Why does my Suzuki xl-7 start but stalls immediatlly?

Answer 1

I am having this same problem, I own a 2002 suzuki xl7 and my battery has been running extremely low so today my husband took it to have a new one put in at a Walmart, and when he starts it with the new battery in it, it would start right up but stall or just turn off. I purchased the car from a dealer in California and I am now in Arizona, well I called the dealer and the Suzuki service person says it needs to have its "Values Reset" and that apparently only a Suzuki dealership can do and and of course it costs about 150 bucks! So the stereo says System Error and the car continues to stall. I contacted a dealer here in Arizona and the apparently don't know what I am talking about so I am quite confused, I hope this helps you a little. If you have anything to help me, that would be great! ***Different Owner*** I also ran into this issue as well for the first time. This was my second battery change. On this recent battery change, the truck started up great but died when the tach needle went to idle. After putting back in the old battery with very little charge left I got the same result. I put back in the new battery thinking that maybe the onboard computer needs to be reset or "re-learn", I revved the engine once right after starting and this time the engine didn't die, but was idling VERY low. This was enough for me to back out and take it for a spin. After parking the truck, turning it off, the starting again, this time I didn't have to rev the engine and it stayed idling but still a little low on th rpm. I'll give it a few more starts before looking into reseting the codes. Autozone will check the codes for you for free with their scanner. They may clear the codes for you for a fee, but no where like $150. You can buy a scanner for around $50 to do the same yourself. I'm going to get one today. ***Update - After a week of driving the idle returned to normal RPM level, so apparently the computer needed to re-adjust and re-learn driving variables. All is good now.

***** Different Owner 2 ****** Once you change the battery you have to ressette the the computer- Turn the ignition all the way on without starting the vehicle and leave it on for about 5 minuites then switch it all the way off.. You should then be able to start your vehicle normally.

***** Different Owner 3 ****** Fastest way to reset - Start your vehicle, as it is about to stall, give it some gas to prevent stalling. Idle for a bit (by pressing the gas) and repeat the process. Takes 5-10 repetitions. You will probably need to do this with both the AC on and Off and with an automatic you may need to do it in different gears (I have a standard). Good Luck!