PLEASE help quick !! '01 Rodeo Check engine light/$400!?!?!

[BrettnATL]

PLEASE help, ASAP!
I'm leasing a 2001 Rodeo with the 4 cyl...lease is up in a couple of weeks, and warranty just expired a month ago...the check engine light is on and they're telling me it's the Cam Sensor (?) and it'll cost around $400 to fix it!?!?! the dealer claims that isnt covered under powertrain warranty, and basically i'm out of luck since the bumper-to-bumper warranty expired last month.
Funny thing is, I had it in 2 weeks ago for the check engine light, and they replaced the fuel pump assembly, and the light came on the very next day. So this problem happened overnight, literally???
I think I"m getting screwed. ANY help or advice, please let me know. I'm turning the vehicle in off of the lease in a week or so and have no clue what to do.

[amigo-2k]

disconnect the battery (15 minutes at least) and see if the CEL comes back on. If it stays off for a few days, you do this right before you turn it in.

Or maybe you can find out where the sensor is, Pull it out clean it up and re-install it.

Or just have the dealer (or other place) just replace it.

-Ryan

[2eyefishclaw]

how many miles are on this Rodeo if you are under 60,000 it is covered you have a 5 yr 60,000 mile warranty and your drivetrain warranty is 10 yr 120,000 miles if this was a new lease

[BrettnATL]

thanks for the info...actually, my Rodeo only has 36,200 miles on it..it's a 2001 model. I was told it had a 3 yr/36k mile bumper/bumper warranty, and that ended at the end of December, and that this 'cam sensor' isnt part of the powertrain..
maybe they're trying to screw me on my warranty?

[amigo-2k]

http://www.isuzu.com/owners_warranty_2000to2002.jsp

Nope it is 3yr/50k.

They are trying to screw you over. You may want to get in contact with your regional rep to help educate your dealer, and give Corp Isuzu a call too to help out.

Also, you should print and fax off the above link and read through your manual in the glove box for more ammo.

[BrettnATL]

hey buddy...thanks, I appreciate the info..but the issue is, the car turned 3 yrs old at the beginning of January. I asked them since I had it in for this problem originally only *2-3 weeks* after it hit the 3 year mark if they could go ahead and cover it under warranty, and they said NO.

[amigo-2k]

If your lease start on Jan01 then you are correct. Some dealers will do warrenty work under good faith if it is only a couple of wks or miles out of warranty. You could take it to another dealer (if that is an option) and see what they think, or just get it fixed.
-Ryan

[chcklngm]

Here's what I would suggest you do first.
Go to an AutoZone or some similar parts store
where they will do a free diagnostic check.
They will hook up a monitor to an interface
usually located under the dash. That will
give you a code and tell you what's the problem.

Use the code to look up the Chilton's manual. In
my case, I traced the problem back to a fuse
using their circuit diagrams. I replaced the fuse
in the fuse box and the light went out.

Hopefully it'll work for you. Let us know how
it goes.

Regards,

Bk.