I remember all the stories very well but don't have a source for the
video.  It probably has been pulled.  CR was sued by both Isuzu and
Suzuki.  The case was settled out of court with details not made public
as far as I know.

Isuzu and Suzuki claimed that trial lawyers paid CR to conduct the tests
in their favor and both vehicles were subjected to tests that other
SUV's were not subject to.

I owned a 1988 Samurai.  Fun little 4x4.  Never had any trouble.

Hey Pongo 26,

Found this.  Maybe some of the dates will help you with a more in depth search.
Hope this helps...

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Isuzu Case Against Consumer Reports Goes to Trial
Copyright © Strategic Safety, 2000
Consumers Union (CU), publishers of Consumer Reports, are defending claims of defamation and product disparagement because of its article that claimed the 1996 Isuzu Trooper was unstable and prone to roll over. As a result of its tests, CU petitioned NHTSA to recall the vehicles in 1995; however the agency closed its investigation without a defect finding. Isuzu argues that CU rigged the tests to urge NHTSA to adopt a rollover standard and to show that the 1995-1996 Isuzu Trooper would roll over during evasive and/or emergency maneuvers. The company claims that it suffered heavy sales losses after the article was published and seeks $300 million in damages. CU says this is an attempt to silence them and are defending the case on the consumer’s right to information. Isuzu used the agency's decision to base its lawsuit against CU (see "FOIA Abuses Undercut Public Access to Documents").
In 1996, CU performed tests on several vehicles to assess handling performance and rollover tendency. Professional test drivers performed a rapid zigzag maneuver intended to simulate what might happen if a driver had to swerve to avoid striking a child who darted into the path of the vehicle. During the tests, both right wheels of the Trooper lifted high off the pavement while rounding the turns at 33 mph. CU published the data in an article in Consumer Reports stating that the Trooper "would have rolled over completely were it not for our test driver’s quick and skillful steering." After the Trooper tipped up, CU conducted the remainder of the tests with outriggers. CU reported that the Trooper tipped up on its two right wheels during 75 of 192 maneuvers.
Isuzu claims that the test driver input more abrupt steering maneuvers than real drivers would ever do in emergencies. Isuzu also claims that CU falsified some of its test data, concealed other information to bolster its case against the Trooper, and that the Consumer Reports article was being written before the tests were complete.
Defense expert Lee Carr testified for Isuzu in the trial that began on February 8, 2000, stating that based on his testing, the Trooper was no more prone to rolling over than any other sport-utility vehicle. He also stated that, based on his review of the CU testing, the tests did not treat all vehicles the same.
CU has conducted a total of 89 tests of sport utility vehicles, minivans, and small trucks, and only the Suzuki Samurai and Isuzu Trooper have suddenly tipped up so severely that CU declared them "Not Acceptable." A companion suit by Suzuki is next in line because of CU’s testing in 1988 that showed the Samurai to be highly prone to rollover.
Isuzu claimed that CU maligned the Trooper because subscriptions were falling off and that CU rigged the tests to urge NHTSA to adopt a rollover standard. In June 1988, CU petitioned NHTSA to initiate rulemaking to establish a minimum stability standard and requested that the agency establish a performance test requirement for all passenger cars, utility vehicles, and pickup trucks. NHTSA stated that it would initiate a research program that could set performance criteria for rulemaking and defect investigations. However, the agency responded that the current test procedures for assessing rollover propensity were unsatisfactory because they do not provide for repeatable, reproducible results. On August 20, 1996, CU again petitioned NHTSA to initiate rulemaking to create an emergency-handling standard for SUVs. Because the agency decided against establishing a stability test in response to CU's last petition, the organization suggested that NHTSA establish a test to rate vehicle performance in emergency maneuvers. CU also asked that the rating be included in a warning, and that vehicles exhibiting a high rollover propensity be modified to achieve acceptable performance. NHTSA granted CU's petition request stating that it would initially explore whether it could develop a practical and repeatable emergency-handling test. The agency is expected to publish proposed rules for a rollover test soon.

http://www.strategicsafety.com/library/N0A03.htm

BUT, if you try to get to the site now you get:

File Not Found
The requested URL was not found on this server.

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They still use those outrigger looking devices, they managed to get a
Toyota Tacoma to come to a near roll using evasive maneuvers during
their last pick up truck reviews last spring, YET guess what was one
of their top rated models..

Go figure..!

I haven't seen any TV reports on this particular test..

It is just like a pad lock, if a crook wants something bad enough,
they will find a way to break it..!

Howard Bingham

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