Suzuki Forenza Complaints

907 consumer complaints on file.

#10493599January 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY FIRST EXP. WITH THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE . I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WENT BACK, BUT I PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE, SO I PUT IN 3RD GEAR AND IT MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY UNTIL PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WORKED. SECOND TIME A WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND I LOSE POWER , AGAIN I PUT IN 3RD AND POWER CATCHES LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ,THEY SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK IT OUT FOR 90 DOLLARS! THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THIRD TIME TONIGHT 1-20-13 IM LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR GETS ME TO THE GROCERY SORE ALRIGHT, BUT LEAVING FOR HOME IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND NO POWER AGAIN PUT IT 3RD AND I GET HOME DRIVING 15 MPH .WHEN TRYING TO PARK IT WONT GO INTO PARK I HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL ,TURN KEY OFF AND HAND BRAKE . TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK RIGHT AND ALL I WOULD GET WAS A SLASH OVER THE P AND THE D. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492385January 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I WAS IN PARK I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE CAR DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND IT HAD A LINE ACROSS IT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE LINE WILL GO ACROSS THE DRIVE AND THE CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT IT INTO PEPBOYS THEY SAID A TRANSMISSION CODE WAS POPPED UP, BUT THEY RESET THE CODES, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T TELL THE GUY TO DO THAT. NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY THINK IT IS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID IT WAS FINE, AND THEY SAID WAIT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE AT ANYTIME I COULD LOSE POWER AND BE INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490570December 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN OFF OF A BUSY STREET ONTO A SIDE STREET. AS I WENT TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ITSELF, MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR 20 SECONDS AND THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO TRY TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR AGAIN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE SPOT. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. WHAT IF I HAD STILL BEEN ON THE MAIN ROAD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489600December 24, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS OF MY CAR THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS PART OF REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE. THERMOSTAT, COOLANT HOSE, SPARK PLUGS (TWICE IN A YEAR), BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT BULBS (REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR), TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE TCM THAT MADE MY CAR JERK ALL THE TIME WHENEVER I ACCELERATE. EITHER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS EVERY TIME I SHIFT GEARS. NOW, POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS WITH THIS ONE). I'M AFRAID IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I'LL BE SPENDING MORE ON CAR REPAIRS THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AND IT'S ONLY A 2008! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489550December 23, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ONE DAY, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, IT "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR, THE GEAR DISPLAY WAS SCRAMBLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND IT ALSO "CLUNKED" INTO DRIVE. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S WERE 5-10 HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO "GET UP AND GO." SOMETIMES, MY CAR WILL INITIALLY RUN FINE UNTIL A FEW MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, WHEN IT FALLS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, THEN GOES BACK TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, AND THE PROBLEMS RESURFACE. I TOOK IT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THE MACHINE SAID TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM BUT THEY SAID THAT COULD MEAN ANYTHING AND WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE. AFTER TAKEN OFF THE MACHINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. MY BROTHER (WHO HAS MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE) CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND FILTER, HOPING IT WOULD HELP, BUT IT DIDN'T. AS I GO TO A SMALL TOWN COLLEGE THREE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND MAKE A 3 MINUTE DRIVE TO AND FROM CLASSES EVERYDAY, I LET IT BE FOR THE SEMESTER, INSISTING THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. WELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS AND IT NEVER WENT AWAY; EACH DAY I DRIVE MY CAR IT PRESENTS ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY BROTHER TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THE MACHINE READ THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE, PLUS A POSSIBLE WIRE SHORT. THEY DIDN'T SUGGEST ANY FIXES SO HE CHECKED FOR SHORTS IN THE WIRES AND FOUND NONE. IT APPEARS IT MUST BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER READING UP ON THE TRS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AS EARLY AS 30K MILES ON CARS SOME BOUGHT NEW. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR (REDUCED GAS MILEAGE/BATTERY FAILURE) AND IS CAUSE FOR A FACTORY RECALL, AS ITS APPEARANCE IS WIDESPREAD AND THE EFFECTS ARE NUMEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489578December 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
THE TCM SWITCH ON MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 AND WAS FOUND BY AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR SUZUKI AS BEING DEFECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SWITCH ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO FAIL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BUYING THE CAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT ACCELERATION. I WAS TOLD THE WAS NEW AND WOULD TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE PARTS TO WORK OUT THEIR NEWNESS. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS THIS ISSUE PERSISTED AND WOULD CEASE TO HAPPEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN AND BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE ISSUE SEEMED TO GO AWAY AND WOULD RETURN AGAIN WITHIN 90 DAYS. I WAS EVEN TOLD THAT I WAS USED TO DRIVING CARS WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE AND MY PERCEPTION OF HOW THE CAR DRIVES WAS THE ISSUE. IT WAS ONLY AFTER GOING TO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER THAT I WAS TOLD THE TCMS ARE OFTEN REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD HAPPEN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ACCELERATION ABOVE 40MPH. THE ISSUE RETURNED AFTER HAVING THE TCM SWITCH REPLACED WITHIN 90 DAYS AS IT HAD DONE AFTER EACH VISIT WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE INCIDENTS WERE INTERMITTENT AND IF LEFT PAST 90 DAYS WOULD INCREASE IN FREQUENCY. MY LATEST VISIT WAS TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP ON 7/14/12 WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE TCM SWITCH. WHEN ASKED TO SEE THE READ OUT FOR THE TEST, I WAS DENIED AND GIVEN $1,500 IN ESTIMATES TO CLEAN MY ENGINE AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME, SO, I COULD HAVE ERRORS READ. I FOUND OUT IN SEPTEMBER THAT THE TCM SWITCH IS FAILING. THIS COMPLAINT IS THE FIRST STEP TO GETTING THIS ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489508December 22, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR, THERE WERE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND THEN CAR FAILED. POWER STEERING HAD TO BE FIXED, TIMING BELT REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER SPEAKERS STARTED TO GO IN AND OUT, RADIO LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, ETC. IN 2010 HEADLIGHTS FAILED. BEING A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT I RODE WITH MY BRIGHTS FOR ALMOST A YEAR UNTIL I LOOKED UP THE RECALL ONLINE AND GOT THAT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. 2011 REPLACED SPEAKERS, STILL DON'T WORK ON ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR AND BACK OF DRIVER SIDE. ONE SPEAKER WORKS, VERY WEAK AND SOMETIMES GOES OUT COMPLETELY. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT. STARTED TO LEAK OIL, HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THEN HAD TO HAVE RADIATOR HOSE REPLACED. 2012 TIMING BELT POPS, ENGINE DAMAGED COSTING ALMOST $2000. TODAY DECEMBER 2012, RADIATOR CRACKS ALL THE WAY OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. TERRIBLE HORRIBLE CAR TO BE A 2005. SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T GO A MONTH WITHOUT SOMETHING ELSE GOING WRONG. FEELS UNSAFE AT ALL TIMES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487246December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE, SHIMMY AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE THE MOST RECENT DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486483November 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
COMING HOME LATE NIGHT AROUND 2ISH, WAITING AT A REDLIGHT MY CAR DOES A SUDDEN JERK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IM IN DRIVE (FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL) BUT IN THE DASH THE GEAR STARTS FLASHING AND INDICATING I WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT I WASN'T. LIGHT TURNS GREEN I GO TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATION AND MY CAR SEEMED LIKE IT BARELY WANTED TO DRIVE, AS IF IT NEEDED A PUSH. I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS PARANOID. TOOK MY CAR IN THAT MONDAY ON OCTOBER 22ND 2012 (THEY HAD IT FOR 8DAYS), GOT MY CAR BACK ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT HERE WE ARE A MONTH LATER, NOVEMBER 29TH 2012 AND MY CAR IT DOING THE SAME. I WAS DRIVING MAYBE ABOUT 30PMH AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR DID A SOFT JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND IT SEEM AS THOUGH MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED FOR 10MINS OR SO, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND MY CAR WAS OKAY. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO MY JOB, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE GEAR SENSOR/ TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. IM TAKING MY CAR IN AGAIN ON MONDAY DEC 3RD TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS NOW, I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AS WELL AND I JUST HIT THE 50,000MILE MARK. IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. SO I PRAY THE PROBLEM IS FIXED ON MONDAY. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REVIEWS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I LOVE MY CAR SO IT REALLY IS A BUMMER THAT I AM HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486360November 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,108.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485244November 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR THEN AFTER THAT 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN, AC GOES OUT REASON UNKNOWN, THE WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOP WORKING IT WON'T ROLL DOWN, ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHTS STAYS ON SAYING IT IS NOT ACTIVATED, MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, MY ALARM SYSTEM STOPS WORKING THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE BUT CAN'T FIND A FUSE OR SWITCH FOR IT, MY LOCKS KEEPS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WEIRD....NOW MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF I HAVE TO TAKE OUT MY FUSE DURING THE DAY THEN PUT IT BACK IN AT NIGHT VERY ANNOYING....READING SO MANY OF THESE REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS WE ALL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS VERY ANNOYING =/ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485587November 20, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE DRIVING LIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY CALLING THE DEPARTMENT WITH HER INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL FROM JANUARY 2012, WHEN THE SAID RECALL HAD IN FACT DISABLED THE DRIVING LIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL OF THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO BE REVIEWED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY WAS HER FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT 60 MPH. WITHIN 10 TO 15 MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS CHECK FOR A LOOSE CONNECTION TO THE LIGHTS, BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS HIDDEN WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MELTED SPLICE PACK. THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HER THE PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED BACK IN JANUARY DID PERTAIN TO THE RECALL AND OUT OF THE $513.60 BILL, SHOULD WOULD ONLY RECEIVE $75. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE MECHANIC WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO SPEND TIME DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WHICH TOOK HIM FOUR HOURS. SHE THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE RECALL NOTICE, THE SAME REPAIR COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE REFUNDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484697November 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484091November 13, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WITH THE FORENZA WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE OR RESERVE PERIODICALLY IT WILL FLASH A SYMBOL IN THE GEAR INDICATOR WITH A LINE THROUGH IT THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND BARELY MOVE AT ALL THIS IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BARELY MOVES AND IT DOES IT RANDOMLY I COULD BE DRIVING AND IT LOSING ITS GEAR AND STARTS TO MOVE SLOWLY IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH ME NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEEDS TO BE FIXED READ ONLINE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND I HAD A SUZUKI PRIOR AND IT DID THE SAME THING HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND ITS DOING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484546November 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND MY TACHOMETER WAS ACCELERATING. IT WOULD STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV,I TRIED TO MOVE BUT COULD NOT. I DRIVE A BUSY HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 65, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT BY A SEMI. ONE DAY PULLING OUT OF MY COMMUNITY, ACCELERATING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANES, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID A CRASH. A POLICE OFFICER PULLED OVER, I EXPLAINED THE CAR JUST STOPPED. HE SAW THE SYMBOL FLASHING ON DASH, A RECTANGLE WITH LINE THROUGH IT. WENT HOME IN 3RD OR 2ND GEAR, THAT SYMBOL IS NOT IN MANUAL. HAD A DIAGNOSIS AND ONLY O2 SENSOR I WAS HAVING REPLACED. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM SUZUKI . I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT HAD NO CHOICE, SO DROVE SLOW IN 3RD OR 2ND, WHEN D FAILED AGAIN. I HAD APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS, WHILE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ASKED IF I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTER GOING INTO GEAR, I SAID IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING,THAT I TRIED TO GET IT CHECKED, IT DIDN'T SHOW ON DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED EARLIER AND IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEY SAID I NEED A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, THEY COULD FIX IT. I WANTED TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, TO SAVE BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS IN FORENZA'S. THIS IS DANGEROUS, LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THERE ARE TSB'S ISSUED AND HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS LIKE MINE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY, WOULD ANYONE EVEN KNOW IF A CAR IS BURNED UP OR COMPLETELY WRECKED? I DID CONTACT AMERICAN SUZUKI TO ADVISE THEM OF MY PROBLEM SO THEY WOULD HAVE IT ON RECORD. I ADVISED THEM THAT BEFORE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPED THE SHIFTER WAS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT I HAD REPORTED THAT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483803November 9, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
MY STRUT FAILED AND BEGAN TO LEAK AT 36000 MILES. THE MECHANIC FELT THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE STRUT TO FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND SUGGESTED THAT WE CHECK FOR RECALLS. IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT FAULTY STRUTS ARE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND PRESENT AN OBVIOUS SAFETY RISK, SUZUKI HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483802November 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AT 60 MPH ON A ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED INJURING AND POSSIBLY KILLING THEM AS I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET FAR ENOUGH OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND HELP ME TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY AND NARROW ROAD. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR WHICH HAS BECOME AND EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA. THIS PART MUST BE RECALLED AS IT PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING RISK TO THE TO THE LIVES OF SUZUKI OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE REPEATEDLY POSE SUCH A RISK TO THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND FOR SUZUKI TO REFUSE TO RECALL THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483533November 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FORENZA SEDAN AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT. I JUST RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. SUZUKI NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ALSO THE 02 SENSOR WENT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482689October 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING, THE FORENZA'S TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. RECENTLY, REVERSE HAS ALSO NOT WANTED TO FULLY ENGAGE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SUZUKI FORENZAS NEARING 70K MILES. THE MOST COMMON PART THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482245October 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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