1994 ISUZU TROOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 42 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (10 complaints · 23.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 4
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 10 of 42 owner complaints (23.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 10 complaints, 23.8% of reports ENGINE 10 · 23.8% · 2 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 9.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 9.5% · 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 9.5% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 9.5% SUSPENSION: 4 complaints, 9.5% of reports SUSPENSION 4 · 9.5% · 3 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 4 complaints, 9.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 · 9.5% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 4.8% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 4.8% POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 4.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 4.8% TIRES: 2 complaints, 4.8% of reports TIRES 2 · 4.8% · 1 crash reports WHEELS: 2 complaints, 4.8% of reports WHEELS 2 · 4.8% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 29 complaints, 69.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 · 69.1% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 10 23.8% 0 crashes · 2 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 9.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 4 9.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 4 9.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 9.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 4.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 4.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 2 4.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 2 4.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 69.1% 3 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 1994. 1995-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1994 Jul 2023 Recall campaign 94V132000 ◆ Recall campaign 94V132000 Recall campaign 04V199000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V199000
  • Campaign 04V199000 was reported 3,394 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 1
1995-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 2
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 94V132000
Recall campaign 1 04V199000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V199000

    Report date
    Component:
    VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
    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.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V132000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    THIS CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE FROM OIL LEAKING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL CAMSHAFT END SEAL PLUG RETAINER PLATES.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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