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Isuzu Trooper Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | July 01, 1993
Reported on July 01, 1993
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 ISUZU TROOPER IN 1993. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT ALL RECORDS OF WORK DONE, PER THE MANUAL. FROM THE BEGINNING I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BEING HELD BACK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CHECKED OUT MY CAR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS AND FOUND NOTHING. I THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I WAS PUTTING OIL IN MY ISUZU EVERY 300-500 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A FRIENDS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY REQUESTED ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS WHICH I SUPPLIED. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000.00 TO HAVE THE ENGINE TAKEN OUT AND AT THAT POINT THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER IT WAS MY FAULT OR A DEFECT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDN'T AGREE WITH PAYING $1000.00 SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED ISUZU AND THEY COULDN'T HAVE CARED LESS. I DON'T HAVE THE $6000.00 NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHEN WILL THIS FINALLY BE REMEDIED? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED TO MAKE ISUZU RESPONSIBLE FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, YET PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. *AK | |
Make: | Isuzu |
Model: | Trooper |
Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
Year: | 1998 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | MONTROSE WV |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
Mileage: | 32000 miles. |
Speed: | |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | Fuel injection. |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | AL PACKER FORD BALTIMORE MD |
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