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2000 Isuzu TROOPER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

49 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

70,550 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 22 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 8 of 49 complaints (16.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation714.3%
Transmission and shifting612.2%
Braking behavior36.1%
Steering behavior36.1%
Electrical and battery issues24.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
8
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
8
Engine And Engine Cooling
7
Air Bags:Frontal
4
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
4
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
3
Engine
2
Tires
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine8
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline8
Engine And Engine Cooling7
Air Bags:Frontal4
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings4
Power Train:Automatic Transmission3
Engine2
Tires2

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 8; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 8; Engine And Engine Cooling: 7; Air Bags:Frontal: 4; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings: 4; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 3; Engine: 2; Tires: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
6
75,000 to 99,999
4
100,000 to 149,999
5
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9993
50,000 to 74,9996
75,000 to 99,9994
100,000 to 149,9995
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 5; 150,000 and above: 1

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 27 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
4
2001
6
2002
6
2003
6
2004
7
2005
5
2006
2
2007
6
2008
1
2009
1
2010
2
2012
1
2015
1
2017
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20004
20016
20026
20036
20047
20055
20062
20076
20081
20091
20102
20121
20151
20171

2000: 4; 2001: 6; 2002: 6; 2003: 6; 2004: 7; 2005: 5; 2006: 2; 2007: 6; 2008: 1; 2009: 1; 2010: 2; 2012: 1; 2015: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 6 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10001802 · 2003-01-02 (January 2, 2003)

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN RESULT OF HITTING CURVE WITH VEHICLE TIRES WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING RODS HAD BROKEN AND STEERING STRIP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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Owner report 10005207 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN PAST 2 YEARS AND WHEN BROUGHT IN, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND THEY GOT THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THEN DECEMBER 22, 2002 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT THE EXACT SAME TIME THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS.OIL WAS GONE FROM CAR AND NO IDICATOR LIGHTS WARNED OF LOW OIL. NOW ENGINE BURNT UP AND THE ISUZU DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $9,200 TO FIX. OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED 2400 MILES BEFORE INCIDENT. NO OIL LEAKS FOUND.

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Owner report 10008662 · 2003-01-15 (January 15, 2003)

NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CONSOLE SHIFTER. EVERYTIME HE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION THE KEY HUNG UP BEFORE IT REACHED THE OFF THE POSITION. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE KEY REACHED THE OFF POSITION. *JB

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Owner report 10012353 · 2003-03-20 (March 20, 2003)

NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

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Owner report 10042988 · 2003-10-15 (October 15, 2003)

IN FEBRUARY 2003, I BROUGHT MY 2000 ISUZU INTO A MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET, UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED, AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY SIX MONTHS. AT THAT TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER HAVING THE INTAKE GASKET REPAIRED THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT OR I COULD JUST IGNORE IT. NOW, SIX MONTHS LATER, I HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD USED FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVE…

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Owner report 10044104 · 2003-10-12 (October 12, 2003)

DRIVE SHAFT ON VEHICLE IS OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *MR THERE WAS A RUMBLING AND OR SHIMMY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THEY CHANGED THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND STATED THAT MOST OF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ELIMINATED HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOM STILL EXISTED DUE TO THE WHEELS BEING OUT OF ROUND. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE ALSO OUT OF ROUND. *SCC *JB

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Owner report 10062691 · 2004-03-20 (March 20, 2004)

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

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Owner report 10070834 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

OUR 2000 ISUZU TROPPER IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DEFECTS OF THE CAR COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE DEAD OR COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES. THE REDUCE POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DRIVER WILL BE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY POSTED SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH AND THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY REDUCE SPEED TO AS LOW AS 35 MPH. THE CAR ALSO REDUCES POWER FOR SPEEDS AS LOW AS 40 MPH TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THERE IS NOTHING THE DRIVER CAN DO. DUE TO THIS DEFAULT, OUR LIVES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN DANGER BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE ERRATIC MOVES TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCI…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,107 miles reported. Look up ODI 10070834 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V253000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery

Reported: 2000-09-07 (September 7, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, AN INTERIOR FUEL LINE AND FUEL HOSE CAN BE SEPARATED, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL FUEL SYSTEM SHIELDS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
00V376000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Reported: 2000-11-14 (November 14, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED, FRONTAL CRASHES, MOVEMENT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE.

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, REINFORCED FUEL HOSE ASSEMBLY. NOTE: THE FUEL LEAKAGE ISSUE IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE ADDRESSED IN THEIR PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN 00V-253.

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Data completeness

49 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

44.9%Usable mileage22 / 49 records
87.8%Valid incident date43 / 49 records
100.0%Valid filing date49 / 49 records
87.8%Ordered incident and filing dates43 / 49 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
423.5%
ODI 480309

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE THAT ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.

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212.5%
ODI 521906

THE ENGINE'S MAIN PULLEY BOLT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE BOLT HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT AND THEN REPLACED.

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14.3%
ODI 511162

AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED.

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47.0%
ODI 10047781

VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR CONSUMER WAS AT A TOLL BOTH WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE PULL OVER INTO THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THREE OTHER OCCUPANTS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *PH *NLM

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416.0%
ODI 10250838 · 188,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN HEAVY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V132000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT LATER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,031 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A…

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515.2%
ODI 10096449

CAM SHAFT SEAL PLUG BECAME DISLODGED FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

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48.5%
ODI 10147215

DEC. 26, 2005 MY HUSBAND WENT TO WORK AT 3:00PM IN THE AFTERNOON. ON DEC 27,2005 HE CAME HOME AT 3:30 AM IN THE MORNING, HE GOT IN THE SHOWER AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OUR DOG STARTED TO BARK, SO HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE HEARD A POP. SO HE LOOKED AGAIN AND FLAMES STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE PASSENGER FRONT FENDER. HE YELLED, I RAN OUT THERE AND HE WAS USING THE HOSE I CALLED 911 AND WE WERE TRYING TO POP THE HOOD FINALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT HERE MY HUSBAND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIREMEN OPENED THE HOOD AND THE…

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23.7%
ODI 505312

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

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23.9%
ODI 560919

THE HEAD GASKETS LEAK. NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1126.2%
ODI 10022213

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STARTED JERKING SOON AFTER VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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2935.8%
ODI 10010347 · 72,000 mi

MY 1999 TROOPER THREW A ROD IN THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE HAD THE TROOPER IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES BEFORE WITH OTHER PROBLEMS, BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. IN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER ENGINE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND AN ENGINE. NO NEW ONES WERE MADE, NOR WAS A REPAIR KIT.*JB

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816.3%
ODI 10086660 · 71,000 mi

2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH 71,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE OIL LOST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL AT 3000 MILES. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS. YESTERDAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 4 QUARTS. THIS BROUGHT THE OIL LEVEL TO THE "ADD 1 QUART MARK". IN 3000 MILES MY TROOPER CONSUMED 5 QUARTS OF OIL. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ... $7400. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A RECALL TO HOLD ISUZU RESPONSI…

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310.3%
ODI 10020448

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURE STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY TAKEN OF, AFTER THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE MANUFACTURE WITH THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK, THEY STILL DECLINED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *JB

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216.7%
ODI 10192928 · 79,000 mi

ENGINE IN MY 2002 ISUZU TROOPER BURNED UP THE MAIN ROD BEARING IN PISTON ONE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK HAS 79K MILES ON IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ISUZU OF NORTH AMERICA STATED NOTHING WOULD BE DONE VIA THE MANUFACTURER. I REPLACED THE ENGINE MYSELF AT A COST OF $4800. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

212.5%
ODI 713944

NO SUMMARY

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28.7%
ODI 507703

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

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610.5%
ODI 515022

VEHICLE FIRE.

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14.0%
ODI 704351

A VALVE IN THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER OF THE V6 ENGINE IN THE TROOPER BURNT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES.

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13.0%
ODI 516725

THE OIL SEAL FAILED.

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36.4%
ODI 713845

THE ENGINE WAS BURNING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL ISUZU DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CHIEF MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A MATERIAL FAILURE IN THE PISTON RINGS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BURN THE OIL. I CALLED ISUZU USA DIRECTLY AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, EVEN THOUGH ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS DIAGNOSED A "MATERIAL FAILURE" IN THE ENGINE COMPONENT. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH OTHER MECHANIC WHO HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH TROOPERS. ANY ASSISTANCE…

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35.6%
ODI 505312

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

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23.9%
ODI 603826

SEAT TRACK COVER FELL OFF.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

49.5%
ODI 10075138 · 74,000 mi

1998 ISUZU TROOPER 3.5 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AT 74,000 MILES. NO REBUILT OR USED ENGINES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN USA. ONE GARAGE IN CHANDLER, AZ SAID IT WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH FAILURE #1 ENGINE CYLINDER WITH 60 TO 90,000 MILES. THEY ARE DOING ALOT OF BUSINESS WITH THIS, EVEN SELLING OVERHAULS ON E-BAY. *AK

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1721.0%
ODI 10005537 · 72,800 mi

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER THAT I PURCHASED ON 7/27/02 WITH 67,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT NOW HAS 72,800 MILES. IT IS A V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. DURING MY OWNERSHIP, AT FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT ABOUT THE 5 MPH MARK, THE THROTTLE HAS OPENED FULLY WHILE IN GEAR! I HAVE HAD TO "PANIC BRAKE" THE VEHICLE AND PUSH THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR TO "NEUTRAL". WHEN I HAVE DONE THIS, THE ENGINE HAS RACED TO 6000 RPM+ AND HELD, SO I HAVE HAD TO TURN-OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH EACH TIME. AFTER GAT…

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816.3%
ODI 10062691 · 36,000 mi

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

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13.4%
ODI 8005965

WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE HESITATED, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A REAREND COLLISION. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE VALVE AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND ABS SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER HAS TRIED 6 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *TT

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18.3%
ODI 8023904

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IF YOU TRY TO PASS SOMEONE OR ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER. CONSUMER STATES' ONCE WHEN VEHICLE LOSS POWER IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

313.0%
ODI 489131

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

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915.8%
ODI 10006794

THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

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28.0%
ODI 484150

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *SD

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

24.3%
ODI 10146589 · 34,345 mi

WAS JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE VALUE OF REPORTING THIS. IN 1997, UNDER WARRANTY-I SHOWED A LINE IN THE FRAME TO A ISUZU DEALER/MECHANIC WHO FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS A CRACK IN THE FRAME. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS CIRCUMVENTED MOST OF THE F-L FRAME, WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ATTACHED. ISUZU CORPORATE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS OR TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. IN ADDITION, I REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JERKING INTO GEAR AND THE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANS FAILED A…

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35.6%
ODI 10143041 · 84,212 mi

1995 ISUZU TROOPER SUV GOES IN TO NETURAL WHILE IN DRIVE AND UNDERWAY DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM

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47.8%
ODI 702790

FIRST VISIT TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE RESULTED IN NOTHING BEING DONE. WAS TOLD THAT TAPPING NOISE WAS A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WASN'T MAKING THAT SOUND WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. SECOND VISIT TO DEALER, AFTER ENGINE NOISE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER, RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS. A THIRD AND FOURTH VISIT FOR THE SAME TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE RESULTED IN MORE TRANSMISSION WORK TO REPLACE A CRACKED FLYWHEEL AND O-RING BEARING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BE REPLACED …

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

37.1%
ODI 10022213

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STARTED JERKING SOON AFTER VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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67.4%
ODI 10013842 · 74,180 mi

I PURCHASED MY TROOPER NEW. I HAVE ALL OF THE PRINT OUTS OF THE OIL CHANGES MADE WHICH ARE AT OR BELOW RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. AT APPROXIMATELY. 25000 MILES I REPORTED A SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE METAL FILINGS WERE FOUND IN IT. THEN 2000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS BOUGHT IN BACK 500 MILES LATER FOR AND ADJUSTMENT ON THIS AGAIN. AT 40000 MILES THE CD PLAYER JAMMED AND THEY REPLACED THIS WITH A NEW ONE THAT TOOK 8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE. WE HAD FOLLOWED THE …

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36.1%
ODI 10203508

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES THE FIRST ONE WAS BEFORE THE 50000 MILES AND EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA. *JB

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517.2%
ODI 10129552 · 56,000 mi

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 ISUZU TROOPER. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS SKIPPING OR STALLING LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS WENT UP. THEN, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON 7-31-2004. THE SECOND TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER WAS ON 6-28-05. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS BEFORE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME ON 7-18-05. THE VEHICLE IS AT…

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18.3%
ODI 10082030

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED A TRAIN TRACK, ANOTHER VEHICLE BEGAN TO APPROACH FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AND SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE TO CLEAR UP THE ROAD WAY. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED TO PARK AND LOCKED PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. A TRAIN APPROACHED AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling
15.9%
ODI 480309

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE THAT ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

14.3%
ODI 10180877

MY 1990 ISUZU TROOPER, STANDARD, INTENSIFIES ITS REVS IN IDLE SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES IT GOES UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN... AND I CAN SEE HOW THE TEMP GAUGE RISES QUICKLY. MY MOMENTARY SOLUTION IN SUCH CASES IS TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND WAIT, SOMETIMES THIS LEAVES ME SOME MINUTES UNTIL IT STARTS REVVING UP AND DOWN AGAIN. NO INJURIES SO FAR, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN USING THE TRUCK MUCH FOR THIS SAME REASON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ID THE CAUSE SO THAT MY MECHANIC CAN SOLVE IT. *NM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

13.0%
ODI 10099062

THE DRIVER NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND PULLED OVER. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CAM SHAFT SEAL PLUG NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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36.4%
ODI 10146618

MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK , TURNED THE TRUCK OFF CAME IN THE HOUSE. GOT IN THE SHOWER 30 MINUTES LATER WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER HE HEARD A POP AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE TRUCK , ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO SMELL OR ANYTHING TO THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG IF HE WOULD HAVE WENT TO SLEEP IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT OUR HOUSE ON FIRE AND MY HUSBAND , TWO KIDS AND ME WOULD PROBLEY BE DEAD BECAUSE THATS WHAT THE FIREMEN SAID IT WAS SPREADING SO FAST. *JB

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11.9%
ODI 10652791 · 150,000 mi

ACCELERATED FROM STOP AND THROTTLE STUCK. WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. INSPECTED CABLE AND FOUND THAT RUBBER BOOT ON ENGINE SIDE OF CABLE HOUSING HAD BECOME GUMMY/STICKY/SOFT AND HAD FOLDED IN ON ITSELF, STICKING TO THE INNER CABLE ITSELF. REMOVED BOOT TO GET HOME. LOOKED ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT, AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON EXACT SAME MODEL AND YEAR, BUT AFTER CALLING ISUZU, WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THOUGH IT'S THE SAME PART NUMBER. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL …

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12.0%
ODI 882378

AT 40,000 MILES COOLANT FUMES COMMENCED TO COME INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND MADE VARIOUS REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER FIRST COMPLAINED OF AN ANTI-FREEZE SMELL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT A HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, HOWEVER DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG, CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED HEAD GASKET, AFTER REPAIR CONSUMER COULD STILL SMELL ANTIFREEZE, IN OCTOBER DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE HEATER HOSE AND REPL…

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17.7%
ODI 10112633 · 8,150 mi

HYDROLIC LIFTERS STICK, VERY LOUD AND NOTICABLE ENGINE NOISE. THEY HAVE STUCK SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THEY UNSTICK IMMEDIATELY AFTER SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE, BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.*AK DEALERSHIP(S) USED THIS WINDOW OF TIME TO THIER ADVANTAGE TO AVOID REPAIRING VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, SENDING CONSUMER AWAY TO SEE IF IT WORKS. MANAUFACTURER RECOMMENDS SYNTHETIC OIL TO CORRECT. DOES NOT WORK. SEVERAL INCIDENTS. COUNTLESS FAILURES. WILL PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR NEW LIFTERS, APPROXIMATELY $1,800.00.

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37.1%
ODI 10086330 · 68,000 mi

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. 1998 ISUZU TROOPER ENGINE BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ENGINE WITH 68,000 MILES WENT FROM FULL OIL LEVEL TO WARNING LIGHT AND MOTOR FAILURE (BEARING AND BLOCK BREAKAGE) WITHIN 2-3,000 MILES. SEVERAL EXPERIENCED MECHANICS AND EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (THAT DENIED COVERAGE) SAY THERE IS A KNOW FAILURE OF THESE ENGINES.*AK

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1012.3%
ODI 10052059

THE OIL LIGHT INDICATOR HAD A DELAY IN INDICATING HOW MUCH OIL WAS IN THE PAN. CONSUMER WAS OUT OF OIL, THEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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714.3%
ODI 10042988

IN FEBRUARY 2003, I BROUGHT MY 2000 ISUZU INTO A MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET, UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED, AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY SIX MONTHS. AT THAT TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER HAVING THE INTAKE GASKET REPAIRED THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT OR I COULD JUST IGNORE IT. NOW, SIX MONTHS LATER, I HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD USED FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVE…

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26.9%
ODI 10200298 · 87,300 mi

2001 ISUZU TROOPER WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION ACCUMULATOR AND BAD U-JOINT CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY WANT US TO REVIEW THE SAFETY ISSUES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HAVING 3 SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THE FIRST BEING A BAD U JOINT, THE SECOND BEING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ACCUMULATOR AND THE THIRD WAS HAVING TO REPLACE A LONG ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ELECTRICAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED RECENTLY REQUESTED A GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT AND WAS ULTIMATELY DENIED BY THE DEALER DUE TO THE …

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18.3%
ODI 10186275

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1 QT. EVERY 600 MILES OR SO. 5 QTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (3000 MILES!) *JB

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

14.3%
ODI 10018510

MY 1990 ISUZU TROOPER IS EXHIBITING DANGEROUS REVVING AND DROPPING OF THE IDLE. THE TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING AND IS IMPOSSIBLE NOW TO DRIVE SAFELY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ECU IN THESE TRUCKS IS FAULTY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND FORCE ISUZU TO REPAIR THESE DANGEROUS DEFECTS AT THEIR EXPENSE, NOT THE CONSUMERS'. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INSTRUCTING ISUZU…

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23.5%
ODI 10072032

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM LOWER TO HIGHER LEVER GEAR VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

26.1%
ODI 965328

ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE. TT

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24.3%
ODI 10247646 · 139,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLES FEEL LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALWAYS ACTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS ARE CONSTANTLY IDLING. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN OIL LEAK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. OIL LEAKED ONTO THE STEER PLATE AND COATED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. HE FOUND TWO RECALLS THAT LISTED THE EXACT FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V199000 (VEHICL…

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23.7%
ODI 10097692

ISUZU MOTORS SAFETY RECALL NO: 04V-199000. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO LONGER ANY AUTHORIZED ISUZU DEALERS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ISUZU MOTORS HAD REVOKED THEIR DEALERSHIP AUTHORITY SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT. THE DEALER DID THE CONSUMER TWO DEALERSHIP THAT COULD PERFORM THE RECALL, HOWEVER THEY WERE VERY FAR AWAY. *JB

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35.9%
ODI 10259379 · 180,000 mi

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO CUT THE IGNITION. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 92-95 MODELS, HOWEVER, MINE IS A 96 MODEL. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

37.1%
ODI 11190034 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER THAT WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER RETAINED THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS…

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78.6%
ODI 10113417 · 40,000 mi

ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, IN JUST 65,000 THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 3 COMPLETE SETS OF TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PR…

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12.0%
ODI 11002329

PERFORATION WHICH HAS CAUSED BACK BRACKET UNDERNEATH TO DETACH. BOLT IS IN PLACE. ENGINE LIGHT ON WBICH IS CSUSED BY THE ENGINE AN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE PRINT OUT FROM ORIELLYS WHICH HAS MESSED UP THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. PAPERS ON NEW TRANSMISSION PLACED. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. SMELL OF GAS IN ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOTE THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EPAAN OR I/M TEST. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THAT MAKE AN MODEL ARE STILL BEING SOLD. VERY DANGEROUS. I AM 31 YEARS OLD I DO NOT WANT TO DIE OF DEFECTS. CANNOT DRIVE ON HI…

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517.2%
ODI 10025772 · 13,586 mi

UNWANTED ACCELERATION - THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINE TO ACCELARATE OR HOLD STEADY SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRYING TO STOP IT WILL CONTINUE TO REV AND THEN SUDDENLY REV DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LURCH DOWN BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WILL START AT NORMAL RPM'S AND THEN SURGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE). IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR T…

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216.7%
ODI 765678

MOTOR WILL REV UP WHEN SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT AND TRY TO LUNGE FORWARD. I HAVE EVEN HAD IT GO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT MY FOOT EVEN BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UNLESS THEY CAN SEE THE VEHICLE DO IT THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THEY SAY UNTIL THAT HAPPENS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. DEALER REFUSES TO KEEP VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DOES IT SO THEY CAN SEE IT. THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I AM MAKING TH…

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Tires
15.9%
ODI 601914

WHEEL LUG NUTS STRIPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

14.3%
ODI 554984

THE BACK LEFT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE (STEEL SHOWING) CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND RUN ACROSS THE S/B LANE OF TRAFFIC AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, THE VEHICLE THE OVERTURNED GOING OVER THE GOUARDRAIL DOWN INTO A CREEK BED, THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED REAR OVER FRONT ONE COMPLETE TIME, ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED (BRIDGESTON/FIRESTONE P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1M0254, LEFT REAR). NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

412.1%
ODI 601969

POOR PERFORMANCE OF GOODYEAR TIRES.

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510.6%
ODI 10176823

I HAVE A 94 ISUZU TROOPER SUBN, MY MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING THIS IS LESS THEN A YEAR. I REPLACED A WATER PUMP 2XS, MOTOR VEALCOVER KASITS/MOTOR INSIDE WAS NO GOOD. I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVER SHIFT IS LOOSE. I GIVE THE CARE THE BEST CAR SOME THING ABOUT THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. IN LESS THEN A YEAR $8,000 WAS PUT ON THIS TRUCK. I NEED HELP IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE SONS THIS TRUCK IS THE ONE TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY TRUCK IS ON THE RECALL LIST. *NM

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35.6%
ODI 10047638

I HAVE SENT FIRESTONE ALL THAT THEY REQUESTED ME. THE FAILED FIRESTONE TIRE ALONG WITH A CD WITH ALL THE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AS WELL AS TWO ESTIMATES TO GET THE CAR FIXED. THE TOP ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE CAR WAS FOR $1380.00. I SENT IT THROUGH FED-EX WITH THE MAILING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE COVER OF THE BOX. YOU COULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED THE TIRE WITH OUT THE BOX BECAUSE THE MAILING INSTRUCTIONS WERE ON THE ALONG WITH THE CD AND THE ESTIMATES!! THEREFORE, ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES HAD TO HAVE RECEIVED THE CD AND THE ESTIMATES WITH THE BOX, WHICH CO…

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35.9%
ODI 10014384 · 118,500 mi

TIRE DELAMINATION. *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

24.8%
ODI 10237256 · 119,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE AS IF THE TIRES WERE UNBALANCED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS NO BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANY POTHOLES. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

24.1%
ODI 10455900 · 142,000 mi

I HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED AND WAS TOLD BY GARAGE THAT MY SIDEWALL ON ALL 4 OF MY TIRES ARE SPLITTING. I TOLD HIM THEY ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 20000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS GARAGED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE SPLITTING. HE SHOWED ME AND THE SIDEWALL IS INDEED SPLITTING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THESE TIRES RESULTING IN CRASHES. *JS

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26.9%
ODI 10033990 · 15,000 mi

DEALER REPLACED REAR AND FRONT TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME AT 15000 MILES, AND THE SECOND TIME AT 22000 MILES. BUT STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM, WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER HL, SIZE 235/70R16.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Suspension:Front
15.9%
ODI 521983

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IN ACCIDENT.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

23.5%
ODI 504802

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

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28.0%
ODI 482386

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. *SKD

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13.0%
ODI 802814

MAKING A LEFT TURN ONCOMING CAR IMPACTED AREA NEAR GAS TANK, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

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36.4%
ODI 515818

VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND FLIPPED OVER.

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59.3%
ODI 513558

IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL IN ROADWAY, DRIVER SWERVED, VEHICLE ALMOST TIPPED OVER..

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59.8%
ODI 508821

WEAK SUSPENSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT, ALSO WEAK FRAME. *AK

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17.7%
ODI 606927

VEHICLE'S FRONT END VERY OFTEN NEEDS WHEEL ALIGNMENT AFTER TRAVELING OFF ROAD. MJS

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.2%
ODI 10282891

HI, THIS IS THE SECOND USED CAR I BOUGH FROM INFINITY AUTOS, THE FIRST ONE WAS A 97 DODGE CARAVAN, IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I PAID $300.00 TO FIX SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR OMAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS FOR LIKE HE SAID SO I PAID OFF THE VAN I NEED A NEWER BETTER CAR SO I TRADED THIS CAR IN FOR A ISUZU 1999, I USED THE VAN AS A DOWN PAYMENT +I GAVE HIM $300.00 DOLLARS, I TOLD HIM THAN MARCH, 2009 THIS CAR BETTER BE IN BETTER CONDITION AGAIN HE SAID NO PROBLEM, THERE WERE THINGS ON THIS CAR THAT NEEDE…

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12.0%
ODI 10315888 · 114,000 mi

AT HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) A BOOM NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUST AFTER CONTACTING THE WARNING STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE AND FISHTAIL THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3-4 TIMES APPROX. ONE - TWO HUNDRED YARDS DOWN THE HIGHWAY. INJURED BUT EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS SUSPICIOUS OF A POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR STEERING FAILURE AND CONCERNED THAT AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
423.5%
ODI 521745

THREE WHEEL STUDS SHEERED OFF, 5 STUDS FAILED DUE TO WEAK METAL.

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318.8%
ODI 504850

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

712.3%
ODI 508231

AT LEAST ONE LUG:STUD BOLT STRIPPED WHEN REMOVING AND PUTTING BACK ON. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

13.0%
ODI 8018750

STUDS ON DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE LUGS: NUTS. DEALER STUDS WERE MADE OF AN ALLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE TIRES BECAUSE STUDS WOULDBREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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24.3%
ODI 858359

THE THREAD THAT HOLDS THE ADJUSTING BOLT SEPARATED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

12.0%
ODI 864879

THE LUG: NUTS ARE BEING TORQUE TOO TIGHT, CAUSING THE LUG: NUTS TO FREEZE ONTO THE LUG, WHICH BREAKS IF CHANGING THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.2%
ODI 8015671

VARIOUS LUGS: STUDS ARE BREAKING OFF ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine56,500–74,000 mi70,100 mi7
ODI 10086660 · 71,000 mi

2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH 71,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE OIL LOST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL AT 3000 MILES. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS. YESTERDAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 4 QUARTS. THIS BROUGHT THE OIL LEVEL TO THE "ADD 1 QUART MARK". IN 3000 MILES MY TROOPER CONSUMED 5 QUARTS OF OIL. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ... $7400. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A RECALL TO HOLD ISUZU RESPONSI…

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ODI 10098679 · 57,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN ADDING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE VALVE WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY COSTING ME $470. AND THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO ADD TWO QUARTS OVER THE LAST 2500 MILES.*JB

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ODI 10100657 · 56,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2004. NOTICED IT WAS USING SOME OIL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE ON A 900 MILES TRIP AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I KEPT TRACK OF ITS OIL LEVEL AND ON THE FINAL 200 MILES OF DRIVING IT USED ABOUT A 1/2 QUART OF OIL. THE TRUCK HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER SITES AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON FLAW WITH THE 3.5 LITER MOTOR. I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WRITE TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO POSSIBLY HAVE THIS REMEDIED. PLEASE LET OTHERS KNOW.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineToo few reports for a range36,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10062691 · 36,000 mi

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10131922 · 130,000 mi

I HAVE OWNED THIS SUV FRON NEW. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EACH AND EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAVE USED FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL, MOBILE, 10W-30. THE VEHICLE USES AT VARYING RATES FROM 1QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES TO 1 QT. PER 2000 MILES. WHILE IT IS WITHIN "ISUZU GUIDELINES" IT IS OBVIOUSLY EXCESSIVE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER AT EACH SERVICE TRIP AND THEY JUST CHUCKLE AND SAY YOUR DOING BETTER THAN MOST. *NM

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ODI 10188393 · 22,000 mi

VEHICLE USES EXCESSIVE OIL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.6L IN 2000. CHECK THE ISUZU FORUM ONLINE. ON HIGHWAY TRIPS, USES 1 QUART EVERY 200 MILES. ON SHORTER TRIPS IN TOWN, CAN GO 500 TO 700 MILES BEFORE NEEDING A QUART. IT DOESN'T LEAK, AND DOESN'T BURN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE OIL NOT DRAINING DOWN AFTER BEING PUSHED ON TOP THE CYLINDERS. IT EVENTUALLY HAS TO BE BURNED, OR SENT THROUGH THE EXHAUST, PARTICULARLY ON LONG TRIPS. ON SHORTER TRIPS, YOU STOP BEFORE TO MUCH IS BURNED OFF OR PUSHED OUT, SO IT DRAINS BACK. THE OIL DRAIN BA…

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Engine And Engine CoolingToo few reports for a range72,233 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10081148 · 45,959 mi

CHANGED OIL AT 44900 MILES. WENT ON A TRIP AFTER 1000 MILES ENIGNE FREEZES THEN OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER SUV COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. LUCKY TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. HAD SUV TOWED 700 MILES TO DEALER. SUV IS UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD BY ISUZU ITS MY PROBLEM NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE OIL HAD BEEN BURNED, NOT LEAKING. *LA

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ODI 10144438 · 53,465 mi

2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH APX 53K MILES ON IT, REGULAR OIL CHANGES ABOUT EVERY 4-5,00 MILES (ISUZU OWNERS' MANUAL RECOMMENDS EVERY 7,500 MI - WHICH WOULD NOT WORK IT SEEMS). I HAD CHECKED THE OIL PREVIOUSLY AND FOUND IT OK A FEW DAYS BEFORE TAKING TRIP, HAD ENGINE ROD BREAK LOSE AND PUNCH HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. LUCKILY I BOUGHT IT USED WITH A HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED UNDER THAT WARRANTY. *NM

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ODI 10266175 · 103,000 mi

AFTER MAINTAINING OUR 2000 ISUZU TROOPER BY THE BOOK AND BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, IT BLEW THE ENGINE AT 103000. I KEPT VERY GOOD DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE REPAIRS- AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM, ISUZU IS NOT BACKING THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (120,000 MILES)BECAUSE THEY FOUND A WAY TO GET AWAY WITH IT BY SAYING BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ACTUAL RECEIPTS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I DID MANY MYSELF AND DOCUMENTED DATES AND MILEAGE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH WHICH WAS EASY BECAUSE ITS SUCH A COMMON …

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Air Bags:FrontalToo few reports for a range107,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10160322 · 100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 - 20 MPH THROUGH AT INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, HOWEVER INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD BRUISING TO THE FACE AND A SPRAINED HIP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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ODI 10315888 · 114,000 mi

AT HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) A BOOM NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUST AFTER CONTACTING THE WARNING STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE AND FISHTAIL THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3-4 TIMES APPROX. ONE - TWO HUNDRED YARDS DOWN THE HIGHWAY. INJURED BUT EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS SUSPICIOUS OF A POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR STEERING FAILURE AND CONCERNED THAT AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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Power Train:Automatic TransmissionToo few reports for a range81,558 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10210795 · 81,558 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GASKET TRANSMISSION PAN HAD A LEAK AND THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION PANS AND THE SECOND GASKET SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR COVER AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. AS OF…

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EngineToo few reports for a range152,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10717315 · 152,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE OWNER AS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

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TiresToo few reports for a range142,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10455900 · 142,000 mi

I HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED AND WAS TOLD BY GARAGE THAT MY SIDEWALL ON ALL 4 OF MY TIRES ARE SPLITTING. I TOLD HIM THEY ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 20000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS GARAGED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE SPLITTING. HE SHOWED ME AND THE SIDEWALL IS INDEED SPLITTING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THESE TIRES RESULTING IN CRASHES. *JS

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 214 reports

2001: 14 complaints · 2002: 5 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
200161114
2002345
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20012621
20021101

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineEngine And Engine CoolingAir Bags:FrontalFuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And FittingsPower Train:Automatic TransmissionEngineTires
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—0000000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline0—000000
Engine And Engine Cooling00—00000
Air Bags:Frontal000—0000
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings0000—000
Power Train:Automatic Transmission00000—00
Engine000000—0
Tires0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

8 mentions · 16.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10012353

NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

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ODI 10062691 · 36,000 mi

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10203508

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES THE FIRST ONE WAS BEFORE THE 50000 MILES AND EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA. *JB

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

7 mentions · 14.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,100 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10005207 · 39,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN PAST 2 YEARS AND WHEN BROUGHT IN, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND THEY GOT THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THEN DECEMBER 22, 2002 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT THE EXACT SAME TIME THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS.OIL WAS GONE FROM CAR AND NO IDICATOR LIGHTS WARNED OF LOW OIL. NOW ENGINE BURNT UP AND THE ISUZU DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $9,200 TO FIX. OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED 2400 MILES BEFORE INCIDENT. NO OIL LEAKS FOUND.

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ODI 10098679 · 57,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN ADDING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE VALVE WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY COSTING ME $470. AND THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD TO ADD TWO QUARTS OVER THE LAST 2500 MILES.*JB

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ODI 10112349 · 70,100 mi

PRIOR TO LEAVING ON TRIP FROM MINNESOTA TO MONTANA I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. JUST OUTSIDE BILLINGS, MT MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANGING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS AND FINALLY THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. ZERO OIL REGISTERED IN THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSED AS A SEIZED CRANK BY THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP. 70,100 MILES AND A SEIZED ENGINE OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. $6,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE DOES NOT MAKE FISCAL SENSE GIVEN THE WHOLESALE VALUE OF TRUCK WAS $7500.*JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

4 mentions · 8.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 59,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10100537

I PUCHASED MY 2000 ISUZU TROOPER IN FEBRUARY 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHANGED MY OWN OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY. I HAVE EITHER CHANGED AT MY WORK (A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP) OR AT MY OWN HOME.*AK THE LAST TIME I CHANGED MY OIL WAS 2 MONTHS AGO (9/25/04) AT 47900 MILES AND ON (11/24/04) WITH 49800 MILES THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED AT ME WHEN I CAME TO A STOP ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY HOME THEN WENT OUT. ONCE I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK AT ALL. I STARTED TO POUR IN OIL…

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ODI 10193410

THE TROOPER OF 2000 HAS THE SAME MAIN PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE - EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT MANUFACTURER ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT CONSUMERS SAY. THERE IS NO ANSWER, NO EXPLANATIONS, NO RECALLS. WELL, HERE IS MY ANSWER - I WILL NEVER BUY ANY ISUZU PRODUCT AGAIN, NEITHER ME, NOR MY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES. THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THIS MAJOR ISUZU TROOPER PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT COMFORTABLE AND SAFE TO THE OWNERS. BUT THE MANUFACTURER COULDN'T CARE LESS. *AK

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ODI 10196244 · 15,000 mi

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION-DENIAL BY ISUZU TO REPLACE ENGINE.

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 4.1% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11002329

PERFORATION WHICH HAS CAUSED BACK BRACKET UNDERNEATH TO DETACH. BOLT IS IN PLACE. ENGINE LIGHT ON WBICH IS CSUSED BY THE ENGINE AN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE PRINT OUT FROM ORIELLYS WHICH HAS MESSED UP THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. PAPERS ON NEW TRANSMISSION PLACED. TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. SMELL OF GAS IN ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOTE THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EPAAN OR I/M TEST. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THAT MAKE AN MODEL ARE STILL BEING SOLD. VERY DANGEROUS. I AM 31 YEARS OLD I DO NOT WANT TO DIE OF DEFECTS. CANNOT DRIVE ON HI…

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ODI 735110

THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NOTE FROM ISUZU: "ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 TROOPERS HAVING 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS EQUIPPED WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN TYPES OF HIGH-SPEED, FRONTAL CRASHES, AN INTERIOR FUEL LINE AND FUEL HOSE CAN BE SEPARATED, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH". I TRIED TO CONTACT TWO ISUZU DEALERS IN MY AREA. ON…

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 52,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10141816 · 52,000 mi

MY WIFE STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I WENT OUT TO TRY IT MYSELF & GOT SAME RESULT. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD I NOTICED MASTER CYLINDER WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT, THE BOLT ON THE VACUUM BOOSTER HAD SNAPPED OF WHICH DAMAGED THE BOOSTER & PEDAL FUNCTION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT COULD OF HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. I NOTIFIED ISUZU OF AMERICA TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED ON OUR WARRANTY THEY SAID NO , I ASKED YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A DEFECT LIKE THIS, THE ANS…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b