Hi All,
I recently bought a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo with automatic 4x4, 3.2 engine and this vehicle has 100,000 miles and has been sitting for a long while. I bought it from a auto auction that a friends own and it runs nice...quiet engine and I had changed the engine oil but I had it now for 4 weeks and put 1200 miles on it and I Feel a slipping in the transmission or rear end. When the vehicle is cold and I put it in drive, it feels like the rear end is slipping (maybe transmission) and then it catches and then it will happen when I get to a red light or stop, but when it is warmed up (the vehicle it works well and the transmissions runs thru all the gears fine (third gear maybe a little long in shifting) or if I take a corner sometimes it would 'slip'. I had the mechanic check the rear end fluid and he mentioned it was low so he filled it, hoping that was the issue but it did not help....maybe a possible transmission issue...low trans fluid or possible u-joints? I plan on taking it in to hafve the transmisson filter and fluid check next week when I fly back into town...any ideas in the meantime?
Thanks!