1999 ISUZU TROOPER Problems & Recalls

75000 MILES. BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES. NO OIL LIGHT COMES UP. I RAN IT ALMOST OUT OF OIL IN 06/2018

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SURGE AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. THE GAS PEDDLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TIRES SCREECHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION FORWARD. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 152,500

LAST 3 WEEKS - INITIALLY SEEMED LIKE POWER LOSS/SURGE, THEN HEARD UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT 1 WEEK AGO, ENGINE STARTED TO DIE WHILE OPERATING ON CITY/RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHENEVER NOT PUSHING GAS (SLOWING TO TURN OR STOP) FRIDAY, WOULD NOT EVEN HOLD IDLE TO START, PUSHED GAS ...

Mileage: 160,500

LAST 3 WEEKS - INITIALLY SEEMED LIKE POWER LOSS/SURGE, THEN HEARD UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT 1 WEEK AGO, ENGINE STARTED TO DIE WHILE OPERATING ON CITY/RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHENEVER NOT PUSHING GAS (SLOWING TO TURN OR STOP) FRIDAY, WOULD NOT EVEN HOLD IDLE TO START, PUSHED GAS ...

Mileage: 160,500

LAST 3 WEEKS - INITIALLY SEEMED LIKE POWER LOSS/SURGE, THEN HEARD UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT 1 WEEK AGO, ENGINE STARTED TO DIE WHILE OPERATING ON CITY/RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHENEVER NOT PUSHING GAS (SLOWING TO TURN OR STOP) FRIDAY, WOULD NOT EVEN HOLD IDLE TO START, PUSHED GAS ...

Mileage: 160,500

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS THEN ENGAGED AND UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED. ALL THE WHILE FRANTICLY APPLYING THE BRAKE TRYING TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR, I HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR [PARK] WHERE THE VEHICLE THEN REVVED INTO THE RED ZONE BEFORE PUTTING OFF. ...

Mileage: 164,538

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS THEN ENGAGED AND UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED]. ALL THE WHILE FRANTICLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AN TRYING TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR, I HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR [PARK] WHERE THE VEHICLE THEN REVVED INTO THE RED ZONE BEFORE CUTTING...

Mileage: 164,538

I WAS TRAVELING ON HILLEN ROAD AND E. 33RD ST IN BALTIMORE, MD. THE WEATHER WAS LIGHT RAINING AND MISTY. AS I APPROACHED 33RD AND THE ALAMEDA I ENGAGED MY BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AT FIRST AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND HAD FLAT TIRES. I TIRED TO D...

Mileage: 139,224

99 ISUZU TROOPER 3.5 ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND REGULARLY SERVICED PER OWNERS MANUAL. AT 50K MILES, ENGINE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON 2,500 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE AND WAS OVER 4 QTS LOW. ENGINE NOW AT 60K MI AND BURNING APPROX. 1 QT PER 600-700 MILES. SEEMS TO BE COMMON ENGINE D...

Mileage: 50,000

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 NEWE...

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 NEWE...

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 NEWE...

I GET FREQUENT OIL CHANGES IN MY 99 ISUZU TROOPER AND HAD JUST GOTTEN ONE LAST MONTH. I HAD AT LEAST 2700 MILES BEFORE MY NEXT ONE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE W...

Mileage: 77,800

I TOOK MY '99 ISUZU TROOPER TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, AND 3 WEEKS LATER THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON. I WENT TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AFTER CHECKING THE OIL, THEY NOTICED THAT THERE ARE LESS THAN A LITER IN THE ENGINE. THEY FILLED IT AND ADDED A CONDITIONER TELLING ME THAT THAT S...

Mileage: 102,000

ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. FROM 5 MPH TO 60 MPH. DIES WHILE TURNING, THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK ENGINE ALSO BURNS 1QT OIL EVER 1,000 MILES.

SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE ENGINE FAILED ON OUR 1999 ISUZU TROOPER, POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW OIL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SYMPTOMS OF ANY KIND - VEHICLE JUST QUIT ON ROUTE 95 IN MANSFIELD WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM BOWLING. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THA...

Mileage: 93,000

FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD, EVERY TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY SAID IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY OF OIL. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY COULD NEVER FIND THE REASON FOR IT BURNING OIL. EVERY ...

Mileage: 66,366

EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

ENGINE OIL BURNING ISSUE. 1999 ISUZU TROOPER S. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE BURNS OVER 1 QUART OF OIL PER 3K MILES. HAS DONE THE SAME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2003 WITH 52K MILES. NOW HAS 93K MILES. BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE OIL FLOW PORTS WITHIN THE 3.5 LI...

Mileage: 52,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE OIL WAS DRY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENA...

Mileage: 83,000

MY 1999 ISUZU TROOPER ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INDICATIONS THAT ANY THING WAS WRONG. TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 MONTH EARLIER AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED/FILLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE. I HAD DRIVEN IT LESS THAN...

I PURCHASED A NEW TROOPER IN 1999 AND DID EVERY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON TIME AT A AUTHORIZE ISUZU DEALER. AFTER THE 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP WE STARTED TAKING IT TO A REPUTABLE NATIONAL OIL CHANGE COMPANY. WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION IT WAS USING OIL AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. IT WAS NOT LEAKING...

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON US INTERSTATE 89 NEAR MONTPELIER, VT, PULLED OVER TO ADJUST STUCK WINDSHIELD WIPER (DUE TO SNOW). AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY VIA EXIT RAMP AND PARKING IN A PARKING LOT, RETURNED TOWARDS HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT A 5 MINUTE DELAY. AS WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON RAMP, TRANSMISSION "LET GO...

Mileage: 79,000

BURNING TOO MUCH OIL WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. HAVE TAKEN IT FOR 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES A COUPLE TIMES TO FIND NO OIL AND NO TRACE OF OIL IN IT, THOUGH I HAD FILLED IT TO WHERE THE DIPSTICK REGISTERED FULL WITHIN THE LAST SEVENTY MILES. I CAN'T MAKE A DECENT ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED GAS WAS SPILLING OUT OF THE TOP OF GAS TANK. THE TANK WAS FULL OR HALF FULL, BUT WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN THE FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALL...

Mileage: 51,500

WE BOUGHT A 1999 TROOPER FROM THE DEALER THAT WAS NEVER REGISTERED, BUT THAT THE DEALER HAD DRIVEN FOR 14,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT A NEW FACTORY WARRANTY APPLIED AS WE WERE THE "ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER." AFTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THREE YEARS AND LESS THAN 60,000 MILES, THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 71,379

ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS: I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, HAD IT TOWED, TOOK 3 DAYS TO GET CAR BACK, PUT IN THE SECOND ALTERNATOR, IT QUIT ALSO, AGAIN IN TRAFFIC HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *JB TRANSMISSION: WAS DRIVING THE IN TRAFFIC, TRIED TO DRIVE, AND THE ...

ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS: I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, HAD IT TOWED, TOOK 3 DAYS TO GET CAR BACK, PUT IN THE SECOND ALTERNATOR, IT QUIT ALSO, AGAIN IN TRAFFIC HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *JB TRANSMISSION: WAS DRIVING THE IN TRAFFIC, TRIED TO DRIVE, AND THE ...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 ISUZU TROOPER. ON 8-04 SHE TOOK VEHICLE FOR 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND VEHICLE BLEW UP IN 7-05. SHE SAID THE CAUSE WAS A PCV VALVE THAT DID NOT WORK AND ALLOWED THE OIL TO DRAIN INTO ANOTHER PART OF THE ENGINE. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT, AND THE MECHANIC THAT DID...

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU TROOPER THAT BURNS A LOT OF OIL. I SERVICE IT PROPERLY AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. ALTHOUGH IT NOW HAS 64000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY I THINK I NEED TO REPORT THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER AND I AM TAKING IT IN FOR SOME WORK THAT WILL AS THEY SAY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM...

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE USES TOO MUCH OIL. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 ISUZI TROOPER. THE CONSUMER GOES THROUGH OIL, OIL AND OIL. THIS IS WHAT THE CONSUMER SPECIFICALLY STATES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

1999 ISUZU TROOPERII ENGINE FAILED. *MR NO OIL WAS THE ENGINE AND HAD SEIZED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE PREVALENT IN 1998-200 ISUZU TROOPERS. THE CLAIMS WERE DENIED IN REFERENCE TO THE OIL ISSUES. THE CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED. *SC

Mileage: 36,668

1999 ISUZU TROOPER RUNS OUT OF OIL. MY 1999 TROOPER THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2000 AND HAVE MAINTAINED THROUGH REGULAR OIL AND FILTER CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES SUDDENLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO OIL IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD A LOW OIL PROBLEM OR NEVER SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF LEAKI...

Mileage: 74,500

MY ORGINAL COMPLAINT #10104322 WAS SUBMITTED 11/04. SINCE THEN I HAVE PAID ISUZU AND FOX MOTOR IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI ABOUT $7500 FOR A NEW ENGINE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS ISUZU OF AMERICA WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME AND EVEN HUNG UP ON ME. FOX MOTORS WAS GREAT. THEY ADVISED THE REASON MY ENGINE FROZE UP IS...

Mileage: 71,500

I TOOK MY '99 ISUZU TROOPER FOR ITS REGULAR OIL CHANGE AT ALMOST 3000 MILES TO JIFFY LUBE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ON THE 10TH OF MAY 2005. WHILE IN THE BAY OF JIFFY LUBE THE WORKERS' REPLACED THE AIR FILTER, OIL FILTER AND TOPPED OFF ALL OTHER FLUIDS. WHEN ASKED TO TURN VEHICLE ON, I TURNED THE KE...

Mileage: 77,216

I OWN A '99 ISUZU TROOPER. SINCE ABOUT 70K MILES (ABOUT A YEAR AGO), IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A REALLY HIGH RATE. I HAVE MET PERSONALLY TWO OTHER TROOPER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET NEW ENGINES OUT OF ISUZU, BUT SINCE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, I DON'T QUALIFY. NOW I H...

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A '99 ISUZU TROOPER. SINCE ABOUT 70K MILES (ABOUT A YEAR AGO), IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A REALLY HIGH RATE. I HAVE MET PERSONALLY TWO OTHER TROOPER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET NEW ENGINES OUT OF ISUZU, BUT SINCE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, I DON'T QUALIFY. NOW I H...

Mileage: 70,000

DT: EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING ;AND HE CHANGED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TWICE IN JUST OVER ONE YEAR.

Mileage: 55,000

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER SERVICED THE IDLE CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE.*AK WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP ENGINE DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN TO IDLE. *BF *NM

Mileage: 49,900

99 ISUZU TROOPER USES OIL IN EXCESS AND IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT FROM UNDER MOTOR ??? GO FIGURE!! IT'S NOT EVEN AT 70,000 YET. ISUZU NEEDS TO HELP CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR WORTHLESS VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT MILEAGE TO STOP THE WARRANTY AT! *AK

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 40,000

OIL SLUDGE CAUSING OVER CAM TO FREEZE AND DAMAGE TO LOWER UNIT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY CO AND DEALER CLAIM NOT THERE PROBLEM. OIL CHANGES AT CORRECT TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 73,400

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A MI FREEWAY, OUR CAR ENGINE QUIT. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP. AAA TRAILERED THE 1999 TROOPER TO A FORMER ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO, THREE DAYS LATER, ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE "FROZE UP" AND THAT WE WOULD NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGIN...

Mileage: 71,500

ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY, THEN AS DRIVING ALONG, MOMENTARY POWER SURGE AND PARTIAL STALL, ACCOMPANIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY ENGINE MISFIRE, AND COOLANT EXITING EXHAUST. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. FACTORY W...

Mileage: 42,000

1999 IZUZU TROOPER OIL CONSUMPTION ( A QUART OF OIL EVERY 450 MILES). *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE...

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER WITH AROUND 77000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AND MY FAMILY ENJOYED THE VEHICLE UNTILL ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO (10-03) WHEN, ON A 250 MILE RUN FROM SAN ANTONIO TO MY HOME, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, STRANGE SOUNDS OR ROUGH RUNNING, I HEARD A LOUD WHINE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ...

Mileage: 77,546

1999 TROOPER WITH 3.5L ENGINE. AFTER 60,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT AT REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, @3000 MILES, THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, I DROVE FROM ST.LOUIS TO KANSAS CITY, ABOUT 240 MILES ONE WAY. ON THE RETURN TRIP, 60 MILES FROM HOME, THE TRO...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE A 99 TROOPER WITH 70K MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE STARTS TO BURN OIL AND NOW IT BURNS 5 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 3 MONTHS. NO WARNING LIGHT. I HEARD THE TICKING SOUND. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENS. LAST TIME IT RUNS OUT OF OIL IN 4...

Mileage: 55,000

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER IN FEBRUARY WITH ALMOST 45,000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I HAD OUR BABIES IN FEBRAUARY AND THIS WAS TO BE HER CAR. ON JULY 3 THE ENGINE BLEW. THE CAR AT THIS POINT HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD A 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $7,000 TO $...

Mileage: 47,000

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER THAT HAS A CHRONIC OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE PISTON RINGS AT 22,000 MILES BUT IT DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PROBLEM. NO, I AM NOTICING A NUMBER OF TROOPER OWNS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OR EVEN WITH ENGINES THAT HAVE SEIZED FROM A DIRECT RESULT...

Mileage: 22,000

1999 ISUZU TROOPER PURCHASED NEW. BEGAN EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AROUND 50K MILES. REGULARLY TOOK A QT OF OIL EVERY 1K MILES. OIL AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 3K. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL OIL USE FOR THIS ENGINE. AT 128K ENGINE FAILS 4 HRS FROM ...

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU TROOPER S, AND HAVE OWNED IT LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I BOUGHT IT WITH ABOUT 51.500 MILES. IT NOW HAS 8000 MILES ON. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR MINIMAL PURPOSES. GETTING MAIL, GROCERIES, ETC. SMALL ERRANDS OF THE SORT. I WAS ON THE WAY OVER TO MY IN-LAWS AND NOTIC...

Mileage: 55,897

BOUGHT USED 1999 ISUZU TROOPER WITH 48,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING. DISCOVERED ENGINE LEAKED MORE THAN 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. ISUZU REPLACED ENGINE JUST BEFORE 60,000 MILES, BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM STARTING. MECHANIC DETERMINED 3 OR 6 FUEL INJECTORS ARE...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPEATEDLY NEEDING REPLACEMENT. OIL CONSUMPTION. *NM

VEHICLE BURNED UP TO FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. *PH THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS BEYOND LIMITATION OF ANY WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB

1999 ISUZU TROOPER.. OIL CONSUMPTION LEADING TO SEVERE MOTOR DAMAGE. ( OVER A QUART PER 1,000 MILES) HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS WITH OTHERS DRIVING ISUZU PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME OUTCOME AS I. A COMPLETE MOTOR OVERHAUL WITH 64,000 MILES ON THIS TROOPER. OTHER INSTANCES WITH FEWER MI...

Mileage: 64,252

THE FRONT WINDOWS ON OUR IZUSU TROOPER (1999) BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER HAVE JUST FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. BOTH OF THEM IN TWO YEARS WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AS THE LITTLE TABS ATTACHED TO THE WINDOW INSIDE JUST BREAK AND THE WINDOW FALLS.

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

THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IN PARK. AFTER SOME TIME THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND HIT A DRAINAGE POLL. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. *AK

FRONT AND REAR SPEED SENSORS FOR TORQUE ON DEMAND HAVE BOTH GONE BAD WITH LESS THAN 35,000 ON THE VEHICLE. *NLM

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. MR. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE LOWER GASKET. THE MECHANIC STATED THE GASKET MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS EARLY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR(S). SCC *JB

Mileage: 58,000

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-...

Mileage: 74,180

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-...

Mileage: 74,180

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-...

Mileage: 74,180

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-...

Mileage: 74,180

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 ...

Mileage: 72,000

VEHICLE HAS HAD LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WHICH LOCAL DEALER AND FACTORY REP. CANNOT IDENTIFY/FIX. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (AND SLOWER) CAR WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY "SHUDDER" AS IF DYING, ONLY TO THEN RESUME SPEED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ALSO DIES OFTEN AT LIGHTS AND SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER/ISUZU NO ...

Mileage: 20,000

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 ...

Mileage: 72,800

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM THE TRANSMISION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETING ON THIS PROBLEM #SB01-05-S001. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

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

I DROVE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT AND THE TWO RIGHT WHEELS DROPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT AND WHEN I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STRUCK THE PAVEMENT IN SUCH A WAY CAUSING THE TIE-ROD TO BREAK WHICH LEFT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IN A FULL LEFT TURN POSITION,...

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PASSING ON STATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH. LAST SEVICE AT 55,000 MILES. ENGINE HAD OIL. NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE OR AFTER FAILURE. DEALER STATES PISTON ROD THROWN. LOCAL ENGINE SHOP STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. BASICALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP HAVE GIVEN US THE RUN AROUND ON THE VEHICLE. IT STALLS WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A SLOW. OCCURS AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS WHEN TURNING OR WAITING TO TURN. HAS BEEN SERVICED 8-9 TIMES FOR SAME PR...

THE VEHICLE MISSES OUT AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT MAY MISS OUT DAYS BEFORE DIES OR THE SAME DAY OR NOT AT ALL. SPEED, WEATHER, AND HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN RUNNING HAVE NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. IT HAS EVEN DIED WHEN I HAD BEEN DIRVING FOR 2 HOURS AND WAS GOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BEEN IN 5 TIME...

THE VEHICLE MISSES OUT AND THEN DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT MAY MISS OUT DAYS BEFORE DIES OR THE SAME DAY OR NOT AT ALL. SPEED, WEATHER, AND HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN RUNNING HAVE NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. IT HAS EVEN DIED WHEN I HAD BEEN DIRVING FOR 2 HOURS AND WAS GOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BEEN IN 5 TIME...

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE BRAKING ONLY AT ANY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

ENGINE SURGED TWICE WHILE IDLING AT STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE SURGED TWICE WHILE IDLING AT STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE BURNS QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. ISUZU CLAIMS 1 QT PER 1000 MILES IS ACCEPTABLE INDUSTRY NORM.*AK

ENGINE STALLED ON DE-ACCELERATION: AT 20-25 MPH, LET OFF GAS PEDAL, ENGINE DIED. SHIFTED TO NUETRAL AND RESTARTED.

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN MOTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO WARNING PRIOR TO ANY OF THESE FAILURES. IN EACH CASE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THE SERVICING DEALER (HALL ISUZU I...

CONSUMER WAS GOING UP HILL HIT SOME BLACK ICE AND SPUN AROUND/ FLIPPED OVER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. TIRE BAR WAS BROKEN AND TWISTED AROUND FRAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CONSUMER PLEASE ENTER VEHICLE'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK

LOST CONTROL ON BLACK ICE, VEHICLE LOST. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FLOOR UNDER SEAT IS NOT INSULATED AND COVERED ONLY WITH A FLAP OF CARPET THAT IS CUT FROM ONE SIDE OF EACH SEAT TO THE OTHER SIDE AND THEREFORE LAYS LOOSELY OVER RAW METAL WITH NUMEROUS HOLES , ALLOWING HEAT AND FUMES TO ENTER DRIVER COMPARTMENT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS THE WAY...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN INTO A TREE. ISUZU ENGINEERS CLAIMED VEHICLE PASSED ALL SPECIFICATIONS, BUT CONSUMER KNEW FOR A FACT THAT IT DID NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WILL ONLY BRAKE AT THE TEN O'CLOCK. ALSO PRIOR TO I...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL WHEN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN INTO A TREE. ISUZU ENGINEERS CLAIMED VEHICLE PASSED ALL SPECIFICATIONS, BUT CONSUMER KNEW FOR A FACT THAT IT DID NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WILL ONLY BRAKE AT THE TEN O'CLOCK. ALSO PRIOR TO I...

MY TROOPER FIRST ENTERED THE SHOP ON DECEMBER 13, 1999, AND WAS IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CAR HAS RUN HOT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, AND HAS THE ENGINE HAS RUN MANY MILES WITH A MIXTURE OF OIL AND WATER IN THE ENGINES INTERNAL COMPONENTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AN ENGINE F...

VERY HEAVY WATER LEAKAGE RESULTING FROM POORLY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD AND/OR SEALS AT THE FACTORY.*AK