wiring harness manufacturing line. ... Read More
where are the 2003's??
Written by: jtk152 on Mar 29, 2003 3:02:37 AM
Willie340, in regards to your post about the dealership with no new rodeo's/isuzu's in stock - I see what you mean. There is a large isuzu dealership a few miles from my house that typically stocks around 100+ isuzu's at a time. They still have about 20+ 2002 rodeos, a few 2002 rodeo sports and only 3 or 4, 2003 rodeo's so far. Joel