Isuzu Ascender Complaints

205 consumer complaints on file.

#10817203December 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD AUTO TOWED TO MIDAS AFTER INABILITY TO START, ATTEMPTED JUMP START, UNSUCCESSFUL. BATTERY REPLACED ON 12/28/15. DROVE AUTO NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND ON 12/30/15 DROVE TO PICK UP MY HUSBAND, SHUT OFF CAR IN PARK. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, KEYS COULD NOT BE REMOVED. KEYS WERE IN LOCK POSITION IN BATTERY MODE, ABLE TO TURN TO ENGINE ON BUT NOT TURNOVER. BATTERY RUNNING ALL LIGHTS. HAD AUTO TOWED AGAIN TO MIDAS BUT UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. SPOKE WITH AUTO SHOP AND GIVEN THIS INFO TO CHECK RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. VIN [XXX]. 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER TOW TO DIFFERENT FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTICS PLUS MORE FEES FOR REPAIRS,TOWING. AUTO WAS IN PARK ON SIDE STREET 4PM 12/30/15 AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE ALL DAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816326December 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR PAID IS PILLING OFF WE PAINT THIS CAR 3 TIMES AND A THOSES THE SAMETHING ALL CLEAR PAINT WHIT IN 3-5 MONTH START TO COME OFF CAN ANY BODY TELL ME IS GM HAD A RECAL FOR THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811448December 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CLUSTER PANEL DOES NOT WORK. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING REGULARLY WHETHER STATIONARY OR DRIVING.. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE USE OF HIGH BEAMS. IT HAS BECOME A NIGHT TIME DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE. CAR WILL TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788881November 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WORK VERY ERRATICALLY BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. LOW-BEAM LIGHTS WILL GO OFF ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE AND ONLY HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS WILL WORK. MORE RECENTLY, EVEN THE HIGH-BEAN LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ACTING UP AND TURNING OFF. HEADLIGHTS SOCKETS WERE REPLACED AT SOME POINT BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780890October 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE FIX 3 TIMES 2 OF THOSE TIME ME AND MY 5 CHILDREN WHERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR STOPPED PICKING UP SPEED AND WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. MY BACK VENTS FOR MY A/C DO NOT WORK, THE BACK DOOR OPENS ALL THE TIME ONE TIME IT OPENED AND ALL OUR GROCERIES FELL OUT AND WHEN I TRY TO PUMP GAS INTO MY CAR IT WOULD TAKE FOREVER THE PUMP WOULD STOP LIKE IT WAS FULL BUT NOW IT JUST SPILLS OUT AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS SO BAD ON THE INSIDE I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777962September 27, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY MINOR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I ASSUMED THAT IT MAY HAV BEEN AN MALFUNCTION IN MY SWITCH. BUT UPON A VERY DEAR AND CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE FOUND THE INFO FOR ME ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SO NOT ONLY WAS ME AND MY FAMILY PUT IN HARMS WAY BUT THERR HAS BEEN AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE THAT ACCRUED AS WELL. ALSO I AM MORE BAFFLED THAT I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF ANY MEANS THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS WERE AND NEEDED 2 B TAKEN IN ORDER 2 GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. I WOULD LIKE 4 THIS MATTER 2 B HANDLED PROMPTLY AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. AS THIS MATTER LEAVES ME UNABLE TO FEEL SAFE 2 DRIVE AFTER A CERTAIN TIME IN THE P.M. ALSO I READ THAT THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO B TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY I BUT OTHER CUSTOMERS R MADE AWARE OF THINGS SUCH AS THIS WHICH COULD BY ALL MEANS LEAD 2 SOMETHING MORE TRAGIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749860August 19, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY LATCH AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SUCCESSFULLY LATCH AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749863August 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ( 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER), HAVING JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 5- 8 MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE AND WITH NO REASON THE SIDE, AND REAR AIRBAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYOED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO HAVE DEPLOYED, NO ACCIDENT, IMPACT, BUMPS OR ANYTHING. ONE MINUTE EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE NEXT THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND AND THE CABIN FILLED WITH AIRBAGS AND A HORRIBLE SMELL THANKFULLY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE WAY THEY EXPLODED IT WOULD HAVE SURELY CAUSED THEM PHYSICAL HARM. UPON THE AIRBAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYING THE SEATBELTS LOCKED UP COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749625August 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE'S REAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH OUT ANY CAUSE. I WAS DRIVING APROX. 5-8 MPH TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. UPON THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING THE SEATBELTS LOCKED UP COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746452August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING. WAS AT A INTERSECTION AND LIGHT TURNED GREEN STARTED TO PULL AWAY AND SUV JUST DIED. TURNING KEY DID NOTHING, TRIED SEVERAL TIMES THEN STARTED AGAIN BUT WHEN PUT IN GEAR DIED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TROUBLE SHOOTING BY GM DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH THAT SINCE NOT ON "RECALL LIST" OF GM CARS WITH DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE (INCLUDING TROUBLESHOOTING TIME COST AND TOWING)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732465July 7, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAMS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAM LIGHT FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721513May 26, 2015
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES AND LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE ARM REST ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V035000 (VISIBILITY) EVEN THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716948May 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND IT DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS WINDOWS GET STUCK. THERE IS ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY VEHICLE AND IT CONCERNS ME FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702006March 26, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE HEATER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FAN RELAY SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691396March 2, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOTH LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. SHE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS TO GET HOME. AFTER REPLACING BOTH LIGHTS AND CHECKING ALL FUSES I AM AT A LOSS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680881February 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING IN THE ROOF AREA OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678331January 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL TANK AND STARTING THE ENGINE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL GAUGE METER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664811December 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPS AND RAILROAD TRACKS, A CHIME SOUNDED AS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE LATCH FAILED AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,125.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640657October 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES, IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626771August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GLASS FELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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