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1988 Isuzu Trooper Ii Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 27, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since May 22, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Isuzu Trooper Ii. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Suspension
Filed Jan 27, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 ISUZU TROOPER II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REGULAR SERVICE, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS REAR SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED AND WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 171,000.

NHTSA ID
10379276
Incident
Jan 20, 2011
Mileage
171,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 17, 2003

I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 01T016000 WHICH RECALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 TIRES WITH DOT SERIAL NUMBERS ENDING IN "7" (AMONG OTHER NUMBERS). I HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY CAR. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER IN THE RECALL NOTICE FOR FIRESTONE, BUT THEY DENY THERE IS ANY RECALL. HOW DO I GET FIRESTONE TO FOLLOW THE RECALL? *NLM

NHTSA ID
10010617
Incident
Jul 14, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 9, 2001

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CONSUMER REDUCED SPEED, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND FOUND BOTH REAR TIRES HAD LARGE SEPARATIONS, AND ALSO A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL 4 (30X930 15 LEMAINS TIRES) CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID
560721
Incident
Apr 30, 1998
Engine
Filed Mar 8, 1998

MULTIPLE ENGINE FAILURES. A PIN HOLE IN THE CYLINDER ALLOWED THE ANTIFREEZE INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

NHTSA ID
532398
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 25, 1998

CYLINDER COVER CRACKED.

NHTSA ID
529755
Incident
Aug 6, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 29, 1997

ENGINE GASKETS AND CYLINDERS FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
523033
Incident
Jan 1, 1992
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1996

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

NHTSA ID
510232
Incident
Oct 14, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 22, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING; SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PULLED OVER, CHECKED, FIRE IN AREA OF FIREWALL; CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
984739
Incident
May 20, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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