1999 ISUZU TROOPER Complaints

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

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