2005 SUZUKI RENO Problems & Recalls

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NOT SURE AIRBAG WOULD INFLATE IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT OR IF IT MIGHT INFLATE ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I ALSO CANNOT FIND A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP ANYMORE THAT COULD DO A RECALL REPAIR IF THERE IS ONE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 94,854

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON WITHOUT ANY READILY IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE. SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT REMAINS ON. I SUSPECT THIS IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING TSBS: #TS0501158, #0312234, AND #0512234. WHY THIS ISN'T BEING TREATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE IS UNCLEAR TO ME. TH...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD A RECALLED ON MY CAR SINCE 12/2014 AND AS OF TODAY 3/30/2015 AND STILL HAVING AN ISSUES WITH THE DEALERSHIPS TO FIX IT. *TR

FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO ...

Mileage: 33,570

FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO ...

Mileage: 33,570

FROM DAY ONE, MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES IE, IT'S THE GAS CAP, THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, (THE DEALER) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED,SO MUCH, THEN HE TOOK OFF, AND LEFT MASSACHUSETTS AFTER SELLING ME A LEMON. ETC. HOW MANY GAS CAPS DO ...

Mileage: 33,570

THERE IS A FUME THAT SMELLS TOXIC. I HAVE HAD A NEW VALVE COVER GASKET AND A CABIN FILTER PUT ON THIS CAR BUT THE FUMES PERSIST. I THINK THEY ARE BAD FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE THE EFFECTS STAYS WITH ME LONG AFTER I'M OUT OF THE CAR, MY BREATHING/CHEST JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT T...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND "PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED" LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME. IT ORIGINALLY APPEARED TO BE DUE TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT DISABLES THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG WHEN IT DETECTS A WEIGHT UNDER A CERTAIN LIMIT (E.G., SO THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED IF A CHILD'S CAR SEAT IS THERE). THE...

Mileage: 30,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON.VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RENO AND FORENZA. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH SEAT SENSORS/WIRING AND CLOCKSPRINGS. SUZUKI HAS LONG KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM ,BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS...

Mileage: 99,000

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. IT IS IRRITATING THAT WE CANNOT GET IT TO GO AWAY. EVEN WHEN RESETTING THE SYSTEM IT COMES BACK WITHIN HOURS. SUZUKI WILL NOT FIX UNLESS WE PAY. HAVE CHECKED THE CONNECTION UNDER THE SEATS AND MADE SURE THEY WERE NOT LOOSE. SUZUKI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECA...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND SINCE THE REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND NH...

Mileage: 137,000

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO SUZUKI SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON SUZUKI RENOS AND FORENZAS (RENO AND FORENZA ARE THE HATCHBACK AND SEDAN VERSIONS OF THE SAME CAR). THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, ...

Mileage: 35,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TOOK IT BACK TO SUZUKI WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPAIRED IT AND WITHIN A WEEK IT CAME BACK ON. BROUGHT BACK SEVERAL MORE TIMES, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX IT. WAS TOLD "THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SUZUKI RENOS. THE S...

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE EVENING AND DRIVING IN A WELL LIT 15 MPH ZONE JUST AFTER DUSK. PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK STARTED POINTING AT MY CAR. WHEN I TURNED UP THE SIDE STREET I REALIZED I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I FOUND OUT THAT MY HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED AND I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE HIGH BE...

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE EVENING AND DRIVING IN A WELL LIT 15 MPH ZONE JUST AFTER DUSK. PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK STARTED POINTING AT MY CAR. WHEN I TURNED UP THE SIDE STREET I REALIZED I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I FOUND OUT THAT MY HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED AND I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE HIGH BE...

Mileage: 63,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD. HAD IT RESET AT DEALERSHIP, CAME BACK ON WITHIN HOURS. CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SUZUKI RENOS AND FORENZAS. AI BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. SUZUKI WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON...

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING TOO SCHOOL AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST TURNED ON. TIL THIS DAY THE LIGHT HAS NOT TURNED OFF HAVEN'T WENT TO SUZUKI TO GO CHECK THIS OUT, THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *TR

I WENT TO GO GET MY CAR CHECKED OUT AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. TURNED ON MY CAR AND WHEN I WAS ON DRIVE IT WAS SHOWING SOMETHING WEIRD ON IT WHEN I PUT IT ON DIFFERENT GEARS THEY WOULD NOT GO IN ORDER. SUCH AS IF IT WAS IN PARK IT WOULD SHOW A D FOR DRIVE OR IF IT WAS IN REVERSE IT WOULD SHOW 3RD ...

Mileage: 183,356

I WENT TO GO GET MY CAR CHECKED OUT AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. TURNED ON MY CAR AND WHEN I WAS ON DRIVE IT WAS SHOWING SOMETHING WEIRD ON IT WHEN I PUT IT ON DIFFERENT GEARS THEY WOULD NOT GO IN ORDER. SUCH AS IF IT WAS IN PARK IT WOULD SHOW A D FOR DRIVE OR IF IT WAS IN REVERSE IT WOULD SHOW 3RD ...

Mileage: 183,356

THE AIR BAGS FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE DEFECTIVE. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND INTERMITTENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BEEN SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 20K MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED IT WAS RESET ONLY TO LIGHT UP AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. I WENT BACK ...

Mileage: 25,000

2005 SUZUKI RENO, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 43,436 MILES FROM CLASSIC DEALER SHIP IN MENTOR , OHIO. THEY ALSO TOOK CAR TO SUZUKI TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY, AND THEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER. I UNDERSTAND THIS...

Mileage: 48,436

I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO SUZUKI WHO ADMITS THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS FAULT BUT HAVE SAID TO ME THAT THEY REPAIR IT AND WITHIN A FEW MILES THE FAULT RETURNS. THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DANGER OF I...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS BEENFOR ABOUT A YEAR. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM SUZUKI ON THE MATTER, SO THEY REALIZE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. SUZUKI WILL NOT REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE ALTHOUGH IT IS A D...

Mileage: 55,000

I WANT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT/INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2005 SUZUKI RENO AIRBAG SYSTEM. I BELIEVE MY CASE TO BE IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER HAD BEEN AT A 4-WAY STOP IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, STARTED IN FIRST GEAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE CAR WAS THROWN INTO A CURB. IT APPEARS THAT THE CU...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI RENO AN BOUGHT IT NEW. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS GONE ON OVER A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS SUZUKI DEALERSHIP HAS SO CALLED REPAIRED ...

I HAD A SUZUKI RENO FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND A FEW WEEKS LATER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONDITIONS HAD TO BE JUST RIGHT FOR IT TO HAPPEN. I AM REFERRING TO THE HOOD BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70MPH WITH HARD WIND GUSTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I...

I HAD A SUZUKI RENO FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND A FEW WEEKS LATER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONDITIONS HAD TO BE JUST RIGHT FOR IT TO HAPPEN. I AM REFERRING TO THE HOOD BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70MPH WITH HARD WIND GUSTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH ON A DARK BACK ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE SAW SMOKE COMING THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCOR...

Mileage: 92,000

I WOKE UP TO FIND MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE AUTO SHOP WAS A BAD VALVE STEM, WHICH I HAD TO GET REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE OTHER TIRES ON MY CAR LEAK AIR TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD LESS THAN 5 POUNDS OF AIR LEFT IN THEM. ...

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2005 SUZUKI RENO CAME ON...AFTER A $2,000.00 ESTIMATE FROM THE SUZUKI DEALER I COMPLAINED TO SUZUKI HEADQUARTERS AND THEY FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE TO ME BUT THIS MAY BE HAPPENING TO OTHER SUZUKI'S AND PEOPLE MAY BE PAYING TO FIX IT. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2005 SUZUKI RENO CAME ON...AFTER A $2,000.00 ESTIMATE FROM THE SUZUKI DEALER I COMPLAINED TO SUZUKI HEADQUARTERS AND THEY FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE TO ME BUT THIS MAY BE HAPPENING TO OTHER SUZUKI'S AND PEOPLE MAY BE PAYING TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI RENO. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A NAIL AND A TIRE FLATTENED. THE VEHICLE HAS CARLISLE, SIZE 195/55R15 TIRES. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL OR REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR ...

Mileage: 32,000

I GOT MY CAR IN MAY, 2006. IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT IT WAS IN THE SHOP ONLY SIX DAYS AFTER. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR WOULD JERK WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS (ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC). OVER ABOUT A WEEK'S TIME, IT GOT MUCH WORSE AND I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TO...

Mileage: 5,627

I GOT MY CAR IN MAY, 2006. IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT IT WAS IN THE SHOP ONLY SIX DAYS AFTER. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR WOULD JERK WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS (ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC). OVER ABOUT A WEEK'S TIME, IT GOT MUCH WORSE AND I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TO...

Mileage: 5,627

CONSUMER 2005 RENO S USED 35 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE FIRST 688 MILES. THE WINDOW STICKER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD RECEIVE 22 MPG CITY AND 30 MPG HIGHWAY. *TS THE VEHICLE GETS ON AVERAGE 19 MPG. THE CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNME...

Mileage: 590

CONSUMER 2005 RENO S USED 35 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE FIRST 688 MILES. THE WINDOW STICKER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD RECEIVE 22 MPG CITY AND 30 MPG HIGHWAY. *TS THE VEHICLE GETS ON AVERAGE 19 MPG. THE CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNME...

Mileage: 590

CONSUMER 2005 RENO S USED 35 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE FIRST 688 MILES. THE WINDOW STICKER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD RECEIVE 22 MPG CITY AND 30 MPG HIGHWAY. *TS THE VEHICLE GETS ON AVERAGE 19 MPG. THE CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNME...

Mileage: 590

DT: 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHEN I PUSHING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT SPEED UP AS IT NORMALLY WOOD. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE. THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE HAD RECEIVED ...

DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON ...

Mileage: 100

DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON ...

Mileage: 100