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1998 Isuzu Rodeo hesitation / surging reports

8 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1998 Isuzu Rodeo — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

8
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
100,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Rodeo years

2001 Rodeo6
1999 Rodeo18
Rodeo hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Isuzu Rodeo report before drawing conclusions.