2003 Isuzu Ascender
Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-04 | 04V061000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 439 | — | Details |
| 2003-07-21 | 03V269000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 3,290 | — | Details |
| 2003-06-05 | 03V213000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 11 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE W… |
| 2010-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER. PROBLEM KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION CAN NOT REMOVE SEEMS TO BE NORMAL P… |
| 2009-11-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LINES FROM THE PUMP (HIGH PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES) ARE CORRODING AND NOW LEAKING. *TR |
| 2009-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER/AC FAN KEPT GOING OUT. WAS TOLD IT WAS RELAY SWITCH. AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS, WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULT IN TH… |
| 2009-04-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE HOLDING IT UP BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO UNEXPECTEDLY FALL.… |
| 2008-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF GASOLINE AND DRIPPING UNDERNEATH REAR BENEATH FUEL TANK (DRIVER'S SIDE), WHEN STARTING. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO B… |
| 2008-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS ODOR AND GASOLINE DRIPPING BENEATH FUEL TANK WHEN PARKED. *TR |
| 2008-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON 1-88W BOUND ON 2-1-2008, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISE AND VERY HARD TO DRIVE. LUCKILY, 2 B… |
| 2008-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER. HE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE "SES" AND "CHECK EN… |
| 2007-11-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DIM HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF FOR NO REASON,THIS HAPPENS EVERY TWO DAYS OR SO , SO I HAVE TO DRIVE … |
| 2007-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LATCH CLOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH RUSTY LATCHES. *TR |
| 2007-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES TURN BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK WHEN… |
| 2007-06-27 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER IS THE SAME VEHICLE AS A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND GMC ENVOY. AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES AN… |
| 2007-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPORT THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT CONTINUES TO BE INACCURATE. RE… |
| 2006-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER WILL NOT START OCCASIONALLY. THE KEYS EVEN LOCKED IN THE IGNITION ONE OF THE TIMES. I HAD IT JUM… |
| 2006-08-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY… |
| 2006-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER IN SEPT. 2003. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THE … |
| 2006-03-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR AT 55 MPH, A VEHICLE HIT THE WALL AND TAIL SPIN… |
| 2006-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER IN FEBRUARY 2004. IN AROUND MARCH 2006, THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN SLIPPING. AT THE TIME … |
| 2005-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED VEHICLES AND HE DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK. WHEN HE CAME OUT OF WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ST… |
| 2005-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | FILLER NECK BROKEN AT FUEL TANK. DAMAGE NOT INCURRED BY OUTSIDE SOURCE. FOUND OUT FROM SHOP WORKING ON VEHICLE THIS I… |
| 2005-06-28 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN HIS VEHICLE WHILE TURNING THE CORNER IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE … |
| 2005-06-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK, IT WAS JAMMED ON THE INSIDE. WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE BU… |
| 2005-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BECOME STUCK BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. WHEN IT DOES, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL USE THE POINT … |
| 2005-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BLINK. *NM THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESEN… |
| 2005-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SES LIGHT COMES ON AFTER FUELING--SMELL OF GASOLINE EVIDENT AROUND LH REAR CORNER OF VEHICLE. VISUAL INSPECTION INDICAT… |
| 2004-05-22 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN |
| 2004-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-02-10 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE STAIONARY WINDOW FLEW OFF AT 65 MPH.*AK |
| 2003-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS DIM 2 - 3 TIMES DAILY WHILE DRIVING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT IS ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. ON 3 SEPARATE … |
| 2003-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN YOU GO TO PUT GEAR SELECTOR INTO PARK THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK TEMPORARILY ON MY ISUZU ASCENDER 2003 . SOMETIME… |
| 2003-01-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT ON, THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO SEE TWO CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. *JB *TS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOL… |
| 2003-01-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WAS VERY LARGE, AND CAUSED A HUGE BLIND SPOT. *JB *TS *JB |
| — | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE 3RD ROLL BENCH SEAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THE HEADREST BLOCKED THE DRIVERS VISION. *JB THE 3RD ROW WAS ALSO RA… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT A RAPID PACE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT SLOWING DOWN I… |