Problems with 2005 Suzuki Reno AIR BAGS

The airbag warning light turned on without any readily identifiable cause. several repair facilities cannot seem to find out why it remains on. i suspect this is related to the following tsbs: #ts0501158, #0312234, and #0512234. why this isn't being treated as a safety issue is unclear to me. this is a known problem that disables a safety system (airbags) in the vehicle.

Airbag warning light came on for no reason.vehicle has never been in any kind of accident. i have read online that this a common problem with the reno and forenza. there are problems with seat sensors/wiring and clocksprings. suzuki has long known of the problem ,but will not issue a recall for this vehicle. i was told by the dealer that they have issued a recall on the xl7 and grand vitara for this problem. i have also read of accidents involving these vehicles w/ injuries in which airbags did not deploy. suzuki needs to step up and address this costly/safety issue. *tr

I was driving too school and the air bag light just turned on. til this day the light has not turned off haven't went to suzuki to go check this out, this car is nothing but problems. *tr

The air bags for the driver and passenger are defective. the warning light is on all the time on the driver side and intermittently on the passenger side have been since the car had about 20k miles on it. i took it to be repaired it was reset only to light up again after a few miles. i went back and they said they could reset it, but it would only come back on again in a few miles. suzuki america is aware that the is a problem with the airbags sensors, but there is no recall. according to the local suzuki dealership it is a very common problem on all suzuki renos and suzuki forenzas. i have read several reports of suzuki forenzas and renos (the hatch back version of the forenza) that have been in accidents where the air bags should have deployed but did not because of this airbag malfunction. i would like suzuki to be forced to re-call all suzuki forenzas and renos to have this problem fixed. *tr

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. bulletin no: ts0501158 date of bulletin: 03/20/2008 summary description: airbag light on; dtc b1378 (driver side airbag resistance too high) and/or dtc b1382 (passenger side airbag resistance too high). forenza, sedan/wagon, reno (rq420) 2005-2006. vin(s) -6k425022. *tr

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. this is something that by virtue of a tsb, suzuki has seen as a problem on suzuki, reno and forenza models, but which they refuse to repair at their cost. although i have put in a date of 12/01/10 for the incident date their is actually no date as such as there has been no incident. there is however significant danger of injury as a direct cause of the fault. *tr

I want to lodge a complaint/investigation into the 2005 suzuki reno airbag system. i believe my case to be important safety issue. the driver had been at a 4-way stop in a residential area, started in first gear the right front tire blew and the car was thrown into a curb. it appears that the curb got between the rim and the blown tire and although the driver was trying to use the brakes to stop he could not get traction...like being on a railroad tie. the car hit a mailbox and then was propelled into a telephone pole. the car hit slightly off the mid center to the right breaking the bumper guard (tie) and according to the insurance company the car was a total loss. the driver received significant medical damage to his chin and loss 3 lower front teeth. one tooth at the crash site and 2 surgically removed at the grady hospital, atlanta trauma center. i do not understand why the airbags did not deploy to help protect the driver with an impact as significant as this one. the driver will probably need at the least a chin scar revision or possibly a chin restoration and 3 dental airbags. my car insurance has attempted to contact suzuki to review and investigate why the airbags did not deploy and my agent did finally talk with someone at suzuki that agreed to review and investigate this issue by looking at the car without my insurance filing a subrogation claim. that was 2 weeks ago and haven't received a report yet. my daughter/family also drives a 2005 reno and i am concerned that if they are in an accident that the airbags may not deploy and something worse could happen. i need to know that there is not something faulty with the airbag system of the make and model before someone else is hurt or killed, my family or someone else's love one. please help me...i need peace of mind and being this is a safety issue i am in hopes that you will investigate. i can provide details...there should not be a general assumption that the car is safe if it is not. *tr

The airbag warning light is on all the time. i brought it back to suzuki several times and they were never able to repair it. this is a very common problem on suzuki renos and forenzas (reno and forenza are the hatchback and sedan versions of the same car). there is a technical service bulletin, but suzuki seems incapable of fixing the problem. the air bag warning light being on all the time means the airbag will either not deploy when it should, which could lead to death or injury or could deploy when it shouldn't which could also lead to death or injury. this needs to be made from a tsb into a non voluntary re-call for suzuki, before someone is killed as a result of the defect. *tr

The air bag light and "passenger air bag disabled" light are on all the time. it originally appeared to be due to the passenger seat sensor that disables the right side air bag when it detects a weight under a certain limit (e.g., so the air bag is deactivated if a child's car seat is there). the way we came to assume that it might be the sensor was if the person in the passenger seat would hop around or move around the seat and the light might eventually go out. sometimes turning off and restarting the car would cause the light to turn off. sometime it seemed the passenger could put-on, take-off, put-on the seat belt and that might work. but now it's on all the time no matter what (the car is at 90,000 miles). it was intermittent starting around 10,000. i took it in to the dealer and they replaced the car's battery - the theory being that perhaps the old battery didn't provide enough current (which doesn't make any sense since the battery isn't providing power while the engine is on...). but by around 30,000 miles, the light started staying on all the time. *js