Suzuki Forenza Complaints

907 consumer complaints on file.

#10197146July 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN INTO A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND IS NOW IN FOR A 5TH TIME (ALL IN 2 MONTHS). IT HAS CUT OFF IN AN INTERSECTION, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196301July 13, 2007
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196909July 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. *MC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193888June 21, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. I HAVE NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND A SUZUKI FORUM AND IN THE FORUM MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I DO FIND A COMPLAINT HERE WHERE A SINGLE MOM HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND SUZUKI REFUSES TO FIX IT. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. ISN'T THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192945June 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS LOCK OUT SECURITY, WHICH CAUSED THE DOORS TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER BABY WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191930May 29, 2007
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING W ON NC 24 STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT LIGHT. OTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, STRUCK FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT HEAD ON DOOR FRAME. HAVING HEADACHES AND A KNOT ON HEAD. PICKING GLASS OUT OF HEAD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NECK HURTS, LEFT AND RIGHT ARM HURT WITH SWELLING AND KNOTS AND BRUISES. LEFT SIDE OF BODY HURTS: RIBS, HIP, LEG, KNEE AND SHIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10191659May 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND WAS WONDERING IF YOUR SITE COULD ASSIST ME. I TOOK IT BACK FOR NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR AIR BAG SENSOR,HEADLIGHT FAILURE,KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF IGNITION,AND UNABLE TO MOVE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING A KEY IN CONSOLE GEARSHIFT.DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR LABOR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.THEY DON'T WANT TO LET ME TRADE IT IN WITHOUT $3,000. I THINK ITS WRONG TO DO SOMETHING LIKE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE.I HAVE TO DRIVE 60 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GAS IS THREE DOLLARS A GALLON.I'M FED UP AND ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU ANGELA YOUNG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191543May 23, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG AND WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,430 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189710May 3, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
MY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY SUZUKI,FORENZA IS THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE FOR A SENSOR PROBLEM. MY SENSOR FOR MY DAY TIME LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT AND COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY PUT ON A NEW ONE BUT EVEN NOW IT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT THEN BACK ON AGAIN; I CANNOT TAKE IT BACK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SAY MY WARRANTY IS OVER; ALSO MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK BECAUSE OF A WIRING PROBLEM THE EXISTS. SOMEONE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS A WIRE THAT LAYS AGAINST A PART OF THE ENGINE THAT GOES TO THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND IT BURNED OUT. ONE DAY I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I THOUGHT IT NEEDED OIL. THE NEXT DAY I HAD NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS TO USE. I CAN ONLY USE MY HIGH BEAM NOW BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 5 MILES ON IT. THOSE WIRING SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AS OF YET. I FOUND OUT FROM A CO-WORKER WHO HAS A FORENZA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; HE CANNOT USE HIS LOW BEAM LIGHTS ANYMORE AND HIS WARRANTY IS OVER; HE HAS TO USE HIS HIGH BEAM ALSO. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8-MAY-07): THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT SOMETIMES EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT WORK NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189283April 30, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ON 6 OCCASION, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE LATER STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO A WIRING MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *AK UPDATED 05/21/2007. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188957April 26, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING WARM UP ON COLD MORNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188728April 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 21, 2006 AFTER COMING OFF I95 INTERSTATE COMING TO A STOP MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO "FOUND NOTHING WRONG." THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PERFORMANCE, ACCELERATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AFTER OVER 45 MPH NON STOP, ON 3/27/07 I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR PARKING LIGHTS NOT SHUTTING OFF, AND SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN WHO IMMEDIATELY KNOW THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187829April 13, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 23 , 2007. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRYING TO START IT AND REQUIRED THREE OR MORE ATTEMPTS IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE DEALER ORDERED AND REPLACED A SECTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN. ON 4/15/07 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON I-95 THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT ALSO LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY AN EXIT RAMP, FORCING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,617, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,643.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187650April 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 18,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE PASTED THE 15,000 MILE MARK IT HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 20 DEGREES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED UNDER THESE COLD CONDITIONS IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187126April 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. ON JANUARY 29, 2007 THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING OR PRIOR TO THE FIRE. ALSO, THERE WAS NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE WORKED PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEGE WERE 32,000. *AK PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (8-MAY-2007): THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HEADLIGHTS OFTEN CAME ON INSTEAD OF THE LOW BEAMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186720April 2, 2007
AIR BAGS
WE'VE TAKEN OUR CAR IN AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEGINNING IN FEB 2006 BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN WE TAKE IT IN, THE RESET SOMETHING AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR A COUPLE MONTHS THEN COMES BACK ON. NOW WE'RE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE US TO FIX IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184870March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. ALL FUSES GOOD, REPLACED BULBS, STILL GOOD AND TO THIS DAY STILL UNFIXED. NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO TEST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FIND OUT WHY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE. NO RUNNING DAY LIGHTS EITHER. DAY LIGHT SWITCH SAYS ON BUT IS NOT ON. CONTINUING PROBLEM AND DO NOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. *JB EMAIL INTERVIEW UPDATE (MAY 7, 2007):THE DEALER HAD TO TAKE THE DASHBOARD APART AND GET TO THE WIRING BEHIND THE FIREWALL. (THE AREA BEHIND THE GAUGES). THE LOW BEAM WIRING WAS BURNT AS WAS THE PLASTIC HARNESS SUZUKI USED TO KEEP THE WIRES TOGETHER. THE WIRING FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WAS CUT AND REATTACHED OUTSIDE THE HARNESS. THE MECHANIC HAD TO CALL SUZUKI TECHNICAL SERVICE TO DISCOVER THIS, AS THE DEALER ORDERED A LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR MY CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BUT STILL NO LIGHTS SO THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED SUZUKI KNOWS OF THIS BUT BECAUSE NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL OF HARNESS. MY HARNESS WOULD OF CAUGHT THE CAR ON FIRE BECAUSE IT WAS BURNT AND MELTED. THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT DID NOT STATE ON INVOICE THE AREA THEY REALLY FIXED AND CHARGED SUZUKI WITH THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FIXTURE ONLY. THE LIGHTS WORK FINE NOW BUT I WANDER IF THE OTHER WIRES ATTACHED TO THIS AREA WILL DO THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184112March 3, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR ON 1/30/2006, IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS,SUCH AS NOT STARTING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES. THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND PULLS ALL THE TIME. (THE PULLING IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION). I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO AND I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT GETTING STUCK WITH A LEMON. AFTER I GET OUT OF SCHOOL I TAKE CLASSES AT NIGHT AND MY KIDS GO TO THE DAYCARE ON CAMPUS WHEN I PICKED THEM UP AFTER CLASS, GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT UP, AND THE FRONT TWO WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN BY THEMSELVES, AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND IT WAS SNOWING AND WE HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAY HOME LIKE THAT. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS A MESSED UP WORLD WE LIVE IN WHERE SOMEONE KNOWS THAT YOU REALLY NEED A CAR AND THEY SCREW YOU WITH A LEMON. UNTIL THIS PRESENT DAY, ALL THESE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED STILL EXIST BUT SO DO ME AND MY SON-3 AND MY DAUGHTER-6 IF ANYBODY CAN HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182984February 19, 2007
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
IT WAS A HIT AND RUN. FROM THE REAR AND HIT A TREE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SAFETY FIRST. NOW I FEEL THE CAR IS A DEFECT. PLEASE GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME ON THIS MATTER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10181926February 7, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON FEB 3, 2007, I HAD A AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MY CAR BEING TOTALED. IT HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE EXPOSED, BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WASN'T INJURED BAD ENOUGH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN, AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BAGS TO NOT WORK, BECAUSE THE SENSORS WERE EXPOSED, AND I HAD HIT MANY TREES WITH THE RADIATOR RESTING ON THE MOTOR. MY ADJUSTER GAVE ME HIS NAME AND NUMBER FOR CONTACT IF I NEEDED FOR ANYONE TO CONTACT HIM. MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED, AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE SUZUKI COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN WORKING ORDER, AS IT WAS A NEW CAR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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