2008 Suzuki Reno Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 17%of 23 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Suzuki Reno, 17% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car Suzuki RENO 2008 was parking at my driveway and it caught fire under the driver steering column. The day after I reported the incident to Suzuki motors corp and three days after I received in the mail a safety recall xa . I took my ve *trhicle to a Suzuki dealer in miami but I was told by Suzuki that they were not responsible for the resulting fire.”
NHTSA complaint #10626352, filed 2014-08, 65,000 miles“Vehicle lurched and hopped out of gear. I took the vehicle to the mechanic, he stated the code indicated the transmission range sensor was having an issue, not covered by warranty. I had it replaced at a later date. The fix lasted about 2 months and the sensor again went bad, I just had it replaced again but it did not solve all of the issues, I have to drive in 3 to keep the car shifting and keep it from randomly hopping out of gear. This is dangerous! …”
NHTSA complaint #10592060, filed 2014-05, 85,000 miles“Car is having trouble when switching into gear as well as reverse and driving is very slow and restrained. The problem is so often on forums, it is strange this has not been recalled. Expensive to fix and seems to be a manufacturing fault/cheap part. Auto scanner said part is the transmission sensor.”
NHTSA complaint #10605130, filed 2014-06, 115,000 miles“Driving at 50mph and the car jolts into 4th gear and stays there. Making any take off from stop terrible. It must be very hard on the transmission and the power train. I have replace this part twice now and it still continues to happen. A recall is needed severely.”
NHTSA complaint #10509761, filed 2013-04, 30,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10034484Nov 1, 2010Suzuki vehicles: counter measure procedure for dtc p2138. Mil light is on, dtc p2138 stored. Failure of the connector and/or wiring circuits between the ecm and the accelerator…
- 10023878Dec 1, 2007P0441 or p0496 (evaporative emission system continuous purge flow).
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Suzuki Reno
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Suzuki Reno
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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