Ownership Cost for 2006 Suzuki Reno (Convenience)
Estimated: $32650 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1410 | $700 | $225 | $2291 | $7389 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $270 | $270 | $270 | $270 | $270 | $400 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7945 | $6098 | $5603 | $5313 | $7691 | $32650 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 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 TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED. I BROUGHT IT BACK THREE MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 4TH TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK, IT WAS SO BAD THAT NOT ONLY WAS IT JERKING WHILE SHIFTING, BUT WHILE STAYING AT A STEADY SPEED AS WELL. FINALLY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. AT THE SAME TIME, MY PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING. I WOULD SIT IN THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SAYING "PASSENGERS AIRBAG OFF." I BROUGHT IT BACK MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR BOTH THE AIRBAG AND TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES, I WOULD BE TOLD THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN" AND THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. OTHER TIMES, I WOULD BE TOLD MY CAR HAD BEEN UPDATED AND FIXED AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER ONLY 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, I HAD TO FILE A LEMON LAW APPLICATION. NEITHER MY TRANSMISSION OR MY AIRBAG HAVE BEEN FIXED, AND I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A CAR WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND NO PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. *JB |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 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 |
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