Isuzu Ascender
Registered from 2003 to 2008.
About this model
The Isuzu Ascender is a mid-size SUV built by General Motors for Isuzu. The 7-passenger Ascender was introduced for the 2003 model year as a replacement for the Isuzu Trooper. The 5-passenger Ascender was introduced for the 2004 model year as a replacement for the Isuzu Rodeo and the Isuzu Axiom.
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Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
| 2007 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
| 2006 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2005 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2004 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2003 | 2194 kg · 3280 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Loss of Headlights
Recall query, opened April 2017, closed March 2021.
Driver's Master Power Window Switch
Engineering analysis, opened June 2012, closed June 2013.
Fuel pump module leaks gasoline
Engineering analysis, opened July 2007, closed August 2008.
Windshield wiper failure
Engineering analysis, opened January 2004, closed February 2004.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Isuzu filed 68 bulletins about the 2008 Ascender.
- Equipment: 27
- Engine and engine cooling: 13
- Electrical system: 12
- Power train: 3
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 2
- Engine: 1
- Fuel system, gasoline: 1
- Latches/locks/linkages: 1
- Service brakes: 1
- Service brakes, air: 1
- Other: 6
- This bulletin outlines the procedures for using the Alpine Exchange Program (the "Exchange Program"). The Exchange Program must be used when any Alpine radio or other component covered by this… · June 2023
- Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (ICTA) is providing the following procedural recommendations to improve dealer efficiency when submitting Parts Warranty claims. We strongly recommend dealers… · August 2022
- Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (ICTA) is providing the following procedural recommendations to improve dealer efficiency when submitting Parts Warranty claims. We strongly recommend dealers… · August 2022
- The Isuzu Commercial Truck of America (ICTA) Service Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides diagnostic support to Isuzu dealer technicians repairing Isuzu vehicles in and out of vehicle warranty.… · August 2022
- The following is a list of the Isuzu-recommended Threebond product part numbers identified in the various Isuzu Workshop Manuals and bulletins. If a Threebond product is unavailable, we recommend… · August 2022
- This service bulletin provides service information on new torque specification and installation procedure for ACDelco Spin-On Oil Filters. · May 2022
- This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction… · November 2019
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · July 2019
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.