2006 ISUZU ASCENDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. WHILE IN DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE SQUEAKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD NEED A FLUSH EXCHANGE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTO SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

I CAME OUTSIDE AT 11:30AM AND TRIED TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GLASS AND DISCOVERED THAT ONE THE METAL HINGES/BRACES ON THE TOP OF THE GLASS HAD SEPARATED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE ADHESIVE THAT BONDED THE METAL TO THE GLASS HAS FAILED. I WAS A LITTLE STUNNED AFTER I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS TRAVELING WITH A LOAD PRESSED AGAINST THIS GLASS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE GLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1700; ABOUT $1200 OF THAT PRICE IS FOR THE GLASS ITSELF. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THIS GLASS, THERE WAS NO WAY TO SIMPLY REATTACH THE METAL TO THE GLASS WITH SOME TYPE OF ADHESIVE. IT'S A HUGE HARDSHIP TO HAVE TO PAY SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR SOMETHING I THINK IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW; ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PRICE OF THE GLASS ALONE IS AT LEAST 4 TIMES MORE THAN IT CAST TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION WHERE THE METAL HINGES AND PIECES CAN BE REATTACHED TO THE GLASS. IF THERE IS, PLEASE SHARE THE INFO.

FIRST, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, THIS VEHIICLE (2006 ISUZU ASCENDER LS, 7 PASSENGER) SHARES A MAJORITY OF IT'S PARTS WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND GMC ENVOY XL. AFTER A FULL TANK OF FUEL HAS BURNED OFF TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK, THE FUEL GAGE WOULD START TO GO UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY FROM F TO E UNTIL THE TANK WAS EMPTY OR REFILED. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE GAGE WOULD NOT REGISTER AT ALL AND THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD REMAIN LIT. *KB

2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. BOUGHT NEW IN FEB '06. GAS GAUGE/FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE REAR AIR QUIT WORKING AT APPROX. 37,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE CAM SENSOR TWICE. IDLER PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS VEHICLE IS MADE BY GM AND IS A SISTER SUV TO THE ENVOY, TRAILBLAZER, RAINIER. THIS YEAR VEHICLE UNDER ALL SISTER VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. GM NEED TO RECALL THE SENDING UNITS. MY SUV ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE 3/10/11. THIS IS A LEMON. *TR

FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, THE FUEL GAUGE READ BETWEEN AN 1/8 AND 1/4 TANK. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER FILLING THE TANK BACK UP THE GAUGE WOULD BE VERY SPORADIC AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH GM FUELS LEVELS SENDING UNITS. *TR

TRAVELING APPROX: 45 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON CAUSING CAR TO VEER TO LEFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. TRACTION CONTROL WILL ENGAGE IN PARKING LOTS OR AT LOW SPEEDS WITH OUT WHEEL SPIN. IT WILL ENGAGE BRAKES AND AT TIMES NOT RELEASE UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. *TR

HAVE A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER IN WHICH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES THAT LEAD FROM TRANSMISISON TO TRANSMISSION COOLER HAVE CORRODED. PARTS REPLACED AT ISUZU DEALERSHIP AT FULL COST TO CUSTOMER. LINES WERE LEAKING WHERE CORROSSION HAD EATEN THROUGH LINES.

MAY 2009 ISUZI ASCENDER I TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. PRIOR TO THAT I HAD A BEARING IN THE ENGINE GO OUT 2008. NOW AS OF FEB 2010 MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS NOW GONE OUT. THIS IS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW 8-2006 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $800. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED UP AND REPLACED. THE WIRES BEGAN MELTING IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RESISTOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $700-800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,956.