2000 Isuzu Trooper Problems
Used ISUZU TROOPER shoppers should review this model-year complaint and recall record before making an offer. Based on 49 real NHTSA owner complaints, with Engine Problems the most reported area.
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This 2000 Isuzu Trooper has 49 NHTSA complaints — top issue: Engine Problems.
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2000 Isuzu Trooper Fuel Economy
✓ EPA Official DataEPA-rated fuel economy across 3 2000 Isuzu Trooper trim configurations. The median figure is shown; range reflects all available trims.
Source: EPA FuelEconomy.gov. Figures reflect EPA lab testing; real-world results vary by driving style, load, and conditions. 3 trims analysed.
Based on NHTSA complaint data, the 2000 Isuzu Trooper has 49 owner complaints, 5 crash-related complaints, and 2 recall campaigns on record. The most frequently reported component is Engine Problems. NHTSA reliability signal: Severe Issues.
- Make
- Isuzu
- Model
- Trooper
- Model year
- 2000
- NHTSA owner complaints
- 49
- Crash-related complaints
- 5
- Safety recall campaigns
- 2
- Top reported component
- Engine Problems
- Reliability signal
- Severe Issues
- EPA MPG combined
- 15
- EPA MPG city / highway
- 14 / 17
- Fuel type
- Regular Gasoline
Common problems
Most common 2000 Isuzu Trooper problems
Top owner-reported complaint areas and where they often appear.
Engine Problems
Transmission / Drivetrain
Fuel System
Complaint patterns center on Engine Problems, Transmission / Drivetrain, Fuel System. Use these as a pre-purchase inspection guide, then verify recall and damage history on the specific VIN.
Buyer verdict
Should you buy a used 2000 Isuzu Trooper?
This ISUZU TROOPER year shows a meaningful number of reported issues, so buyers should only proceed after a careful records review and inspection.
Model-year complaint trends can reveal recurring trouble spots before you spend money on inspections, financing, or repairs.
May Suit
This year may suit buyers who prioritize complete maintenance records and pass a pre-purchase inspection.
May Want to Avoid
Buyers who want a lower-risk ownership profile may prefer comparing nearby model years before committing.
Pre-purchase
What to check before buying a used 2000 Isuzu Trooper
Inspection Focus
- Inspect the most frequently reported complaint components on this model year
- Confirm recall repairs were completed and documented
- Check for accident damage, title brands, and mileage inconsistencies on the exact VIN
Before You Close the Deal
- Run a VIN check on the specific vehicle you are considering
- Verify all open recalls are completed at nhtsa.gov/recalls
- Request service records for the most-reported complaint components
- Have a certified mechanic inspect the vehicle before purchase
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AI verdict
What the complaint data suggests
Editorial interpretation of NHTSA public complaint data. Source: nhtsa.gov. Complaints are owner-submitted and do not confirm a defect. Methodology
The ISUZU TROOPER has 49 NHTSA complaints and 2 recalls on record. 5 complaints involve crash-related incidents. This data reflects owner-reported issues submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Recall context: 2 recall campaigns are on record, so recall completion status should be confirmed on the exact VIN before purchase.
- 49 total complaints filed with NHTSA
- 2 federal recall campaigns
- 5 crash-related complaints on record
- Review NHTSA complaint history for the most-reported components
- Check recall completion status at nhtsa.gov/recalls
- Verify service records for frequently complained components
Full breakdown
All 2000 Isuzu Trooper complaints by category
Every owner-reported complaint category filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Isuzu Trooper. Use this as a pre-purchase inspection checklist.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine Problems | 25 | — | — | — | |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Fuel System | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Airbag Malfunctions | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Gasoline | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Tire Issues | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Unintended Acceleration | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Wheel Issues | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Electrical Faults | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Brake System | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Hydraulic | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Uncategorized Issues | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Other | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Suspension Failures | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Equipment | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Steering Defects | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Seat-Related Issues | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Visibility | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: NHTSA Complaints Database. Complaint counts may exceed total complaints because one report can span multiple categories.
In their words
Real owner complaints
Read what owners actually reported to NHTSA for the 2000 Isuzu Trooper. Type a keyword (e.g. “transmission”, “stalling”, “brakes”) to filter.
PERFORATION WHICH HAS CAUSED BACK BRACKET UNDERNEATH TO DETACH. BOLT IS IN PLACE. ENGINE LIGHT ON WBICH IS CSUSED BY THE ENGINE AN ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE PRINT OUT FROM ORIELLYS WHICH HAS MESSED UP THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. PAPERS ON NEW TRANSMISSION PLACED. TRANSMISSIO…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE OWNER AS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU…
I HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED AND WAS TOLD BY GARAGE THAT MY SIDEWALL ON ALL 4 OF MY TIRES ARE SPLITTING. I TOLD HIM THEY ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 20000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS GARAGED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE SPLITTING. HE SHOWED ME AND THE SIDEWALL IS INDEED SPLITTING. I R…
I CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT WAS FINE. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I ADDED A QUART 3 DAYS AGO FOR A LONG TRIP I WAS TAKING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN TO BILLINGS, MT, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. IT HAD NOT OVERHEATED OR SHOWN A WARNING SIGN. MY CAR WAS BONE DRY OF OIL! …
AT HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) A BOOM NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUST AFTER CONTACTING THE WARNING STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE AND FISHTAIL THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3-4 TIMES APPROX. ONE - TWO HUNDRED YARDS DOWN THE HIGHWAY. INJURED BUT EXPERI…
AFTER MAINTAINING OUR 2000 ISUZU TROOPER BY THE BOOK AND BEING FULLY AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, IT BLEW THE ENGINE AT 103000. I KEPT VERY GOOD DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE REPAIRS- AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THEM, ISUZU IS NOT BACKING THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (120,000 MILES)…
I BOUGHT IT USED IN OCT 2007 WITH 60,000 MI ON IT. THE OIL GETS CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MI BUT I NEED TO ADD A QT OF OIL EVERY 700 MI. AS FAR AS GAS MILEAGE (IT'S THE PITS ) MAYBE 11 MPG AT BEST. I THOUGHT ISUZU WAS A GOOD BUY (GUESS NOT). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ISUZU TROOPER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GASKET TRANSMISSION PAN HAD A LEAK AND THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT …
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES THE FIRST ONE WAS BEFORE THE 50000 MILES AND EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA. *JB
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION-DENIAL BY ISUZU TO REPLACE ENGINE.
THE TROOPER OF 2000 HAS THE SAME MAIN PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE - EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT MANUFACTURER ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT CONSUMERS SAY. THERE IS NO ANSWER, NO EXPLANATIONS, NO RECALLS. WELL, HERE IS MY ANSWER - I WILL…
LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT, MY 2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES IS USING OIL EXCESSIVELY. MY MECHANIC HAS FOUND NO LEAKS. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT, WHY HAS ISUZU NOT ISSUED SOME KIND OF RECALL? *TR
VEHICLE USES EXCESSIVE OIL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.6L IN 2000. CHECK THE ISUZU FORUM ONLINE. ON HIGHWAY TRIPS, USES 1 QUART EVERY 200 MILES. ON SHORTER TRIPS IN TOWN, CAN GO 500 TO 700 MILES BEFORE NEEDING A QUART. IT DOESN'T LEAK, AND DOESN'T BURN. THE PROBLEM IS CA…
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 - 20 MPH THROUGH AT INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR …
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,…
I WAS DRIVING HOME @ 12AM HAD ABOUT 76 MILES TO GO I HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF KNOCKING I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED UP. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND HANGING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET ACROSS A LANE AND OFF TO THE SIDE…
2000 ISUZU TROOPER WITH APX 53K MILES ON IT, REGULAR OIL CHANGES ABOUT EVERY 4-5,00 MILES (ISUZU OWNERS' MANUAL RECOMMENDS EVERY 7,500 MI - WHICH WOULD NOT WORK IT SEEMS). I HAD CHECKED THE OIL PREVIOUSLY AND FOUND IT OK A FEW DAYS BEFORE TAKING TRIP, HAD ENGINE ROD BREAK LOSE A…
MY WIFE STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I WENT OUT TO TRY IT MYSELF & GOT SAME RESULT. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD I NOTICED MASTER CYLINDER WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT, THE BOLT ON THE VACUUM BOOSTER HAD SNAPPED OF WHICH DAMAGED THE …
I HAVE OWNED THIS SUV FRON NEW. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EACH AND EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAVE USED FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL, MOBILE, 10W-30. THE VEHICLE USES AT VARYING RATES FROM 1QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES TO 1 QT. PER 2000 MILES. WHILE IT IS WITHIN "ISUZU GUIDELINES" IT IS …
PRIOR TO LEAVING ON TRIP FROM MINNESOTA TO MONTANA I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. JUST OUTSIDE BILLINGS, MT MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANGING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS AND FINALLY THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. ZERO OIL REGISTERED IN THE ENGINE. DIAGNOSED AS A SEIZE…
Source: NHTSA Complaints Database. Real owner reports for the 2000 Isuzu Trooper.
Safety recalls
2000 Isuzu Trooper recalls
2 campaignsNHTSA recall campaigns for the 2000 Isuzu Trooper. 2 recall campaigns are on record, so recall completion status should be confirmed on the exact VIN before purchase. Recalls are free to fix at authorized dealers, but completion status must be verified on the exact VIN.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
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Questions
2000 Isuzu Trooper buying FAQ
Buyer-focused answers based on real NHTSA complaint and recall data for this model year.
Is the 2000 Isuzu Trooper reliable?▾
Severe Issues. NHTSA currently shows 49 owner complaints, 5 crash-related complaints, and 2 recall campaigns for this model year. This ISUZU TROOPER year shows a meaningful number of reported issues, so buyers should only proceed after a careful records review and inspection. Treat this as a model-year signal, then verify the exact vehicle's condition and history before purchase.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 Isuzu Trooper?▾
#1: Engine Problems (25 complaints). #2: Transmission / Drivetrain (6 complaints). #3: Fuel System (5 complaints)
At what mileage do problems start on the 2000 Isuzu Trooper?▾
Mileage data is not available or insufficient for this model year.
How safe is the 2000 Isuzu Trooper?▾
Complaint data is not the same as crash-test scoring, but it does highlight possible risk patterns. For the 2000 Isuzu Trooper, NHTSA complaints include 5 crash-related reports and 0 fire reports out of 49 total complaints. 8 injury reports are also on file. For controlled crash-test ratings, check nhtsa.gov/ratings.
Does the 2000 Isuzu Trooper have any recalls?▾
Yes. 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affect the 2000 Isuzu Trooper. A major recall area is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. 2 recall campaigns are on record, so recall completion status should be confirmed on the exact VIN before purchase. Always verify open recalls by VIN because completion status varies by vehicle.
Should I buy a 2000 Isuzu Trooper?▾
This ISUZU TROOPER year shows a meaningful number of reported issues, so buyers should only proceed after a careful records review and inspection. Model-year complaint trends can reveal recurring trouble spots before you spend money on inspections, financing, or repairs. Pay extra attention to Engine Problems during inspection. Before committing, run a VIN history report to verify accidents, title brands, odometer records, and recall completion for the exact car.
Source: NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) complaint and recall databases, aggregated by VinSpectorAI.
Wider context: See the full Isuzu Trooper reliability report with year-by-year comparison.
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