Isuzu Ascender Complaints (2005)

64 consumer complaints on file.

#10534047August 7, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING AND FLUCTUATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510100April 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE IN MY 2005 ASCENDER STOPPED WORKING. IT IS ALWAYS SHOWING THAT THE CAR IS EMPTY. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE WEB THAT SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507220April 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILL CAR UP AND IT SHOWS EMPTY....IT MIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME GO UP SOME BUT I HAVE TO WATCH MY MILEAGE TO SEE HOW MUCH I HAVE DRIVEN TO FILL UP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504699March 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE WERE ALL PROVIDING ERRATIC READINGS. AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE AN ERRONEOUS READING OF ZERO. THE OIL GAUGE PRESSURE WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, SENSOR AND THE LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS BUT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486666December 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ISUZU ASCENDER 2005 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE. ALL ARE READING ERRATICALLY. FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE READS THAT IS NEEDS GAS. THE OIL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY AS HAVE CHANGED OUT THE FUEL GAUGE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT $750 THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. THE MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS AN ERROR AND JUST RESETS IT AFTER CHECKING THE ON BOARD SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484528November 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER IS RARELY ACCURATE ANYMORE. IT CAN BE FINE WHEN I START OUT BUT THEN JUMP TO AN OBNOXIOUS SPEED AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, IT SAYS I AM GOING 120 MILES AN HOUR AND 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN STOPPED. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY AND THE OIL GAUGE IS STUCK ALL THE WAY OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465467July 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. WHEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE WHEN IT DROPS BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND THE GAS GAUGE WHEN IT RAINS OR IT'S HUMID. I KNOW IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS BUT I HAD NO PROBLEMS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WITH EITHER UP UNTIL NOW RAINY SEASON. IT HAS ONLY COME OFF ONCE, WHEN I REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT IT CAME BACK ON A DAY LATER. HOPE SOMEONE FIGURES SOMETHING OUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461938June 16, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT TO TURN LEFT ONTO A 4 LANE ROAD. AS SHE CROSSED THE MEDIAN SHE HIT A LARGE PUDDLE AND HYDROPLANED. WHEN THE CAR HIT A DRY PATCH ON THE ROAD, BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT 1-MILE HOME. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE CAR AND CLAIMS IT IS A MECHANICAL ERROR. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM ISUZU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459034May 20, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD REPLACE RACK & PINION 4 TIMES SINCE THIS DATE AND RODS, SHOCKS, ARM TERMINALS...........NO MATTER HOW LOW USAGE IS DONE...FRONT DRIVE LINE IS A LEMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456876April 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.. TEST INDICATES IT IS THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT. AC/HEATER FAN WILL NOT WORK ON HIGH SPEED.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456971April 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH GM SUV'S LIKE ENVOY, TRAILBLAZER, BUICK AND POSSIBLY MORE. OUR DEALER INSISTS THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS PRETTY MUCH 99% GM EXCEPT FOR THE NAME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454236April 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY GAS GAUGE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS...AT FIRST I WOULD FILL UP THE TANK OR AT LEAST THINK IT WAS FULL AS THE GAUGE WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY OVER TO FULL THEN AFTER I WOULD STOP PUMPING AND TURN ON THE CAR THE GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN TO 3/4 TANK AND FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 3/4 AND FULL OVER SEVERAL DAYS. THEN YESTERDAY I WENT AND FILLED UP AND DECIDED TO NOT USE THE GAUGE AS A MEASURING SYSTEM AND INSTEAD JUST LET THE PUMP GO UNTIL IT CLICKED OFF AS IT DOES WHEN TANK IS FULL SO I DID THIS AND THE GAUGE WENT UP TO FULL THEN BOUNCED BACK TO EMPTY AND NOW MY FUEL LOW LIGHT IS ON AND I CANNOT GET ANY RANGE READING ON MILEAGE FOR GAS OR ANYTHING. ALSO IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ABOUT THAT SAME 3 WEEKS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING BRIEFLY STARTING OFF AT 65 MPH AT REST THEN IT GRADUALLY MADE ITS WAY BACK DOWN TO ZERO AT REST AND HAS SINCE SEEMED TO BE OK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449350February 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
WE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T ACTIVATE...THE IMPACT WAS VERY HARD THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECIDED TO TOTAL THE CAR BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS TO BIG...I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE 2 MORE KIDS, AND I'M SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPENED TO ME OR MY KIDS IF WE WERE IN THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449145February 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED MY GAS GAUGE WASN'T WORKING, I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE GAS HAND READ HALF FULL. I MADE THE TURN AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. AT THIS POINT, I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL OR ANYTHING. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY SO I WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SINCE THEN, OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHTS WORK ON BRIGHT ONLY. I HAD THE LOW BEAMS CHANGED AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITH THE NUMBER OF REPORTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447025February 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER CHECKING ON LINE, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THE ISUZU ASCENDER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THEIR FUEL SENDING UNITS. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER TO ASK ABOUT IT, HE MENTIONED THAT THE PART IS FAULTY AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT A GUESS OF $500. THIS PART GOING BAD ON A CUSTOMER WHILE DRIVING MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE OWNER DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS TRIPS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN MANY STOPPING AND CALLING FOR A TOW. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436075November 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PERFORMED ERRATICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND RESTARTING THE CAR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES THEN RESET IT TO 0 MPH. SOME GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING (OIL, RPM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436078November 16, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITION WORKS BUT IT CAN'T BE CHANGE TO FLOW DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT WITH THE CONTROL BUTTON, WILL COME OUT THRU THE SIDES , THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427994September 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. IN FACT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR WHILE GAUGE WAS STILL READING HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED THAT GM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE GAS GAUGES OF MY YEAR OF CAR. MY CAR WAS MADE BY GM AT THAT POINT. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH AN ISUZU STICKER ON IT. I AM UNCERTAIN IF THERE IS A RECALL, OR IF ONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. I WILL SAY THAT THREE GIRLS IN MY OFFICE ALL HAVE SIMILAR SUVS WITH YEAR 2005, AND ALL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I JUST RESCUED ONE OF THEM YESTERDAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN. I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS SAME PERSON'S CAR ALMOST CAUSED HER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL, BECAUSE HER CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE ISSUE. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE, AND IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IF THERE IS ONE. IF WE ARE TO BAIL OUT THE AUTO DEALERS THE LEAST THAT THEY CAN DO IS PROVIDE US WITH SAFE VEHICLES TO DRIVE. ONES THAT WE PURCHASED AND CONTINUE TO PAY ON. MY CAR IS UNDER 100,000 MILES STILL, AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AT ROUGHLY 60,000 MILES AND IS ONGOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427138September 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 ISUZU ASCENDER ~ OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2MONTHS AGO (AUGUST 2011) AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUSES". CHANGED THE FUSES OUT, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP! IN FACT THERE IS EVEN ANOTHER PROBLEM NOW! THE SYSTEM PANEL LIT UP... (SEPT.2011)...W/ LIGHTS AND BELLS THAT READ (CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM) WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD "THE BRAKES ARE ALL IN GREAT CONDITION AND WAS NOT THE PROBLEM!" WELL THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM IF ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422760August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I FIRST DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE APPROXIMATELY OVER A YR AGO. THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS WAS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE AS THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED IN MY 2005 MODEL. SIMILAR PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH THE OIL GAUGE WHICH IS NOW AS ERRATIC IN FUNCTIONING. MY VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THEREFORE, I CONSIDER THIS OCCURRENCES TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR, WHICH SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE LABELED AS A SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROAD A FEW TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE ERRATIC FUNCTIONING OF MY GAS GAUGE. I SUSPECT THAT IT MAY LEAD TO OTHER ISSUES OR CONCERNS. AS A CUSTOMER, I RECOMMEND THAT THE ISUZU ASCENDER MANUFACTURERS DO THE RIGHT THING BY ADVISING CONSUMERS, AND TAKING APPROPRIATE STEPS TO CORRECT THESE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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