Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-03 | 05V035000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 17,815 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY AND MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GO COMPLETELY OFF AND ONLY MY HIGH BEAMS WILL COME ON BUT THAT'… |
| 2018-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMOKE IN THE CABIN, BURNING PLASTIC/ELECTRICAL SMELL, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FAILURE, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR PACK INTERFAC… |
| 2017-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING AIRBAG IN HIS 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER WENT OFF FOR NO REASON CAUSING PERSONAL INJURIES. *… |
| 2016-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE ASCENDER 2006-2008 RECALL, BUT DOES NOT … |
| 2015-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING OUR CAR ( 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER), HAVING JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 5- 8 MPH WHEN OUT … |
| 2015-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S REAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH OUT ANY CAUSE. I WAS DRIVING APROX. 5-8 MPH TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF … |
| 2015-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAGE FLUXUATES READING EMPTY WHEN FULL AT START UP AND AT SPEED. |
| 2014-07-05 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AT 2 MPH HE NO… |
| 2014-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY 'SHUTTERED' AT 65MPH ON THE TOLLWAY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED COMPLETELY, INDICATING BRAKE SYSTE… |
| 2014-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR RUNS FINE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ERRATIC OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, MY SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES, … |
| 2014-01-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE WORKING ERRATICALLY. CURRENTLY THE GAUGE IS PAST THE FULL MARK, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK SHOULD HALF FULL. … |
| 2013-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 11/27/13 I WAS TRAVELING FROM MINNEAPOLIS MN TO OMAHA NE FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I HAD JUST LEFT A REST STOP ON HW… |
| 2013-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERN… |
| 2013-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE WERE ALL … |
| 2013-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL … |
| 2012-11-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS GAUGE IN MY 2005 ASCENDER STOPPED WORKING. IT IS ALWAYS SHOWING THAT THE CAR IS EMPTY. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE WE… |
| 2012-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ISUZU ASCENDER 2005 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE. ALL ARE READING ERRATICALLY. … |
| 2012-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING AND FLUCTU… |
| 2012-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER IS RARELY ACCURATE ANYMORE. IT CAN BE FINE WHEN I START OUT BUT THEN JUMP TO AN OBNOXIOUS SPEED AND THE… |
| 2012-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2012-06-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT TO TURN LEFT ONTO A 4 LANE ROAD. AS SHE CROSSED THE MEDIAN SHE HIT A LARGE PUDDLE AND HYDRO… |
| 2012-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2012-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAI… |
| 2012-02-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T ACTIVATE...THE IMPACT WAS VERY HARD THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECIDED TO … |
| 2011-10-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING AND F… |
| 2011-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER ~ OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2MONTHS AGO (AUGUST 2011) AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT SHORTLY A… |
| 2011-09-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER CHECKING ON LINE, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THE ISUZU ASCENDER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE O… |
| 2011-09-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH GM SUV'S LIKE ENVOY, TRAILBLAZER, BUICK AND POSSIBLY MO… |
| 2011-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2011-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "ELECTRICAL ISSUE"- ONE NIGHT,I WAS DRIVING MY SUV ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY MOM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS INS… |
| 2011-07-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITION WORKS BUT IT CAN'T BE CHANGE TO FLOW DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT WITH THE CONTROL BUTTON, WILL COME OUT THRU TH… |
| 2011-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PERFORMED ERRATICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND RESTARTING THE CAR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME… |
| 2011-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE EXHIBI… |
| 2011-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THIS IS REGARDING MY 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I78 IN NJ SUDDEN NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER GAUGE JUMP… |
| 2011-04-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I FIRST DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE APPROXIMATELY OVER A YR AGO. THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED WITH… |
| 2011-03-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2011-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER, I SAW AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL PAPER ABOUT GM VEHICLES W… |
| 2011-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES BECAME ERRATIC AND STOPPED READING COMPLETELY. WORKS AGAIN SPO… |
| 2011-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH WHEN THE GAUGE JUMPED TO THE END OF THE METER AND DIVED BACK DOWN QUICKLY. GA… |
| 2010-12-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER OF 2010 MY GAS GAGE SHOWED EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. (14 GALLONS OF GAS HAD BEEN PUMPED) THE… |
| 2010-12-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 10 IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. A VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST LOST CONTROL AND CAME ACROSS THE S… |
| 2010-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER F… |
| 2010-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL WORK FINE FOR 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN DOES NOT REGISTER… |
| 2010-08-28 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | I SWERVED TO MISS CAR CROSSING CENTER LINE AT WHICH TIME THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO COLLISIO… |
| 2010-05-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL… |
| 2010-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2005 ISUSZU ASCENDER HAD ; STILL HAS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL LINE AND PUMP. I HAD ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON T… |
| 2010-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.. TEST INDICATES IT IS THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT. AC/HEATER FAN WILL NOT WORK ON HIGH SPEED.. *… |
| 2010-03-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER-FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM ISUZU STATING … |
| 2010-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. *TR |
| 2010-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY ISUZU SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. I CANT SEE… |