My new Baleno AMT not responding as expected when shifting from N to D

I have to try 3-4 times for the car to detect that the gear has been moved to D and then it starts to drive.

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Hello Team BHPians,

I have recently purchased a Baleno Alpha AMT model from Sanei Motors Kolkata and got it transported to Bangalore since the BH number was not happening here.

I have clocked about 180 km as of now but I have been experiencing a peculiar problem with the car. Quite a few times when I am in traffic and put the car in N when we are not moving, whenever I put it back to D, it doesn't detect it as I can see in the console which keeps showing N and it refuses to move.

I have to try 3-4 times for the car to detect that the gear has been moved to D and then it starts to drive. Needless to say cars behind me keep on honking and I am worried it might lead to an accident. This has happened 4-5 times till now and I am wondering if this is common with AMT cars or if is this a manufacturing defect.

Request guidance from fellow BHPians on this.

Here's what BHPian Jeroen had to say about the matter:

No, this is not normal at all. When you move the selector it should always do as advertised, irrespective of position or how it was moved. E.g. moving from P to D, D should work. From N to R, R should work.

You need to get it seen too. My suspicion would be the gear selector mechanism needs a bit of fine-tuning. There are a number of levers and so, looks like it is a little out of whack. Not sure why, maybe just bad luck, maybe the factory was just a hair-off when they installed it. These levers have little pivoting points with rubber bushings and or some sort of little (ball) bearing. Maybe something is wrong with it.

On some AMTs, the selector moves the gears by means of a special cable, so-called Bowden cable. Same thing, it needs careful adjusting.

Your dealer should be able to fix it. The specifications and settings of the gear mechanism are known and can be verified and adjusted if need be.

Good luck.

Let us know what they find.

Here's what BHPian srini1785 had to say about the matter:

Welcome to the wonderful world of Suzuki AMT.

As welcome drinks, we can offer - Maruti's AMT Woes Page.

AMT is a complex beast with a lot of sensors and actuators interacting with the actual gearbox. As @Jeroen had explained there are mechanical things that can go wrong and so can sensor interlocks with the ECU. It's best to raise this issue with the ASC.

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