IllustrationDROVE INTO GAS STATION TO REPLENISH GASOLINE SUPPLY, UPON REMOVING PRESSURE VACUUM RELIEF FILLER CAP, FLAMES SPEWED OUT OF FILLER NECK, BURNING HAIR AROUND HAND, FIRE EXTINQUISHED BY ITSELF, FUEL TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY. *AK
1995 Isuzu Trooper
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Isuzu Trooper do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 25.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Trooper years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 54 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Suspension. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports3 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
54 reportsNO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICED. *AK
PROPOSED SOLUTION TO AIR BAGS PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN.
VEHICLE CONTROL IS LOSS WHEN REAR END BEGINS TO SWERVE WHILE MAKING TURNS AT NORMAL SPEED ON RAINY DAYS.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE MAY FISHTAIL IN OTHER THAN NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO COLLISIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL IN ROADWAY, DRIVER SWERVED, VEHICLE ALMOST TIPPED OVER..
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, COMING OFF THE HWY TO EXIT LEFT, AT 50 MPH. BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEELS CAME OFF THE GROUND, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLLOVER, AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED. *AK
WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN, AFTER TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. *AK
Official recalls
104V199000 · Vehicle Speed Control:cables
Apr 22, 2004
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE CAN STICK SO THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY DECREASE UPON RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE CABLE TO DELAY RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED REDUCTION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, WHICH IN TURN, CAN LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE RUBBER BOOT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP96011 · Risk Of Rollover
Opened Aug 20, 1996 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Structure
CU ATTORNEY (NANCY PERKINS, ARNOLD & PORTER) AND ODI AGREED THAT AN EXTENSION IN THE PETITION REVIEW PROCESS WILL BE NECESSARY TO ALLOW ODI TIME TO CONDUCT A PROPER REVIEW OF THE NEW MATERIAL SUBMITTED BY CU ON DECEMBER 23, 1996.THEREFORE, THE NEW DUE DATE WILL BE APRIL 21, 1997.CONSUMERS UNION (CU) PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE 1995 AND 1996 MODEL ISUZU TROOPER AND ACURA SLX VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF 49 U.S. C. CHAPTER 301.SPECIFICALLY, CU ALLEGED THAT TESTING DEMONSTRATED A DANGEROUS PROPENSITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO ROLL OVER WHILE PERFORMING A DYNAMIC STEERING MANEUVER TO AVOID EMERGANCY SITUATIONS.