2005 Suzuki Reno problems
NHTSA has received 42 complaints about the 2005 Suzuki Reno, and 45% of them involve air bags. Next are lighting (12%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 35,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Suzuki Reno with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 suzuki reno. While driving between 30 to 40 MPH on a dark back road, the headlights failed. Upon further inspection he saw smoke coming the instrument control panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and he was advised that his vehicle was previously repaired according to recall number 07v452000 (exterior lighting). He then added that any repairs made would be at the owners expense. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Dt: 2005 suzuki reno. The consumer bought the car in december 2004 as new vehicle. The gas mileage was getting lower and lower. Took the car to the dealership, and they told her that they did not have the technology to fix the car. The dealership had no idea what was wrong with vehicle. Upon first purchasing the car consumer was getting 230 miles to the tank. Currently , was only getting around 10 miles to a tank. Had not taken vehicle to any other dealership for repairs. .
I have a 2005 suzuki reno. The driver's side and passenger side air bag warning light is on constantly. I have taken it back to suzuki who admits there is a TSB for this fault but have said to me that they repair it and within a few miles the fault returns. This presents a significant danger of injury to the driver and front seat passenger as the air bag may not deploy in the event of an accident or may deploy for no reason while driving.
The airbag warning light is on all the time. It is irritating that we cannot get it to go away. Even when resetting the system it comes back within hours. Suzuki will not fix unless we pay. Have checked the connection under the seats and made sure they were not loose. Suzuki should be forced to recall effected vehicles.