Suzuki Forenza Complaints (2007)

256 consumer complaints on file.

#10444513January 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. DANGEROUS GEAR CHANGE ISSUES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441361December 27, 2011
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT GAVE A BIG "THUNK" SOUND. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR GONE BAD! $250 TO REPLACE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND A POWER STEERING PUMP! NOT LIKING SUZUKI RIGHT NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441179December 25, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS ACTUATORS CONTINUE TO "ACTUATE" ON THEIR OWN, SOUNDING AS THOUGH THE CAR IS LOCKING OR UNLOCKING SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THE LOCK ITSELF DOESN'T MOVE DURING THIS COMMOTION. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS WHEN I HAD PRESSED THE BRAKE, MY CAR MADE A THUNK AND REVVED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I TRIED TO GO AGAIN, THE CAR TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO EVEN GO ABOVE SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. NOW, MY CAR WILL SOUND AS THOUGH IT ISN'T IN GEAR AT SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH! THIS SCARES ME! THEN THE DASH GEAR INDICATOR FLASHES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR ITS IN WHEN I'M DRIVING, WHETHER IT'S BACK ROADS OR FREEWAYS. VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440475December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
GOOGLED ON WEBSITE, AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BROKEN PREMATURELY, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATE THE SUCH PART IS A DEFECTIVE ONE. MY SUCH CLAIM WAS ALSO SUPPORTED BY WHAT TECHNICIAN TOLD ME WHO FIXED MY CAR AS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THERE IS AROUND 4-5 FIX FOR THIS PART OUT OF THIS MODEL AROUND THIS MILEAGE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT THIS PART IS EXCLUDED FROM SUCH COVERAGE. SUZUKI SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439313December 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2007 FORENZA AT 77000 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SISTERS 2006 FORENZA AT 50000 MILES. THE WARRANTY SAYS IT COVERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG SUZUKI CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439039December 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 FORENZA AND YESTERDAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, IT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH SEEMED TO GO HAYWIRE DISPLAYING ALL THE LETTERS (D, R, N, ETC) WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. IT THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MORNING AS I WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE CAR TO AUTOZONE, IT DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE. THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH CODES PO700 AND PO705, WHICH VARIES IN WORDING BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437557November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OR WOULD BECOME STUCK IN ONE GEAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436838November 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IN DEC 2006 AND MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD IN AUGUST OF 2007, IT WENT BAD AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IN JUNE 2008, AGAIN IN 2010 AND NOW AS OF TODAY NOVEMBER 22,2011 I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN A RECALL CONSIDERING I AM NOT THE ONLY SUZUKI FORENZA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THE ONGOING ISSUES . I HAVE CAME OUT OF POCKET OVER $600 SO FAR ON GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIX BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436503November 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
IN AUGUST OF 2011, WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY AND THEN NOTHING WOULD BE WRONG. ALSO, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE "R" ON THE DISPLAY WOULD HAVE AN DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT AND THE WOULD ONLY GO INTO FIRST GEAR AGAIN UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DO THIS AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL DO THIS AND NOT FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND THEN BE STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEAL WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200.00 TO FIX THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434998November 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING VARIOUS GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,454.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432331October 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR IN REGARDS TO HAVING TO GET THE DRIVE RANGE SENSOR REPAIRED; ALOT OF SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430292October 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE CAR JERKS AND THE DISPLAY BLINKS, NOT INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN. THE ONLY GEARS THAT SHOW ARE D AND P. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 35-40 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOW IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THINKS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DEALER NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS CAR HAS ONLY HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS AND ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430016October 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ABNORMALLY HARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426783September 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SLAMMING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THE CONTACT, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425674September 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND HESITATING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK TO MECHANIC AND ERROR P0705 TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CAME UP AS THE PROBLEM. SUZUKI IS AWARE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CLEARLY IGNORING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BY NOT RECALLING AND RECTIFYING THE ISSUE. RATHER THEY ARE RELYING ON THEIR CONSUMERS TO ABSORB THE EXPENSE OF THIS REPAIR. MY FAITH IN SUZUKI HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SHAKEN AND THIS DEFINITELY WILL INFLUENCE MY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SUZUKI OR RECOMMEND SUZUKI. IT IS TIME THAT SUZUKI STEP UP AND ADMIT THEIR NEGLIGENCE, RECTIFY THE ISSUE, COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE ABSORBED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, AND RESTORE THE FAITH IN ITS CONSUMERS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424528September 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING SOUND AND HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421411August 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN. BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO. TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE CAUSED A LOUD CLUNK FOLLOWED BY THE DIGITAL GEAR INDICATOR BEING SCRAMBLED RATHER THAN DISPLAYING R. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR, SO MUCH LESS PICKUP THAN NORMAL (WHICH COULD LEAD TO GETTING REAR ENDED) AND CAN'T GO OVER ~55 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. THE CORRESPONDING ERROR CODES PULLED WERE PO700 AND PO705. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421122August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN 07 SUZUKI FORENZA WENT OUT AT 70 MPH AND ALMOST MADE A VEHICLE BEHIND ME RUN INTO ME. THE VEHICLE PART COSTS ABOUT 60 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND LABOR BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420589August 18, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OR OWNERS PER THE WEB THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418487August 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SUZUKI FORENZA 2007; TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR. TURN ON CAR, SHIFT IT TO REVERSE THE GEAR JUMPS TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE LIKE THE MOTOR IS ABOUT TO DROP. OCCURS OFTEN CAN RUIN THE MOTOR AND THE TRANSMISSION, HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH IS 400.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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