2004 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HIT A CURB, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, BUT REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

I PURCHASED A SUZUKI FORENZA 9/2004. THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE MPGS. IT WAS SOLD AS 22-28 MPG. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED BETTER THAN 17 MPGS UNDER ANY CONDITIONS!!!! THIS IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. IT IS ALSO A 4 CYLINDER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THEY STATED THE GOVERNMENT FIXES THESE MPG'S-DOESN'T THAT MEAN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MEET THESE GUIDELINES. WITH GAS PRICES WHAT THEY ARE, THIS CAR IS NO LINGER FUEL ECONOMIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED ARM AND SHOULDER INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL LATER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. *AK

THE CAR JUST DIES ON US IN TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THEN WE HAVE TO LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND IT WILL START RIGTH BACK UP. WE HAVE HAD IT IN AT THE DEALERS TO BE FIXED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCASSIONS AND THEY HOOK IT UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND IT SHOWS NO DEFECTS.THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL THEY HAD INSTALLED AFTERMARKET. SO THEY REMOVED THAT AND TOLD US IT WAS FIXED. THE VERY NEXT DAY IT STARTED DYING ON US AGAIN.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. *SC *JB

ON 7/14/04 MY DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE A REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT IN A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. SEAT BELT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE, AND SHE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN VEHICLE. ON 7/16/04 SHE WAS AGAIN A REAR PASSENGER IN SAME VEHICLE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BY FAULT OF A RED LIGHT RUNNER. SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. WITNESS AND MY DAUGHTER STATE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ONCE AGAIN CHANGE SEATS AS THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH (RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE). THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN ACCIDENT AND IS NO LONGER IN USE. VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY A FRIEND. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA FROM A SUZUKI DEALER IN TUCSON ARIZONA ON 05/21/04. FROM THE FIRST DAY WE DID NOT FEEL THAT A/C WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND WAS COOLING AFTER A APPROX 30 MIN DRIVE. I BOUGHT A TEMP GAUGE TO CHECK THE VENT TEMP AND THE READING WILL NOT GO LOWER THEN 50F. ALL DRIVER'S SHOULD KNOW THAT A NICE COLD A/C SHOULD REACH 40F AT ITS BEST PERFORMANCE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FREON WAS LOW AND HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE A/C WORKED GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STARTED PERFORMING THE SAME AS BEFORE. SECOND TIME, I TOOK THE DEALER TECHNICIAN WITH HIS DIGITAL TEMP READER ON A DRIVE. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 106F AND THE VENT TEMP WAS 48F. PLEASE NOTE WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS RUNNING FOR MORE THEN 30 MINS. DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO THE SUZUKI TECH LINE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE A/C. THERE EXPLANATION WAS THAT IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS 99F THEN THE VENT TEMP SHOULD BE HIGHER THEN 50F AND AS IT WAS 106F OUTSIDE, YOUR A/C IS WORKING FINE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE A SHODDY, CHEAP AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. PLEASE CHECK ALL ITEMS ON THE CAR PRIOR TO BUYING A SUZUKI AUTOMOBILE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONCE THE DEALER REPLACED A FUSE, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER FOUND A ECM FUSE AT THE IP FUSE BLOCKED OPEN. (ECM, ENG FUSE BLOCK, TCM, IP FUSE) THE SHIFTING TRANSAXLE HARNESS WAS REROUTED BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND CONNECTOR C206 SECURE HARNESS. *SC *JB

WHEN AT IDLE AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP MY SEATS VIBRATE TERRIBLY. THE DEALER PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION & MOUNTS IN AND IT STILL VIBRATES. THE DEALER NOW SAID THEIR IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. *LA

CAR WILL NOT PROPERLY START OR WILL DIE AFTER TURNING IT ON.*AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. *NM THE PROBLEM ALSO DRAINED THE BATTERY. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK