1991 Isuzu Trooper Reviews

Body has a fair bit of rust.

Driver's seat is worn.

This car has been worked hard by the previous owner at his country farm, used for towing a huge trailer with firewood, sand and other building materials, but despite this, it still runs great.

Everything on the car works, including the heater.

Has plenty of power on the road, even on steep hills.

Has a bit of turbo lag when shifted into the 3rd.

Has heaps of load space with rear seat folded down.

My 4 year old son loves this truck.

Valve covers leaked, seats were incredibly worn, and bushings were completely gone on the whole front end. Not exaggerating.

I had a 91 XS Trooper, and I had no major problems at all till just the other day I let someone borrow it, and it blew a spark plug out of the block. I don't know how it happened, but it started a fire and burnt the whole Trooper, inside and out.

But I have two things to say about that wonderful thing; all seals except the valve covers were factory, believe it or not, and I am at such a loss that I refuse to buy anything but another Trooper. It has been very loyal to me, even though I put it through things even nature itself is scared of, including but not limited to earth, air and water.

I loved it like one of my own kids. This vehicle has made me who I am.

Speedometer cable has gone bad.

Great and reliable car. Simple to do at home repairs. Easy to keep running well as long as you consider the routine maintenance that is involved in an older and higher mileage 4x4 Vehicle.

Lots of fun to take off road, and a wonderful four wheel drive system. I only paid $900 for my Trooper, and have had to put little beyond fluids into my truck.

Just bought my second 1991 Trooper.

First one was the 2.6 4 cyl., 5 speed.

#3 exhaust valve burned out twice.

Found a 1991 Trooper, auto, 3.8 6 cyl., loaded.

Runs well with the exception of rough / low idle and occasional stalling.

Cleaned IAC valve, can see a new MAP sensor has been installed recently.

Secondary ignition tune up showed no improvement.

I am guessing there is an intake gasket leak or bad EGR at this point.

Good truck if you're handy with doing your own maintenance.

Decent mileage for a heavy, SUV.

Strong 4wd.

Rear disc calipers replaced - seized.

Battery replaced - dead cell.

Steering arm replaced - worn.

Tyres replaced - worn.

Radio replaced as CD failed.

Super reliable.

Average comfort, but 1200 kilometres a day no problem.

Wide gap between gears sometimes a nuisance on highway, but great off road.

Good fuel consumption 32-36mph.

A little underbody rust, but not serious.

Fuel pump failed shortly after I bought it; exhaust manifold needs replacing (cracked or warped) ; head gasket leaked, but temporarily fixed with stop leak; paint is flaking off; replaced all vacuum hoses/lines (this really helped!).

I love the thing. It runs and runs, starts up in the cold. Got 25 mpg on my last trip to N. Idaho from Boise! I hope to have this thing for a long time. I am now looking at getting an 89 as a back up! great deal on a tough vehicle.

The clutch went out at 132000.

Rotor & Cap went at 136000, I don't know how long it had been since they were replaced before.

The bumpers were rusty, but I sanded them down and painted them.

Bumpers dent easily.

Speedometer cable wore through at 136000.

Leaks A lot of oil.

Carpet is thin, and cheap.

Windows rattle.

No dash kit for CD player.

The 4Low makes a "clunk" ing sound crawling up hills, that shakes the whole rig.

Even though all the little things wrong with it, the Trooper is very reliable, and rides nice. I get about 15 in the city, and 18 on the highway. The gas mileage was better, until I put 31 x 10.50 off - road tires on it. it does great off road, besides the 4Low clunking sound. Overall the Trooper is a great rig, that has tons of uses, and will make a great vehicle for anyone, as long as you're not too speed hungry!