IllustrationTHE ENGINE FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURE STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY TAKEN OF, AFTER THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE MANUFACTURE WITH THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK, THEY STILL DECLINED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *JB
2001 Isuzu Trooper
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2001 Isuzu Trooper do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 25.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →29Owner complaints
Model-year median: 25
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
2001 Isuzu Trooper
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 29 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Power Train: 9 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 8 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 6 reports
- Vehicle Speed Control: 6 reports
- Electrical System: 3 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
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Print the top reported categories, recall links, snapshot date and comparison limits.
How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Trooper years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure 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: 17 of 29 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.
- Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
29 reportsCONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. TS
THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ACCELERATION WITH CAUSE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED BY DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE TRUCK FOUR SEPERATE TIMES WHICH THE CONDITION STILL PERSIST. THE ISUZU TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LINE WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP PINPOINT POSSIBLE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR
WHEN VEHICLE IS ENGAGED IN FIRST GEAR IT WILL THEN MOVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND POP OUT OF GEAR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 65-68 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND EMITS A HUMMING NOISE UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER 2001 ISUZU'S AND THE SAME NOISE WAS PRESENT, THE TECHNICIAN BELIEVED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL IN COMPARISION TO THE OTHERS AND…
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WHILE DRIVING 65-68 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND EMITS A HUMMING NOISE UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AS WELL AS TWO OTHER 2001 ISUZU'S AND THE SAME NOISE WAS PRESENT, THE TECHNICIAN BELIEVED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL IN COMPARISION TO THE OTHERS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. NLM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AT 15 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, BRAKES OVERHEATED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TT
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH THROTTLE FULLY OPEN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT FIRST ATTEMPT AND ROUGH IDLE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. *YH
WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE HESITATED, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A REAREND COLLISION. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE VALVE AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND ABS SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER HAS TRIED 6 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *TT
ABS LIGHTS FAILED. *YH
Recall campaigns
100V376000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline
Nov 14, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED, FRONTAL CRASHES, MOVEMENT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, REINFORCED FUEL HOSE ASSEMBLY. NOTE: THE FUEL LEAKAGE ISSUE IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE ADDRESSED IN THEIR PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN 00V-253.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.