2004 ISUZU ASCENDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK, FILLER NECK MEETS PLASTIC INLET TO TANK. PLASTIC INLET FROM FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL AND DOES NOT HOLDING PRESSURE CAUSING MLS P0442,P0455. CANNOT FILL TANK TO CAPACITY, TANK WILL LEAK ON INCLINE OR ON ACCELERATION. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ OVER 100 MPH AND THEN BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONVINCED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAN WAS SET BELOW LEVEL FIVE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE FAN WAS PLACED ON LEVEL 5. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 03/14/11

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE - ALL GAUGES HAVE FAILED INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE IS BROKEN DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 0 MPH TO 120MPH AND NEVER SHOWS THE CORRECT SPEED. AIRBAG SIGN FLICKERS AND TURNS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. THE GEAR STICK JAMS ON ONE MODE AND CAR STARTS STALLING. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT IT AS A LEMON CAR THAT IS EATING AWAY OUR MONEY. AND WANTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 25 MPH COMING TO A STOP SIGN ,SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORM THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING AS HE WOULD APPROACH A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 02/18/10.

FUEL TANK LEAKS SPILLING FUEL AT ALL TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK WAS ULTRASONICALLY WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK AND THAT THE SEAM DID NOT HOLD. HE REPORTED SEEING THIS ON SEVERAL VEHICLES, DIFFERENT MAKE, SAME BODY STYLE. *TR

MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER REQUIRED THE FUEL TANK BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS A CRACKED WELD ON THE FUEL NECK. ISUZU DID HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS YEAR MODEL, BUT YET I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY OR MET THE CRITERIA. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER HAD A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AS WELL. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATES THAT THERE ARE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 ASCENDERS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AND GEAR GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE. ALSO, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS WERE NOT WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/27/10 UPDATED 08/30/10*JB