How To Open Hood: 1997 Isuzu Trooper S 3.2L V6

Isuzu Trooper Model Years - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Open the Hood - Locate hood latches and open the hood

Car Displayed: 2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L V6 info

Author

Hans Angermeier is an ASE certified Maintenance and Light Repair Technician and has produced over 100,000 videos showing drivers how to fix things on their cars. He has broad expertise on basic repair procedures covering the majority of cars on the road. Over the past 10 years, Hans has been focused on building CarCareKiosk, which is visited by millions of drivers each month.

2025 Chevrolet Equinox LT 1.5L 4 Cyl. Turbo Tires & Wheels Check Tire Pressure

Properly inflated tires is the easiest way to improve fuel economy. The right tire pressure is NOT on the side of your tire btw

2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L V6 Oil Check Oil Level

Cars burn, leak and otherwise dispense of their oil. Check your level frequently and top up when necessary

1997 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L 4 Cyl. Wagon Coolant (Antifreeze) Flush Coolant

Flushing the coolant in your car is not that hard and will extend the life of your engine tremendously - learn how here!

2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L V6 Air Filter (Engine) Replace

Replacing a dirty air filter can improve gas mileage by up to 4%. Isn't efficiency great?

Share on   Share on Twitter   Share on Facebook
Parts & Tools
We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate
Video Description

This video shows you how to open the hood in your 1997 Isuzu Trooper. Popping the hood, or bonnet, on your Trooper is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your Trooper and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your Trooper. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches.

Sometimes, the hood on Isuzus gets stuck and won't pop up after the interior latch is released. If you need to open the hood with a stuck latch on your Trooper, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Another option is to pull the interior hood release, then bang on the hood to see if that pops it open.

If your hood still won't open, you may have a broken hood release cable. Opening the hood on your Trooper with a broken cable requires you to use a coat hanger to reach through the grille and release the latch on the bottom of the hood latch. Sometimes, especially on older Troopers, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it. In this case, the interior release lever on your 1997 Isuzu Trooper is probably stuck in the “open” position – push the release lever back and forth several times and then try to close your hood.

  • Advance Auto coupon for
    20% off entire order: KIOSK20