Suzuki Reno harsh shifting problems

Filed Nov 9, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · 45,000 miles · PA

When attempting to shift the vehicle from park to reverse or drive there will be a loud clunk sound. The check engine light will come on and the vehicle will not accelerate. If you shut the vehicle off and then restart, it will then accelerate but will not shift properly. I had the vehicle to ken pollock suzuki dealership in pennsylvania when it was still covered under warranty and they charged me $100.00 dollars to run a diagnostic code scan. They said that they could not find the problem but when asked to explain the codes that were retrieved, I was informed that they were generic transmission codes and that they would not or could not fix the vehicle. This is a ongoing problem and a severe safety concern considering the amount of complaints logged against this model vehicle.

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 Nov 21, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 71,000 miles · UT

For several weeks my car has been clunking into reverse and drive and getting stuck in 3rd gear while driving. I went to suzuki and bought the transmission range sensor which is what is faulty. The suzuki dealer was really surprised that we had 71000 miles on the car and had not had a problem yet (they know its a problem) I have not had a chance to change the sensor yet but my wife was driving the car today and when put into reverse the car went forward instead. Luckily there was only a curb that she hit but she could have hit a car or a person. She had to stop somewhere on the way home and had another problem in another parking lot where she shifted into reverse and instead of going forward the car shot out of the stall without her even touching the gas pedal. Again she did not hit anyone but how long will suzuki let this happen before someone is killed. Also when the car gets stuck in 3rd gear it is very dangerous to pull out onto a road as you can barely accelerate fast enough to avoid oncoming traffic. The sensor will be replaced tonight when I get home but these cars should not be having these problems and according to the mechanics at suzuki they see this problem all the time. I understand that parts break and cars have to be repaired, but this is something that is so poorly engineered that it is putting the occupants in the car as well as other people in danger. Some people have had to replace their trs over 7 times and suzuki has yet to issue a recall.

Filed Sep 10, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 47,857 miles · KY

Going into reverse heard and felt a hard loud clunk. Check engine light came on and car bare ly moved. Kept slipping in to neutral on highway top shop. Had checked transmission range sensor

Filed Jun 16, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 67,000 miles · NJ

Car check engine light was on for a few days, then turned off. When I turned on the car, the check engine light was back on, put car in reverse and clunk, while the display where the r for reverse would have been was scrambled, car still reversed. Clunked into drive, and wouldn't switch out of 1st gear. This occurs sporadically. Check engine code signaled transmission range sensor malfunction. There are many other occurrences for the same model year which occurs around 70000 miles.

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.

Filed Sep 29, 2011 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · AL

The transmission range sensor went out the first time.as many others have described, when it happens, the car clunks, and then it feels as if the car won't engage in a gear. I took it to a mechanic, a transmission specialist, and it had to be replaced. A couple months later, the same thing happened so I took it back to the mechanic and he fixed it. A month later, it seemed like it was the same symptoms and took it back to the mechanic. This time, however, he said it was no longer the transmission range, but now it was that the computer was not reading the sensor to tell the car what gear it is on and the only place that could fix it was the suzuki dealership. A lot of other people have experienced the same problem and suzuki needs to make a recall on that part as soon as possible.

Filed Sep 24, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 73,538 miles · PA

Transmission range sensor (also known as trs), check engine light came the code said transmission range problem the next day when shifting the car into reverse and drive there was a very loud clunk and while driving down the street the car dropped into neutral and I couldn't move the car anymore, this is a problem that is more than extremely common on the 2006 and 2007 reno and forenza but the company will not recall or cover under power train warranty even though the failure prevents the power train from working correctly.

Filed Sep 15, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 75,000 miles · TN

The check engine light is on all the time. My vehicle has been acting like it does not want to go into gear. While I am driving it, it will shift out of gear into neutral. When I shift gears it will make a loud "clunk" noise and occasionally jerk the car. The closest suzuki dealership near me (since mine closed) is about 2 to 3 hours away. Im sure my vehicle will not make it to the dealership.

Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki reno. The contact stated that she was unable to accelerate over 20 MPH and the vehicle was unable to shift between gears. The vehicle would exhibit an abnormal clunking noise followed by the illumination of the gear shifter warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the transmission range sensor was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The current mileage was 67,000. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 9/27/11 *cn the consumer stated when she put the vehicle in drive, it made a noise and then lurched forward. The indicator light for the gear flashed and the vehicle would not move out of 1st gear. Updated 10/07/711