2007 SUZUKI RENO Complaints

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACTING LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. WHILE I AM DRIVING IT, IT WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN I SHIFT GEARS IT WILL MAKE A LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE AND OCCASIONALLY JERK THE CAR. THE CLOSEST SUZUKI DEALERSHIP NEAR ME (SINCE MINE CLOSED) IS ABOUT 2 TO 3 HOURS AWAY. IM SURE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE GEAR SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IT MADE A NOISE AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE GEAR FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF 1ST GEAR. UPDATED 10/07/711

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR AND GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AFTER STOPPING. PUTTING CAR IN PARK ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG RENO/FORENZA OWNERS. TAKES QUITE A LONG TIME TO REPAIR AND IS ABOUT $300. SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL/WARRANTY SINCE IT IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT OF COURSE IT IS NOT. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, HAS NO POWER ACCELERATING AND SOMETIMES DRIVE WON'T WORK, JUST 3RD GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH, RPMS REV HIGH, PAST 3 OR 4 THOUSAND. I THINK IT'S THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I GOT IN MY CAR, TURN IGNITION SWITCH ON AND BOOM! MY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR FENDER BENDER AND NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN A VERY LONG TIME EXCEPT FOR MY OIL CHANGE ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. IT JUST BLEW UP. *TR

HI, I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI RENO, AFTER 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR BROKE, THEY FIXED IT FOR ME AT THE DEALER. AND NOW 10,000 MILES LATER IT BROKE AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULDN'T BE NORMAL, WHEN THIS BREAKS, ITS A HASSLE FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE PROPERLY. AND ITS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS IF THE CAR CAN ACCELERATE PROPERLY. *TR

MANUFACTURER'S (SUZUKI AMERICAN CARS/MOTORS) DEALERSHIP-PUGMIRE LINCOLN-MERCURY SUZUKI, SERVICE MANAGER, FORREST BEAMAN, REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT TONGUE WHICH CAN NOT LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE AND, IN RARE CASES, EVEN THE LOCKED TONGUE WILL POP OUT BY LOW STRETCHING FORCE. IF THE BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH COMPLETELY, THE BUCKLE COULD RELEASE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V315000 PLEASE ADVISE VIA EMAIL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE SHIFTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION WHERE HER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC HIMSELF AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR FURTHER INSPECTION.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

1 PLACING THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR CAUSES THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHOW SYMPTOMS AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. 2 WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN ANY GEAR, A DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS SET THAT ONLY ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. LOWER GEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE WHEN IN THIS MODE OF OPERATION. INITIALLY THE FAILURE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD (BELOW 60 DEGREES F) LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FREQUENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE RESULT IS VERY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH AFTER PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. 3 REPLACEMENT OF THE "PRNDL" OR PARK-NEUTRAL SWITCH OR TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH ( ALL NAMES FOR THE SAME PART) CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOTE: THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP NOTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ITEM ON MANY VEHICLES AND THE DEALER WHERE THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS PURCHASED HAD 3 IN THEIR SHOP (FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) AT THE TIME THE PART WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD THE TRANSMISSION TECH THAT THEY REPLACED ABOUT 3 OF THESE SWITCHES PER WEEK ON AVERAGE. *TR