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1998 Isuzu Trooper

Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Isuzu Trooper.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2010-06-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WHEN IDLING THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS…
2010-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE IS EXHIBITING ABNORMALLY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. ONE QUART PER 500 MILES. IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE IF PROBLEM IS N…
2008-08-03 TIRES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH…
2007-06-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 USING 1 QT OIL EVERY 450 MILES. *TR
2007-01-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I AHVE A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. 3.5 V6. I USED 1QT OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. ISUZU STATSE THIS IS WITHIN SPECS. I DISAGREE. …
2006-04-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 JUST BOUGHT A 98' TROOPER WITH THE 3.5L. DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED. DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THE…
2006-01-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 I HAVE A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER WITH A 3.5L MOTOR AND IT EATS MOTORS OIL LIKE NO OTHER. IT DOES IT EVERYTIME I HAVE CHANGED…
2004-12-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WE WERE DRIVING IN MY 1998 ISUZU TROOPER WITH THE 3.5 LITER ENGINE AND ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON A FAMILY VACATION TO MONTA…
2004-09-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 AFTER SMELLING GAS CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON THE GAS LEAKS. …
2004-07-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 98 ISUZU TROOPER 3.5 ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND REGULARLY SERVICED PER OWNERS MANUAL. AT 5…
2004-06-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. 1998 ISUZU TROOPER ENGINE BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ENGINE WITH 68,000 MILES WENT F…
2004-06-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 1998 ISUZU TROOPER 3.5 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AT 74,000 MILES. NO REBUILT OR USED ENGINES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN USA. ONE…
2004-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER (3.5L V6 MOTOR). I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES ON…
2004-03-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 ISUZU TROOPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS FAULTY. MFR. WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL. *AK
2003-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 1998 TROOPERS HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING FAULTY INTAKE GASKETS, WHICH THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPLACING IF T…
2003-06-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. A WITNESS STATED THAT FIRE BEGAN UNDER DASH. FIRE MARSHAL DETER…
2002-07-31 TIRES No 0 BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JULY 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45PM ON ROUTE 2 IN THE EAST BOUND HIGH SPEED LANE. I FELT THE CAR …
2002-06-04 PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL No 0 AFTER PARKING PULLED UP PARKING BRAKE WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. WHILE SITTING BEHIND STEERING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEH…
2002-03-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTING …
2002-01-30 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM CURRENTLY LEASING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE. ON JANUARY 30, 2002 I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY HU…
2001-12-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 BRAKE DISCS ALL HAVE DEEP PITTED SURFACE RUST - BRAKING CAPACITY IS INADEQUATE. *AK
2001-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *AK
2001-04-28 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Yes 2 WHILE COMING TO A STOP ANOTHER DRIVER REAR ENDED CONSUMER AND PUSHED CONSUMER ABOUT 70 FT. UP ROAD. DRIVER'S AND PA…
2001-03-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 GASKETS LEAKY. CAUSED EXTRA FUEL TO BE DUMPED TO ENGINE. DID NOT GET BURNED. DAMAGED ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. NECESSITATED…
2000-12-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE INTERMITENTLY STALLS AT THE VARIOUS SPEEDS SPECIALLY AT THE FREE EXITS AND THE STOPS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS.*AK
2000-10-09 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK TIRE INTO FIRESTONE AGENCY AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT HIS REAR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. …
2000-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY. VEHIC…
2000-10-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN STARTING ENGINE IN NEUTRAL ENGINE REVVS AND RPM'S GO TO 3000, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TO GET RPM…
2000-01-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED WHITE STEAM COMING FROM HOOD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, R…
1998-09-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 EXPERIENCING POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *YC
1998-08-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WAS EASYING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT DIED OUT W/O WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT S…
1998-02-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. SOMETIMES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DR…
1993-07-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I PURCHASED A USED 1998 ISUZU TROOPER IN 1993. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT ALL RECORDS OF WORK DONE, PER THE MANUAL. FROM T…
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE D AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED POWER TRAIN TR…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STARTED JERKING SOON AFTER VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED. TECHNICIAN …
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICED AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I AM CURRENTLY LEASING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BOUGTH NEW, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE IS …
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHILED WASHER JETS DO NOT WORK. NLM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 CANNOT TAKE THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. NOT AN EVERYTIME INCIDENT. SOMETIMES THE LOCK ASSEMBLY STOPS AT ACCESSORY WHERE …
SEATS No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT MOVE BACK FAR ENOUGH.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES EXPERIENCE POOR PERFORMANCE CAUSING NOISE. YH