1999 ISUZU TROOPER Complaints

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 THE ENGINE BUT, THE OIL DIPSTICK SAYS THAT THERE IS A PROPER AMOUNT. THIS IS A 7400+ REPAIR. THIS IS THE 12 THE TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. *NLM

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