1999 Isuzu Trooper engine problems
59 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Isuzu Trooper, which is 56% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 56% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
I get frequent oil changes in my 99 isuzu trooper and had just gotten one last month. I had at least 2700 miles before my next one. I was driving down the freeway and I saw smoke coming from my hood and all my dash lights came on like a christmas tree. I pulled over and found out that my engine was on fire. I called the fire dept to put it out and got it towed to my house to later find out that the piston had got thrown from the engine because it locked up due to no oil getting to that piston.
I purchased my trooper new. I have all of the print outs of the oil changes made which are at or below recommended intervals. At approximately. 25000 miles I reported a shifting problem and they replaced the transfer case because metal filings were found in it. Then 2000 miles later the problem re-occurred and they replaced the entire transmission. It was bought in back 500 miles later for and adjustment on this again.