Consumer Complaint Detail

ISUZU / TROOPER / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004289894 Incident Date: Jul, 19 2004
Consumer's City: ELLICOTT CITY Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.
Model Name: TROOPER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 20 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 04 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 98 isuzu trooper 3.5 engine burns oil excessively. i am original owner and regularly serviced per owners manual. at 55000 miles, engine oil light turned on 2,500 miles after oil change. over 4 qts low. $1400 repair bill (not covered by warranty) unable to fix oil burning issue. engine now at 75000 mi and burning approximately. 1 qt per 600-700 miles. seems to be common engine defect and known by mechanics and owners, but isuzu unwilling acknowledge problem. though monitoring constantly, am just waiting for significant engine failure. *la