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Isuzu Trooper Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Feb 28, 2006
Reported on Feb 28, 2006
| DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE OIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT CHECKED THE LEVEL OF OIL. THE OIL LEVEL WAS NOT FULL, AND OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED. THE OIL LIGHT THEN STAYED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD GONE BAD AND THE RODS AND PISTONS WERE BURNED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Trooper |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LAKE NORDEN SD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JACDJ58X7Y7 |
| Mileage: | 77000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | ELITE AUTO HURON SD |
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