2005 Isuzu Ascender: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Oct 5, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · TN

"electrical issue"- one night,I was driving my SUV on the highway with my mom and all of a sudden all of the lights inside and out (all interior and exterior) went off. We were driving along with no lights. The next day we noticed the cluster panel stopped working as well. All of the gauges except for the gas gauge stopped working. Isuzu went out of business here is memphis a few years before this happened.

Filed Feb 11, 2014 · Fuel system · 43,015 miles · FL

Fuel gauge working erratically. Currently the gauge is past the full mark, even though the gas tank should half full.

Filed Jan 1, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Dec 13, 2013 · Electrical · 62,480 miles · MN

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 hwy 35 southbound. At one point I happened to routinely scan the instrument cluster and suddenly noticed that, according to the gauge, my engine oil pressure was showing 60+ psi and was continuing to rise. I quickly pulled off on the highway shoulder and shut the engine down. The gauge now read over "80". I got out and checked under the hood, but found nothing unusual. Note: when the gauge went crazy, there were no other warning light or indicators. I got back in the vehicle and it started normally and the engine sounded fine. I proceeded into mason city ia and found a gm dealer. There were no mechanics present, but a helpful sales person took alook at the gauge and said it was probably a faulty step motor in the gauge or a bad sender unit. In either case, he said it was ok to drive to omaha, but suggested stopping at a gm dealer in omaha on friday, after thanksgiving. I did take the vehicle to a gm dealer on friday and a mechanic checked the gauge and said that it was a faulty stepper motor in the gauge. He said gm has had all kinds of trouble with the instrument clusters on the mid-size suvs that were manufactured from about 2003 through about 2007. He said I should check with a gm dealer back in minneapolis to see whether gm is covering my bad gauge. He said that I was lucky that my first bad gauge in the cluster was oil pressure, rather than speedometer or gas gauge. On return to minneapolis, a local gm dealer confirmed that the stepper motor in my oil pressure gauge was defective, but checked and said it wasn't covered by any gm warranty. He said that the instrument cluster could be rehabbed (all stepper motors replaced) for about $600. Research indicates that gm has been aware of this problem for years but has offered little relief.

Filed Oct 3, 2013 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Sep 10, 2013 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 isuzu ascender. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the fuel gauge would not operate and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. The current mileage was 110,000.

Filed Aug 12, 2013 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Aug 7, 2013 · Fuel system · 122,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Fuel system · 120,225 miles · WV

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.

Filed Mar 27, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 90,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Dec 1, 2012 · Electrical, Fuel system · 68,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Nov 13, 2012 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · FL

My speedometer is rarely accurate anymore. It can be fine when I start out but then jump to an obnoxious speed and the next thing I know, it says I am going 120 miles an hour and 65 miles an hour when stopped. The gas gauge is not reading correctly and the oil gauge is stuck all the way over.