2001 Isuzu Trooper Problems, complaints & recalls

The contact owns a 2001 Isuzu Trooper. The contact stated while entering and starting the vehicle, he noticed an extreme heat in the interior of the vehicle coming from the engine. The contact proceeded to shift the gear into drive however, while his foot was still on the brake pedal the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact had to pulled up the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times afterwards. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic...

Low beam headlight switch stopped working. Only high beams worked. Had to have the headlight switch replaced at a cost of $500. I see that the same problem is currently being addressed and recalled on later model isuzu ascenders and gm vehicles. I believe isuzu used many gm parts in this trooper and it should be included in the current recall so that I can get reimbursed for the repairs. *Js

My suv , isuzu trooper of 10years, was parked in a library parking garage and after ignition turned on, I put it in reverse gear to get out of the parking lot and the car rapidly reversed and before I could figure out and react, the car shot like a rocket towards the front , while still in reverse gear, and I had no control of the brakes or steering wheel, it rammed into a concrete pillar and got completely totaled. Airbags opened and front doors jammed and I had slide to the back to escape. Luckily, car did not...

I was driving down the highway doing 60 miles an hour when my "bridgestone tire" separated at the tread and peeled off like a banana and I thought I was going to crash! The tire stayed intact and the bands with no deflation". I am concerned that this tire will be or was a recall. No accident luckily, no injury, luckily because it was on the back passenger. If it was on the front I would of been screwed for I was making a 60 mile an hour curve on the highway with frequent traffic rush hour with a top heavy...

When you stop at stop sign or light the transmission shifts into neutral. Whenever you push on the accelerator it jerks and takes off. Sometimes it takes a few minutes to shift in gear. It is in the shop right now. The mechanic said it has transmission problems. *Tr

2001 Isuzu trooper with faulty transmission accumulator and bad u-joint customer states that they want us to review the safety issues**nar**cc the consumer stated having 3 separate issues with the vehicle the first being a bad u joint, the second being a faulty transmission accumulator and the third was having to replace a long engine block. The consumer was also informed the electrical hydraulic brake system needed to be replaced. The consumer stated recently requested a goodwill adjustment and was ultimately denied by the dealer due to the fact the vehicle was 40,000 miles over the base warranty.*Tr

2001 Isuzu trooper fuel tank. Customer wants to reimbursed for repairs**cc the gas tank had rusted through and was leaking gas. *Jb

We have had to add 1-2 qts of oil every couple thousand miles although we did not see an oil leak (no marks on the driveway) mechanic could find no oil leak or problem our check engine light has been on,and mechanic said we needed emissions sensor replaced. We did replace it. On our way to thanksgiving in oklahoma from michigan our engine blew ! We are now without that vehicle but still making payments. A dealership in tulsa said that those engines are replaced a lot at his shop due to this problem. He said that...

Dt*: the contact stated when stopped during various road conditions, the vehicle shook and decelerated to 10 mph. Also, all power failed, and the vehicle stalled. It was towed to the service dealer, who replaced the transmission for the third time for the same problems. The manufacturer was contacted.*Ak the dealership stated the transmission was leaking burnt fluid. The radiator had a low cooling efficiency. The abs sensor had to be replaced. Updated 10/30/06. *Jb

Massive oil consumption problem. Vehicle burnt about one quart of oil every 1000 miles. Filled vehicle with fuel and checked oil. Took 3 hr trip. On the way home engine started knocking checked oil and it was dry. No low oil warning light or anything. Every shop and isuzu dealer says must have new engine $6500 dollars. Vehicle only has 85,000 miles. 2Nd owner since 21,000 miles. Warranty for second owner is 60,000 miles original owner 100,000 miles. No engine has been replaced cost to much money. Vehicle is stilling in driveway. *Nm

I own a 2001 isuzu trooper that started using excessive oil (1+ quarts every 1000 miles) at 54,000 miles. I have found numerous complaints about this starting when isuzu introduced the 3.5L v6 engine. My research has shown the problem to be a bad design change of the oil ring not allowing oil to drain properly. Isuzu is terrible to work with and fights to not honor warranties. Why has this not been investigated by nhtsa after all the complaints received about this problem? Isuzu has terrible customer relations and does not stand behind their vehicles when there is a problem. Still battling with isuzu and bbb.*Jb

Dt: the contact stated 2001 isuzu trooper accelerated while in reverse, then he put the car in drive, it hesitated and surged forward while the brakes were applied. The vehicle left black marks in the driveway, went through the garage cans and through a fence in the backyard. All this time the brakes were being applied. Meanwhile ,the vehicle still had a wide open throttle, and was spinning in the grass. Finally, the contact was able to turn off the ignition. There was damage to the yard and fence. The contact contacted isuzu, and they said it was not suppose to do that. The car sustained $5400.00 Worth of damage. No police report was taken. *Ak

I bought my new automobile on the 24th of june 2001. On april 24, 2004 the trooper broke down and I had it towed to sheehy chevrolet dodge isuzu dealership. Before the truck broke down the transmission light and engine light came on. At this time the truck had 56,680 miles on it. I picked the truck up on april 28, 2004 from the sheehy dealership. I paid sheehy $173.22 For the repairs they made and rented a car which cost me $175.61. On may 3, 2004 I took the truck to lindsay chevrolet to be repaired because...

Dt: the vehicle is a 2001 isuzu trooper. Transmission has been replaced twice. The first time consumer took it to the dealer it was skipping or stalling like it was not getting enough fuel. When pushing the gas pedal the rpms went up. Then, transmission was replaced on 7-31-2004. The second time he took the vehicle to dealer was on 6-28-05. This time the problem was about the same as before. Consumer was told that there was internal problems with the transmission. He took the vehicle back a third time on 7-18-05. The vehicle is at the dealers right now waiting for the transmission part to come in so that it can be replaced. *Ak

When putting the vehicle into park it rolls. Dealer states the shift mechanism failed and needs to be replaced. *Ak

In october 2004, while driving 65 mph on the freeway, car automatically reduced power to 5 mph. Deceleration of automoblie was pretty rapid. The vechile was brought to the isuzu dealership. A number of tests were run, but nothing was found. Service department could not find any thing wrong with the vechile. On january 25, this happened again while driving on the freeway at 65 mph. The vehicle was towed to a isuzu service department. They replaced the acceleration sensor and said the vechile was fixed and...

While driving vehicle stalled. This failure caused a collision. Dealership serviced vehicle numerous times, and replaced the main computer, accelerator motor, and several other components. But, problem recurred.*Ak

When trying to stop lost brake power and vehicle crashed into an embankment. Vehicle was towed to a dealer, who found a foreign oil substance in the braking system, which was believed to be the cause of the failure. *Ak

Dealer replaced rear and front tires on two different occasions. First time at 15000 miles, and the second time at 22000 miles. But still having the problem, wearing out prematurely. Bridgestone, dueller hl, size 235/70r16.*Ak

Unwanted acceleration - the vehicle accelerates spontaneously while driving and contine to accelarate or hold steady speed without depressing the accelerator causing the driver to have to continually depress the brake pedal in order to slow the vehicle. While trying to stop it will continue to rev and then suddenly rev down causing the vehicle to suddenly lurch down because of the pressure on the brake. The vehicle will start at normal rpm's and then surge when the vehicle is put in gear (forward or reverse). It has been to the dealer four times and the dealer cannot identify or repair the problem, twice in july of 2002, once in august of 2002, and most recently in july of 2003. *Ak

The engine failed and the manufacture stated they were not going to assist because the vehicle was not properly taken of, after the consumer provided the manufacture with the necessary paper work, they still declined any financial assistance. *Jb

Consumer stated that vehicle intermittently slips out of gear from park to reverse. Ts

The truck experiences unwanted acceleration with cause not being able to be duplicated by dealership. The dealership has worked on the truck four seperate times which the condition still persist. The isuzu technical assistance line was contacted by the dealership to help pinpoint possible cause. Please describe details. *Mr

When vehicle is engaged in first gear it will then move a short distance and pop out of gear.*Ak

While driving 65-68 mph the vehicle vibrates and emits a humming noise upon light acceleration, the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician test drove the consumer's vehicle as well as two other 2001 isuzu's and the same noise was present, the technician believed the noise was normal in comparision to the others and no repairs were made, possible suspension problem. Nlm