Suzuki Forenza Complaints

907 consumer complaints on file.

#10327097April 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. I BOUGHT IT NEW, OFF THE LOT IN YORK PA FROM A SUZUKI DEALER. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO BUCK ON COLD MORNINGS AND AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEN, LAST WEEK, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" (FOR DRIVE) BEGAN FLASHING AT ME BUT IT HAD A LINE THROUGH IT, MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE AN "8". I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (NOT A SUZUKI DEALER). THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SWITCH WAS BAD. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLES' STORIES, VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PUT OUT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325604April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ODDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34200. UPDATED 05/19/2010. *LJ UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/09/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324782April 9, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON TO SHOW THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING EVEN IF I HAVE A PASSENGER SEATED PROPERLY IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO CONCERN ME AND MY WIFE. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2006 MODEL YEAR OF THE SAME CAR. WE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THAT CAR AS WELL AND THE DEALER TOOK IT BACK AND SOLD US THE 2007 WHICH HAS SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE WE GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323928April 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA -- TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN DRIVE -- PANEL SHOWS A "D" WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THE MOST WELL-MAINTAINED FORENZAS. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322954March 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, "ENGINE" FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. CAR SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL (ENGINE REVVED, BUT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE). PANEL SHOWING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN SHOWED AN R WITH AND "X" THROUGH IT EVEN THROUGH I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN DRIVE. CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY TO 40MPH. I PUT CAR INTO THIRD GEAR TO GET THE POWER BACK. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON MY WAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DROVE IN THIRD GEAR FOR THE REST OF THE WAY TO AVOID FURTHER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS. ON 3/25/2010 I CALLED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY PROBLEM SOUNDED LIKE A BAD SENSOR. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE WAS PROVED RIGHT, CAR HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE FIXING A LOT OF TRS IN 2006 FORENZAS. REPAIR NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, I PAID COST. PART WAS APPROX $50 AND LABOR WAS APPROX $150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323007March 31, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE HAD TWO DOOR LATCHES (INSIDE OF VEHICLE) BREAK OFF, LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AFTER THEY BREAK, WITH ONLY A PIECE LEFT. MAKES IT HARD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BOTH DOORS ON PASSENGER SIDE ARE AFFECTED. REAR DOOR ONE FELL OFF IN EARLY 2008, 2ND ONE BROKE OFF MARCH OF 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321208March 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR, I HAD TO PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT DUE TO THE SHIFT SENSOR WENT BAD. NOW JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT IT IS BAD AGAIN. THIS TIME I AM GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR TILL IT DIES AND THEN SCRAP IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. SUZUKI NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEIR CARS, AND FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319105March 12, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA PURCHASED NEW. SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER AND OVER. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THEY WILL NO LONGER HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316590March 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I GOT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY 2006, AND A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER THE CAR IS STILL ONLY A YEAR OLD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS NOT TURNED OFF SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR SEPARATE TIMES, THREE OF THOSE TIMES HAVING DIAGNOSTICS RUN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL AS TO THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD NO IDEA. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE WIRING, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR THE ACTUAL AIRBAG. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN AS THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THIS PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE WAY I SEE IT, IT IS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PARTIES. THE FOURTH TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, THE DEALER'S BODY SHOP HAD A DIFFERENT MANAGER. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROMISED TO CALL ME THE NEXT DAY. HE NEVER CALLED. I CALLED HIM A FEW DAYS LATER, THE RECEPTIONIST SAID HE WASN'T IN AND HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. HE NEVER DID. STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314164February 25, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO A FAULTY BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BUT DUE TO THE VIN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE FAILURE COULD INJURE A CHILD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311867February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WHO WILL BE REPAIRING THIS DEFECT STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MOST FORENZA VEHICLES. A SWITCH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AND IT WILL COST $186 TO REPLACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN ON FORENZA VEHICLES THAT HE ADVISED EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR RECEIPT IN THE EVENT OF A COMPANY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310123February 13, 2010
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306224February 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A SUZUKI/FORENZA 2007 AND ON MONDAY 02/01/2010 WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE IN THE TURNPIKE NORTH. I WAS GOING AT ABOUT 60 TO 65 MILES/HOUR AND ANOTHER DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND I HIT HIM AT THAT SPEED. IT WAS A HEAD COLLISION/ T BONE LIKE AND EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ALL CRASHED INCLUDING THE HARD BUMPER THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR DID DEPLOY. I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. THE MAIN SUPPORT FRAME THAT HELD THE VEHICLE AT THE BOTTOM WAS BENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 04/29/10. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10304960February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE COMMENTS ON THIS CAR AND I'VE HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM...I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORZENA AND MY CAR PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SOOO MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STILL COMES ON EVERY OTHER DAY. I'VE HAD ISSUES WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD JUST DECELERATE DOWN TO 35 MPH WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD NOT BUDGE...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS COMPANY IS STILL ALLOWED TO MAKE CARS. THE "LOANER" CAR THAT THEY SAY THEY GIVE YOU IN THE WARRANTY IS A JOKE. WE'VE HAD TO RENT OUR OWN CARS AND "WAIT" TO BE REIMBURSED. THE DEALERSHIPS THEY SEND YOU TO CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS....THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303663February 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH BEFORE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACTS FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS AND SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16125. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302610January 27, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES SUFFER TO THE NECK AND BACK. DURING THE CRASH THE FRAME WAS DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE MOVED. THE CONTACT FEELS THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH WAS SEVERE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10302221January 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. HE STATED THAT UPON STARTING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE VERY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO REVERSE RAPIDLY AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AS OF YET DUE TO THE DISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300357January 19, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA 4-DR: WHILE OPENING THE BACK LEFT DOOR THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF - WITHIN THE SAME MONTH THE RIGHT BACK DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN THE SAME MANNER. SAFETY CONCERN AS UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO AWAITING RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298959January 11, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299005January 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2010 AND RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE WEEKEND. THE SPEED SENSITIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT THE GEARS IN DRIVE 2 IN ORDER TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE DRIVEN IN DRIVE 3 TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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