Isuzu Ascender Complaints

205 consumer complaints on file.

#10143442November 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATES TWO ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE APPROPRIATE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141880November 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SES LIGHT COMES ON AFTER FUELING--SMELL OF GASOLINE EVIDENT AROUND LH REAR CORNER OF VEHICLE. VISUAL INSPECTION INDICATES FUEL LEAKAGE AT FILLER NECK TO TANK CONNECTION. ODI CASE # 'S 10104638, 10139878 & 10134665 ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS SITUATION FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND 30-40,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141841November 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED VEHICLES AND HE DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK. WHEN HE CAME OUT OF WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THEY REPLACED IT A FEW DAYS AGO. NOW, IT IS SLOW TO TURN OVER OR I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH 2+ TIMES TO GET IT TO START. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS FROM NOW. LOOKING AT THE ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER RECORDS (SAME VEHICLE AS ASCENDER), THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR A RECALL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139420October 12, 2005
SEAT BELTS
THE SAFETY BELTS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN YOU PUT THE SEAT BELTS ON THEY RIDE ON THE NEXT OF THE PERSON WEARING THEM. THEY ALSO DO NOT FIT PROPERLY ACROSS THE CHEST OF THE PERSON WEARING THEM. THEY CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WHO ARE TALLER OR SHORTER. WHEN I PUT THE SEAT BELT ON IT APPLIES PRESSURE TO MY NECK IT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO RIDE OVER MY HIPS INSTEAD OF MY STOMACH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136124September 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING, MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BECOME STUCK BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. WHEN IT DOES, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL USE THE POINT AT WHICH IT IS STUCK AS ZERO MPH WHEN I AM STOPPED / PARKED. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN, I HAVE TO CALCULATE THE SPEED I AM ACTUALLY GOING. EXAMPLE: IF SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 30 MPH AND I WANT TO DRIVE AT 45 MPH, I HAVE TO ADD 30 + 45 SO WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 75 MPH, I HOPE I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING 45 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134665August 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
FILLER NECK BROKEN AT FUEL TANK. DAMAGE NOT INCURRED BY OUTSIDE SOURCE. FOUND OUT FROM SHOP WORKING ON VEHICLE THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE. CONSIDER THIS SAFETY RISK DUE TO GAS LEAKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128429July 12, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN HIS VEHICLE WHILE TURNING THE CORNER IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE POWER WOULD WORK, BUT NOT WHEN HE WOULD SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN ORDERED. THEY DID NOT TELL HIM WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. THIS HAPPENED JUNE 28, 2005. IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES THAT DAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THAT DAY, AND HE HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A WHIRRING NOISE AT THIS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126792June 28, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK, IT WAS JAMMED ON THE INSIDE. WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE BUT WAS ABLE AT THAT TIME TO GET IT OUT. ALSO, WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES CONSUMER COULD HEAR A CLANKING NOISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126560June 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THERE HAS BEEN A HOST OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THE MINIMAL 10 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. TWO OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF FIX FROM THE LOCAL ISUZU SERVICE CENTER. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE BELT SCREAMING EVERY DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES FOR THE BELT AND THEY FINALLY FIXED IT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS ALL FOUR DOOR WINDOWS. DEBRIS CONSISTENTLY MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE DOOR AND ANY TIME I ROLL DOWN OR ROLL UP MY WINDOWS MY WINDOWS GET SEVERLY SCRATCHED. I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT IT IS NOT A PRODUCT MALFUNCTION. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS AND NOR DO I KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON A ROUTINE DRIVE BACK FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE ROADS WERE OF TYPICAL NEW ENGLAND REPAIR. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF OURS AND IN REACTION I APPLIED HEAVY, NOT EXCESSIVE, PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL. THE PETAL STARTED TO CLICK, MOST LIKELY THE ABS, BUT NOTHING KICKED IN TO STOP MY VEHICLE. WHEN I SAY NOTHING, IT WAS LIKE I NEVER STEPPED ON THE BREAK AT ALL. I HAD TO SWERVE IN TO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SENT MYSELF AND A MECHANIC OUT ON A ROAD TEST IN HOPES TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL LUCK WITH DUPLICATING THE MALFUNCTION BUT I KNOW IT EXISTS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE THREE TIMES AND MYSELF ONCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO RIGHT NOW AND TO WAIT FOR A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. THE BREAKS HAVE GONE UNCHECKED SINCE THE LATEST INCIDENT AND MY CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WAVERS MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125759June 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START BECAUSE LIGHT IN DASHBOARD WOULD SAY UNKNOWN DRIVER,. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE WIRING. SECOND TIME SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION, AND PUT IN A NEW IGITION. FOR 3 NIGHTS AFTER GETTING IT BACK IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125778June 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP. PULLED OVER ,AND TIRE HAD EXPLODED. HAD TOWED TO HOME. CALLED AAA TO COME OUT AND CHANGE TIRE AND PUT ON SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUNNING OVER OR STRIKING AN OBJECT. WHEN WENT TO SERVICE DEALER FOR TIRES, DEALER SAID TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE DETERIORATED. DEALER SUGGESTED CONSUMER TAKE PICTURE OF THIS UNIQUE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THERE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE REMAINING TIRES WERE CONTINENTIAL BRAND TIRES ,AND THE VEHICLE STILL SHOOK, EVEN AFTERALANCING TIRES AND ALIGNMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122495May 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109608January 11, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BLINK. *NM THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASE. THE BLINKING PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR IN THE MORNING AND AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM DOWN WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS OFF OF THE PEDAL AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105557December 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
THE REAR WINDOW POPPED AND EXPLODE ON ITS OWN, POSSIBLY INJURING THE BACK PASSENGER. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101306December 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103238December 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COMING BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097947October 28, 2004
TIRES
TIRES ARE OF POOR QAULITY, FREQUENTLY NEEDS TO BE FORCE BALANCED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096370October 25, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
I HAVE A CONCERN ON MY NEW 2004 ISUZU ASCESDER SEAT BELTS. MY WIFE IS 5'4" TALL, AND THE SEAT BELT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSAGERS SLIDES UP AROUND HER NECK AND RIGHT UNDERARM. CAN NOT KEEP THE SEAT BELTS IS PLACE. NO ADJUSTMENT FOR SEAT BELTS FOR HEIGHT. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE SEATS. THE CONCERN IS IF WE HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP, THEN THE SEAT BELT WOULD CAUSE INJURY FOR SURE. PRESENTLY SHE HOLDS THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HER NECK WHEN DRIVING THE SUV, AND IT IS HER CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT TO DO. INCIDENT DATE I NOTE AS TODAY, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOTED JUST AFTER WE PURCHASED THE SUV. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059342February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE PREMISES AND IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055866February 12, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONCERNS REGARDING VEHICLE SEATBELTS.*MR THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS ARE INADEQUATE FOR SHORT OR SMALL PEOPLE. THE SHOULDER BELT CUTS ACROSS THE NECK INSTEAD OF THE SHOULDER WHICH IS A CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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