# 1998 ISUZU RODEO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `213655` · 2000-05-05 · Isuzu Motors Limited
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ISUZU
- **Model:** RODEO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Isuzu Motors Limited
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
IN OCTOBER OF 1998 I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHEN I BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, I COULDN'T STOP AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE AROUND. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. I TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND JUST FIGURED IT WAS A STRANGE INCIDENT. IN APRIL OF 1999 I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND AND TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I WENT TO STOP AND HAD THE SAME FEELING AS BEFORE WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I LITERALLY DROVE INTO THE BACK OF THE SEMI AT 35 MPH. I COULDN'T GO TO MY RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF CARS. THE CAR HAD $8,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I TOLD THE BODY SHOP THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS. AGAIN, THIS WAS VERY CONFUSING. I KNOW I HAD NO BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE OK. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2000. I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND A CAR SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES AND YOU GUESSED IT, NO BRAKES. I TURNED RIGHT OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE SLIGHTLY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED! I TOLD A FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID HE SAW A REPORT ON NBC ABOUT CARS THAT HAD SUDDENLY LOST THEIR BRAKES. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE 1998-99 RODEO. I WAS SO EXCITED I COULDN'T SLEEP. FINALLY, I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. I C
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