1991 Isuzu Trooper

Defect. THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.

Risk. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.

Defect. PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.

Risk. THIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. REPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Defect. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HOSE ON THE OIL COOLER COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COULD MELT.

Risk. ENGINE OIL COULD LEAK OUT WITH POTENTIAL FOR ENGINESEIZURE AND DAMAGE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. PROPERLY INSTALL COOLER HOSE CLIP TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY DECREASE UPON THE RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO ADJUST THE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V199000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1991, TROOPER, P235/75R15 SIZE. TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION STARTED AT 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN, BRIDGESTONE DESERT DUELER TIRE. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK DRIVER DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES, I PERSON WAS INJURED, TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE DESERT DUELLER, SIZE P235/75R15, DOT WK13356. *SLC

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OR LEAKAGE AND THIS TRANSMISSION WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE AFTER DRIVING 40 MILES ON HIGHWAY. TROOPER WAS BEING OPERATED ON I-895 IN BALTIMORE AT 50 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR. TROOPER WAS PULLED TO SIDE AND SON EXITED VEHICLE TO CHECK ENGINE. TROOPER IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND CONTENTS.*AK

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE STYLE. SAME THING HAPPENED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH THE SAME TIRE TYPE ON THE SAME CAR. (DOT NUMBER: HYHLF75195 TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR LEFT TIRE WHERE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THEN, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION ENGINE CYLINDER (4TH CYLINDER) FAILED. NLM

THE TROOPER HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE ENGINE WENT ON FIRE. MY CAR IS TOTALED. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. HELP! I WANT ISUZU TO PAY FOR MY LOSE EVEN IF I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OR BOB CIASULLI USED CARS FOR SELLING ME THIS CAR WHICH HAD A RECALL ON AND PUT MYSELF AND MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN DANGER.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING ROUGH SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1991. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND SOME MINOR REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER. THE SECOND INCIDENT REQUIRED MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY SOME 2-3K MILES. UPON THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, I REQUESTED SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE. THEY REQUESTED THAT I KEEP A LOG FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF THE CONDITIONS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THIS PERIOD, THEY FELT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. THESE WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN INVOLVE THE INABILITY OF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON SLIGHT INCLINES AND WOULD SUFFER A GREAT REDUCTION IN SPEED ON A MODERATE TO STEEP INCLINE. WITH REGARDS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, A FUEL INJECTOR PLUG EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ERUPTED IN A FIRE THAT SELF-EXTINGUSHED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. I PROCEEDED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO USE A GM PART (I FOUND OUT THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN AND ENGINE ARE ACTUALLY MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY GM EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS AN ISUZU). THERE WAS A SECOND INCIDENT IDETICAL TO THE FIRST AND THE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN MADE. I HAD THE DEALER CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE O

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE MEASURING DIPSTICK AND OVER THE ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE, RESULTING IN EXPLOSION AND MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (90V167000). *YC

I HAVE HAD A HISTORY (DOCUMENTED) OF ELECTRICAL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1991 ISUZU TROOPER. ON 11/95, A FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD A WEEK LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU SANTA MONICA. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PANEL UNDER WARRANTY ON 11/95. 15 MONTHS LATER, MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS TIME, I SPENT $2,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ISUZU REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ON 6/12/99, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. NOW THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I AM IN THE MIDST OF HAVING INSURANCE INSPECTORS DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

I JUST EXITED THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE 1991 ISUZU TROOPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND GET OUT.THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WITH GAS OR SOME OTHER LIQUID POURING OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE MELTED AND EXPLODED, THEN THERE WAS A SECOND EXPLOSION. ALL THE PARTS OF THE ENGINE, BATTERY ETC. WERE IN FLAMES. TWO FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE CARS WERE DIPATCHED. IT WAS A VERY BIG BLAZE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. OUR INSURANCE COMPNAY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE SINCE THE DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE. PLEASE HELP. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED. I'D LIKE TO WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND CONTACT ISUZU. SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS.

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY. THEN MOVED TRANSMISSION INTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS PARK, LOCKED IGNITION AND TOOK KEY OUT. WHEN HE WALKED AWAY VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PHONED ISUZU AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT INSTALL AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE. OWNER BELIEVES THIS IS A NECESSARY SAFETY DEVICE. *AK

ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE TOUCHED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MELTED HOSE.

THE 1991 TROOPER HAD SEATBELT LATCHES RAISED OFF THE SEAT (FOR CONVENIENCE OF SECURING) HOWEVER THIS FURTHER EXPOSED THE RELEASE BUTTON, WHICH HAD NO COVER. LATER MODELS LOWERED THE LATCH, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SECURE, BUT ALSO MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BE ACCIDENTLY RELEASED (BY THE PASSENGER OR FOREIGN OBJECT) AT IMPACT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN MY WIFE'S DEATH. THANK YOU. JOHN M. RICCI (617)308-4833

HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTS HOURS AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF CAUSING SIDE LIGHTS TO COME ON IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

WHEEL LUGS AND NUTS MADE FROM WEAK METAL RESULTING IN FAILURE.

ENGINE FIRE (OHIO CRASH REPORT).

NOT SPECIFIED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL . OWNER THINKS THAT VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN PASSING LANE AND THERE WAS A SEMI-TRUCK IN RIGHT HAND LANE. LOOKED DOWN TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER, AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING THE SIDE OF SEMI-TRUCK. DRIVER JERKED WHEEL TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO CORRECT BACK INTO PASSING LANE. VEHICLE FISHTAILED/LOST CONTROL AND HIT SEMI-TRUCK, CAUSING TROOPER TO SLIDE TO EDG EOF HIGHWAY AND ROLL OVER 7 TIMES. ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED, AND TWO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 32--35 MPH WHEN ACCELERATOR CABLE RUBBER GUARD MELTED INTO THE CABLE, CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK. *AK

THE ENGINE IS LEAKING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL BECAUSE THE RINGS ARE NOT SEATED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.

VEHICLE HAS SOFT METAL FOR LUGS, EACH TIME WHEEL IS REMOVED SOFT LUGS STRIP OR CROSS THREAD, UNABLE TO INSTALL NUTS. *AK

ENGINE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

VEHICLE FIRE.

EACH TIME WHEEL IS REMOVED THE SOFT LUGS STRIP LEAVING THEM UNABLE TO BE INSTALL.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

CLUTCH FAILED TWICE.

THE FUEL OIL PUMP WIRES WERE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS OF RAIN/SNOW AND OTHER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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

THE WIRE DISCONNECTED AND CORRODED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOSES POWER, ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

UNDER HOOD FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO COLLSION, NO WARNING, LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS NO SUDDEN ACCELERATION.DECELERATION NOTICED, NO NOISES, CONSUMER WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED BLACK SMOK FROM THE ENGINE AND HE PROMPTLY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RELEASED THE HOOD, CONSUMER OBSERVED THE FIRE IN ITS ENTIRETY, STARTING FROM THE ENGINE MOVING TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO INCIDENT CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RIGHT REAR BUMPER, BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING FUSES HAD TO BE REPLACED, REAR ARM REST, ENTIRE HYDRALIC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ROTORS WARPED, EXHAUST WAS SLIGHTLY BENT, MOUNTS WERE BALANCED, BACK SEAT SLIDE FOWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED, RIGHT HEAD LIGHT INOPERABLE, SIDE TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE, FUEL INJECTION SERVICED..*JB

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

RUBBER CABLE SHROUD NEAR CARBURETOR BECAME SOFT AND STICKY, CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REMAIN DEPRESSED. *SD

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OIL PUMP IS NOT PUMPING SUFFICIENT OIL INTO ENGINE. TT

LUG NUT METAL GALLED/PIECES BROKEN OFF, CAUSING DIFFICULTY REMOVING/RETIGHTENING LUGS. *DH

WHEEL LUG NUTS WILL SHEAR ONCE ATTEMPT IS MADE TO PUT TIRES BACK ON. TT

ELECTRICAL INSULATOR ON THE POSITIVE WIRE CRACKED, ALLOWING MOISTURE/SALT TO CORRODE WIRE, RESULTING IN FUEL PUMP BRACKET FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPAIRED 4 TIMES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO OVERFLOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. *SD