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The vacumn leak will also cause the engine lite to come. The condition will reduce your MPG and make short work of your O2 sensors. I know, I've had to replace one!
I have to admit my reason for buying was vanity just as much as function. I just felt my Trooper looked "nekid" without a rack! It now draws the looks and respect she deserves.
Check the rear brake pads by getting under the rear of the car. Look at the brake pads on either side of the rotors and see if you have any uneven wear to the pads. If not, as I said before, the squeak could just be a hard spot in one of the pads that will pass with time....
-mike
Nashville Isuzu dealer has ordered a part ("some kind of sensor, I've already forgotton what the mechanic said"). I imagine it's O2 sensor, I'll let you all know when it comes in in 3-4 days.
No performance issues when it's on - just an annoyance. Covered under warranty tho.
Andy
The vehicle I got 142K miles on the brakes was an '88 Pathfinder - and that was just the front brakes, the rears still had some life in 'em. Sold it at 167K, rear brakes were still original!
For some reason I am just easy on brakes. After the Pathfinder I had a Blazer, put 55K on it before trading it in on the Trooper, and the brakes still had plenty of life left...we'll see how the Trooper does.
-mike
+TOD would not engage - I could only engage it by shifting from P to R with the parking brake set. Dealer replaced Axle valve unit and differential switch (warranty).
+Check engine light - intermittently on and off. Dealer replaced accelerator sensor (warranty).
I also noticed the right pull at highway speeds. An alignment took care of that issue.
I bought my truck used from another non-Isuzu dealer so I was leery of getting stuck with some "typical" service charges. However,the local service department (Walser Isuzu) was great.
-mike
1275 was the code listed for the check engine light.
A couple of questions to clear up my curiosity:
Is the "axle valve unit" the same as the actuator unit that engages the 4WD?
Is the "accelerator sensor" the same as a throttle-position sensor? I would guess so...
-mike
-mike
I did notice the bad roads in NYC causing the trooper to rebound (bouncing back up) when coming out of the pot holes/bumps. Paisan, does your new shocks improve this?
My big complaint about dealer/manufacturers is that the dealer charges $60+ to just read and clear the computer codes. What a rip-off ....
Just thought I would throw it out there, since many may have a new truck which needs alignment, if you think its pulling to the right, a good Isuzu shop can take care of it.
I just recently changed the oil in my 97' Trooper at about 52000 miles. I went from a pure din grade to a mix of the din and synthetic oil as mentioned in the previous discussions. I ended up with about a 50/50 mix, 5W-30 Moil One and Valvoline. I've been watching my mileage and my oil dipstick level the past couple weeks. It looks like my mileage is up about .5-1.0 mpg overall. My previous best logged mileage was in the 15-16mpg range. I made a road trip the other day about 180 miles worth and finished the tank off with in town mileage, for a total of about 250 miles. The mileage came out at about 17.8mpg overall. That's the best I've ever done! This is with the 3.2L engine. One thing that surprised me was the oil capacity of this engine. 5 qt. plus when you change out the filter. Too soon to notice any consumption on the dipstick level. I'll post when I see anything there. Next check is to see how different grades of gasoline affect mileage.
Happy Motoring!! This is one fine driving truck.
I just recently changed the oil in my 97' Trooper at about 52000 miles. I went from a pure dino grade to a mix of the dino and synthetic oil as mentioned in the previous discussions. I ended up with about a 50/50 mix, 5W-30 Mobile One and Valvoline. I've been watching my mileage and my oil dipstick level the past couple weeks. It looks like my mileage is up about .5-1.0 mpg overall. My previous best logged mileage was in the 15-16mpg range. I made a road trip the other day about 180 miles worth and finished the tank off with in town mileage, for a total of about 250 miles. The mileage came out at about 17.8mpg overall. That's the best I've ever done! This is with the 3.2L engine. One thing that surprised me was the oil capacity of this engine. 5 qt. plus when you change out the filter. Too soon to notice any consumption on the dipstick level. I'll post when I see anything there. Next check is to see how different grades of gasoline affect mileage.
Happy Motoring!! This is one fine driving truck.
Flip seats down and tilt them forward. Remove the black plastic covers (8 total) from each of the places where the seat is connected to the floor. It's easier to access & remove these covers from behind the seat rather than underneath. This requires no tools, just some moderate pressure and jockeying by hand. The covers seem fairly sturdy, but I tried to be careful anyway.
Each bracket is bolted to the floor with one screw (8 screws total). Use a 12mm ratchet or box-end wrench. Loosening and removing the bolts is simple enough.
I am buying a couch soon, and the extra room inside the truck now that the rear seat is removed will come in handy.
It feels good to know that this is a simple procedure and that I can remove the rear seat whenever necessary.
Just a tip.
Pete
Just wanted to report that my 2001 Trooper has the same problem that a lot of you have had -- it ate 5 of my CDs (store-bought, not homemade) and now it won't play them OR give them back.
FYI--I have also posted this question in the Aftermarket/Accessories area as message #579.
Thanks.
Maybe this was addressed before, but i did not find it. Anyway, did anyone install a hitch on their Trooper? I've heard that there is a kind of hitch available that does not require welding. is that true? if so, where did you buy it (Isuzu dealer, catalog)? Did you have it profesionally installed or did you do it yourself? How much did it cost? Thanks in advance.
See #664 under the Isuzu Trooper (SUV Board).
Check out http://isuzu-suvs.com under the vendor section, Hidden hitch has been a popular one among trooper owners.
-mike
I read about the squeaks and rattles in the Izusus. I was hoping I'd miss being a statistic. I was wrong!
Anybody else have a problem with noises? How can I remedy this?
Thanks!
Sunny
-mike
-mike
randers3 had the whine only with TOD on and with that tire in the rear--that's why I wondered about that.
A little over a month ago I bought a beautiful '99 2wd soft top Amigo.
I found it at a Saturn dealer about an hour away from me and was hooked from the first test drive. A few days later, I picked it up (of course I checked out the engine and everything).
I drove it home in the middle of a snowstorm, and noticed that there was a weird un-balanced wobbling, almost a "skipping", going on somewhere with the wheels (more than is normal for a short-wheelbase vehicle like this). I figured the snow might be causing the problem, which is why I didn't immediately turn back around. Well, when the snow melted, the issue was still there. This problem was not apparent when I test drove the vehicle - so I wonder if something happend during the couple of days between agreement and pickup...
Anyway, I called the dealer and made arrangements for them to look at it. To make a long story short- after several trips back and fourth over a period of a month or so (and several wheel balancings), a NEW REAR AXLE, 4 NEW TIRES, and some sort of BODY BOLT had been replaced/added to the Amigo. The problem is still not 100% alleviated.
Lately, there has been a squeaking coming from somewhere (body, frame, axle, shocks?) every time I go over even a minor bump. The amigo essentially sounds like a baby bird chirping whenever I drive. To top it off, the "check engine" decided to become permanently lit up today on the way home from work.
Yesterday I called my salesman to see what we could do abou the fact that I am extremely dissatisfied with the vehicle. He said that we'd have to work out some sort of trade in on a new vehicle - the best deal being that I lose something in the neighborhood of $6,000!!!!!!!!
I kept my cool, but check engine light came on today. I called and left a very angry message - and will deal with this tomorrow!
If this car has had this many problem in the two months or so that I've had it, it must have some kind of major overarching issue(s)!!!!
I live in Massachusetts and we have a lemon law, so I might have to employ that. Oh Joy!
Thanks for reading my story!
I'll keep you updated as to wether the dealer, Saturn of Raynham, does the right thing, and my plans should they make the incorrect desision.
What do you think? Email me at sv6501@hotmail.com
The squeeking it probably a bushing on one of the shocks or sway bars.
-mike
Unless the problems with your car render the car unsafe to drive, trying to pursue the lemon law will be hell!
I have a '99 Saab that I leased brand new. I was having multiple problems with the car--too many to list! At any rate, none of the problems rendered the car inoperable or unsafe to drive. It's just that for 80% of the time, I didn't have usable air conditioning in a $30,000 car!
I called around for some attorneys out of the Yellow Pages. I found one that specifically dealt with Lemon Laws.
To make a long story short, it took 11 months to come to a resolution and not a resolution that I wanted either. Saab was willing to pay $4000 for damages, but the attorney's kept $2000 for their fees. What I really wanted was just to turn in the lease early, but that wouldn't have earned fees for the attorney. Getting out of the lease would have cost less than the $4000, but the attorney didn't like that.
So I'm still driving this piece of junk. The lease will be up in December. Guess what, the dealership will just sell it to somebody else, in spite of all the glitches!
You might have very well bought somebody else's LEMON. But you will have a difficult time trying to get a satisfactory conclusion for all your troubles and frustration.
My best advice would be to go to warrantybynet.com and buy a warranty. Put the miles necessary on the car to get the warranty activated (1000 miles). Go for the $0 deductible. That way, for the next problems that crop up, and there WILL BE MORE, you can take the car to any other dealership or service facility.
Hope this helps.
Sunny
Problems seems fixable if the cause can be found, the CEL is a nuisance in all cars, really a pain IMHO.
Biggest issue is the chirping and skipping you noted, need a good suspension person. Perhaps sell it outright yourself for best deal.
With a little practice, installing the seats would be about a 5-minute job. Ditto for removing them.