1999 ISUZU TROOPER Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I TOOK MY '99 ISUZU TROOPER TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, AND 3 WEEKS LATER THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON. I WENT TO THE ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AFTER CHECKING THE OIL, THEY NOTICED THAT THERE ARE LESS THAN A LITER IN THE ENGINE. THEY FILLED IT AND ADDED A CONDITIONER TELLING ME THAT THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, DRIVING BACK FROM A TRIP, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MOMENTS LATER I LOST POWER (RPMS) AND PULLED THE CAR OVER. THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT MY CAR TOLD ME (AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A CONSUMER REPORT WEBSITE) THAT '99 TROOPERS OFTEN HAVE "UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SEIZING." THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE (APPROX 4000-9000 DOLLARS) OR A NEW CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OR...

ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. FROM 5 MPH TO 60 MPH. DIES WHILE TURNING, THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK ENGINE ALSO BURNS 1QT OIL EVER 1,000 MILES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE OIL WAS DRY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE.

MY 1999 ISUZU TROOPER ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INDICATIONS THAT ANY THING WAS WRONG. TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 MONTH EARLIER AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED/FILLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE. I HAD DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 2000 MILES. I NOW SEE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENGINE WHICH COULD BE MORE THAN THE COST OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT AND LACK OF LOW OIL GAUGE/WARNING. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW TROOPER IN 1999 AND DID EVERY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON TIME AT A AUTHORIZE ISUZU DEALER. AFTER THE 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP WE STARTED TAKING IT TO A REPUTABLE NATIONAL OIL CHANGE COMPANY. WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION IT WAS USING OIL AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. IT WAS NOT LEAKING OIL, IT WAS NOT BURNING OIL AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS NOT COMING ON. ONE DAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WE ADDED OIL. IT WOULD RUN ROUGH AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID SOME MAINTENANCE WORK. I HAD NOT TOTALLY WRECKED THE ENGINE. I GOT IT DRIVING GOOD FOR ABOUT $2,000 AND HOPED THIS HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE ADDED AND CHECK THE OIL EVERY 500 MILES. TWO MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I AM NOW TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER...

BURNING TOO MUCH OIL WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. HAVE TAKEN IT FOR 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES A COUPLE TIMES TO FIND NO OIL AND NO TRACE OF OIL IN IT, THOUGH I HAD FILLED IT TO WHERE THE DIPSTICK REGISTERED FULL WITHIN THE LAST SEVENTY MILES. I CAN'T MAKE A DECENT STAB AT ESTIMATING HOW MUCH IT BURNS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE FINE AND THEN BE EMPTY. IT DOESN'T LEAK ANYWHERE AND IT DOESN'T SMELL LIKE IT'S BURNING IT, BUT IT'S JUST GONE. I HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS ALL OF THE TIME; IT'S A DRAG. I'M GOING TO GO CHECK IT NOW WHILE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT. I AM WONDERING IF WHATEVER THIS DEFECT IS AFFECTING MY MILEAGE BECAUSE I ONLY GET 16 MPG. MY MECHANICS SAY THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS GET THE ENGINE REBUILT....

WE BOUGHT A 1999 TROOPER FROM THE DEALER THAT WAS NEVER REGISTERED, BUT THAT THE DEALER HAD DRIVEN FOR 14,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT A NEW FACTORY WARRANTY APPLIED AS WE WERE THE "ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER." AFTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THREE YEARS AND LESS THAN 60,000 MILES, THE ENGINE FROZE GOING UP A MOUNTAIN PASS, ENDANGERING OUR LIVES AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN'S LIVES. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE NEEDED AN NEW ENGINE -- THOUGH THERE WAS STILL OIL IN THE ENGINE, THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL IN THE OIL. (WE HAD PROPERLY MAINTAINED THE ENGINE MORE THAN REQUIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT SEEMED TO BURN A LOT OF OIL OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.) ISUZU DENIES THAT IT IS RESPONSIBLE, AND THE DEALER DENIES THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE, SO WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE WE'VE HAD THREE YEARS...

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU TROOPER THAT BURNS A LOT OF OIL. I SERVICE IT PROPERLY AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. ALTHOUGH IT NOW HAS 64000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY I THINK I NEED TO REPORT THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER AND I AM TAKING IT IN FOR SOME WORK THAT WILL AS THEY SAY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ARE THERE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

1999 ISUZU TROOPERII ENGINE FAILED. *MR NO OIL WAS THE ENGINE AND HAD SEIZED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE PREVALENT IN 1998-200 ISUZU TROOPERS. THE CLAIMS WERE DENIED IN REFERENCE TO THE OIL ISSUES. THE CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED. *SC

MY ORGINAL COMPLAINT #10104322 WAS SUBMITTED 11/04. SINCE THEN I HAVE PAID ISUZU AND FOX MOTOR IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI ABOUT $7500 FOR A NEW ENGINE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS ISUZU OF AMERICA WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME AND EVEN HUNG UP ON ME. FOX MOTORS WAS GREAT. THEY ADVISED THE REASON MY ENGINE FROZE UP IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THE EGR PIPE GETS CLOGGED WITH "SLUDGE" RESULTING IN NO OIL GETTING FROM THE BOTTOM TO TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE. THEY ADVISED TO HAVE EGR PIPE CLEANED AND PCV VALVE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES OR ONE YEAR. I'D LIKE TO SUE ISUZU OF AMERICA AS I'M OUT A TOTAL OF $8,500 DUE TO, WHAT I'M BEING ADVISED, IS A DESIGN FAILURE IN THE EARLY 3.5L V6 ENGINES. IT'S OBVIOUS MANY OTHERS HAVE INCURRED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HOPE THIS SUGGESTION BY A "GREAT" ISUZU MECHANIC IS HELPFUL TO...

I OWN A '99 ISUZU TROOPER. SINCE ABOUT 70K MILES (ABOUT A YEAR AGO), IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A REALLY HIGH RATE. I HAVE MET PERSONALLY TWO OTHER TROOPER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET NEW ENGINES OUT OF ISUZU, BUT SINCE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, I DON'T QUALIFY. NOW I HAVE READ MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND WONDER WHY ISUZU HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE, NOR CAN I IN GOOD CONSCIOUS TRADE IT IN AND MAKE IT SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. I AM BURNING 3 QUARTS OF OIL FOR EVERY 300 - 500 MILES! I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON ANY TRIPS TO VISIT FAMILY! I FEEL I AM BEING PUNISHED FOR OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND KEEPING IT IN GOOD REPAIR!

ISUZU TROOPER 1999 PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, ENGINE BURNING OIL. *BF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT LEAST 30 TIMES. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER ALL TYPES OF EXCUSES UNTIL FINALLY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A HARD SHIFT WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SUN ROOF, DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, IN JUST 65,000 THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 3 COMPLETE SETS OF TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. IN THE PAST THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE CONSUMER HAD HER FOOT FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY IDLED HIGH WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. ANOTHER MECHANIC...

99 ISUZU TROOPER USES OIL IN EXCESS AND IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT FROM UNDER MOTOR ??? GO FIGURE!! IT'S NOT EVEN AT 70,000 YET. ISUZU NEEDS TO HELP CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THEIR WORTHLESS VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT MILEAGE TO STOP THE WARRANTY AT! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A MI FREEWAY, OUR CAR ENGINE QUIT. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP. AAA TRAILERED THE 1999 TROOPER TO A FORMER ISUZU DEALERSHIP WHO, THREE DAYS LATER, ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE "FROZE UP" AND THAT WE WOULD NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE AND THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE DIED. WE ARE PAYING TO TRAILER THE CAR TO KS TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND, PRESUMABLY, THE REGIONAL ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY; UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD/MILEAGE. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE BUT, A CALL TO ISUZU OF AMERICA, ONLY HAD THEM SAY THEY'VE FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION. HAD THE...

ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY, THEN AS DRIVING ALONG, MOMENTARY POWER SURGE AND PARTIAL STALL, ACCOMPANIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY ENGINE MISFIRE, AND COOLANT EXITING EXHAUST. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. FACTORY WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 EXPIRED FROM A TIME BASIS A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND DEALER WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEAD WARPAGE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR IMPROPER HEAD GASKET INSTALLATION AT FACTORY. REPLACEMENT COST FOR NEW ENGINE IS APPROXIMATELY $6700. CURRENTLY STARTING A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST ISUZU. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER LIMITED EDITION 1 YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SINCE BUYING IT I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, THE SMALL BLOCK WAS BAD BECAUSE OF A FAILURE WITH THE DIPSTICK TO READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF OIL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AS THE ENGINE DECIDED TO RACE WHILE HE WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR REVS UP AT AN IDLE AT A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN POSITION, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT AGAIN. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND THE WINDOW FOGS UP IF YOU DON'T RUN THE DEFROSTER. THE DRAFT THAT COMES FROM THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I BOUGHT...

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER WITH AROUND 77000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AND MY FAMILY ENJOYED THE VEHICLE UNTILL ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO (10-03) WHEN, ON A 250 MILE RUN FROM SAN ANTONIO TO MY HOME, WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, STRANGE SOUNDS OR ROUGH RUNNING, I HEARD A LOUD WHINE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, EVERYTHING LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR A SECOND AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. AFTER A LONG. HOT WAIT AND AN EVEN LONGER TOW, I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP TIGHT AS A DRUM AND THAT THERE WAS AROUND 1 QUART OF OIL IN THE PAN. DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE TRUCK, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE DIPSTICK WOULD OCCASIONALLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY READ LOW - BUT IT NEVER VISIBLY BURNED ANY OIL. I CHALKED IT UP TO A 'DIPSTICK MALFUNCTION' AND KEPT UP WITH...

I HAVE A 99 TROOPER WITH 70K MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE STARTS TO BURN OIL AND NOW IT BURNS 5 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 3 MONTHS. NO WARNING LIGHT. I HEARD THE TICKING SOUND. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENS. LAST TIME IT RUNS OUT OF OIL IN 4 MONTHS. I DO OIL CHANGE ON A REGULAR 30K MILES BASIS AND I DO OTHER MAINTENANCE TOO. I FEEL I AM RISKING LOSING THE ENGINE ANY TIME IF I DON'T CHECK THE DIPSTICK EVERY WEEK. THIS IS AWFUL. ISUZU SHOULD RECALL THIS MODEL OR AT LEAST DO SOMETHING. IT IS SO UNFAIR FOR CAR OWNERS LIKE ME.

I BOUGHT A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER IN FEBRUARY WITH ALMOST 45,000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I HAD OUR BABIES IN FEBRAUARY AND THIS WAS TO BE HER CAR. ON JULY 3 THE ENGINE BLEW. THE CAR AT THIS POINT HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD A 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $7,000 TO $8,000 TO GET A NEW MOTOR. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW TROOPER'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHEREBY THE ENGINE EITHER LOSES ALL OF IT'S OIL VERY QUICKLY OR USES IT AT A RATE IT SHOULD NOT. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 ISUZU TROOPER THAT HAS A CHRONIC OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE PISTON RINGS AT 22,000 MILES BUT IT DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PROBLEM. NO, I AM NOTICING A NUMBER OF TROOPER OWNS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OR EVEN WITH ENGINES THAT HAVE SEIZED FROM A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL ISUZU SERVICE REP IN NEW JERSEY AND HE FINALLY OWNED UP TO THE FACT THAT MY PARTICULAR YEAR HAS A KNOW ENGINE DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE IT TO BURN OIL. I BURN IT AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES TO A QUART OF OIL. THE REP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT WITH THE REPLACEMENT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE I WOULD GET BETTER THAN 1000 MILES PER QUART OF OIL. *LA

I HAVE A 99 ISUZU TROOPER S, AND HAVE OWNED IT LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I BOUGHT IT WITH ABOUT 51.500 MILES. IT NOW HAS 8000 MILES ON. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR MINIMAL PURPOSES. GETTING MAIL, GROCERIES, ETC. SMALL ERRANDS OF THE SORT. I WAS ON THE WAY OVER TO MY IN-LAWS AND NOTICED A TICKING SOUND AND THEN THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. THEY LIVE ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AWAY. MY FATHER-IN-LAW CHECKED THE OIL AND THEN ADDED FOUR QUARTS BEFORE IT EVEN REGISTERED. NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY HUSBAND HAVE EVER NOTICED AN OIL STAIN OR ANY EVIDENCE OF OIL LOSS. AFTER HE ADDED THE OIL, THE KNOCKING SUBSIDED AND IT SEEMED FINE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS I USED IT AROUND TOWN. THEN ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, IN ABOUT 20 MI, I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, BUT THE TEMPERATURE...

BOUGHT USED 1999 ISUZU TROOPER WITH 48,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING. DISCOVERED ENGINE LEAKED MORE THAN 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. ISUZU REPLACED ENGINE JUST BEFORE 60,000 MILES, BUT STILL HAS PROBLEM STARTING. MECHANIC DETERMINED 3 OR 6 FUEL INJECTORS ARE BAD, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TROOPER STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND ENGINE WILL REV WHILE IDLING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE BURNED UP TO FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. *PH THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS BEYOND LIMITATION OF ANY WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPEATEDLY NEEDING REPLACEMENT. OIL CONSUMPTION. *NM

1999 ISUZU TROOPER.. OIL CONSUMPTION LEADING TO SEVERE MOTOR DAMAGE. ( OVER A QUART PER 1,000 MILES) HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS WITH OTHERS DRIVING ISUZU PRODUCTS HAVING THE SAME OUTCOME AS I. A COMPLETE MOTOR OVERHAUL WITH 64,000 MILES ON THIS TROOPER. OTHER INSTANCES WITH FEWER MILES. ISUZU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, ONLY MANUFACTURED THIS PARTICULAR MODEL FOR TWO YEARS. ISUZU WAS NOTIFIED AND THEN IN RETURN LET MY MECHANIC KNEW WHERE TO BEGIN REPAIRS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THEY WOULD BE. I LIVE IN A VERY RUAL COMMUNITY IN MAINE AND I KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER INSTANCES WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. MORE IMPORTANTLY ISUZU DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS. *JB

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. MR. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE LOWER GASKET. THE MECHANIC STATED THE GASKET MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS EARLY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR(S). SCC *JB

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. AT 40000 MILES THE CD PLAYER JAMMED AND THEY REPLACED THIS WITH A NEW ONE THAT TOOK 8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE. WE HAD FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CD PLAYER AGAIN JAMMED @ 51,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT -OUT OF WARRANTY- AT THIS POINT WE REALIZED THAT PART OF THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL WERE FAULTY. WE DID REPORT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. IT IS STILL NOT...

MY 1999 TROOPER THREW A ROD IN THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE HAD THE TROOPER IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES BEFORE WITH OTHER PROBLEMS, BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. IN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER ENGINE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND AN ENGINE. NO NEW ONES WERE MADE, NOR WAS A REPAIR KIT.*JB