Suzuki Liana engine is a DOHC 1.3. The problem is THIS CAR BACK FIRE immediately after little drive AND CUT THE ENGINE WITHOUT INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING. The check engine light begins to flicker as the engine begins to loose power and sputter then you hear the back fire as the engine cutts off.

check fluid level --water pump -thermostat-cooling fans

no year car, no country no engines stated, what joy , PAR here.
lots of codes. a barrage of them.
first off i bet you didnt clear them (yes write them down thanks)
then see if they call come back.
this is SOP.
egr is 400
301 is misfire #1
304 is misfire #4
300 is random misfire, so all 4 do.
134 Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Circuit Insufficient Activity Bank 1 Sensor 1
340 is serious. means
Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor Circuit
btw all but 400 is caused by 340

but since you posted with no facts, we cant help you can we.
each engine is different ,totally different.
you posted to a USA form that has no such car

The Suzuki Aerio (called the Liana - Life In A New Age - in )

and 7 engines.
all very different.

only this man can guess , engine, and he retired long ago
smart guy him

Carnac,knows all and can guess, and always be right. !!!
but he be off line now. RIP Johnny. Loved him.

sure.
how else could you free up cam drive?
and is VVT head. twin cam DOHC.. and belt drive.
car is European sold, we dont get those here. we get J20b engine.
and is same answer.

redux
this is the M16a engine
we dont have them here.
but
here is the sensor.
and i bet its good. no symptoms posted, so ill do the easter egg hunt again. the ckp
the M16a

The P0705 means Transmission Range Sensor Circuit
Malfunction (PRNDL Input).

autocom cdp pro 3 in 1

Hi there:
Don't confuse this steady pulsing of the Check Engine Light light (usually one or more flashes per second) with a flicker (see above). The Check Engine Light may stay on steadily or it may flash when the vehicle is accelerated. This is very serious. There is a severe failure of the emission control system that is causing the engine to misfire to the point that the catalytic converter is damaged each time the Check Engine Light flashes. It may mean that the catalytic converter is overheating to the point that it will glow red or, in extreme cases, start a fire on the underside of the vehicle. Immediately pull over to a safe place and have your vehicle towed to an automotive diagnostician for repair. Vehicles can be severely damaged and even destroyed by fire if this condition is ignored for too long.

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Hi.
I'm not sure if it's the same, but I had a recent similar problem with my Liana 1.3 (2002).
The engine just went crazy sometimes, specially when the air was hotter (in Portugal, about 35ºC), and the engine rpm display going from zero to 2000 and back many times.
Went to Suzuki workshop and they had to replace the crankshaft (canbota) position sensor, which took me about 230 euros, with diagnosis and mans work.

Hope it helps.

I have a 1.6L Liasna/Aerio. 2002.130,000km.
Recently it had a problem, a problem that I seem to see on other websites.
The vehicle was cruising on the highway and suddenly jerked, surged, and cut out. Another case was when it was stopped at the lights and the RPM faded to a cut. Accelerator application would not keep the rpm up.

The common factor in all four cases was that it was a very hot day. Temp was 32-35 degrees C, (around 95 degree F).

I let the vehicle cool down and then got a restart and limped home. Sometimes had a repeat enroute. A dangerous exercise, having the engine cut on a busy highway!

The vehicle then started and ran on cooler days without a murmer.

The local Suzuki shop had a look at it but nothing showed up on the inbuilt computer!

After a fourth incident I took it back to the Suzi shop and this time the service rep said that they had had a few other Liana's come in with the same problem. These vehicles were with the later larger engine, the 1.8L M18A.
The problem it would appear was the CRANK ANGLE SENSOR. A bit of solid state kit it costs about A$100 and is located near the alternator. After replacement I have had no problems but I need to do some driving in hot weather to really find out.
In the trouble shooting game you sometimes need to work on the process of elimination so I also had the air filter replaced as well as the Air Inlet Temp. probe (IAT). (Both inexpensive).
From reading up on Suzuki Liana/Aerio (US) problems I can see more than a few which I can put down to a problem with the CAS.
Some vehicles seem to have a problem in that they will turn over but not start. Again most likely a CAS problem. It would seem to me that if there is one consistant problems with Lianas/Aerios then it is a faulty CAS.

The CAS replaces the older distributor. A gear wheel in the engines turns next to the CAS and that in turn passes a signal to the vehicles computer to fire the spark plugs. The CAS may be a solid state bit of kit but can still fail.

Radiators. The Liana has two radiators, each with their own electric cooling fan. The left unit is for the engine block cooling fluid. The right unit is for the air con unit and for external cooling of the engine block and accessories mounted behind the engine. Both radiators have heat sensors. The left has a temp probe that when high turns on the elec cooling fan. The right cooling fan will come on when the air con unit is turned on or when the engine block gets hot. Be advised that the Liana/Aerio runs cooler than a lot of other vehicles so, even on a hot day, the fans may not come on when you expect them to. The CAS unit is located in a hot part of the engine so when the outside air temp rises, such as on a hot day, the temp of the engine block and the oil inside it as well as the air around the CAS probe rises and that is when the unit fails.
Perhaps I if I were to design or modify the Liama (a great little vehicle) I would direct a bit more cooling air around the CAS.

The CAS is a part of modern cars and I note that the CAS in other cars also fail so it is not a Liana/Aerio only problem. Given time and experience car designers will rid us of this over-temp CAS failure problem with better design.

Comment; If you are having a problem such as described then get the CAS replaced. It may be the item that the mechanics overlook in their trouble shooting but is the key to your problem.

Enjoy driving your Liana/Aerio! I do!

Try replacing first your ignition coil.

Not sure if you have already figured this out- or just sold your car, but I have been having the same problem and had a bit of a search around forums etc. Looks like it is the Crank Angle Sensor which needs to be replaced. I am about to go and get my car fixed so fingers crossed this is the miracle cure. Here is a link to the forum discussion on the issue.
http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-aerio-liana-forum/37277-suzuki-liana-2002-engine-stops-2.html