1998 ISUZU TROOPER

48 complaints filed with NHTSA.

48
Complaints
2
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
TIRES:TREAD/BELT2
TIRES2
SEATS1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1

Recent Complaints

20050807FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WE WERE DRIVING IN MY 1998 ISUZU TROOPER WITH THE 3.5 LITER ENGINE AND ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION TO MONTANA, AS WE CAME TO OUR DESTINATION WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED IN OUR VEHICLE AND WAS SET AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE MONTANA SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO GO UP THE MOUNTAIN SIDE UPON GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND ENGINE PARTS WENT FL

Mileage: 91,000

20030717FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. A WITNESS STATED THAT FIRE BEGAN UNDER DASH. FIRE MARSHAL DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN ELECTRICAL WIRING.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

20020220CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM CURRENTLY LEASING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 30, 2002 I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHOSE DRIVER FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGNED. BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERN WITH THE SAFTEY OF THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU.*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF IN

20010430CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ANOTHER DRIVER REAR ENDED CONSUMER AND PUSHED CONSUMER ABOUT 70 FT. UP ROAD. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGE'R SEAT FLEW BACK, PASSENGERS SEAT LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT ON TOP OF CCS. CONSUMER BROKE A TOE, AND PASSENGER HIT FOOT ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK