1991 Isuzu Trooper problems
The 1991 Isuzu Trooper has 71 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns engine. After that come transmission (15%) and wheels (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 23
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 23 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Isuzu Trooper with enough data (34 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling 75MPH on highway and lost control of vehicle because rear tire tread separated from tire, and flipped multiple times. Driver died from head injuries, I person was injured, tires were bridgestone desert dueller, size p235/75r15, DOT wk13356. *slc
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
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).