Suzuki Forenza Complaints (2007)

256 consumer complaints on file.

#10545981September 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
WAS HIT BY A PONTIAC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE MANUAL STATES THAT I HAVE AIR BAGS THAT ARE IN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO OFF IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. DUE TO THIS, MY PASSENGER AND I SUFFERED INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, IF I HAD NOT TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE CENTER CONSOLE BROKE DURING THE ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO STICK, AND WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF, IT WON'T GO ALL THE WAY OFF UNTIL YOU JERK THE GEAR SHIFT TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10544719September 21, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD AND CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR NO WARNING. TRAFFIC BEHIND ALMOST COLLIDED. MY 4 YEAR OLD WAS IN BACK SEAT. VERY SCARY. CALLED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM CONSIDERING MY MAKE, MODEL, MILEAGE. SO WHY AM I, A SINGLE DISABLED MOTHER, RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING A WELL KNOWN, UNSAFE MANUFACTURER ISSUE REPAIRED..... I CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD MOST PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY ONCE BUT FEW MONTHS AFTER GETTING REPAIR DONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! CAR SHIFTING AND STALLING WHILE AT FULL SPEED! ME AND MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! PLANNING TO CALL SUZUKI CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO COME UP WITH WAY TO REPAIR SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SO MANY SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544607September 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL NIGHT, MY BATTERY DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE JUMPED. I WENT ALONG WITH MY DAY, PARKED MY CAR AT THE BUS LOT AND WENT TO WORK. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR, I SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN I TRIED TO POP MY HOOD, I NOTICED THE INTERIOR PANELING UNDER MY STEERING WHEEL WAS BLACK AND MELTED. THE HOOD WOULD NOT POP OPEN BECAUSE THE RELEASE LEVER WAS ALSO MELTED. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE ON MY WINDSHIELD NEAR THE AIR/DEFROST VENTS AND ON ANYTHING SITTING IN MY CAR. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AND IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHERE NO ONE WAS AROUND TO GET INJURED. AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR REPLACED ON THE CAR 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, I'VE REALIZED THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR LONG BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A FIRE IN THIS EXACTLY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR CAR. SUZUKI SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR MAKING SUCH TERRIBLE CARS AND FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY RIGHT BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS SO THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE/NO ACCOUNTABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544666September 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANG AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543425September 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS HORRIBLE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME TIME TO CHANGE THIS. FIRST TIME WAS AT 45000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543507September 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ANKLE INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10537453August 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
3RD TIME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. WHY CAN SUZUKI GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM?? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED? I DOUBT IF EVEN THAT WILL HELP MOTIVATE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536162August 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, SHE NOTICED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP INTO DIFFERENT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533788August 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR 3 MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY GOING OUT. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME REPLACING SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533648August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531839July 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE, THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE "R" SHOULD APPEAR FOR REVERSE ON THE DASH, BUT ALL THE LETTERS ("P", "R", "D", ETC) WERE SCRAMBLED TOGETHER. THE CAR DROVE IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKED AGAIN AND THEN WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, TURNING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WOULD FINALLY ACCELERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AND THE GEARS WOULD STILL JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE, BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN IN A SHORT TERM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531641July 24, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE RADIATOR FLUID SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A LEAK OF ANY SORT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE FLUID. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AT 45 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD EXPLODED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SECOND MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FANS WERE FAILING SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD RECURRING FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523142July 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
IT STARTED HAVIN A SHIFT MALFUNCTION FROM 3 TO 4 GEAR AND NOW QUITE OFTEN JUST REVS UP INSTEAD OF GOING, PASSENGER SEAT BELT OFTEN RELEASES ON ITS OWN, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS CONSTANTLY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521987June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS WENT OUT TWICE IN A SIX MONTH SPAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521794June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WEIRD UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO THE FIRST RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUSHED THE GAS, MY CAR TOOK FOREVER TO ACCELERATE. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I GOT HOME, WHERE I CHECKED THE CODES: TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL SENSOR. I AM TICKED! LAST OCTOBER (8 MOS AGO) I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO FALL OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER 11 DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY FOUND IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND REPLACED IT... NOW APPARENTLY IT'S BROKEN AGAIN???!!! SO I GOT ONLINE TO LOOK INTO IT AND I FIND THIS SITE WITH TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM... I GUESS NO ONE CARES UNTIL SOMEONE DIES, AND THEN MAYBE THEY WILL DECIDE TO MAKE IT A RECALL... THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520289June 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2012. SINCE THEN MY SEAT BELT BUTTON TURNED ON AND TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALSO AND THEY FIXED IT. THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND THEY SAID I HAD A RADIATOR LEAK ( I WONDER HOW TRUE WAS THAT SOMETIMES) REPAIRED IT AND IT COST $400.... NOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND NOW IT WAS THE GAS CAP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! WTH SO WE REPLACED THAT PART. NOW AFTER WE FIX THAT, GUESS WHAT ALSO STARTS HAPPENING THE CAR JUST STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON!!! WE TAKE IT TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND IT GIVES US P0705 P0700 AND THAT NOW IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!! THIS IS CRAZY!! HOPEFULLY NOTHING ELSE WILL GO WRONG..... I FEEL THAT SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ESPECIALLY.. AS I SEE...MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE MONEY THAT WE ALL HAVE WASTED AND FRUSTRATION WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH.... SUZUKI NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519770June 14, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR JERKED AND SLOWED SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DRUG. INSTEAD OF CATCHING BACK UP TO SPEED IT TOOK A MINUTE TO REACH THE SPEED OF WHAT WAS POSTED. AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SUZUKI FORENZA. BUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. FOR A REFERENCE THE SUZUKI DEALER SALES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR $38.99 AND THE MECHANIC CHARGED $25.00 LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515635June 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHY ISN'T ANY THING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!! SUZUKI NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I INITIALLY JUST GOT ON HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STARTED READING THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE TAKE SOME KINDA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MORE THAN ONCE. THIS WEEK WILL MAKE THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR! I WAS DRIVING IN A 35 MILE ZONE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT A CAR ALOT RAMMED ME FROM BEHIND. IT SLOWS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES WONT GO BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN SUZUKI FORENZAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515488June 6, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD "THUNK" SOUND AND THEN MY CAR WENT BASICALLY INTO NEUTRAL. HAD A CAR BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND I HAD IT REPLACED THEN, ONLY 9 SHORT MONTHS AGO. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE PARTS AND SERVICE FOLKS AT DAVID NORMAN SUZUKI I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515379June 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IT HAD ABOUT 119000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT. IT WOULDN'T HARDLY MOVE FORWARD AND OR GO UP HILLS AND HAS STRUGGLED TO DO SO SINCE. THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON HILLS WHEN YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR BARELY WANTS TO MOVE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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