By model year
The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 81
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Isuzu Trooper
Every Isuzu Trooper model year on file, 1984 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years576100 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years191984 to 2002
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins261Summed across model years
Components
Engine and cooling leads the Isuzu Trooper complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Isuzu Trooper model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SUV | 12 | 8.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2001 | SUV | 29 | 6.9 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| 2000 | SUV | 49 | 10.2 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| 1999 | SUV | 81 | 8.6 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1998 | SUV | 42 | 9.5 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 1997 | SUV | 13 | 7.7 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1996 | SUV | 51 | 11.8 | 464 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1995 | SUV | 54 | 31.5 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1994 | SUV | 47 | 21.3 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1993 | SUV | 33 | 15.2 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | SUV | 25 | 28.0 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1991 | SUV | 57 | 35.1 | 238 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1990 | SUV | 23 | 34.8 | 177 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1989 | SUV | 16 | 6.3 | 320 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1988 | SUV | 17 | 23.5 | 200 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1987 | SUV | 6 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1986 | SUV | 18 | 5.6 | 360 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 3 | 33.3 | 300 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Isuzu Trooper
- 04V-199 Apr 22, 2004
On certain sport utility vehicles, the accelerator cable can stick so that the engine speed will not immediately decrease upon release of the…
Speed control · 73k vehicles - 00V-376 Nov 14, 2000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive and automatic transmissions built with tod (torque-on-demand)
Engine and cooling · 18k vehicles - 00V-253 Sep 7, 2000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive and automatic transmissions built with tod (torque-on-demand)
Fuel system · 13k vehicles - 98V-180 Aug 3, 1998
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles
Powertrain · 3,062 vehicles - 97V-092-001 Jun 3, 1997
Left front brake lines were installed improperly at the assembly line resulting in insufficient clearance between the brake line and an upper…
Brakes · 6,667 vehicles - 97V-035-001 Mar 11, 1997
These vehicles were manufactured without a lock washer and/or screws in the front hub
Suspension · 270 vehicles - 96V-248-001 Dec 12, 1996
Certain vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect rear center seat belt assembly buckle
Seat belts · 2,345 vehicles - 94V-132 Jul 19, 1994
Constant expansion and contraction of the cylinder head causes the camshaft seal end plug can become dislodged from the cylinder head
Engine and cooling · 122k vehicles - 93E-023 Jul 22, 1993
Weld on the receiver unit of the trailer hitch can break
Trailer hitches · 670 vehicles - 92V-093 Jul 27, 1992
Trucks used in the salt-belt states can have accumulated corrosion in the hinges of the rear doors
Structure · 49k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.