Suzuki Forenza Complaints (2008)

152 consumer complaints on file.

#10579463April 13, 2014
SEAT BELTS
SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED WHILE I AM DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I CLEARLY HEARD A CLICK WHEN BUCKLING IT. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO COME UNBUCKLED ALMOST EVERY DAY AND THEN IT STOPS FOR A WHILE. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM BUT CONTINUOUS, IT HAS NOT STOPPED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573461March 19, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BENCH FOLLOWED BY A GARAGE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT, THIRD PARTY ENGINEERING COMPANY, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION OR BRAKING SYSTEM WERE FOUND. UPDATED 05/13/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572738March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572741March 17, 2014
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT STARTED. HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE IT STOP BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE 4 BRAND NEW TIRES AND THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND THERE IS NO LEAKS ANYWHERE. THEY PUT AIR IN AND TIRE SENSOR LIGHT GOES OFF BUT WITHIN 30 MINUTES THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560858January 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE SHIFTED GEARS HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,884. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559520January 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LITE DOES NOT COME OUT AND THIS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. EVERY TIME I TOCK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FIXED IT FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554027November 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, REMEDYING THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553744November 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COIL PACK WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548653October 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I TURNED ON THE CAR, WHEN I PUT INTO REVERSE IT CLUNKED AND THE SCREEN THAT USUALLY SAYS R JUST HAD SCRAMBLED LETTERS GOING THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT CLUNKED AGAIN AND WHEN I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT IT STARTS IN 2ND SO I HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF GAS ONTO IT THEN IT WON'T SWITCH INTO 3RD GEAR, AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WORKS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548241October 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. ONCE AT 95,000 MILES, ANOTHER AT 101,000 MILES, AND NOW AGAIN AT 109,000. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI TO NO AVAIL. THE SECOND TIME THE SENSOR WENT OUT, I WAS MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE 3RD INCIDENT WAS YESTERDAY 10/16/2013, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN ROAD, WHEN THE SENSOR DECIDED TO SLIP, IT MOVED THE TRANSMISSION INTO A HIGH GEAR, CAUSING ME TO INCH OUT OF WHERE I WAS AT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HIT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUZUKI ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548013October 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD, HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT YET THE ISSUE CONTINUES. MANUFACTURE OFFERS NO SOLUTIONS. AFTERMARKET PART ARE JUST AS FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547487October 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE TIMES THE TRANSMISSION THUDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. DASH DISPLAY DOES NOT SHOW "R" BUT HAS AN "X" THROUGH IT. TURN CAR OFF AND ON ABOUT THREE TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. EVENTUALLY WORKS OK FOR A WHILE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. CAR IS SLUGGISH TO DRIVE AFTER THIS HAPPENS AND ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT GOES OFF IN A FEW DAYS. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544664September 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544235September 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) THAT PERTAINED TO MODEL YEARS 2006-2011 AND SX4 VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543858September 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON STATING THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542572September 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED. THE ENGINE RPM'S THEN DECREASED ABNORMALLY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536723August 22, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE BRAKE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRACTURED AND PULLING THE BRAKE LINE OUT OF THE FIRE WALL, SPINNING IT AROUND THE BRAKE LINE, THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY, AND THE STEERING ROD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HARNESS WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE ENGINE DRIVE BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,380. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536737August 22, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
EVERY TIME I CHANGE GEARS, MY CAR THUNKS UNDER THE HOOD AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. A MACHINE WAS HOOKED UP TO MY CAR AND IT READS THAT THERE IS A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH, AND NOTICE AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE/PART. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN MY VEHICLE, IT DRIVES VERY POORLY AND FEELS LIKE IT CANNOT SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534790August 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A WEIRD NOISE AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING DOWN TO 30 MILES AN HOUR, AT THE SAME TIME THE RPM"S WERE GOING HIGHER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE SHIFT GAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FLASHING WEIRD. IT HAD A D WITH A LINE THRU IT. WE HAD TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY FROM 1ST GEAR UP TO DRIVE. IT WAS SCARY SINCE THERE WAS A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER BEHIND ME COMING UP FAST. IT HAS DONE THIS TO US TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR SIMILAR. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. WHEN WE HAVE A WARRANTY WE STILL SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE FOR SOME PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAND CAR" POWER TRAIN AND SPEED CONTROL SENSORS. GOING OUT AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534672August 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, I DECIDED I WAS A LITTLE TO FAR INTO THE ROAD. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND NOTICED IT SHIFTED REALLY HARD. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD - AGAIN IT SHIFTED HARD. WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T SPEED UP. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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