1999 Isuzu Trooper Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 81 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 116,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Isuzu Trooper, 2% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 116,750 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Last 3 weeks - initially seemed like power loss/surge, then heard unusual sound coming from engine compartment 1 week ago, engine started to die while operating on city/residential streets whenever not pushing gas (slowing to turn or stop) friday, would not even hold idle to start, pushed gas and held RPM's at 1 - 1.5 for a while and finally started. Today, initially would not start. Next time started RPM's at over 2, dropped when shifted to reverse, when shifted to drive vehicle accelerated without use of gas pedal up to steady 35 MPH on city street. …”
NHTSA complaint #10850767, filed 2016-03, 160,500 milesEngine: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Isuzu Trooper
56 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Isuzu Trooper
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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