1991 Isuzu Trooper

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL INSULATOR ON THE POSITIVE WIRE CRACKED, ALLOWING MOISTURE/SALT TO CORRODE WIRE, RESULTING IN FUEL PUMP BRACKET FAILURE. *AK

• 12/27/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL OIL PUMP WIRES WERE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS OF RAIN/SNOW AND OTHER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/15/1998· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE 1991 TROOPER HAD SEATBELT LATCHES RAISED OFF THE SEAT (FOR CONVENIENCE OF SECURING) HOWEVER THIS FURTHER EXPOSED THE RELEASE BUTTON, WHICH HAD NO COVER. LATER MODELS LOWERED THE LATCH, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SECURE, BUT ALSO MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BE ACCIDENTLY RELEASED (BY THE PASSENGER OR FOREIGN OBJECT) AT IMPACT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN MY WIFE'S DEATH. THANK YOU. JOHN M. RICCI (617)308-4833

• 11/27/1995· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION REPAIRED 4 TIMES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO OVERFLOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. *SD

• 11/19/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK

• 11/12/2000· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OR LEAKAGE AND THIS TRANSMISSION WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE AFTER DRIVING 40 MILES ON HIGHWAY. TROOPER WAS BEING OPERATED ON I-895 IN BALTIMORE AT 50 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR. TROOPER WAS PULLED TO SIDE AND SON EXITED VEHICLE TO CHECK ENGINE. TROOPER IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND CONTENTS.*AK

• 11/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR CONSUMER WAS AT A TOLL BOTH WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE PULL OVER INTO THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THREE OTHER OCCUPANTS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *PH *NLM

• 10/14/1994· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPULSION RESULTED IN FIRE. *AW

• 10/13/1995· WHEELS

  LUG NUTS CONTINUE TO BREAK REGULARLY. TT DURING TIRE ROTATION AND BRAKE SERVICING 24 LUG NUTS AND WHEELS STUDS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE STRIPPED EVEEN THOUGH LUG NUTS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENEDTO MANUFACTURER SPEC. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT LUG NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE.*JB

• 10/08/2000· TIRES

  TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE STYLE. SAME THING HAPPENED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH THE SAME TIRE TYPE ON THE SAME CAR. (DOT NUMBER: HYHLF75195 TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

• 09/28/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER LATCHES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/24/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAINFire

  THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING ROUGH SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1991. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND SOME MINOR REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER. THE SECOND INCIDENT REQUIRED MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY SOME 2-3K MILES. UPON THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, I REQUESTED SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE. THEY REQUESTED THAT I KEEP A LOG FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF THE CONDITIONS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THIS PERIOD, THEY FELT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. THESE WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN INVOLVE THE INABILITY OF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON SLIGHT INCLINES AND WOULD SUFFER A GREAT REDUCTION IN SPEED ON A MODERATE TO STEEP INCLINE. WITH REGARDS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, A FUEL INJECTOR PLUG EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ERUPTED IN A FIRE THAT SELF-EXTINGUSHED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. I PROCEEDED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO USE A GM PART (I FOUND OUT THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN AND ENGINE ARE ACTUALLY MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY GM EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS AN ISUZU). THERE WAS A SECOND INCIDENT IDETICAL TO THE FIRST AND THE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN MADE. I HAD THE DEALER CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. THEY WER ONLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS NOT OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, BUT COULD NOT SAY THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE INJECTOR FAILURES.

• 09/17/1997· SUSPENSIONCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN PASSING LANE AND THERE WAS A SEMI-TRUCK IN RIGHT HAND LANE. LOOKED DOWN TO TURN OFF AIR CONDITIONER, AND FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING THE SIDE OF SEMI-TRUCK. DRIVER JERKED WHEEL TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO CORRECT BACK INTO PASSING LANE. VEHICLE FISHTAILED/LOST CONTROL AND HIT SEMI-TRUCK, CAUSING TROOPER TO SLIDE TO EDG EOF HIGHWAY AND ROLL OVER 7 TIMES. ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED, AND TWO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 09/08/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TRANSMISSION HARNESS WIRES SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

• 09/04/1996· WHEELS

  AT LEAST ONE LUG:STUD BOLT STRIPPED WHEN REMOVING AND PUTTING BACK ON. *AK

• 09/01/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTS HOURS AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF CAUSING SIDE LIGHTS TO COME ON IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT.

• 08/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/06/2001· TIRES

  ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1991, TROOPER, P235/75R15 SIZE. TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION STARTED AT 40 MPH AND THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN, BRIDGESTONE DESERT DUELER TIRE. *SLC

• 08/04/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR LEFT TIRE WHERE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THEN, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT. *AK

• 07/28/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

• 07/22/1998· WHEELS

  WHEEL LUGS AND NUTS MADE FROM WEAK METAL RESULTING IN FAILURE.

• 07/21/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE FIRE (OHIO CRASH REPORT).

• 07/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BRAKES PULSATING. *SKD

• 07/14/1999· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE MEASURING DIPSTICK AND OVER THE ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE, RESULTING IN EXPLOSION AND MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (90V167000). *YC

• 07/14/1995· WHEELS

  DEALER SAID THE STUD AND LUG NUT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIRE IS HARD TO REMOVE COMING FROM MANUFACTOR. *AK

• 07/10/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE WIRE DISCONNECTED AND CORRODED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

• 07/10/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTED OUT. *AK

• 06/25/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/18/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I HAVE HAD A HISTORY (DOCUMENTED) OF ELECTRICAL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1991 ISUZU TROOPER. ON 11/95, A FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAD A WEEK LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU SANTA MONICA. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PANEL UNDER WARRANTY ON 11/95. 15 MONTHS LATER, MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS TIME, I SPENT $2,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ISUZU REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ON 6/12/99, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. NOW THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I AM IN THE MIDST OF HAVING INSURANCE INSPECTORS DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

• 06/17/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I JUST EXITED THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE 1991 ISUZU TROOPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND GET OUT.THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WITH GAS OR SOME OTHER LIQUID POURING OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE MELTED AND EXPLODED, THEN THERE WAS A SECOND EXPLOSION. ALL THE PARTS OF THE ENGINE, BATTERY ETC. WERE IN FLAMES. TWO FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE CARS WERE DIPATCHED. IT WAS A VERY BIG BLAZE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. OUR INSURANCE COMPNAY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE SINCE THE DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE. PLEASE HELP. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED. I'D LIKE TO WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND CONTACT ISUZU. SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS.

• 06/15/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/09/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 32--35 MPH WHEN ACCELERATOR CABLE RUBBER GUARD MELTED INTO THE CABLE, CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO BECOME STUCK. *AK

• 05/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,SEATSFire

  UNDER HOOD FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO COLLSION, NO WARNING, LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS NO SUDDEN ACCELERATION.DECELERATION NOTICED, NO NOISES, CONSUMER WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED BLACK SMOK FROM THE ENGINE AND HE PROMPTLY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RELEASED THE HOOD, CONSUMER OBSERVED THE FIRE IN ITS ENTIRETY, STARTING FROM THE ENGINE MOVING TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO INCIDENT CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS RIGHT REAR BUMPER, BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING FUSES HAD TO BE REPLACED, REAR ARM REST, ENTIRE HYDRALIC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ROTORS WARPED, EXHAUST WAS SLIGHTLY BENT, MOUNTS WERE BALANCED, BACK SEAT SLIDE FOWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED, RIGHT HEAD LIGHT INOPERABLE, SIDE TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE, FUEL INJECTION SERVICED..*JB

• 05/29/1996· SUSPENSIONCrash

  VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

• 05/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION ENGINE CYLINDER (4TH CYLINDER) FAILED. NLM

• 05/19/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE IS LEAKING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL BECAUSE THE RINGS ARE NOT SEATED.

• 05/16/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LOCKUP UNDER LOADING CONDITION. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

• 05/06/1999· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY. THEN MOVED TRANSMISSION INTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS PARK, LOCKED IGNITION AND TOOK KEY OUT. WHEN HE WALKED AWAY VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PHONED ISUZU AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT INSTALL AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE. OWNER BELIEVES THIS IS A NECESSARY SAFETY DEVICE. *AK

• 05/06/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED.

• 05/04/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM LOWER TO HIGHER LEVER GEAR VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

• 04/15/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NOT SPECIFIED.

• 04/04/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE TROOPER HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE ENGINE WENT ON FIRE. MY CAR IS TOTALED. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. HELP! I WANT ISUZU TO PAY FOR MY LOSE EVEN IF I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OR BOB CIASULLI USED CARS FOR SELLING ME THIS CAR WHICH HAD A RECALL ON AND PUT MYSELF AND MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN DANGER.

• 04/04/1995· STRUCTURE

  ALL 4 DOORS STICK AT TIMES DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOST SPRING DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR IS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. TT

• 03/27/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  RUBBER CABLE SHROUD NEAR CARBURETOR BECAME SOFT AND STICKY, CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REMAIN DEPRESSED. *SD

• 03/09/2001· TIRESCrash

  PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, AND FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK DRIVER DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES, I PERSON WAS INJURED, TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE DESERT DUELLER, SIZE P235/75R15, DOT WK13356. *SLC

• 03/03/1997· WHEELS

  VEHICLE HAS SOFT METAL FOR LUGS, EACH TIME WHEEL IS REMOVED SOFT LUGS CROSSTHREAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL NUTS. *AK

• 02/26/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

• 02/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL . OWNER THINKS THAT VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

• 02/21/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE FIRE.

• 02/12/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 ISUZU TROOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY DECREASE UPON THE RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO ADJUST THE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V199000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN