2000 ISUZU TROOPER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 46 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (22 complaints · 47.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 8
  • 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 22 of 46 owner complaints (47.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 22 complaints, 47.8% of reports ENGINE 22 · 47.8% FUEL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 10.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 5 · 10.9% POWER TRAIN: 5 complaints, 10.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 5 · 10.9% AIR BAGS: 3 complaints, 6.5% of reports AIR BAGS 3 · 6.5% · 3 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 4.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 4.4% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 4.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 4.4% STEERING: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports STEERING 1 · 2.2% SUSPENSION: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports SUSPENSION 1 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 1 complaints, 2.2% of reports VISIBILITY 1 · 2.2% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 29 complaints, 63.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 · 63.0% · 5 crash 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 22 47.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 5 10.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 5 10.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 3 6.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 1 2.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 1 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 1 2.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 63.0% 5 crashes · 0 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 Oct 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 2000. 2000-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Sep 2000 Apr 2017 Recall campaign 00V253000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V253000 Recall campaign 00V376000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V376000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q4 Owner reports 4
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 4
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 3
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V253000
Recall campaign 1 00V376000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V253000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL FUEL SYSTEM SHIELDS.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V376000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    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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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: 2026-08-22.

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