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The brake lights on your Isuzu Rodeo notify other drivers when you are stopping, making a safer driving experience for everyone. In fact, working brake lights are required by law. If your brake lights are out, you create a hazard for other drivers who may not notice you are stopping or slowing down. Replace your brake lights as soon as they go out. Replacement bulbs are available at any major auto parts store.

Instructions

1

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws on the sides of the taillight assembly.

2

Remove the Phillips screw from underneath the taillight assembly.

3

Pull the assembly toward you and out of the back end of the Rodeo.

4

Turn the top light socket counterclockwise to unlock it from the assembly. Slide it out of the taillight assembly. The top socket is the brake light, while the other two are the turn signal lights and reverse lights.

5

Press the bulb in toward the socket and turn it counterclockwise to disengage it from the socket. Pull the bulb out of the socket. Slide a new bulb into the socket, press it down and turn it clockwise to lock it into the socket.

6

Slide the socket back into the taillight assembly and turn it clockwise to lock it in. Slide the assembly back into the rear of the Rodeo and replace the screws.

The headlights on a 1994 Isuzu Trooper use a halogen bulb and a glass housing to display light on the road. Since the headlight assembly is made of glass, it can crack or get damaged from flying debris while driving. If that happens, then you will want to remove the headlight to replace it with a new assembly. This should take about 20 minutes to do.

Instructions

1

Pop the hood. Reach behind the headlights and unplug the harness leading to the halogen bulb in the lens. Remove the corner lenses on the grille using the Phillips screwdriver. Pull the corner lenses off of the grille and untwist the bulb from the back of the lens.

2

Remove the screws around the perimeter of the grille with the Phillips screwdriver. Pull the grille off and away from the front end of the truck.

3

Unscrew the retainers holding the headlight in place using the Phillips screwdriver. Pull the headlight assembly away from the core support.

Japanese automaker Isuzu Motors Ltd. had the Rodeo pick-up truck built and sold in the United States from 1991 to 2004. Never the most reliable vehicles on the market, the earlier versions of the Isuzu Rodeo has a common problem concerning the transmission.

Problem

Some Isuzu Rodeos may experience failure of the force motor. This component is essential to the shifting components of the transmission; its malfunction may thus cause the transmission to have problems with shifting gears.

Affected Models and Transmissions

The earlier models of the Isuzu Rodeo -- specifically, of the 1991 to 1995 model years -- suffer from this problem. Also, the force motor failure is restricted to the vehicles alternative four-speed automatic transmission, the 4L30-E from General Motors. The standard three-speed manual gearbox is not afflicted by this issue.

Cost of Repair

As of December 2010, customers would need to pay about $189 for parts and $208 for labor to get the force motor fixed. The aforementioned prices are estimates based on an $65 hourly rate, excluding diagnostic time and tax.