2006 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANS-AXLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP (EXPO SUZUKI) SELLING SUZUKI MOTOR CARS, IN KINGWOOD, TEXAS. PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR WINDOW ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED DISPLAYING ODD READINGS OTHER THAN PARK OR DRIVE OR A COMBINATION OF ITS RANGE MODES(R,D,N,1 AND 2) WITH A SLASH LINE GOING THROUGH IT, INDICATING THAT AN ERROR/MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING (THIS STARTED AT 75,000 MILES OR LESS, ON THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER.), I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO ERROR/MALFUNCTIONS DISPLAYED; GOOD, BUT THE VEHICLE NOW DROVE SLUGGISH; IT WOULD NOT DRIVE BEYOND 20MPH OR LESS. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BY TOW-TRUCK WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. INSTANCES ALSO INVOLVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN CAME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE CAR TO QUICKLY COME TO A NEAR DANGEROUS STOP IN HEAVY HOUSTON TEXAS TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE NSS(NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH) MALFUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING; ALMOST INVOLVING ME IN A NEAR FATAL COLLISION GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; I HAPPENED TO LOOK AND SEE THE DASHBOARD GEAR INDICATOR WINDOW HAD THAT SLASH MARK(S) IN IT AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR BACK AND FORTH, TO MY SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH PROBLEM, WITH THEM ONLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME. DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON TEXAS WHO SOLD SUZUKI MOTOR CARS UP UNTIL RECENT, WILL NOT TOUCH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO JUST REPLACE IT, IF ITS UNDER SUZUKI MOTORS WARRANTY? O.K. FINE. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED MY ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS ONE THE HIGHWAY MY CAR RIP WENT CRAZY I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND ON MY DASH THERE WAS A LINE THRU THE DRIVE SYMBOL THAT WAS TELLIN ME THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE I HAD JUST FIXED MY TRANSMISSION 3,4 GEAR PAID TO DEALER 1,400 3 MONTHS LATER THE RANGE SENSOR GOES BAD AGAIN FOR 4TH TIME.THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEM AND HARDLY ANY DEALERS THAT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE HELP. *JS

THE BRAKE CALIPERS STUCK ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR CATCHING THE FRONT WHEELS ON FIRE. THIS ALL CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY SAFELY. IT TURNS OUT THE BRAKE HOSE LINES COLLAPSED INSIDE CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO LOCK UP. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IT JUST WENT BACK ON TODAY. I NOTICED THE ACCELERATION WAS LESS WHEN I CAME OFF A STOP LIGHT ALMOST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A PARTS SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS. IT CAME UP AS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THIS SAME EXACT EVENTS HAPPENING IN SUZUKI VEHICLES OVER 70,000 MILES. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS TO CONFUSE ITSELF AS BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

WHILE IN DRIVE CAR SUDDENLY SWITCHES TO IDLE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE PRESSING OF GAS PEDDLE. IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST. THE RANGE SELECTOR PART IS THE ISSUE. IT CANNOT FUNCTION REPEATEDLY SINCE THIS IS A REOCCURING EVENT. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE IS IN DRIVE 3RD GEAR WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE GREAT CONCERN IS THAT WILL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE TIME OF IT CEASING TO FUNCTION IS UNPREDICATABLE. FROM RESEARCH IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A NEARLY UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH SUZUKI FORENZAS AND AS A SAFETY ISSUE IT NEEDS TO BE A PART PROPERLY REPLACED UNDER A RECALL BY DEALERS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS. EACH TIME I HAVE IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SPONTANEOUSLY THROW ITSELF IN TO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED VERY HARD THEN SLOWED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES AND HIT MY BUMPER. I STOPPED, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THEN WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 15MPH EVEN WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS FAILED AND I AM GLAD THAT THE PERSON WHO WAS BEHIND ME STOPPED QUICKLY AND ONLY TAPPED MY BUMPER. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SUZUKI NEEDS TO DO A MAJOR RECALL!! I DON'T UNDERSTATND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YET IT IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE NORMAL AND CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT DOWNSHIFTED HARD AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP LIGHT IT TOOK MORE GAS THAN NORMAL TO PULL AWAY. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO STORE THE NEXT DAY TO READ THE CODES. IT GAVE THE CODES PO700 AND PO734. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION AND WAS UNABLE TO GO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE IT SHIFTS HARD AND KIND OF CLUNKS INTO GEAR. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED AGAIN AND IT WAS SHIFTING JUST FINE, BUT STILL HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LATER THAT DAY THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY RETURNED. WHEN THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME THROUGH A HEAVY SNOW STORM. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD CAUSED ME TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT DUE TO THE ZERO VISIBILITY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND TROUBLE CODES AND I BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET VEHICLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO IDLE HIGH WHILE IN THE "D" POSITION. APPLIED BRAKES AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN TO "P" POSITION BUT DASH READ REVERSE. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND GEARS SHIFTED AS DESIGNED. 4 INCIDENTS FOLLOWED THIS ONE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED.I WAS PUTTING GAS IN WITH THE ENGINE OFF ONE I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE CRANKED IT AND IMMEDIATELY THE SCRAMBLED SYMBOL APPEARED I CUT THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND THE SCRAMBLED SYMBOL WAS STILL VISIBLE I SHIFTED DOWN THROUGH SEVERAL GEARS WITH CLUNKING NOISES AND HEAVY JERKING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO FIND DRIVE 3, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW PACE TO A PARKING SPACE UNTIL I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. SENT IT TO A MECHANIC HAD THROTTLE REPAIRED PUT THE VERY SAME DAY THE VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED HOME FROM THEIR SCHOOL. WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE 3 AND GET IT OFF OF THE ROADWAY.TURNED OFF IGNITION AND CRANKED IT UP AGAIN THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY TOOK IT TO AN AUTOZONE SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE CODE COULD BE READ AND IT CAME BACK AS P0700 AND P0705 HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. WITH THIS AS AN RECURRING WITH OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS MINES SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS GREATLY INJURED OR KILLED JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS. LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT EVEN IF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ARE MADE I DON'T WANT TO FEEL AS IF IM DRIVING MY AND MY KIDS DEATH MOBILE. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS FAULTY. THIS CODE IS B1448 SENSOR/MATT FAULT CAUSED BY MATT WIRING FAILURE. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO STAFF OFF, IT ALSO CAUSES THE PASSENGER SYSTEM TO READ THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AN OCCUPANT AT ALL TIMES. THE MAIN AIRBAG COMPUTER READS THE SYSTEM FAULT AND IT DISABLES THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NO AIRBAG PROTECTION AT ALL, AND SUZUKI KNOWS. SEAMS TO BE A COMMON AND KNOWN DEFECT IN THE OCS AND SEAT MATT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SUZUKI AND ITS DEALERS ARE UNMOVED BY THE DANGER THAT THIS BRINGS TO ALL ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD . THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A WHILE, IT WAS RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC SPINE IN THE SWITCH SLID ONTO THE METAL SPLINE COMING OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE, SO WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO GEAR, THE SWITCH WOULD ELECTRONICALLY TELL THE SYSTEM WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THE PLASTIC SWITCH BURNED OUT OVER TIME.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IS THERE A RECALL ON AIRBAGS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM RUNS RAMPANT ON 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA MODELS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANAGER OVER PARTS AND SERVICE CHANGED THE SENSOR FOR US. HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR IT PLUGS INTO WAS BROKEN AND HE WOULD LOOK FOR A USED ONE, AS BUYING A NEW ONE MEANS BUYING A WHOLE NEW ENGINE HARNESS ($800-$900). ANYTIME I LOOK UP MY MAKE AND MODEL THIS IS ALL ANYONE HAS TO SAY AND SUZUKI WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT CHARGE MORE MONEY TO KEEP TRYING TO FIX IT.THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN OFF OF A BUSY STREET ONTO A SIDE STREET. AS I WENT TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ITSELF, MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR 20 SECONDS AND THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO TRY TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR AGAIN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE SPOT. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. WHAT IF I HAD STILL BEEN ON THE MAIN ROAD? *TR

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK DASHBOARD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE GEAR AND LOSES GREAT AMOUNT OF POWER. WHEN DRIVING GEARS DO NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL VERY LIGHTLY THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE AT ALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA 2006IN OCT 2012. THE FIRST BREAK DOWN WAS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE WATER PUMP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT WAS REPLACE IN DECEMBER 2012 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS A SHAKE IN THE ENGINE IT BEGIN TO JERK AND DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO WHERE THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH. THEY FIXED IT AFTER TWO WEEKS I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AGAIN AT THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME CODE THAT HAD COME UP THE FIRST TIME. THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THEN A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE SAME THING WITH A TRANSMISSION SWITCH. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT THE SAME CODE POPS UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH. NOW THERE SAYING IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL AND IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS AND CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, ONLY CRANKS UP IN NEUTRAL,AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO OFF AFTER A REPAIR THEN LIGHTS BACK UP. ITS FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A BATTERY CHARGE FREQUENTLY WHEN BATTERY LOSES CHARGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JS

WITH THE FORENZA WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE OR RESERVE PERIODICALLY IT WILL FLASH A SYMBOL IN THE GEAR INDICATOR WITH A LINE THROUGH IT THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND BARELY MOVE AT ALL THIS IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BARELY MOVES AND IT DOES IT RANDOMLY I COULD BE DRIVING AND IT LOSING ITS GEAR AND STARTS TO MOVE SLOWLY IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH ME NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEEDS TO BE FIXED READ ONLINE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND I HAD A SUZUKI PRIOR AND IT DID THE SAME THING HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND ITS DOING THIS. *TR

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AT 60 MPH ON A ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED INJURING AND POSSIBLY KILLING THEM AS I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET FAR ENOUGH OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND HELP ME TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY AND NARROW ROAD. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR WHICH HAS BECOME AND EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA. THIS PART MUST BE RECALLED AS IT PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING RISK TO THE TO THE LIVES OF SUZUKI OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE REPEATEDLY POSE SUCH A RISK TO THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND FOR SUZUKI TO REFUSE TO RECALL THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEADLIGHTS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED, WHILE DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE HIGH BEAMS INOPERABLE AND FOUND THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS INOPERABLE THROUGH A SWITCH, THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE KEEPING THE LOW BEAMS ON, AND THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED THROUGH A FLASH TO PASS. WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THERE WAS EXPOSED BURNT WIRING AT THE SPLICE.

I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND MY TACHOMETER WAS ACCELERATING. IT WOULD STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV,I TRIED TO MOVE BUT COULD NOT. I DRIVE A BUSY HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 65, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT BY A SEMI. ONE DAY PULLING OUT OF MY COMMUNITY, ACCELERATING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANES, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID A CRASH. A POLICE OFFICER PULLED OVER, I EXPLAINED THE CAR JUST STOPPED. HE SAW THE SYMBOL FLASHING ON DASH, A RECTANGLE WITH LINE THROUGH IT. WENT HOME IN 3RD OR 2ND GEAR, THAT SYMBOL IS NOT IN MANUAL. HAD A DIAGNOSIS AND ONLY O2 SENSOR I WAS HAVING REPLACED. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM SUZUKI . I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT HAD NO CHOICE, SO DROVE SLOW IN 3RD OR 2ND, WHEN D FAILED AGAIN. I HAD APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS, WHILE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ASKED IF I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTER GOING INTO GEAR, I SAID IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING,THAT I TRIED TO GET IT CHECKED, IT DIDN'T SHOW ON DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED EARLIER AND IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEY SAID I NEED A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, THEY COULD FIX IT. I WANTED TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, TO SAVE BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS IN FORENZA'S. THIS IS DANGEROUS, LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THERE ARE TSB'S ISSUED AND HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS LIKE MINE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY, WOULD ANYONE EVEN KNOW IF A CAR IS BURNED UP OR COMPLETELY WRECKED? I DID CONTACT AMERICAN SUZUKI TO ADVISE THEM OF MY PROBLEM SO THEY WOULD HAVE IT ON RECORD. I ADVISED THEM THAT BEFORE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPED THE SHIFTER WAS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT I HAD REPORTED THAT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) HOWEVER, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WENT TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FORENZA SEDAN AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT. I JUST RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. SUZUKI NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ALSO THE 02 SENSOR WENT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS AND ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE SOON RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. IT WAS ADVISED BY A SUZUKI REPAIR TECHNICIAN TO USE A PLASTIC CORD TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/26/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE TWICE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AN "X" MARK APPEARED OVER THE DRIVE SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE "X" MARK INDICATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE GIFT SHIFT SENSOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,040.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, BOTH OF THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID (NOT FLASHING) AND THE "D" ON THE DASH DISPLAY WHERE "DRIVE" IS SIGNALED WAS FLASHING AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE ICON THAT WAS NOT FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL (LOOKED LIKE A SQUARE WITH TWO SLASHES THROUGH IT.) THE NEW TRANSMISSION SIGNAL WOULD FLASH FOR 10-15 MILES OR SO STARTING DURING ACCELERATION. THE PART THAT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED WAS A "TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH." *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALES.. THANK GOD I WAS CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE MECHANIC AND SPENT 500 TO FIX THE TIMING BELT, NEW BATTERY, VALVE, OIL CHANGE.. I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I CALLED SUZUKI CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I EXPLAINED THE HUGE LIABILITY IF MY CALL JUST STOPS IN THE FREEWAY.. THEY OFFER TO HOLD MY HAND THROUGH THE PROCESS. SUZUKI NEEDS A RUDE AWAKENING. RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO BODY AT THE SHOP COULD FIGURE IT OUT. BUT I SEE ON THESE FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, THE FORENZA'S TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. RECENTLY, REVERSE HAS ALSO NOT WANTED TO FULLY ENGAGE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SUZUKI FORENZAS NEARING 70K MILES. THE MOST COMMON PART THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LEFT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO THE BUCKLE AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I START THE CAR IT CLUNKS INTO REVERSE AND CLUNKS INTO DRIVE. SEEMS THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE FINDER IS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. ALSO REPLACE BOTH OF MY FRONT STRUTS 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I STILL OWE ON A LOAN ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE HAD SMELL COMING FROM THE DASH LIKE MELTING WIRES. DASH HIGH/LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING, LUCKILY DAYTIME RUNNING WORKED BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SEE WELL AT NIGHT PERIODICALLY THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A FEW THEN CUT BACK OFF. MOST OFTEN THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL AND DOESN'T STAY ON LONG..AFRAID OF FIRE OR IF WORKING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WRECKING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST YEAR FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL OR 07 IN JAN 2008, CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND SUZUKI AND THEY ARE TELLING ME EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME THING.. FOR 2004-2006 FORENZAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN THE DATES OF SEPT 2003 AND MARCH 2006 THAT MY CAR THAT WAS MANUFACTURED 11/2005 DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL? JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE ITS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. OR IF MAYBE SOME INFORMATION WAS CROSSED AND HOPEFULLY OURS CAN BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FOUR WAY STOP, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RING SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SENSOR WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

TODAY MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY INDICATOR AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE CLUSTER PANEL THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDO NEEDLE BOUNCING AROUND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF THERE WERE NOT ANY OBD II CODES STORED. I TOO NOTICED THE BRAKE/BATTERY LIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDO NEEDLE WOULD JUMP WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNALS. I GOT IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THERE WERE NO CODES STORED. IT WAS AFTER THE CODE SCANNER WAS HOOKED UP MY REAL PROBLEMS BEGAN. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR (EITHER D OR R) IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR, THE SPEEDO DIDN'T WORK AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION. I HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE, AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR. WELL, THAT WAS REPLACED NO LESS THAN 10K MILES AGO. PLEASE, SOMEONE PLACE THIS CAR ON THE LEMON LIST SO I CAN RECOUP MY LOSSES. WHEN THERE IS NEXT TO NO ACCELERATION, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING CLIPPED (OR WORSE). *TR

WHEN CHANGING GEAR OUT OF PARK, RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SHOWING IT'S NOT READING THE GEAR AND LOSING EXTREME AMOUNT OF POWER. DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS GONE OUT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM. *TR

FOR APPROXIMATELY YEAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED ON THIS FORM, 06/05/2012, MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY IN THE WAY(S) I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE. SINCE 6/05/2012, THE MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED AND WORSENED EVERY TIME I DRIVE. UPON THE INITIAL GEAR SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE," MY SUZUKI FORENZA JERKS. AFTER THE SHIFT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A "P," DESPITE BEING IN REVERSE. WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, I FEEL A JERK, AND MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MULTITUDE OF THINGS; AT TIMES IT REMAINS A "P," AND AT OTHER TIMES IT SHOWS "N" FOR NEUTRAL, "R" FOR REVERSE, A SIMPLE "D," OR A FLASHING "D" WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. AS I PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, MY RPM'S INCREASE, THE ENGINE REVS, BUT MY CAR DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO A FULL MINUTE. THE VEHICLE THEN JERKS AND SHOOTS FORWARD VERY QUICKLY, WHICH IS GREATLY HAZARDOUS AND ALARMING. ONCE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON THE ROAD, A SEPARATE BUT SEEMINGLY RELATED INCIDENT OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS- I CAN BE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET OR THE INTERSTATE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FEELS AS IF MY CAR IS SHIFTING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND IS STILL MOVING DUE TO MOMENTUM. ALTHOUGH I IMMEDIATELY REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, MY RPM'S SHOOT UP INTO THE 6/7 RANGE, THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE, AND THE VEHICLE JERKS. AT THIS TIME, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SHIFTS, ALTERNATING FROM THE FLASHING "D," TO, "P," AND SO ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER SUZUKI FORENZA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. IT MAY BE A RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE FIX, BUT THAT DOESN'T LESSON THE SEVERITY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 OTHER SAFETY RECALLS THUS FAR, AND I AM ENRAGED THAT IT IS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ENTIRELY DUE TO THIS WIDESPREAD AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND HINDER THE CONTACT FROM SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. OFTEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, IT "CLUNKS." THEN WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED, THE CAR SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. I CAN DRIVE IF I PUT IT INTO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEAR AFTER IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OR LATER IN THE DAY I CAN GET THE CAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF DAILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT IN THE BACK, THIS HAD NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. ALSO WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, ON THE DASH WHERE IT SHOWS THE GEARS THE D SIGN IS ALL SCRAMBLED. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. APPARENTLY ITS MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. I FEEL THAT NO MATTER HOW WELL THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT UP, THIS ISSUE IS DESTINED TO BECOME A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THIS SENSOR GLITCH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SWITCH GEARS AND SLOWDOWN WITHOUT WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHTS, THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. SUZUKI MOTOR CORP IS GROSSLY NEGLIGENT FOR NAOT MAKING A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART. IT IS THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF NTSB TO COMPELL THE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE 2006 FORENZA VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH OFF THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. ONLY, THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED. UPDATED 08/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE GEARS TO ENGAGE WITH FORCE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

MY 06 FORENZA WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN IT WOULD GET BETTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THEN I STARTED GETTING THE PERIODIC CLUNK AND SCRAMBLED DISPLAY, USUALLY WHILE IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN JUST STARTING A TRIP AND DRIVING SLOW. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THEY SENT ME TO THE DEALER WHO MADE ME TAKE THE CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED BACK OFF AND THEY COULDN'T READ THE CODES. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT NEVER AT THE SHOP. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FIND THAT A LOT OF CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I THINK SUZUKI SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT 98000 MILES IN 2011 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON EVERY 4-6MONTHS OR SO ( THE DRIVE SIDE)...THEN I WOULD TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CENSOR, ETC AND RESET IT. AM REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS, THERE MUST BE A FAULTY SENSOR/PART OF THE AIRBAG WITH 2006 SUZUKI FLORENZA AIRBAG.