Other Restraint System Info: Has Automatic Occupant Sensor
Plant City: Kunsan
Plant Company Name: GM Korea
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: S
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS ALSO A FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 1 YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 06/07/12*JS
2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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