2006 SUZUKI RENO Complaints

THE CAR WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE IT JERKS OUT OF GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN IT JERKS, THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK. I LOSE ACCELERATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD GET REAR-ENDED WHEN LOSING SPEED SO FAST. WHEN IT DOES THIS AT LEAST 5 OR SIX TIMES DURING A TRIP. WE TOOK THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT GOSS SUZUKI BUT THEY COULDN'T GET AN ERROR CODE TO FIND THE CAUSE. THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING UNTIL THEY KNEW EXACTLY THE CAUSE. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS WORSE. I WAS AT ATM TODAY (11/4/2010) WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE OFF, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF/ON THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE FOR IT TO START MOVING. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO CHECK THE CODES AND IT WAS P0700/P0705. THOSE ARE PROBLEM CODES FOR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 53,700 MILES ON IT. THIS IS TOO SOON FOR A CAR TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE CAR ACCIDENTS FROM THE CAR MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

REPEATED FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AFFECTING ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION RESPONSE WHILE STOPPING/STARTING AND STEADY DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PLACED IN ANY FORWARDS GEARS OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD "BANG" SOUND AND JERKS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE TAKES AT LEAST A MILE TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN STOPPING IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS COMPLETELY IN GEAR AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN CORRECTLY. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME AS THE MANUFACTURER SEES THIS ITEM AS NOT BEING PART OF THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND SOME BALL PARK ESTIMATES TO HAVE THE DELAER REPLACE THIS PART IS OVER 300.00 THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS NOW, AND THE PROBLEMS SURFACES AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK HOME AND LETTING IT SIT FOR A WHILE, THE CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) TURNS ITSELF OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DO FINE. THE FIRST OCCURANCE OF IT THIS WEEKEND HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 70+ MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHEN THE GEARS SUDDENLY CHANGED. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHTS REPEATEDLY TURN ON EVEN AFTER RECOMMENDED FIXES. THE CURRENT TSB OUT THERE IS AN OUT OF POCKET FIX FOR THE CONSUMER IN SPITE OF ISSUE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO CONTINUE "FIXING" THE AIRBAG WHEN THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER. TWO YEARS OF AIRBAG ISSUES AND STILL NOT RESOLVED. *TR

THE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS ON MY 2006 SUZUKI RENO WILL NOT GO OFF. APPEARS THAT AN UNEXPECTED SHORT OCCURRED BEHIND THE CONNECTION. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WITH MY 2006 SUZUKI RENO. VIN # [XXX]. YOU HAVE ISSUED AT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #TS0501158 NHTSA ITEM #10024195 WHICH WARNS OF THIS ITEM BEING RELATED TO AN OVERPRESSURE AIRBAG. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE RECORD OF A RECALL. THIS, IN MY ESTIMATION IS VERY SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INTIATE A RECALL EXPEDITIOUSLY. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AFTER A WHILE YOU SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR AT MILFORD SUZUKI ,P O BOX M RT 6 & 209, MILFORD, PA 18337. (570) 296-2636. TECH FOUND WIRES RUBBED THROUGH ON METAL BRACKET, TECH REPAIRED WIRE AND EVERYTHING WORKS AS DESIGNED. THE REPAIR BILL WAS TOTAL OF $94.77. I DID FILE CASE WITH SUZUKI. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] MODEL 2006 RENO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006, RENO WITH AROUND 52K MILES ON IT. IN TRYING TO GO UP A SMALL HILL, THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE IT'S ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I REACHED THE TOP IT WAS BETTER, BUT THEN INDICATED ON THE DASHBOARD A D WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. MY CAR THEN WOULD STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. IN COMING TO A STOP THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO TURN A CORNER IT CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE CAR THEN BEGINS TO LOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. IT WOULD THEN GO OFF AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS COME RIGHT BACK ON. BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE CAR WOULD JOLT THEN HAVE THE OVERRIDE (D WITH A SLASH) ON THE DASHBOARD. I THEN HAVE TO PLACE THE CAR ON PARK (EACH GEAR GIVING A JOLT TO THE CAR), TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR TO HOPE IT ACCELERATES LIKE IT SHOULD. I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, AND SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS IF THE CAR IS ACTING THE WAY IT SHOULD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ONCE AND HAD TO PRAY I WOULD MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE MERGE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER TIME SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE. I AM TAKING IT TO GET REPAIRED/REPLACED AND HOPE IT DOESN'T OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

OWN A 06 RENO WITH 50K MILES ON IT. JUST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN AVERAGE NORMAL TRAFFIC ABOUT 45 TO 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WOULD START FLASHING AND THE MIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DURING THIS TIME ANY CHANGE IN PRNDL WOULD CAUSE LOUD AND HARSH SHIFTING AS WELL AS SEVERELY DECREASED ACCELERATION ABILITY, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS FLOODING. EVENTUALLY THE MIL LIGHT WOULD GO OFF OR STAY ON AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS WOULD ONLY LAST MAYBE A FEW HOURS AND THEN WHOLE SCENARIO WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. MY RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. A PROBLEM A LOT OF RENO OWNERS SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF FOR EXAMPLE YOU COME TO A STOP JUST BEFORE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND YOUR TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTS MALFUNCTIONING AND YOUR ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER FOR OTHER RECALL WORK AND INSPECTION. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SHORTING OUT. MAINLY THE DAYTIME AND LOW BEAMS. I ALSO HAVE A HIGHBEAM ASSEMBLY PART THAT HAS BROKEN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER A LITTLE NOW AND THEN. THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT THE LOW BEAMS JUST CUT OUT. I AM IN TOTAL DARKNESS. I RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE HIGHBEAMS ARE SOMETIMES AFFECTED BUT USUALLY REMAIN WORKING. HOWEVER THE ONE HIGH BEAM DOES NOT WORK DUE TO THE FACT THE INTERNAL HOLDER CLIP FOR THE BULB JUST BROKE ONE DAY. THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET PART FOR THIS. IT IS A PROBLEM. I AM THE WORKING POOR. I CAN NOT AFFORD AN OTHER TICKET. I ALREADY HAVE ONE FOR THIS UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. *TR

IN APRIL 2008 I VISITED A SUZUKI DEALER IN KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY TO ASK ABOUT SERVICING MY 2006 SUZUKI RENO PRIOR TO BUYING IT. THE SELLER WAS WITH ME WHEN I ASKED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME THAT THEY CAN WORK ON MY CAR. AROUND END OF APRIL I DISCOVERED THE CAR WAS HARD TO SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR (STANDARD SHIFT) AND IT MAKES A RUMBLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT. I SENT 2 EMAILS TO SUZUKI HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR