1999 Isuzu Trooper complaints

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 MILES. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, ONLY MANUFACTURED THIS PARTICULAR MODEL FOR TWO YEARS. ISUZU WAS NOTIFIED AND THEN IN RETURN LET MY MECHANIC KNEW WHERE TO BEGIN REPAIRS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THEY WOULD BE. I LIVE IN A VERY RUAL COMMUNITY IN MAINE AND I KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER INSTANCES WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. MORE IMPORTANTLY ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS. *JB

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

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 DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CD PLAYER AGAIN JAMMED @ 51,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT -OUT OF WARRANTY- AT THIS POINT WE REALIZED THAT PART OF THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL WERE FAULTY. WE DID REPORT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE CODE TO REPAIR IT. EACH OF THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS IN WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WE HAVE HAD TO COMPLAIN TO RECEIVE A RENTAL/LOANER CAR WHILE IT WAS IN FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME. THEN AT 60000, THERE IS AN EVAP. CODE THAT INDICATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VENT VALVE AND IT IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME 3 DIFFERENT TIMES THAT IT HAS BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT CAUSES. NOW AT 74,000 MILES , I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE SHORT BLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE HEADS MAY BE CRACKED. THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS AT 71,800 MILES AND THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THEY CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN

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

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 HELP. LOOKS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '99 TROOPER, BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS...IF YOU'VE HAD SOME OF THESE 'SYMPTONS,' PLEASE EMAIL ME...PERHAPS WE CAN ASSIST EACH OTHER! EMAIL: [email protected]

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 GATHERING MY NERVES, I HAVE RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE FIRST THREE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, SO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. LAST NIGHT, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY. I NEARLY "TOOK-OUT" MY GARAGE. AFTER KEYING-OFF THE IGNITION, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RACED A SECOND TIME WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN "NEUTRAL", SO I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. I THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY "HAIRY", AND ON MONDAY I INTEND TO CALL THE LOCAL ISUZU DEALER (BILLINGS, MONTANA). BUT, I REALLY THINK THIS COMPLAINT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ISUZU TECHNICAL PEOPLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

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, I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD IN A LEFT TURN ARC CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE BROADSIDE INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL THREE TIMES--STOPPING IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, TOTALLING THE VEHICLE.*AK

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

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 PROBLEM. 3RD TIME THIS PAST MONTH. CAR BREAKS DOWN ON WAY BACK FROM DEALERSHIP! GETTING NO HELP FROM ISUZU INCORPORATED. *AK

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 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANY THING WRONGE BUT IT KEEPS DOING IT. THE DRIVER SEAT SLIPS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE TRACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. BEFORE THE TRACK WAS REPLACED THE LAST TIME THE SEAT WAS FIXED YOU COULD JUST SET IN IT AND LEAN FORWARD AND IT WOULD TILT AND SLID. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS AMONG OTHER THINGS.*AK

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

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 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA) HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. ALTHOUGH THE SERVICING DEALER DOESN'T APPEAR CONCERNED, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THAT EVENTUALLY THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE I AM NOT A MECHANIC, THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE FAILURES SEEM TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

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 ALL TROOPER S ARE MADE.*AK

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 INCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOISE, AND THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. *AK

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 FAILURE AT HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS, AND ALSO ABOUT FUTURE ENGINE LIFE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN LITTLE HELP. MY CAR IS OUT OF THE SHOP NOW BUT WAS IN FOR MANY WEEKS. 8AK

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