2006 Suzuki Reno Exterior lighting Problems

I just bought a Used 2006 Suzuki Reno from a private seller 3 months ago. It has less then 53,000 miles on it so I thought I was getting a great deal. While driving it at night 3 weeks ago, I had my lights on high beam. A car was coming towards me so I flipped the light switch on my steering column. Which is also the blinker switch. And we almost wrecked head on with each other because when I flipped the switch to go to low beam there was no headlights. None whatsoever on low beam. I have driven on my street testing it to make sure it wasn't a 1 time thing. Or possibly my fault. If I have the low beam lights on when I first turn the lights on they work but go dimmer and dimmer as time goes by. And as soon as I flip the switch whether it's from High beam or low beam it's completely dark. No lights on low beam at all after flipping switch. But they work on high beam. I took it to my mechanic and he said there's a short/problem in the headlight switch/blinker switch on the steering column. I can't/don't drive it at night or anytime after 6pm to be safe. Also my mechanic has had to clear the driver side airbag light that has come on my dashboard 2 times. 1st time he thought it was because the service ingine light came on. He had to replace the cam shaft position sensor. Only a week later the airbag light came back on the dashboard. So off to the repair shop I went again, costing more money. He said he was able to clear it. But not for long. 3 days later it was back on. So I checked different options and took my car to a different repair shop. I was told then that this make and model car had issues with the airbag wire harness from the steering column all the way to how the wiring was ran to the front driver seat how it's to be connected under front driver seat. Causing damage to the airbag sensor & module. Son sold car to me after mom died. Told there's recalls for both, didn't know it or have done. 1 site said yes to car recalls another said no. ??? Help Please...

NHTSA ID

11623008

Incident

Sep 19, 2024

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR APRIL 6TH 2016 AND DRIVER SEATBELT BROKE RECENT.JANUARY 29 2017 BOTH LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT,THESE THINGS WERE RECALLED BUT THEY SAY MY VIN#DOESN'T MATCH RECALLS AND WON'T SERVICE OR HONOR THESE RECALLS! THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10948492

Incident

Jan 29, 2017

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V262000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10668671

Incident

Dec 25, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V262000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10644577

Incident

Oct 14, 2014

CAR WOULD NOT START BATTERY CHARGED, BUT NEXT DAY VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD BE DRAINED AGAIN.... HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, AND TURN SIGNAL WORKS OFF AND ON... *TR

NHTSA ID

10639392

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. I PULLED OVER TO TEST MY LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURNED ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS THAT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONLY. I DID A CHECK ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I CALLED THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND AFTER GIVING THEM MY VIN THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALL IN EFFECT FOR MY CAR. I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO MY CAR AS WELL. IN THE INTERIM I AM TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE HEADLAMPS FIXED BUT IT WILL COST ME MONEY TO DO SO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474485

Incident

Sep 7, 2012

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FUTURE REPAIRS IF THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

NHTSA ID

10443496

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10433634

Incident

Oct 1, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF DIAGNOSTICS AND ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10394302

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

108,500 mi

THE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS ON MY 2006 SUZUKI RENO WILL NOT GO OFF. APPEARS THAT AN UNEXPECTED SHORT OCCURRED BEHIND THE CONNECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339221

Incident

Jun 10, 2010

Mileage

128,000 mi

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AFTER A WHILE YOU SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR AT MILFORD SUZUKI ,P O BOX M RT 6 & 209, MILFORD, PA 18337. (570) 296-2636. TECH FOUND WIRES RUBBED THROUGH ON METAL BRACKET, TECH REPAIRED WIRE AND EVERYTHING WORKS AS DESIGNED. THE REPAIR BILL WAS TOTAL OF $94.77. I DID FILE CASE WITH SUZUKI. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] MODEL 2006 RENO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315284

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

132,425 mi

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SHORTING OUT. MAINLY THE DAYTIME AND LOW BEAMS. I ALSO HAVE A HIGHBEAM ASSEMBLY PART THAT HAS BROKEN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER A LITTLE NOW AND THEN. THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT THE LOW BEAMS JUST CUT OUT. I AM IN TOTAL DARKNESS. I RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE HIGHBEAMS ARE SOMETIMES AFFECTED BUT USUALLY REMAIN WORKING. HOWEVER THE ONE HIGH BEAM DOES NOT WORK DUE TO THE FACT THE INTERNAL HOLDER CLIP FOR THE BULB JUST BROKE ONE DAY. THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET PART FOR THIS. IT IS A PROBLEM. I AM THE WORKING POOR. I CAN NOT AFFORD AN OTHER TICKET. I ALREADY HAVE ONE FOR THIS UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255452

Incident

Dec 4, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ALL DAY, BUT THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WERE INOPERABLE. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ON JULY 9, 2008, SHE DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS ON SAFERCAR.GOV FOR THE 2006 SUZUKI RENO MODELS, ONE OF WHICH CLEARLY STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CAUSING A MALFUNCTION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V452000: EXTERIOR LIGHTING). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IF NOT, SHE WOULD BE LIABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SHE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,900.

NHTSA ID

10234861

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

40,000 mi

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. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING. THE CONTACT STATED SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, BUT HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATES HE REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WEREWORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10177657

Incident

Jun 12, 2006

Mileage

971 mi