1993 Isuzu Trooper Owner Complaints

The contact owned a 1993 Isuzu Trooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed. During the crash the vehicle experienced a rollover and the frontend was severely damaged but the airbags did not deploy. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The vehicle was destroyed and the driver sustained severe head injuries and a fractured spine. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was contacted. The local dealer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 3,000.

NHTSA ID

11420139

Incident

Feb 22, 1994

Mileage

3,000 mi

MY 93 ISUZU TROOPER SUDDENLY LOSS TURN SIGNALS AND POWER WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS CONFUSED THE CAR ON THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND ALMOST CAUSED COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291764

Incident

Nov 7, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

HIT A COW AT 55 MPH, NO BRAKES APPLIED, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED CAR, DID NOT ROLL, FRONT IMPACT ONLY CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE TO DECLARE AUTO TOTALED. HAVE PHOTOS. 93 ISUZU TROOPER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138035

Incident

Jun 16, 2005

DT: TREAD CAME OFF 3/4 OF TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BUT THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10119905

Incident

May 2, 2005

Mileage

161,000 mi

THE DRIVER NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND PULLED OVER. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CAM SHAFT SEAL PLUG NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10099062

Incident

Oct 29, 2004

CAM SHAFT SEAL PLUG BECAME DISLODGED FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10096449

Incident

Aug 18, 2002

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE COMPONENT THAT WAS AFFECTED WAS ALREADY DESTROYED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DESTROYED COMPONENT, BUT WILL REPAIR THE RECALLE WORK. *AK THE DEALER SOLD THE CONSUMER THE WRONG CABLE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10075762

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

Mileage

22,300 mi

IN LESS THAN 6,000 MILES, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A FAILURE. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID

10046228

Incident

Oct 28, 2003

Mileage

6,000 mi

REFER TO TSB# SB9601L005 / NHTSA# 049410 THIS PAST SUMMER I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AGAIN. WHEN I PULLED THE OLD PLUGS, 4 HAD OIL SITTING ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE PLUGS AND THE PLUG BOOTS WERE COVERED WITH OIL. 2 WEEKS AGO, MY TROOPER STARTED BAD EVERYDAY, AND MOST OF THE TIME MY "CHECK TRANS" LIGHT WAS COMING ON, SO I HAD TO RESTART, AND MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP, THE "CHECK TRANS" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN, THUS DEFAULTING MY TRANSMISSION INTO 3RD GEAR, (PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FAST IN ORDER NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC). LAST WEEK I PULLED THE PLUG WIRES AGAIN (OIL POOLED AGAIN). I PULLED ALL THE PLUGS, WIPED THEM CLEAN AS WELL AS THE WIRES AND ALSO CLEANED THE PLUG TUBES AS WELL. TROOPER RAN GREAT THEN. I CALLED 2 ISUZU DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT THE TSB WHERE IT REFERS TO OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG WELLS, BOTH DEALERS SAID A NEW WIRE KIT HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO SEAL THE OIL LEAK (FOR AN OIL LEAK?) I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW "UPDATED" SET FOR $64.00. FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, THE NEW WIRE SET HAS A WIDER DIAMETER TO SEAL INSIDE THE TUBES BETTER. SATURDAY I INSTALLED THE NEW WIRES, AS WELL AS NEW SPARK PLUGS AGAIN THERE WAS OIL AGAIN ACCUMULATED WITHIN 1 DAY OF LIGHT DRIVING. YESTERDAY I PULLED THE WIRES FROM THE TUBES THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN POOLING THE OIL. NOT ONE DROP WAS FOUND- THE NEW WIRES WORK! WHY DIDN'T ISUZU PAY FOR THE NEW WIRES AND INSTALL THEM ON A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB WHERE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE? WITH ALL THE OIL POOLED INSIDE 4 SPARK PLUG WELLS AND ALL OVER THE WIRES, IT GIVES THE COIL A PATH OTHER THAN THE SPARK PLUG (TO THE ENGINE, WHICH IS CHASSIS GROUND)- WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WHERE ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED IN THE VEHICLE THUS CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS. MY TROOPER IS RUNNING GREAT NOW, WITH NO APPARENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN SIGHT, AND NO OIL POOL ON THE PLUGS. TS

NHTSA ID

10000442

Incident

Dec 26, 2002

STUDS ON DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BROKE WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE LUGS: NUTS. DEALER STUDS WERE MADE OF AN ALLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE TIRES BECAUSE STUDS WOULDBREAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018750

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

TRIED TO GET TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC REFUSED BECAUSE THEY BREAK OFF AND I COULD BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE UNABLE TO CHANGE MY TIRE WITHOUT REPLACING ALL THE STUDS WHICH WOULD BE VERY COSTLY OF WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND NOW HAVE TO WORRY IF I DO GET A FLAT AM I GOING TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE AND NOT HAVE TO MONEY TO REPLACE THEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

760087

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IF VEHICLE IS PARKED, DOOR KEY FAILS TO LOCK DRIVER'S SIDE. WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF ALARM TO MANUALLY LOCK DOOR. SHUTTING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THEM. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK OUT SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

875438

Incident

Oct 6, 2000

THIS IS THE SECOND TBRIDESTONE TIRE IN TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE LOST TREAD FROM. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TWICE AND DON'T WANT A THIRD INCIDENT. I WAS IN 5:30PM TRAFFIC AND FELT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING CORRECTLY I DECIDED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I DID I LOST HALF OF THE TREAD. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY CAR. I DROVE IMMEDIATLEY TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE BEST THEY WOULD DO IS PRO-RATE MY ANOTHER BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE. I'M STUCK BECAUSE THESE TIRES ARE NOT IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE!! NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN BRIDGESTONE LEADS THE PUBLIC TO THINK! PLEASE HELP!!( DOT NUMBER: EJMT TIRE SIZE: P24570R16 )

NHTSA ID

728919

Incident

Aug 10, 2000

ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE DUELER 684. REPLACED WITH SAME TIRE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. UNDERSTOOD AT THAT TIME THE DUELER 684 WAS NO LONGER PRODUCED BUT LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE SPECIAL ORDERED LAST 3 TIRES FROM ANOTHER LOCATION'S STOCK SO I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE 3 TIRES AND USE MY ORIGINAL UNUSED SPARE. ON 6/12/00 I NOTICED A BULGE ON BACK LEFT TIRE WITH SMALLTIRE SEPARATION. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITH SPARE. DURING THE WEEK BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE FOR REPLACEMENT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS ON MY SPARE RACK AND TOTALLY DECOMPRESSED WITH HALF OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY! LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER (STORE #008842) PRO-RATED TIRE FOR $49.99. TIRE ONLY HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. FIRESTONE REPLACED WITH DUELER H/L P-MET P245/70R16. OTHER TROOPER AND SAME TIRE OWNERS SHOULD ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS TIRE!! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE DUELER 684'S AND HOPE THESE ARE ALSO RECALLED!( DOT NUMBER: Y7MT TIRE SIZE: P245/70R16 )

NHTSA ID

727213

Incident

Jun 12, 2000

RECEIVED 94V132000 CONCERNING ENGINE CAMSHAFT FAILURE IN MAIL & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ONE YEAR LATER, BUT REMEDY FAILED . DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR CAMSHAFT AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

861878

Incident

Aug 15, 1999

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CONSUMER SLID THROUGH SEAT BELT DUE TO ANGLE OF THE SEAT BACK, INJURIES TO CONSUMER. MJS

NHTSA ID

546456

I HAVE HAD THIS LIFTER PROBLEM FOR A WHILE AND WAS JUST INFORMED ON 03/22/99 BY A MECHANIC THAT WORKED FOR ISUZU A ONE TIME. HE SAID THAT THE 93' TROOPERS HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LIFTERS SINCE THEY CAME OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

704912

WHILE DRIVING AND ENTERING NJ TURNPIKE ON RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, DEBRIS ON ROAD, TRYING TO AVOID, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONCE AND SLID ONTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, SKIDDED AND CAME TO STOP. GAS TANK CRACKED AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEAL/MANUFACTURER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. POLICE REPORT TAKEN, DOT IS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

835248

Incident

Feb 24, 1999

VALVE COVER GASKET FAILURE. ISUZU SEEMS TO HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FAILURE OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER.

NHTSA ID

536342

VEHICLE TOTALED IN A NO FAULT ACCIDENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN (TOP HEAVY) RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER. MJS

NHTSA ID

523718

AIR CONDITIONER'S COMRESSOR/ EXPANSION VALVE FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

520892

Incident

Jul 1, 1997

DEFECTIVE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

517125

CLUTCH FAILED THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS.

NHTSA ID

516725

Incident

Apr 21, 1997

STARTER FAILED 2 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

601969

Incident

Oct 18, 1996

MAKING A LEFT TURN ONCOMING CAR IMPACTED AREA NEAR GAS TANK, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

NHTSA ID

802814

Incident

Sep 1, 1996