2006 Suzuki Reno

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE LOST POWER MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN FUNCTION NORMALLY AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OCCURRING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH COULD POSE A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE CHECKED THE MANUAL AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800.