1998 ISUZU TROOPER Problems & Recalls

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 LONG...

Mileage: 30,000

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 LONG...

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS YOU START TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKS YOU, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GETTING WHIPLASH. WE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES AND LOTS OF TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A T...

Mileage: 86,444

WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS YOU START TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKS YOU, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GETTING WHIPLASH. WE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES AND LOTS OF TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A T...

Mileage: 86,444

WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS YOU START TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKS YOU, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GETTING WHIPLASH. WE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES AND LOTS OF TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A T...

Mileage: 86,444

WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS YOU START TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKS YOU, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GETTING WHIPLASH. WE HAVE HAD IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES AND LOTS OF TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A T...

Mileage: 86,444

ENGINE IS EXHIBITING ABNORMALLY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ONE QUART PER 500 MILES. IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE IF PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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 ...

Mileage: 119,000

USING 1 QT OIL EVERY 450 MILES. *TR

I AHVE A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. 3.5 V6. I USED 1QT OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. ISUZU STATSE THIS IS WITHIN SPECS. I DISAGREE. SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS ENGINES COMPLETELY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE HELP IN MAKING ISUZU OF NORTH AMERICA OWN UP TO THIS FLAWED ENGINE.

Mileage: 82,000

JUST BOUGHT A 98' TROOPER WITH THE 3.5L. DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED. DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD IT CHECKED WITH A HANDHELD SCANNER. IT SAID LOW FLOW THROUGH EGR VALVE. TECH SAID TAKE IT OFF AND CLEAN IT, SHOUL...

Mileage: 63,344

I HAVE A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER WITH A 3.5L MOTOR AND IT EATS MOTORS OIL LIKE NO OTHER. IT DOES IT EVERYTIME I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL SINCE AFTER ABOUT 50K MILES. THE MOTOR CONSUMES ROUGHLY 1QT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES, EVEN AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE. I HAVE LOOKED ON COUNTLESS WEB SITES AND FORUMS ALL OVE...

WE WERE DRIVING IN MY 1998 ISUZU TROOPER WITH THE 3.5 LITER ENGINE AND ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION TO MONTANA, AS WE CAME TO OUR DESTINATION WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED IN OUR VEHICLE AND WAS SET AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE MONTANA SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 91,000

I PURCHASED A USED 1998 ISUZU TROOPER IN 1993. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT ALL RECORDS OF WORK DONE, PER THE MANUAL. FROM THE BEGINNING I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BEING HELD BACK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CHECKED OUT MY CAR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS AND FOUND NOT...

Mileage: 32,000

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER (3.5L V6 MOTOR). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES ON IT. AT JUST OVER 50K MILES, THE MOTOR BEGAN TO BURN OIL AT THE RATE OF ONE QUART EVERY 700-1000 MILES DRIVEN. THE RATE OF CONSUMPTION IS MUCH HIGHER IF DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES AT H...

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER SMELLING GAS CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON THE GAS LEAKS. VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

Mileage: 12,800

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 CO...

Mileage: 68,000

98 ISUZU TROOPER 3.5 ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND REGULARLY SERVICED PER OWNERS MANUAL. AT 55000 MILES, ENGINE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON 2,500 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. OVER 4 QTS LOW. $1400 REPAIR BILL (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY) UNABLE TO FIX OIL BURNING ISSUE. ENGINE NOW AT 75...

Mileage: 55,000

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 OVERHA...

Mileage: 74,000

ISUZU TROOPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS FAULTY. MFR. WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL. *AK

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *AK

Mileage: 34,594

1998 TROOPERS HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS, WHICH THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPLACING IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE IS A SAFETY FACTOR TO THIS ISSUE, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE AT LOWER RPM'S CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL, AFTER CHANGING TO UPDATED GASK...

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. A WITNESS STATED THAT FIRE BEGAN UNDER DASH. FIRE MARSHAL DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN ELECTRICAL WIRING.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE D AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED POWER TRAIN TRANSFER CASE. *AK

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICED AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 HEADING NORTH FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA. MY BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL TA EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP THE CAR, BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CAR. *NLM

Mileage: 12,000

BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JULY 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45PM ON ROUTE 2 IN THE EAST BOUND HIGH SPEED LANE. I FELT THE CAR VIBRATE. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65M.P.H. I SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE ATTEMPTING TO MAI...

CANNOT TAKE THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. NOT AN EVERYTIME INCIDENT. SOMETIMES THE LOCK ASSEMBLY STOPS AT ACCESSORY WHERE IT WON'T GO FURTHER; SOMETIMES IT GOES TO LOCK AND STILL CANNOT REMOVE KEY. DEALER SAYS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER ADJUSTED SHIFT LINKAGE. THEN, REMOVED AND REPLACED SHI...

AFTER PARKING PULLED UP PARKING BRAKE WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. WHILE SITTING BEHIND STEERING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER PARKING PULLED UP PARKING BRAKE WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. WHILE SITTING BEHIND STEERING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I AM CURRENTLY LEASING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BOUGTH NEW, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO A JOLT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE TO TWO DIFFRENT DE...

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM CURRENTLY LEASING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 30, 2002 I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHOSE DRIVER FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGNED. BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERN WITH THE SAFTEY OF THIS VEHICLE AND I ...

BRAKE DISCS ALL HAVE DEEP PITTED SURFACE RUST - BRAKING CAPACITY IS INADEQUATE. *AK

ENGINE INTERMITENTLY STALLS AT THE VARIOUS SPEEDS SPECIALLY AT THE FREE EXITS AND THE STOPS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY. VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, UP TO 6 TIMES A DAY. *AK

WHEN STARTING ENGINE IN NEUTRAL ENGINE REVVS AND RPM'S GO TO 3000, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TO GET RPMS TO GO DOWN. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS.*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ANOTHER DRIVER REAR ENDED CONSUMER AND PUSHED CONSUMER ABOUT 70 FT. UP ROAD. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGE'R SEAT FLEW BACK, PASSENGERS SEAT LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT ON TOP OF CCS. CONSUMER BROKE A TOE, AND PASSENGER HIT FOOT ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK

GASKETS LEAKY. CAUSED EXTRA FUEL TO BE DUMPED TO ENGINE. DID NOT GET BURNED. DAMAGED ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. NECESSITATED FLUSH OF FUEL INJECTOR, REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 PLUGS, REPLACEMENT OF ALL GASKETS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED WHITE STEAM COMING FROM HOOD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, REPAIRS WERE MADE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *AK THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ISUZU TROOPERS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *YH

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK TIRE INTO FIRESTONE AGENCY AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT HIS REAR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. FIRESTONE, BRIDGESTONE DULLER, #684 2457014. HE HAD THEM REPLACED IN THE REAR TIRES, AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. SOMETIMES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 8 TIMES. WAS INFORMED OF VARIOUS REASONS FOR LIGHT COMING ON. *AK

EXPERIENCING POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *YC

WINDSHILED WASHER JETS DO NOT WORK. NLM

BRAKES EXPERIENCE POOR PERFORMANCE CAUSING NOISE. YH

WAS EASYING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT DIED OUT W/O WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS TOLD NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT MOVE BACK FAR ENOUGH.