1999 ISUZU RODEO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

RELATED COMPLAINT OF ABS FAILURE WAS FILED EARLIER TODAY. HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT SEVERAL PASSPORT OWNERS (IDENTICAL TO RODEO) HAD REQUESTED THAT ANTILOCK BRAKES BE DISABLED BECAUSE DRIVER DID NOT LIKE PERFORMANCE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SALESPERSON INDICATED THAT ISUZU RODEO HAS 2 CHANNEL ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEREAS GM AND FORD USE 4 CHANNEL ANTILOCK. 2 CHANNEL IS DEFINITELY INFERIOR AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DISABLES BRAKES ON TWO SETS OF WHEELS DURING PULSING PROCESS WHEREAS 4 CHANNEL ONLY PULSES INDIVIDUAL WHEEL. ISUZU DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COMMENT AND ACTED IGNORANT OF DETAILS AS TO OPERATION OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. COMPLAINED TO ISUZU'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA'S FILES ABOUT ISUZU RODEO'S ABS BRAKES. MY LAST CAR WAS A GMC JIMMY AND I DROVE IT FOR 13 YEARS AND 240,000 MILES. GMC'S ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE MUCH BETTER THAN ISUZU'S. ISUZU'S SEEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED ESPECIALLY ON WET OR BUMPY SURFACES. REQUESTING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW... PLEASE!!! *AK