# 1991 ISUZU TROOPER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
> NHTSA complaint `155616` · 1999-06-18 · Isuzu Motors Limited
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ISUZU
- **Model:** TROOPER
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Isuzu Motors Limited
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE HAD A HISTORY (DOCUMENTED) OF ELECTRICAL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1991 ISUZU TROOPER.  ON 11/95, A FAULTY COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.  I HAD A WEEK LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.  TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ISUZU SANTA MONICA.  THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER PANEL UNDER WARRANTY ON 11/95.  15 MONTHS LATER, MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AGAIN.  SAME SYMPTOMS.  THIS TIME, I SPENT $2,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.  ISUZU REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.  ON 6/12/99, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.  NOW THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY TOTALED.  I AM IN THE MIDST OF HAVING INSURANCE INSPECTORS DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE.  I HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE.  IT WAS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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