2005 Isuzu Ascender Fuel system Problems

FUEL GAGE FLUXUATES READING EMPTY WHEN FULL AT START UP AND AT SPEED.

NHTSA ID

10823863

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

54,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE WORKING ERRATICALLY. CURRENTLY THE GAUGE IS PAST THE FULL MARK, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK SHOULD HALF FULL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563830

Incident

Jan 6, 2014

Mileage

43,015 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT( THERMOSTAT), SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING OR WORK SPORADICALLY AND INACCURATELY. THESE PROBLEMS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF FAILURE AND THEY STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000MI AND THE LAST WAS AT 106,000 MILES. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE BY GM, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT IN MY HOUSEHOLD. I HAVE HAD MANY AND ALL BUT ONE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. A FOOTNOTE: A PART OF THE GEARSHIFT LINKAGE BROKE AT APPROX. 95,000MI. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558060

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING AND FLUCTUATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10546650

Incident

Oct 15, 2011

Mileage

95,000 mi

2005 ISUZU ASCENDER-FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM ISUZU STATING THEY WILL REPLACE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IF THE CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED OR 120,000 AT NO CHARGE, WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. MY ASCENDER HAS APPROX. 128,000 MILES, SEEING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO FUEL GAUGE ISUZU SHOULD REPAIR IT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10534818

Incident

Mar 31, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10534047

Incident

Sep 15, 2012

Mileage

122,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10510100

Incident

Nov 29, 2012

Mileage

120,225 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10507220

Incident

Jun 16, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10504699

Incident

Feb 27, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10486666

Incident

Sep 21, 2012

Mileage

68,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10456971

Incident

Sep 14, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10454236

Incident

Apr 4, 2012

Mileage

114,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10449145

Incident

Mar 30, 2011

Mileage

72,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10447025

Incident

Sep 14, 2011

Mileage

90,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10427994

Incident

Sep 9, 2009

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

NHTSA ID

10422760

Incident

Apr 4, 2011

MY 2005 ISUSZU ASCENDER HAD ; STILL HAS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL LINE AND PUMP. I HAD ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 900 MILES AND MY WATER PUMP WENT OUT, SO WE STOPPED IN A GOODYEAR/ FIRESTONE SHOP IN RURAL MO. I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPAIRED. FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE I STOPPED TO REFUEL THE CAR. AFTER THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, MY FUEL GAGE READ EMPTY AND WAS BEEPING ON "E" AS WE DROVE OUT OF GAS STATION. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES IT REGISTERED AS FULL. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL FILL UPS. WE DRIVE FAR DISTANCES HERE IN THE MIDWEST, I NEEDED TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK AT ALL TIMES. I HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED, BUT NOW ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT I NEED TO HAVE A PRESSURE TEST AT AN ISUZU SERVICE CENTER THERE IS A LEAK OF SOME TYPE, RELATED TO MY FUEL LINE. EACH TIME I HAVE AN OIL CHANGE I HAVE TO HAVE THE CODES READ AND THE CAR RESET TO MAKE ENGINE LIGHT GO OFF. I HAVE MY MECHANIC CONFIRM THAT THE CODE IS DUE TO THE FUEL LINE PRESSUE AND THEN I HAVE HIM REMOVE TURN OFF LIGHT. IT WILL USUALLY STAY OFF FOR A FEW DAYS. THE REPAIR TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS SOME WHAT COMPLICATED. I WOULD SMELL STRONG GAS FUMES AFTER THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. ONE DAY AS I WAS PUMPING GAS, GAS STARTED SPAYING FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND AT NO CHARGE THERE WAS SOME CONNECTION THAT HE HAD TO TIGHTEN. *TT

NHTSA ID

10411884

Incident

Apr 16, 2010

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS OF UP TO 3,500. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10408713

Incident

Jun 20, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER, I SAW AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL PAPER ABOUT GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT MENTION ISUZU. SINCE THEY WHERE MADE AT THE SAME PLANT AS OTHER GMS I WANTED TO REPORT IT TO YOU. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE, FALSE READINGS VERY FALSE READINGS!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10398458

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

Mileage

72,000 mi

IN DECEMBER OF 2010 MY GAS GAGE SHOWED EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. (14 GALLONS OF GAS HAD BEEN PUMPED) THE GAGE JUMPED UP AND DOWN FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN SHOWED ALMOST FULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH EVERY FILL UP EVERY WEEK SINCE THEN. I NEVER HAVE A CORRECT READING ON THE GAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ODDITIES LEADING UP TO GAGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I FILL MY TANK EVERY WEEK REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. I SEE NOW I HAVE BEEN DOING THE BEST THING FOR MY SAFETY SINCE THE ENVOY IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398414

Incident

Dec 12, 2010

Mileage

28,000 mi

2005 ISUZU ASCENDER GAS TANK WHEN FILLED REGISTER EMPTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342880

Incident

May 13, 2005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD REGISTER THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10342879

Incident

May 13, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON A 2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329941

Incident

Mar 10, 2010

Mileage

64,000 mi

2005 ISUZU ASCENDER. FILLED UP MY TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY WITH THE ORANGE/YELLOW LIGHT ON. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10284782

Incident

Sep 15, 2009

Mileage

91,200 mi