There are 5 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2000 Isuzu Trooper in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES THE FIRST ONE WAS BEFORE THE 50000 MILES AND EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA. *JB
NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CONSOLE SHIFTER. EVERYTIME HE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION THE KEY HUNG UP BEFORE IT REACHED THE OFF THE POSITION. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE KEY REACHED THE OFF POSITION. *JB
NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE AND BETWEEN SHIFTING GERAS VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 8, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.