52 of the
261 complaints filed about the Suzuki Reno
are about the airbag system —
20% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2005.
I just bought a Used 2006 Suzuki Reno from a private seller 3 months ago. It has less then 53,000 miles on it so I thought I was getting a great deal. While driving it at night 3 weeks ago, I had my lights on high beam. A car was coming towards me so I flipped the light switch on my steering column. Which is also the blinker switch. And we almost wrecked head on with each other because when I flipped the switch to go to low beam there was no headlights. None whatsoever on low beam. I have driven on my street testing it to make sure it wasn't a 1 time thing. Or possibly my fault. If I have the low beam lights on when I first turn the lights on they work but go dimmer and dimmer as time goes by. And as soon as I flip the switch whether it's from High beam or low beam it's completely dark. No lights on low beam at all after flipping switch. But they work on high beam. I took it to my mechanic and he said there's a short/problem in the headlight switch/blinker switch on the steering column. I can't/don't drive it at night or anytime after 6pm to be safe. Also my mechanic has had to clear the driver side airbag light that has come on my dashboard 2 times. 1st time he thought it was because the service ingine light came on. He had to replace the cam shaft position sensor. Only a week later the airbag light came back on the dashboard. So off to the repair shop I went again, costing more money. He said he was able to clear it. But not for long. 3 days later it was back on. So I checked different options and took my car to a different repair shop. I was told then that this make and model car had issues with the airbag wire harness from the steering column all the way to how the wiring was ran to the front driver seat how it's to be connected under front driver seat. Causing damage to the airbag sensor & module. Son sold car to me after mom died. Told there's recalls for both, didn't know it or have done. 1 site said yes to car recalls another said no. ??? Help Please...
NHTSA complaint #11623008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LUCKILY I WAS PARKED. TURNED ON MY CAR TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT EXPLODED,WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN AIRBAG INSIDE THE SEAT. IT HIT MY ARM CAUSING A BRUISE. THE SEAT IS NOW TORN AND BUSTED.
NHTSA complaint #11282629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #11253588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL. I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE. I REACHED BACK FOR MY SEAT BELT AND THE AIRBAG INSIDE THE DRIVERS SEAT DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WAS NOT IMPACTED BY ANYTHING. THE AIRBAG STRUCK ME ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT INSIDE TO THE ER BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY AT THE HOSPITAL FOR A REGULAR APPOINTMENT. I DID NOT SIT BACK HARD IN THE SEAT, I SIMPLY REACHED BACK FOR MY SEAT BELT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM WITHIN THE DRIVERS SEAT, NOT THE SIDE OF THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11003855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER GOING AND HAVING THE WIRING CHECKED AT PUGMIRE SUZUKI, FOR MY AIRBAG RECALL , IN NOVEMBER 2017, AND HAVING NO PROBLEMS SEEN, I AM NOW IN FEBURARY 2017, EXPERIENCING MY AIRBAG WARNING/IDIOT LIGHT ON MY CAR'S DASH. PUGMIRE SUZUKI REFUSES TO REXAMINE THE CAR, WITHOUT ME PAYING $100.00 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAG IS UNUSED.
NHTSA complaint #10957156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR APRIL 6TH 2016 AND DRIVER SEATBELT BROKE RECENT.JANUARY 29 2017 BOTH LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT,THESE THINGS WERE RECALLED BUT THEY SAY MY VIN#DOESN'T MATCH RECALLS AND WON'T SERVICE OR HONOR THESE RECALLS! THANKS
NHTSA complaint #10948492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ON BY THE CLOCK AND ON MY DASH. COME TO FIND OUT THE PART THAT I NEED TO FIX IT IS HARD TO FIND AND THAT THE PART IS ALSO BAD. IN ORDER TO FIX MY PROBLEM IT WILL COST ME $2500 TO FIX IT. SO I THINK I WILL WAIT TILL IT GETS RECALLED ALONG WITH THE AIRBAGS. SO NOW NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT!!
NHTSA complaint #10883702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT DISABLES A SAFETY SYSTEM (AIRBAGS) IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10782146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY AIRBAG LIGHTS TURNED ON FOR MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WE WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED, THE SENSORS UNDER THE SEATS WERE DISENGAGED. NO RECALL. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN FOR BOTH SEATS. WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MONTH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10717432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY SINCE OCTOBER 2007 (VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2006). DEALER IN NEVADA CHECKED VEHICLE OCTOBER 2007 (MILEAGE 20,788), FOUND CODES B1102 LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE AND B1378 DRIVERS SIDE RESISTANCE TOO HIGH. CLEARED CODES, TIGHTENED CONNECTOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT (NO COST); LIGHT WAS OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN BACK ON. DEALER ADVISED I SHOULD JUST SNUG UP THE CONNECTOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT TO RESOLVE INDICATOR LIGHT AND I DID THIS REGULARLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT ANYMORE. MARCH 2011 (MILEAGE 62,751) DEALER IN WASHINGTON CHECKED CAR, FOUND CODES B1382 RIGHT SIDE RESISTANCE AND B1378 LEFT FRONT SIDE RESISTANCE. CLEARED CODES, CLEANED, TIGHTENED, AND ADDED STABILIZER TO CONNECTORS (CHARGED $105); LIGHT WAS OFF ABOUT 2 DAYS THEN BACK ON. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE (CURRENTLY 94,950 MILES AS OF NOVEMBER 18, 2014).
NHTSA complaint #10659109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE CONNECTION PROBLEMS ON THE SIDE AIRBAGS FOR BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS IS AFTER SUZUKI REALIZED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS STRETCHED TOO TIGHT WHEN THE SEAT WAS ROLLED BACK INTO IT'S FULL LENGTH. THE FIX WAS TO BREAK THE CONNECTION OFF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT, WRAP THE CONNECTION IN VELCRO, AND STICK THE CONNECTION ONTO TO CARPETED FLOOR. DESPITE SEVERAL TIMES OF HAVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT CLEARED, THE LIGHT HAS ONCE AGAIN COME ON. ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESEARCH, MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10626860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2006 RENO HAS HAD AIRBAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME FOR YEARS . IT HAS BEEN RESET MULTIPLE TIMES , ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN . WHAT'S ENTIRELY WRONG WITH THE CURRENT AIRBAG RECALL THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY HAVING IS THE FACT SUZUKI ( GM ) IS TRYING TO SAY IT ONLY EFFECTS GRAND VITARA'S AND SX4'S . I BEG TO DIFFER . THIS COMPANY NEW ALL ALONG THE AIRBAG PROBLEM EXISTED , JUST CHECK SOME OF THE OLD SUZUKI PROBLEM BULLETINS 4&5 YEARS AGO . AND IT'S NOT ONLY 290,000 VEHICLES AND/OR ONLY 2 MODELS . THIS RECALL SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE INCREASED TO COVER RENO'S , FORENZA'S ETC; . THESE COMPANIES DON'T BUY SEPARATE AIRBAG COMPONENTS , THEY BUY BULK ( ITS JUST COST EFFECTIVE .) ANY FIFTH GRADER KNOWS THAT . AGAIN THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO MUCH FURTHER THEN 2 VEHICLES . AND NOW WITH ALL THE DEALERS GONE YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE TO SOLVE THEIR INFERIOR COMPONENTS PROBLEM , SO ONCE AGAIN THE WORKING MAN TAKES THE HIT ! FYI , RICH PEOPLE WEREN'T BUYING THESE CARS HARD WORKING PEOPLE WERE !
NHTSA complaint #10555438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG SYSTEM CAME ON AND STAYS ON, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR FAX FOR THIS CAR SHOWS NO ACCIDENT WHERE AIRBAGS WHERE USED, AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST. CALLED PUGMIRE SUZUKI, IN MARIETTA, GA. AND THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PART, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE NO USE OF AIRBAGS, UNTIL IT WAS DIAGNOSED FOR 100 DOLLARS AND THEN REPAIRED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT THAT IS MORE THAN THE 100 DOLLARS, AND I DECIDED NOT TO GO AND GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT IS 70 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALER, AND THEREFORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THERE WITH NO AIR BAG USE POSSIBLE. THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE CAR MAKER, BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10550681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AT AROUND 55,000 MILES AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR AIRBAG RELATED PROBLEMS FOR A 2007 SUZUKI RENO.
NHTSA complaint #10541855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER ABD DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT CUSHING ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,437.
NHTSA complaint #10538480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 WAY WE CAME TO ASSUME THAT IT MIGHT BE THE SENSOR WAS IF THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD HOP AROUND OR MOVE AROUND THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT MIGHT EVENTUALLY GO OUT. SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIME IT SEEMED THE PASSENGER COULD PUT-ON, TAKE-OFF, PUT-ON THE SEAT BELT AND THAT MIGHT WORK. BUT NOW IT'S ON ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT (THE CAR IS AT 90,000 MILES). IT WAS INTERMITTENT STARTING AROUND 10,000. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CAR'S BATTERY - THE THEORY BEING THAT PERHAPS THE OLD BATTERY DIDN'T PROVIDE ENOUGH CURRENT (WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE SINCE THE BATTERY ISN'T PROVIDING POWER WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON...). BUT BY AROUND 30,000 MILES, THE LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON ALL THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10538346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AIR BAG IS ON WILL NOT RESET TALK TO DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST 700.00 TO FIX . I THINK IT SHOULD BE FIX ON RECALL. UNSAFE CONDITION INDICATES UNSAFE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10523100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10523101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.