isuzu ute DMAX 4WD

Maybe coz the good ole Rodeos were made in Japan, where as these new things are made in Thailand (or outer Mongolia) !!!!!

Mine is a 2007/8 rodeo and I believe made 100% in Thailand.

My nikon cameras are also made in Thailand and I have no problems with them either.

The issue is one of quality control not of location of the factory.

Quite a few of the utes have been made in thailand for years now eg hilux from late 03

Mazda BT50 and Ford Ranger, also made in Thailand, and no problem with my Ford Ranger. Remember when we said don't buy Japanese, its rubbish, in the 60's!

Sigman, "Maybe coz the good ole Rodeos were made in Japan....."
Gee that's going back a while I'm guessing. RA Rodeos certainly weren't made in Japan.

According to Redbook the RA rodeos were first made in Thailand in 2006.

nebula grey

Phil ,think you might find that the redbook in this instance is wrong , my 2004 Rodeo is Taiwan built , F/inlaws 2002 Rodeo Taiwan built.

I'm tempted. But i am a local business owner, bought local to support locals. hate the position this has put me in. Do you know any other successful vehicle dealer who suggests you ring a taxi when you drop you car off

Then I think you need to be honest with them and say "look you are obviously not getting the support you need from your head office. I will send them a letter suggesting they help you with your customer service problems, because if other customers find out about this you are not going to have a dealership"

I have used this approach a few times usually with camera support people.

If they were not getting the support they needed then it was a kick up the line, if they were being slack the kick came back down the line from above.

Loyalty works both ways, if you show them loyalty they need to return that by doing the right thing by you.

I showed loyalty to the dealer by giving him the opportunity to rectify the problems many times. He has returned this loyalty by today demanding i retract everything i have said in a public forum or he is going to sue me for 100k+.

ACA sounds like the next option

Sue and be dammed on TV is it worth it ?

I would also make a call to D Max head office and ask to speak to the advertising manager.

I know D Max have just spent many many thousands of dollars to promote this car it would be a waste if they lost all that due to a dumb dealer.

( A person I know has their TV advertising contract )

i have a hilux from a govt agency that operates out of an remote community 28000ks and should be written off, it will get a clean , and then sold at auction for top dollar (2008 model) have had same with a prado same stretch of road same k's no door would close without effort

I am in no way questioning the OP, but in fairness. A friend has had one for about 6 months. Loves it. Has had no problems (so far at any rate.)

6 Months did you say..?

Yep, six months iI said, plus the "so far at any rate" bit at the end

I kinda like the new tritons, how do they stack up?

no for the dash...have to keep pushing the dash back into place on the right hand side of the steering wheel. They replaced the door hinges because they were faulty(driver and passenger)
Optional gauges were dealer fitted(Ken Muston).Had it back there all day today to fix problems. Suspension still squeaks, dash still falls out instruments still vibrate, they still say isuzu reckon a bird did a really big bleep on the roof in multiple places and that's why the paint is back to the primer in multiple places.

nebula grey

Have you had any clutch issues. mine has always had a fair amount of clutch shudder in 1st gear. Now 11,000km's on, the clutch rattles and knocks when idling in neutral. The only way to stop this noise is pushing the clutch pedal in.

There is no shudder but it is a little noisy (in that I can hear it but only because I am always listening to what the vehicle is doing) but so far it doesn't appear to be an actual problem. There is a small noise when depressing and releasing the clutch. Take offs are fine, no shudder or slip. I have heard of others having clutch problems far sooner than the 40'000 K's I have on mine but on saying that, I am quite gentle with my driving.

If I were you, I would give head office in Brisbane a call, ask for Wayne (sorry don't know his last name but he is the GM for Sales) explain all the issues you have and given the attention they gave me I think you will be satisfied with the outcome.

One thing I have thought of though, when I pulled my centre dash out to wire up the UHF, I noticed it was very easy for the little clips to fall away from their position and thus causing the dash not to fit home properly. Might be worth pulling it out and having a hunt for those little clips. The first time I put it back one of them fell out and the dash was loose, I found the clip, put it back and the dash went home solidly and hasn't rattled or become loose since.

As I said though, it is designed as a work vehicle, its never meant to be a luxury Patrol or LC, but it was also a lot cheaper than those and therefore not as "finished". But it is tough and very capable and I am positive that once you have your issues sorted you will grow to love it and enjoy its capabilities.

Good Luck.

I'd have a zd30 anyday!

have a look at the paint if it has scratches in it then it was prpared correctly....

If no scrathes then it hasn't being rubbed down for mechanical adhesion, which most of the car manufacturers are di\oing now.