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1998 Isuzu Trooper

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Isuzu Trooper do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 25.

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42Owner complaints

Model-year median: 25

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
54
199551
199613
199742
199881
199949
200029
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
19Power Train
6Tires
4Vehicle Speed Control
4Electrical System
3
All reported categories
Air Bags
2Fuel System, Gasoline
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Visibility
2Interior Lighting
1Parking Brake
1Seats
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 16 of 42 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports

Tires complaints

4 reports
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119,000 miles · Aug 6, 2008
Tires

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE AS IF THE TIRES WERE UNBALANCED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS N…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ISUZU TROOPER. THE VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE AS IF THE TIRES WERE UNBALANCED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS NO BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANY POTHOLES. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

NHTSA ODI #10237256

12,000 miles · May 10, 2003
Tires

AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 HEADING NORTH FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA. MY BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL TA EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP THE CAR, BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CAR. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10018489

Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 2002
Tires

BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JULY 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45PM ON ROUTE 2 IN THE EAST BOUND HIGH SPEED LANE. I FELT THE CAR VIBRATE. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65M.P.H. I SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE B…

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BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JULY 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45PM ON ROUTE 2 IN THE EAST BOUND HIGH SPEED LANE. I FELT THE CAR VIBRATE. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65M.P.H. I SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WENT INTO A 360 DEGREE PLUS SPIN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN.*AK

NHTSA ODI #765294

Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 2000
Tires

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK TIRE INTO FIRESTONE AGENCY AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT HIS REAR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. FIRESTONE, BRIDGESTONE DULLER, #684 2457014. HE HAD THEM REPLACED IN THE REAR TIRES, AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #873430

Official recalls

1

98V180000 · Power Train:transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive)

Aug 3, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE TRANSFER GEARBOX FLANGE NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, CAUSING THE NUTS TO LOOSEN.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE FLANGE NUTS LOOSEN, THE PROPELLER SHAFT CAN SEPARATE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPEATIVE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FRONT AND REAR FLANGE NUTS AND, IF FOUND LOOSE, TIGHTEN TO SPECIFIED TORQUE AND SECURED STAKED AT TWO PLACES.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.