Isuzu Trooper fire or smoke problems

Filed Jan 18, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · AZ

My SUV , isuzu trooper of 10years, was parked in a library parking garage and after ignition turned on, I put it in reverse gear to get out of the parking lot and the car rapidly reversed and before I could figure out and react, the car shot like a rocket towards the front , while still in reverse gear, and I had no control of the brakes or steering wheel, it rammed into a concrete pillar and got completely totaled. Airbags opened and front doors jammed and I had slide to the back to escape. Luckily, car did not catch on fire or explode. ( police report verify that after crash, car still found to be in reverse gear and suprised how car moved towards the front). A week ago, prior to this freaky crash, ( luckily no minors, seniors, homeless who usually walk in the parking lot were not present, otherwise, there would have been multiple deaths) my car dealership had done work on my car for nearly $1000.00. And they replaced mode switch for my automatic transmission ( thermostat changed; piston cover changed) and don't know what role it played in my car's crash. I am pretty sure its a malfunction . It needs to be assessed and figured what role the above installation played in the crash which could have had disastrous consequences. Was it due to defective part? Insurance company blames it on me and say my premiums will be higher since its at fault accident despite hearing my experience and with evidence of police report which states that my gear was still in reverse. ( after crashing head on against a concrete pillar) thank you for keeping public safety first!

Filed Apr 10, 2008 · Engine · 77,800 miles · TN · fire

I get frequent oil changes in my 99 isuzu trooper and had just gotten one last month. I had at least 2700 miles before my next one. I was driving down the freeway and I saw smoke coming from my hood and all my dash lights came on like a christmas tree. I pulled over and found out that my engine was on fire. I called the fire dept to put it out and got it towed to my house to later find out that the piston had got thrown from the engine because it locked up due to no oil getting to that piston. So now I have to get a new engine which cost about the same as the car.

Filed Jan 9, 2006 · Engine · CA · fire

Dec. 26, 2005 my husband went to work at 3:00pm in the afternoon. On dec 27,2005 he came home at 3:30 am in the morning, he got in the shower and when he got out our dog started to bark, so he looked out the window into the driveway when he heard a pop. So he looked again and flames started to come out of the passenger front fender. He yelled, I ran out there and he was using the hose I called 911 and we were trying to pop the hood finally right before the fire department got here my husband put the fire out. The firemen opened the hood and then they opened the drivers door and then another fire started in the drivers floorboard coming throughout the firewall. They put that out. They asked if we were driving it but it had been turned off for at least 30 to 40 minutes. The truck was parked next to our house under a car port with both of our kids in the house and at with cars in front of it. The truck was running so good didn't have any problems. I read that there was a recall that's similar which is 94v132000 but isuzu said it wasn't the same so it was my problem. We only have liability insurance. There is nothing left inside the engine compartment besides the main engine. Everything else was burned and fell out.

Filed Dec 31, 2005 · Engine · CA · fire

My husband came home from work , turned the truck off came in the house. Got in the shower 30 minutes later when he got out of the shower he heard a pop and flames were coming out of the passenger side tire from under the hood. The whole truck , engine caught on fire. There was no smell or anything to think there was anything wrong if he would have went to sleep it would have caught our house on fire and my husband , two kids and me would probley be dead because thats what the firemen said it was spreading so fast.

Filed Aug 7, 2005 · Engine · 91,000 miles · MN · fire

We were driving in my 1998 isuzu trooper with the 3.5 liter engine and about 90,000 miles on a family vacation to montana, as we came to our destination we were in the mountains. The cruise control was being used in our vehicle and was set at approximately 75 MPH, the montana speed limit. The vehicle had to downshift to go up the mountain side upon getting to the top of the mountain the vehicle quickly began to make a strange noise. Seconds later there was a loud boom and engine parts went flying everywhere, we had dropped 2 pistons out the bottom of the engine and nearly lost control of the car from such bad damage. We quickly pulled over to see what exactly had happened and noticed that the oil leaking from the bottom of the car had caught fire and we had to quickly extinguish it. We then picked up the engine parts from the highway to not hurt other vehicles. We contacted the local police and they aided us in getting to the nearest dealer 110 miles away. The dealer took over a week to replace the engine block and other components for a cost of over $6,000. The engine block and other damaged parts were disposed of properly. Upon returning home and investigating I found that this incident is very common and has cost many people thousands of dollars. I believe that isuzu is aware of this problem and should fix it or reimburse people who have had these problems. This put my families safety and lives in harm and I think isuzu should be held accountable.

Filed Nov 5, 2003 · Engine · OH · fire

Vehicle's engine compartment caught on fire.*mr consumer was at a toll both when she noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. She pull over into the employee parking lot and exited the vehicle with three other occupants. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There were no injuries. *ph

Filed Jul 17, 2003 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · NH · fire

Vehicle caught on fire without warning while parked. A witness stated that fire began under dash. Fire marshal determined that fire was caused by a short circuit in electrical wiring.

Filed Jan 25, 2002 · Fuel system · IL · fire

After removing fuel cap, flames shot out of filler neck. Fire department contacted and arrived to extinguish flames. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

Filed May 9, 2001 · Electrical · IN · fire

Consumer pulled into parking lot, and noticed smoke from front of vehicle. Stopped vehicle , turned off engine, and saw flames were coming from under fender on passenger side. Vehicle was totalled.

Filed Mar 13, 2001 · Fuel system · VA · fire

On saturday, march 3, 2001 at about 9 am I pulled into the mobil gas station in cascades shopping center, sterling, va to refuel. My tank was on "e". I turned off the vehicle, popped the gas cap door open from inside the vehicle, exited the car and walked around the rear of the vehicle to refuel. I began to turn the gas cap with my right hand. As I did so, I heard a "hissing" sound and then flames immediately shot out of the tank. The bright orange flames burned steadily aproximately 18 inches from the vehicle fuel neck. People at the station began to run away from the vehicle. I immediately removed my 18 month old daughter from the vehicle and ran away with her in my arms. A bystander put the fire out with a nearby extinguisher. The fire department arrived on the scene after the fire was out. They pronounced the fire out and my vehicle was towed to the isuzu dealership for inspection. I have several witnesses who said they have not seen anything like this before. This could be a possible static fire.