NHTSA Complaint #10088174 — 1999 ISUZU TROOPER

1999 TROOPER WITH 3.5L ENGINE. AFTER 60,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT AT REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, @3000 MILES, THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, I DROVE FROM ST.LOUIS TO KANSAS CITY, ABOUT 240 MILES ONE WAY. ON THE RETURN TRIP, 60 MILES FROM HOME, THE TROOPER SIEZED UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO LOW OIL LIGHT, IT JUST QUIT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN ST.CHARLES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD HARDLY ANY OIL IN THE CRANKCASE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AFTER LISTENING TO THE PRICE FOR AN ENGINE FROM THE DEALER $9500 AND REBUILT ENGINES THAT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE BLOCKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, I WITH THE AID OF A MECHANIC FOUND A TROOPER THAT HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND REPLACED THE OLD ENGINE WITH ONE THAT HAD AROUND 72K MILES ON IT. IT BURNS THE SAME AMOUNT OF OIL!!!!!!! I CHECK IT WEEKLY AND ADD TO IT ABOUT THE SAME. ISUZU NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NOW I COULDN'T GET RID OF THIS THING FOR 1/25TH OF WHAT I PAID FOR IT, EXCEPT TO SOMEONE LOOKING FOR PARTS FOR THEIR SOON TO BE BROKEN DOWN 1999 TROOPER.