2000 Isuzu Trooper: engine failure

Filed Sep 7, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 91,000 miles · SD

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! The engine has seized. I did everything right...this is clearly a design flaw in the car.

Filed Jul 13, 2007 · Engine · 15,000 miles · VA

Excessive oil consumption-denial by isuzu to replace engine.

Filed Dec 21, 2005 · Engine · 90,224 miles · PA

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 of the road and coast to a safe area. With no warning lights or warning what so ever my vehicle's engine seized and it was over that fast. I have maintained my vehicle with oil changes and now they are saying I had a sudden loss of oil and was lacking lubrication and rod # 1 broke and # 6 in wedged in the block and something else. Hello when they took the engine apart there was 2.5 quarts in the pan and the rest on the engine what do you mean lack of lubrication. They said this was an unusual circumstance and I have to come up with about 4500 to fix it. Get this I bought the extended warranty from honda care (apco for the used vehicles) they said it is unfortunate this happened to you but we will not cover it! This is a mystery and no one understands what happened but I have read numerous complaint on message boards and this is not an unusual problem. I don't recommend isuzu to anyone after all I have read. Also honda care (apco)for used cars they will find a way to tell you no not there problem. Second time they will not cover something for me. I paid $1000 for the warranty and all they can say is sorry for your loss! The dealership is trying and trying to get them to honor it and apco wants what the defected part that caused failure. Nobody knows! Dealership is great and a very big dealership @ that and they seem to care about me and my situation and not just telling me to go away. Great people 2nd car I got from them. Dealership who sells this extended warranties believe this is ridiculous and feel it should be fixed.

Filed Mar 1, 2005 · Engine · 70,100 miles · MN

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 seized crank by the isuzu dealership. 70,100 miles and a seized engine out of warranty since I bought the truck used. $6,000 for a new engine does not make fiscal sense given the wholesale value of truck was $7500.

Filed Aug 11, 2004 · Engine · 71,000 miles · CO

2000 isuzu trooper with 71,000 miles. Excessive oil lost. I am the second owner of this vehicle. I have always changed the oil at 3000 miles. There are no oil leaks. Yesterday the oil light came on and I added 4 quarts. This brought the oil level to the "add 1 quart mark". In 3000 miles my trooper consumed 5 quarts of oil. I now have to replace the engine ... $7400. I have spoken to several mechanics and have done research on the web and have discovered that this is a very common problem. I would like to suggest a recall to hold isuzu responsible for a defective design.

Filed Oct 15, 2003 · Engine · MO

In february 2003, I brought my 2000 isuzu into a mechanic shop to have the intake gasket, upper and lower replaced, after owning my vehicle for only six months. At that time my engine light had come on and stayed on. After having the intake gasket repaired the light remained on. I was told by the mechanic that there was a wiring problem and it would cost more to fix it or I could just ignore it. Now, six months later, I have a blown engine. I was informed that my vehicle had used four quarts of oil in less than 3000 miles. I never received a warning indicating my oil was low. The mechanic informed me my vehicle had been burning the oil, no leaking it, because it was apparent by the appearance of the muffler.