# 1999 ISUZU RODEO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `470837` · 2004-01-15 · Isuzu Motors Limited
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ISUZU
- **Model:** RODEO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Isuzu Motors Limited
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
## Narrative
I RECENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I COULD NOT AVOID.  2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR MY ABS MODULE AND BRAKE SYSTEM.  ALTHOUGH MY ABS LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON I ASSUMED THE RECALL WAS WHY.  I TOOK IT IN,  THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT.  I GUESS I WAS WRONG. I DROVE UP AND TOLD THE GENTLEMAN THAT MY ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON,  AND I ASKED WHY HE SAID THAT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL.  MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN IT NOT BE PART OF THE RECALL WHEN IT'S PART OF THE MODULE.  SO I LEFT IT AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK WHEN I CAN GET THE MONEY TO COVER MY CO-PAY.  THE I GET IN THE ACCIDENT,  KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY JUST FIXED MY ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKES.  IT HAD RAINED AND I TRIED TO STOP TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMEONE.  IT DIDN'T WORK,  I'VE HAD VEHICLES WITH ABS BEFORE,  SO I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO DO,  AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.  I JUST SLID AND I MEAN SLID INTO THIS GUY.  IF THE ISUZU PLACE WHERE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET FIXED WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME,  I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS WHOLE SITUATION.  BUT INSTEAD I GOT THIS WHOLE STORY ABOUT HOOKING IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE &THERE COULD HAVE BEEN 30-40 DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG WITH IT,  AND THAT WOULD COST ME $180.00.  BUT INSTEAD I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT THEY FIXED THE RECALL DEFECT. THAT'S ONLY MY FIRST COMPLAINT,  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS IN THIS VEHICLE.  I TOOK IT IN 2-4 TIMES TO GET IT FIXED AND ALL THEY DO IS A VISUAL INSPECTION, AND TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. TH
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