2008 Suzuki Reno: check engine light

Filed Nov 27, 2017 · 24,500 miles · IL

I'm having issues with the range sensor on my 2008 suzuki reno. I replaced it last year with a new one and failed july 2016. I replaced it with a new one. Now its late november and again problems with the range sensor again!!!!!!!!! After relacing it with a new one in july 2017 that's 4 months after and I need to replace again??? What is going on here looked this up and there are alot of issues with range sensor on the reno's. I'm unemployed and not getting any benefits can't be relpacing this part over and over again!!!!! There should be a recall on this!!!!!!!!!! This happens when I turn my car on as I go into drive mode I feel a jolt/tug and check engine light comes on. I could be driving then I feel a tug and check engine light up. Also when I try to speed up it feels sluggish it does not pick up like it normally does. Just yesterday I was braking as I came off the expressway and I felt that tug and check engine light pops up and my stopped!!!! Wth if I had a car in back of me there could have been an accident!!!!!!!! What is going on here?? When I replace the range sensor the teeth on the sensor are all scuffed!!! This has been happening on and off. Normally I turn my car off wait a while start it back up and the check engine light if off.

Filed Nov 14, 2015 · Transmission · 20,550 miles · NJ

This really should be enforced as a recall. Obd2 codes are p0705 and p0705p (transmission range sensor failures). When shifting to d or r, the check engine light goes on, you hear a loud voice and the car shakes, it's scary. The failure starts soon after powertrain warranty expiration date. I realized this happens to a lot of owners of suzuki cars, sharing the exact same experiences. It's a shame suzuki charges $500 to repair something that happens to virtually everyone. On the internet everyone complains of the same problem. My car has only 20,550 miles. It really should be mandated as a recall. Thank you very much!

Filed Oct 24, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 88 miles · CA

I was driving my 2008 suzuki reno on the road on my way to work when the car started to slow down despite me trying to give it gas, and the check engine light appeared. I pulled over and put the car in park and turned it off for a moment. I turned the car back on and the check engine light remained on. When trying to shift back into drive, my car jolted and an x appeared over the d where the gears are located. Frightened, I turned the car off again and called the dealership, who told me to bring it in. They explained it was the transmission range sensor is going to cost me $200 to replace it because the warranty wont cover it. I highly believe it should be cover or do a recall on it.I give thanks to god I wasn't injured or I injure some one else please take me to consideration. Thank you and god bless you.

Filed Apr 17, 2013 · Transmission · 47,208 miles · PA

Pulling out at a red light the car had no power like it stopped working or was out of gear hesitation. Check engine light came on transmission code p0705. Had it replaced at a reputable transmission repair shop. Same problem again 3/28/2013 given a replacement part free. Same problem again 4/15/2013 going to suzuki 4/18/2013 for them to check the car. Stressing me out, I hope I don't get killed because of this loss of power. I guess I have to pay for this continuing problem which I don't see why they didn't do a recall when they are aware of this ongoing problem with my car as well as others.

Filed Mar 5, 2013 · Transmission · 55,160 miles · FL

Occasionally, when starting my vehicle, I will notice that the "check engine" light is on. When going from park to reverse, it slams into gear. When going to drive, it also slams into gear. I had it checked out at the suzuki dealership, and they said that it is not part of the drive train. It is the transmission range selector sensor that is bad, and as such, is not covered by the drive train warranty. This has been happening off and on for months, and by the time I can get it to the dealership, the issue has resolved it's self. Now, they want to charge me to replace a faulty part on the vehicle, that other people have had as well. This is unacceptable, to me, as I did not damage the part, it was faulty to begin with.

Filed Jun 28, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 38,000 miles · AL

Driving down the road going 50 mphs the engine light comes on loses all power goes into lump home mode. Took it to the shop and replaced the throttle position sensor. 3 months later light comes back on take it back to the dealership and this time it is the same thing they did a transmission flush and replaced the sensor again. 3 months later the same thing happened again this time its the throttle pedal position sensor. It keeps doing the same thing every couple of months. Expensive fix everytime. I have the extended warranty and it doesn't help.

Filed Feb 18, 2012 · Acceleration, Airbags · 70,000 miles · GA

My 2008 suzuki reno has over 100,000 miles and I first experienced symptoms sometime in june 2010 only a year after I bought it. At first it was just that the car seemed to have trouble accelerating from a stop (like at a traffic light) and the check engine light came on. After that the symptoms got increasingly worse. It would intially have the same symptoms as listed above, then it would get better and the check engine light would turn off. Then I started getting the periodic clunk and scrambled gear display like all the gears with a line thru it on the dash. I told my husband who can work on older model cars and he drove it around the block with no problem, then he was in the car with my going down the interstate and it did it and almost made the car come to a complete stop from almost 70mph with vehicles behind us. I called the service department where I got it and they said that if the light wasn't staying on all the time, then there wasn't anything they would be able to do but that it didn't sound like it would be covered under warranty. I have had nothing but problems with my 2008 reno since it reached 70,000 miles. I've kept up on my maintenance. Also both of my airbag lights stay on all the time, the passenger light stays on as if no one is sitting in it even with a 200 pound person sitting in the seat. The car hasn't been in any accidents to make them not read right.