2000 Isuzu Trooper

Typical pattern

7.7% of complaints about the 2000 Isuzu Trooper came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine cooling (23 complaints), typically at 5.2 yr or about 57,000 miles.

Complaints: 52
Median age at failure: 5.2 yr
Median mileage: 71,000 n=28
Crash / fire / tow: 11.5% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

00V376000 2000-11-14

Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED, FRONTAL CRASHES, MOVEMENT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE.

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

00V253000 2000-09-07

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT WITH TOD (TORQUE-ON-DEMAND). IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, AN INTERIOR FUEL LINE AND FUEL HOSE CAN BE SEPARATED, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

In owners’ own words

Engine cooling mileage not reported 6 mo in service

ENGINE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE COMING TO STOP. HAVE HAD IN TO SHOP 3 TIMES WITH NO FIX. *AK

Engine cooling mileage not reported 2.8 yr in service

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ENGINE STALLS THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Engine cooling 36,000 mi 4.4 yr in service

CAR HAS LOST POWER AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF (MAYBE 12 MPG AT BEST) HAS ONLY 39000 MILES...DEALER SAYS THE TUBES THAT RECYCLE UN-BURNED GAS FUMES ARE CLOGGED AND NEED CLEANING BUT THEY NOR ISUZU HAS A TOOL TO DO THE JOB...IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A HUGE COMPANY LIKE ISUZU WOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM. *JB

Other Trooper model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2000 Isuzu Trooper

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Trooper model years

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