1991 ISUZU TROOPER

3 recalls — 71 complaints — 5 TSBs

TRAILER HITCHES

Defect Description

THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.

Consequence

IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.

670 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: REESE PRODUCTS, INC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

Defect Description

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HOSE ON THE OIL COOLER COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COULD MELT.

Consequence

ENGINE OIL COULD LEAK OUT WITH POTENTIAL FOR ENGINESEIZURE AND DAMAGE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

PROPERLY INSTALL COOLER HOSE CLIP TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

12,222 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Defect Description

PUTTING IN MORE TRANSMISSION OIL THAN SPECIFIED CAN CAUSE OIL TO BLEED THROUGH AIR GROOVE ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IF OIL TEMPERATURE RISES.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE SMOKE EMISSION FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICHCOULD IGNITE RUBBER HOSES AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

REPLACE OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND NOTIFY OWNERS TO USE ONLY THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

17,048 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED

Complaint Statistics

71 total complaints 5 crashes 23 fires 4 injuries 3 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	9
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS	8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	2

Incident date: Sep 15, 2014

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 ACCELERAT... Read more

Incident date: Sep 15, 2014

Incident date: Oct 20, 2004

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 FAIL... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2004

Incident date: May 4, 2004

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

Incident date: Jul 5, 2003

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... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Feb 10, 2003

THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

Incident date: Jun 1, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jul 23, 2001

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

Incident date: Apr 23, 2000

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

Crash 1 injured 1 deaths

Incident date: Oct 22, 2000

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 T... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Oct 8, 2000

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)

Incident date: Jul 1, 1999

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION ENGINE CYLINDER (4TH CYLINDER) FAILED. NLM

Incident date: Mar 25, 2000

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 MYS... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

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... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

Fire

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

Fire

Incident date: Jun 12, 1999

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 ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 12, 1999

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, T... Read more

Fire 1 injured

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 TH... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

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

Incident date: Dec 15, 1998

ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE TOUCHED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MELTED HOSE.

Incident date: May 14, 1995

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... Read more

Crash 1 deaths

Incident date: Jun 18, 1998

ENGINE FIRE (OHIO CRASH REPORT).

Fire

Incident date: Jun 28, 1998

ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

Fire

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

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

Fire

NOT SPECIFIED.

Incident date: Sep 30, 1997

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

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 17, 1996

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... Read more

Crash 2 injured 1 deaths

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

Incident date: Jun 8, 1997

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

Incident date: Apr 24, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.

COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED.

Incident date: Oct 4, 1996

VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Oct 12, 1994

CLUTCH FAILED TWICE.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

VEHICLE HAS SOFT METAL FOR LUGS, EACH TIME WHEEL IS REMOVED SOFT LUGS STRIP OR CROSS THREAD, UNABLE TO INSTALL NUTS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

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

Incident date: Feb 15, 1997

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

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

EACH TIME WHEEL IS REMOVED THE SOFT LUGS STRIP LEAVING THEM UNABLE TO BE INSTALL.

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

Incident date: Dec 5, 1995

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

Crash

Incident date: Aug 25, 1995

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

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

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

Incident date: Jul 2, 1996

FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTED OUT. *AK

Incident date: Jul 2, 1996

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOSES POWER, ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

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

Showing 50 of 71 complaints.

EPA Fuel Economy — 1991 ISUZU TROOPER

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
2.6L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive)	14.0	17.0	15.0	Regular	$4,500
2.6L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd (4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive)	15.0	17.0	15.0	Regular	$4,500
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive)	14.0	17.0	15.0	Regular	$4,500
2.8L 6-cyl, Manual 5-spd (4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive)	14.0	17.0	15.0	Regular	$4,500

CO2 Emissions: -1.0 g/mile (Special Purpose Vehicles)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

Technical Service Bulletins — 1991 ISUZU TROOPER

5 manufacturer communications from 5 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	1
350000 EQUIPMENT	1
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	1

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This bulletin outlines the procedures for using the Alpine Exchange Program (the "Exchange Program"). The Exchange Program must be used when any Alpine radio or other component covered by this bulletin is repaired under warranty and may als

350000 EQUIPMENT

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (ICTA) is providing the following procedural recommendations to improve dealer efficiency when submitting Parts Warranty claims. We strongly recommend dealers follow these procedures in order to avoi

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUTLINES THE DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONVERSION / RETROFIT. *TT

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

There are no Manufacturer Communications in accordance with 49 CFR 579.5 to report for March 2024 for Isuzu Motors Limited.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — ISUZU TROOPER

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1990

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1984

DEFECTIVE HEATER CORES

EA — Closed — Model Year: 1984

REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION

There is no summary currently available

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1984

REAR DOOR HINGE SEPARATION

There is no summary currently available

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1986

DIESEL ENGINE SURGE

There is no summary currently available

ISUZU TROOPER — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the ISUZU TROOPER across all model years (1984–2001).

31 Total Recalls

718 Total Complaints

5 Investigations

73 Reported Crashes

43 Reported Fires

3 Reported Deaths

ISUZU TROOPER — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2002	0	12	View
2001	1	42	View
2000	2	61	View
1999	0	105	View
1998	1	48	View
1997	2	18	View
1996	2	66	View
1995	1	65	View
1994	2	58	View
1993	2	41	View
1992	2	27	View
1991 (current)	3	71
1990	3	30	View
1989	1	17	View
1988	2	20	View
1987	3	9	View
1986	2	18	View
1985	1	5	View
1984	1	0	View

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