Quote Originally Posted by Y33TREKker View Post
My curiousity takes me to bad places sometimes.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that! And you've got a very valid question regarding failures versus total applications. And please, I'm not stating that anyone with opinions opposite mine is ignorant just that not taking in all the facts before jumping on the engine failure bandwagon is ignorance.

So, back to engine failures versus total applications: I don't have any hard numbers, just conversations with fellow Isuzu enthusiasts over the years across an international spread of products. Prior to the VehiCROSS the biggest conversational topics among fellow Trooper enthusiasts was transmission and axle robustness, oh and of course those afflicted with the dreaded GM-based V6. After being involved with the VX group for a few years the failure myth popped into existence more from this group being in existence than from any significant flaw. Over at ITOG and PlanetIsuzoo you'd get the occassional post or discussion about a catastrophic engine failure trying to determine cause and how best to address, especially when under the 10 year/120K mile factory warranty. But for the most part the other models simply didn't get the sensationalism about engine failures as generated in the VX community.

Again, I don't have hard numbers. My opinion is just that, an opinion borne of my observations across the Isuzu communities during the life of the 3.5L engine from it's introduction until present day. I could very well be completely wrong in my assessment and welcome any information to bear that out. Don't just tellme I'm wrong, showme I'm wrong. I'll be more than happy to learn and move on so we can all learn some more.