2005 Isuzu Ascender Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 14%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,375miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Isuzu Ascender, 14% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,375 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We had a car accident and the airbags didn't activate...the impact was very hard that the insurance company decided to total the car because the damage was to big...I am pregnant and I have 2 more kids, and I'm so disappointed with this experience that something could happened to me or my kids if we were in the accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10449350, filed 2012-02, 74,000 miles“My daughter was pulling out to turn left onto a 4 lane road. As she crossed the median she hit a large puddle and hydroplaned. When the car hit a dry patch on the road, both side airbags deployed. She was able to pull over to the side of the road safely. She was then able to restart the car and drive it 1-mile home. The insurance company inspected the car and claims it is a mechanical error. The car is at the dealer and we are waiting to hear from Isuzu.”
NHTSA complaint #10461938, filed 2012-06, 111,000 miles“I was driving our car ( 2005 Isuzu Ascender), having just exited the highway I was only going around 5- 8 MPH when out of no where and with no reason the side, and rear airbags unexpectedly deployoed. There was no reason for them to have deployed, no accident, impact, bumps or anything. One minute everything was fine the next there was a loud sound and the cabin filled with airbags and a horrible smell thankfully my children were not in the car because the way they exploded it would have surely caused them physical harm. …”
NHTSA complaint #10749863, filed 2015-08, 149,671 miles“I was driving east on interstate 10 in pensacola, florida. A vehicle traveling west lost control and came across the sloped grassy median, overturned an slid across my traffic lane, causing me to crash into their roof. My odometer says at the point of impact I was only traveling 48 MPH. Once I realized I was alive, I was in awe that the airbag did not deploy. I spoke to a manager at Isuzu in california. He requested the VIN number and some other personal information and said if the insurance company adjuster saw any manufacturer defects, then the insurance company would contact Isuzu. …”
NHTSA complaint #10370915, filed 2010-12, 96,375 miles“Vehicle's rear airbags deployed with out any cause. I was driving aprox. 5-8 MPH turning into a parking lot and out of nowhere the vehicles air bags deployed without any warning. Upon the airbags deploying the seatbelts locked up completely.”
NHTSA complaint #10749625, filed 2015-08, 149,671 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Isuzu Ascender
27 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Isuzu Ascender
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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