2000 ISUZU TROOPER Complaints

LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT, MY 2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES IS USING OIL EXCESSIVELY. MY MECHANIC HAS FOUND NO LEAKS. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT, WHY HAS ISUZU NOT ISSUED SOME KIND OF RECALL? *TR

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 BACK HOLES ARE TO SMALL AND TO FEW. I'M TOLD THERE ARE 4, BUT ON LATER ENGINES THERE ARE 10 PER CYLINDER. ISUZU SHOULD BE MADE TO OWN UP TO THE DESIGN PROBLEM AND FIX THE ENGINES. I BOUGHT MINE AT 22,000 MILES, AND NOW HAVE 100,000, AND IT HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS, BUT GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB

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.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE OIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT CHECKED THE LEVEL OF OIL. THE OIL LEVEL WAS NOT FULL, AND OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED. THE OIL LIGHT THEN STAYED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD GONE BAD AND THE RODS AND PISTONS WERE BURNED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM

I WAS DRIVING HOME @ 12AM HAD ABOUT 76 MILES TO GO I HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF KNOCKING I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED UP. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND HANGING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET ACROSS A LANE AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A SAFE AREA. WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING WHAT SO EVER MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED AND IT WAS OVER THAT FAST. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE WITH OIL CHANGES AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL AND WAS LACKING LUBRICATION AND ROD # 1 BROKE AND # 6 IN WEDGED IN THE BLOCK AND SOMETHING ELSE. HELLO WHEN THEY TOOK THE ENGINE APART THERE WAS 2.5 QUARTS IN THE PAN AND THE REST ON THE ENGINE WHAT DO YOU MEAN LACK OF LUBRICATION. THEY SAID THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE AND I HAVE TO COME UP WITH ABOUT 4500 TO FIX IT. GET THIS I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HONDA CARE (APCO FOR THE USED VEHICLES) THEY SAID IT IS UNFORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED TO YOU BUT WE WILL NOT COVER IT! THIS IS A MYSTERY AND NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT HAPPENED BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON MESSAGE BOARDS AND THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. I DON'T RECOMMEND ISUZU TO ANYONE AFTER ALL I HAVE READ. ALSO HONDA CARE (APCO)FOR USED CARS THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO TELL YOU NO NOT THERE PROBLEM. SECOND TIME THEY WILL NOT COVER SOMETHING FOR ME. I PAID $1000 FOR THE WARRANTY AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS! THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO HONOR IT AND APCO WANTS WHAT THE DEFECTED PART THAT CAUSED FAILURE. NOBODY KNOWS! DEALERSHIP IS GREAT AND A VERY BIG DEALERSHIP @ THAT AND THEY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT ME AND MY SITUATION AND NOT JUST TELLING ME TO GO AWAY. GREAT PEOPLE 2ND CAR I GOT FROM THEM. DEALERSHIP WHO SELLS THIS EXTENDED WARRANTIES BELIEVE THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED. *JB

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

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 ANSWER WAS STILL NO. I FIND THIS DISTURBING SINCE I AM A AUTO BODY TECH/APPRAISER AND I FELT YOU SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS EPISODE. ANY RESPONSE WOULD BE HELP FULL THANKFULLY SHE DID NOT TRY AND DRIVE THIS CAR & I WAS AT HOME TO SEE IT I HAVE PICTURES , DEALER HAS VEHICLE. HERE IS THE REPS NAME & NUMBER JOHN QUILAN 678-977-1287 . DEALER NUMBER ATTN TOM TOPPAN (THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT) 508-697-3113 . IM NOT SURE HWO THIS WORKS SO I WILL PLACE IT UNDER DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT ON ORIGINAL CAR. *JB

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

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

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