1994 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4x4 review from North America

I bought this car from a local dealership. I have never owned a Isuzu before and heard stories on high expensive they were to fix when something went wrong. I heard they were tough, but I also heard they were pieces of sh*t. I went with my instincts and bought it. It was not a good idea. The truck had 127,000 when I bought it. I had the oil changed the day after and found out I was leaking fuel. Brought it back to the dealership, who thought they had fixed the problem. I filled it up the next day and it leaked again. So I brought it back, they "fixed" it again and by that time I had lost all the gas I put in it before because they had to drain it. I got it back, and found out the next day it was still leaking! Upset, I drove back and they took the truck under investigation again. Thought it was the sending unit, so they replaced it, and was SURE that was my problem. I filled it up the other day and found out the hard way, gas was leaking in my garage. It was not the $355 sending unit. I am buying another vehicle. I had this SUV for a month and I can no longer stand it.

Car leaks no oil.

When you start it up the fan belt squeaks for a minute or two.

Parts are very expensive.

Rear hatch window does not open with the button on the dash.

Seats don't move back far enough for big people, (I am 6'2.)

When you turn the car steering wheel it squeaks, like its dry.

Speakers are crappy.

Not much room.

Back doors stick and are hard to open.

No cup-holders.

Can't shift 4x4 on the fly.

Power windows go up and down very slow.

Drive-train makes a lot of noise at 55mph.

For being a northern car and 10 years old this has no rust and held up very good body wise. The 6cyl's are gas hogs and if you have any problems with the gas tank stay away from buying that SUV.