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1995 Isuzu Rodeo engine problems

The 1995 Isuzu Rodeo has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Rodeo engine complaints by model year60 complaints1991: 12 complaints1992: 17 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 22 complaints1996: 14 complaints1997: 17 complaints1998: 42 complaints1999: 60 complaints2000: 40 complaints2001: 27 complaints2002: 17 complaints2003: 4 complaints2004: 8 complaints
Rodeo engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I TOOK MY ISUZU RODEO TO HAVE THE ROCKER ARM NOISE FIXED. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR HAVING ALREADY DONE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND NO THE RIGHT.....THE IDLE NEVER HAS BEEN THE SAME..CAR HAS BEEN IN ON 5 TIMES NOW FOR A TOTAL OF 13 DAYS. THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT. TOLD ME UNTIL THE IDLE IS UP ALL…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 4, 2001

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1995 Isuzu Rodeo have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1995 Isuzu Rodeo engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.