2006 Suzuki Reno problems
NHTSA has received 102 complaints about the 2006 Suzuki Reno, and 16% of them involve air bags. Next are drivetrain & axles (16%) and lighting (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 88 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 88 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 56,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Suzuki Reno with enough data (58 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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 stated that the headlights turned off. The vehicle currently has 4000 miles on the odometer. The dealer replaced the left headlight fuse. The contact stated that on november 15, 2006 the headlights turned off again ,and the contact replaced the fuse. The contact was driving the vehicle on nov 27, 2006 when the same incident occurred while driving 65 MPH. The contact reduced the vehicle's speed to 25 MPH, at which point he drove into a ditch and the airbag deployed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki reno. While driving 65 MPH, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The contact's vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic and was struck by a semi-vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and no warning indicators illuminated. The contact has pictures and a police report was filed. The consumers son sustained neck, back, and shoulder injuries. The current and failure mileages were 50,000.
2006 suzuki reno, unit 1 was stopped in traffic at gate 218 on the ohio turnpike, unit 2 struck unit 1 in the rear. The driver of unit 2 stated his brakes failed and could not stop in time. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0779-91) updated 02/15/11 . Updated 03/03/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki reno. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag warning light continued to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the air bag kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
On 04/21/15 another incident was when I was driving to the hospital and all of a sudden my car dropped to less than 20 MPH and wouldn't accelerate.I had to pull over without power steering to get my son to the hospital. On 5/04/2015 I was driving my car to drop my son off at daycare and when I started my car it revved up the engine on its own from 2-3 rpm's and then idled and I put the car in drive and drove about 2 miles and then while I was at a stop light I was stopped and my car jerked forward slightly 2 times…