Suzuki Forenza Complaints (2007)

256 consumer complaints on file.

#10373208December 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
THE ITEMS THAT ARE FAULTY ON THIS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ARE THE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES, AND THE INSIDE DOOR LATCHES. I BOUGHT THIS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA CAR BRAND NEW AND WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR, I HAD TO REPLACE 2 OF MY DOOR HANDLE LATCHES INSIDE BECAUSE THEY BROKE OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, MY OTHER TWO LATCHES BROKE. IN THE 1ST YEAR, THE PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO WEAR OFF. WHEN I FIRST HAD MY DOOR REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD BY THE SUZUKI REPAIR SHOP REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THE BREAKING LATCHES WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370300December 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL (NO POWER) WHILE IN DRIVE. OTHER TIMES TRANSMISSION WOULD STAY IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AUTO OR MANUAL. FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. COST AT DEALER IS FINANCIALLY PROHIBITIVE AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS AND PRIOR YEAR MANUFACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368535December 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR SO MUCH ON THIS CAR IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, I AM GOING NUTS...ALMOST EVERY MONTH ITS SOMETHING ELSE! I HAVE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, REPLACED BROKEN DOOR HANDLES (THEY BROKE AGAIN), CHIPPING PAINT (FOR NO REASON), BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SYSTEM, NOW THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. TO REPLACE THE TIRES, THE CHEAPEST YOU CAN FIND IS $130/TIRE NEW. I AM OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN THE CARE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY AND "AMERICAS BEST POWERTRAIN" BUT EVERYTHING IN THE CAR THAT IS GOING BAD, ISN'T COVERED! MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA SUCKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365098November 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND MAY POSSIBLE EXPLODE IF NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,132.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363855November 3, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A DRIPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007 BY JUNE 2007 AND ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. SHE CONTACTED GMC WHO REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO CODES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR ANY OTHER THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,507.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360219October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC PART ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT WAS FREQUENT PROBLEM CAUSING A REPAIR BILL OF ABOUT $200 AND ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO FIX. FAILURE OF THE PART RESULTS IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356653September 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE DOORS WERE ENGAGED TO OPEN, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THEY REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351157August 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE QUICKLY ON A HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING US TO GET HIT. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE CODES P0700 AND P0705 CAME UP INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. THE SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AS IT IS ELECTRICAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A 9-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WHO COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED HAD WE OF GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350584August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. IN THIS CAR MODEL I WAS READING AND IT HAVES THE SAME PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WHICH I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACE IT. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY DAY , THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT WHEN I GIVE REVERSE IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN I PUT IT TO DRIVE IT TAKES FOREVER TO SPEED UP. 3. I BOUGHT THE PART AT SUZUKI BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT THEY HAD IT, AND THEY REPLACE IT AND AFTER IT GOT REPLACED ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP, THE REVERSE AND DRIVE GEAR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLICK SO IT WONT DO ANYTHING, AD I WAS READING ONLINE THAT A LOT OWNERS OF SUZUKI HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME OUT ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349445August 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUGUST THE 7TH THE PARK AND DRIVE SIGN KEEP GETTING MIXED UP ON THE ODOMETER BOARD....THIS IS ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ....I BEEN TOLD ITS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348170August 9, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,670.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346924August 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA STOP WORKING THEN AT ONE POINT WORK AGAIN THEN ONE SIDE TURN OFF THEN THE OTHER THEN TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER THEN THEY ARE FINE THEN THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS STOP AND START WORKING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003 TO 2006 AND NOW THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE 2007. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A CRASH OR FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340323June 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. GEAR SHIFT IS STICKING. UPON STARTING CAR, PROCEEDING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE, GEAR DOES NOT MOVE FROM P. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, USE KEY TO PRESS SHIFT LOCK, PUT GEAR IN N, START CAR, THEN MOVE TO R. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. VERY ANNOYING. FEARFUL THAT IT MAY STICK IN R OR D. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339393June 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR - NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAR HAS PROBLEMS GOING FROM 0-50 MPHS IN DRIVE; DEALER STATES THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT AND IT COSTS ABOUT 200.00 TO REPAIR; CAR BARELY IS OVER 40,000 MILES, CAN'T FIND PART ANYWHERE BUT DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336849June 17, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I JUST HAD THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK AT THE BASE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, PASSENGER REAR REPLACE AT MY COST AND NOW THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336716June 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR IS WHAT EVERYTHING POINTS TO. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY CEASES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, AND SEEMS AS IF IT HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT SELECTION INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY PANEL SHOWS A FAULT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS HAS BECOME A RECENT ISSUE WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA IN THE PAST MONTHS, RANGING BETWEEN THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS. THIS FAILURE POSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336438June 15, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
SUZUKI FORENZA 2007, 42,000 MILES. 1) TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR: 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. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD ,THE CAR WOULD JUST DECELERATE DOWN LIKE 10 OR 20 MPH "SCARY" WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOOR BUT IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. 2)TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY OTHER DAY. 3)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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332213May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS RUNNING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS AS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WITH A HEAVY CLUB TO THE CAR UNDERSIDE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. I TRY TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE CHECKED OUT AND THE LIGHT HAD RESET AND NO CODE COULD BE READ. THEN IT HAPPEN DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED THE CAR JUST ACTED LIKE IT SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND IT REVVED UP AND THEN NO POWER, ONCE I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. AGAIN, LIGHT WENT OUT BEFORE GETTING IT READ. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER 2 WEEKS, FINALLY GOT INTO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE IT READ AND THE CAR CODED WITH A P0705 CODE, WHICH IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY SEE 10 A MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SAD THAT NO ONE HAS SEEN TO RECALL THIS PART, IT'S SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT'S A $40.00 PART WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER MY LIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MORE. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331618May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331382May 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHAFT SPRING FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,922.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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