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Isuzu Ascender Lighting problems by year

13 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Isuzu Ascender's lights. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.

Lighting complaints by model year

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Lighting recalls

Latest Ascender lighting complaints

2004 Isuzu AscenderLights

The low beams on my headlights will go out without warning while driving at night. My daytime running lights also will turn off without warning and turn back on but this is not as much of a safety issue as when it happens during nighttime driving. Sometimes my headlights will not work from the moment I start my car but most of the time they shut off during driving. I can switch the headlights to high beams and they typically work fine. Only once have I had both high and low beams out at the same time. When that...

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happened I parked my car and let it sit. When I started my car after about 30 min to an hour both high and low beams were working again. My headlights will go out while I'm driving in the city, in the countryside, on the highway or on residential streets, after driving for a while or even when I first start my vehicle after it had been sitting for several hours. The reason for my headlights spontaneously going out is unknown. The part that causing the problem is unknown. It does, however, seem to be very similar to issues that has caused gm to do a recall on other gm vehicles which includes 2006-2009 (?) Isuzu ascenders but does not include my 2004 isuzu ascender. The first time that I experienced this was back in january 2017. The last time that I experienced this was last night, may 4, 2017.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10983646
2004 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLightsEngine & cooling

Cluster panel does not work. The low beam lights have stopped working regularly whether stationary or driving.. They work intermittently causing the use of high beams. It has become a night time driving safety issue. Car will turn off in the middle of driving causing my daughter to have to pull over for safety.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · EngineNHTSA 10811448
2004 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLights

Vehicle headlights work very erratically both when vehicle is parked or in motion. Low-beam lights will go off on a moment's notice and only high-beam lights will work. More recently, even the high-bean lights have been acting up and turning off. Headlights sockets were replaced at some point but problem persists. This condition is extremely dangerous, especially when driving at night and all the headlights go out.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10788881
2004 Isuzu AscenderLights

While my wife was driving the vehicle both lowbeam headlights just went out. She was forced to drive with highbeams to get home. After replacing both lights and checking all fuses I am at a loss of what the problem is. We cannot drive this vehicle at night due to safety concerns. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10691396
2004 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLights

While driving one night, my left headlight went out, first the dim, then the bright. My wife and I both smelled a smell like rubber burning, so I stopped the car and checked under the hood to detect the origin of the smell, but to no avail. Not much later that same night, my right headlight also burned out. Luckily, we were only 1 mile from our house and limped home. When I checked under the hood the next day, I found that the electrical connections to both headlights had burned and melted the wires at the point where they attach to the back of the headlight assembly. Has this been a common problem for other ascender owners? *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10460444
2003 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLights

Heater/ac fan kept going out. Was told it was relay switch. After several replacements, was told it was a fault in the ignition. Ignition was replaced. Fan now works. Now headlights go out intermittently. Tech's can't figure out why. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10284659
2003 Isuzu AscenderLights

At night while driving the low beams headlights turn off and after a few minutes turn back on. The high beams work when the lights go out and we have to turn them on to have headlamps. The daytime running lights don't seem to be affected by the problem during the day. Problem happens only at night. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10224904
2003 Isuzu AscenderLights

While driving at night the dim head lights go off for no reason,this happens every two days or so , so I have to drive with bright lights (which blinds on coming traffic) on for about six or seven miles before the low beams start working again. Dealership can't seem to duplicate problem, so nothing has been done yet. *Tr

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10208477
2003 Isuzu AscenderLights

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 isuzu ascender. The contact stated that the passenger side tail light worked intermittently. The manufacturer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa recall # 05v198000 (exterior lighting:turn signal). The current mileage was 59,000 and failure mileage was 49,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10198980
2004 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLightsEquipment & accessories

The radio, anti theft device, remote door locks and tail lights did not function properly in the consumer's 2004 isuzu ascender. *Ts the vehicle has been at the service dealer since dec 16, 2005 and the consumer was not given a time frame for repairs. The technician indicated that the problem seemed to be with the multi-relay and electrical system. *Nm

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · EquipmentNHTSA 10149740
2003 Isuzu AscenderLights

The vehicle's headlights blink. *Nm the dealer refused to repair the headlight problem. The problem had been present since purchase. The blinking problem would occur in the morning and after sitting for a few hours, while the vehicle was in motion, the lights would dim down when the consumer's foot was off of the pedal and the headlights would go out completely and then back on again. *Sc *jb

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10109608
2003 Isuzu AscenderElectrical systemLights

The headlights dim 2 - 3 times daily while driving. The day time running light is on when this occurs. On 3 separate occasions headlights totally went out for a short period of time before coming back on. Dealership replaced the ignition switch, alternator, and battery an attempt to correct the failure. However, the failure recurred. Manufacturer refused to do any more repairs unless the dealership was able to duplicate the problem.*Ak

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 10103238
2003 Isuzu AscenderLights

When the high beams were not on, the consumer was only able to see two car lengths ahead. *Jb *ts. The consumer was told the headlamps were pre-set and could not be readjusted. *Jb

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 10011147

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