2006 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THE FAILURES RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

YES MY CARS GEARS WHEN I DRIVE WOULD GO IN DIFFERENT GEARS AND I ALMOST GOT HIT. I USE THIS CAR FOR TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND I LOVE MY KIDS VERY MUCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I TOLD THEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED.THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD. AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THEN SUZUKI AND ANYONE ELSE WHO ALLOWS SUZUKI TO SELL THESE CARS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. I WILL RETALIATE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN. I AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU EITHER STOP THEM FROM SELLING THESE CARS OR HAVE THEM RECALLED. OR MAKE THEM GO TO THE JUNK YARD. THANK YOU *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IN CALIFORNIA. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER MY PURCHASE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN LAS VEGAS WHO HELPED ME FIND A NEAR BY DEALER. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC THEY ADVISED ME THE VALVE COVER WAS SEALED IMPROPERLY. NOW I JUST GOT THE CAR 2WKS PRIOR SO I CALLED THE USED DEALER I BROUGHT HE CAR FROM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. NOT TO MENTION THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH DOOR HANDLE COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER IN LAS VEGAS FIXED THE LEAKING VALVE COVER AND REPLACED ONE SPARK PLUG AS OIL LEAKED INTO IT. THIS WAS FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THEN ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK IT TO A SUZUKI DEALER IN VAN NUYS, CA. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC IT WAS THE BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND PAID A DIAGNOSTIC FEE A TOTAL OF $275.00. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE TO HIT ME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER IN VAN NUYS WHO ADVISED ME THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING. THEY NOW CLAIM IT'S THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. I CALLED AMERICAN SUZUKI TO SEE IF THE "ENGINE WIRING HARNESS" IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWER TRAIN DOES NOT COVER THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER IS ASKING FOR $1600.00 TO REPLACE IT OR $489.00 TO REPAIR THE WIRES. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 7MOS. THE DEALER ALSO GAVE A LENGTHY LIST OF RECOMMENDED SERVICES TOTALING $2541.00. I DECLINED ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES AND CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A WORKING VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE PRE-EXISTING AND THE DEALER I BROUGHT IT FROM KNEW ABOUT IT. I PLAN TO RETURN THIS CAR.

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR!! IT STARTED OUT AS I WAS SHIFT INTO OR PAST REVERSE. NOW IT SHIFTS ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND IT WILL JERK AND PUT ITSELF INTO PARK BUT STILL GO. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A STICK SHIFT WITHOUT LETTING OFF THE CLUTCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO ACT UP. I HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WAIT UNTIL IT'S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR TO PULL OUT DUE TO THIS. TONIGHT (10/13/11) I WAS DRIVING, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT I'VE DRIVEN OVER A MILLION TIMES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY BRAKE LIGHT AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION WITH MY LIGHTS DIMMING SLOWLY AND PULLED INTO THE SPOT AND THE CAR DIED. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THE SERVICE TECH IS HE GETS ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS SENSOR AND HE SAYS "THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS CAR. " *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED, AND MY VEHICLE STILL LACKS POWER WHEN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR. MY VEH JERKS WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWS DOWN. SUZUKI MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SUZUKI FORENZA LAST FRIDAY WHEN IT WENT FROM "DRIVE" TO BASICALLY NEUTRAL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE AND EACH TIME I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO BE HIT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. APPARENTLY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT GOING VERY SLOWLY AND BEING FEARFUL. IT WILL STILL DO IT EACH TIME I ACCELERATE SO I HAVE TO BE MINDFUL TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I CAN EASILY PULL INTO A SIDE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. I'M HOPING TO GET IT FIXED ASAP HOWEVER IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPENED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM WAS BURNED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I AM SO UPSET THAT MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED BACK IN 2009 AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE GEARS SHIFTING AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I WENT TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A LIGHT WITH BUSY TRAFFIC THE SAME ISSUE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR TO REAR ENDED ME AND DUE TO THE GEAR CHANGING AND CAUSING MY CAR TO GO SLOW. SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE LONGER WARRANTIES ON THESE PARTS LONGER THAT A YEAR DUE TO THE PART IS NOT LASTING. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN THE DASHBOARD GEARS WILL SCRAMBLE. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND TOOK IT TO SUZUKI AND SAID CAN NOT HELP CAUSE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I WAS TURNING INTO THE STREET TO THE TURNING LANE AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT MY LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AND IT WAS A RECALL AND SUZUKI SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED AND I AM STILL HAVING A ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE GEAR LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTED FLASHING BUT THE CAR STILL DIDN'T MOVE. TURN THE CAR OFF - STARTED IT UP AGAIN, PANEL LIGHTS STILL FLASHED, CAR WENT INTO GEAR BUT WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED, BARELY MOVED - WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES AND I'M AFRAID I MIGHT GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. CAN'T AFFORD A COSTLY REPAIR BUT CAR IS THE MAIN TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER THE REPAIR DUE TO A RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE AND THE SENSOR WAS RECONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE AN 06 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ABOUT 86,00 MILKES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY RESET SOMETHING; LIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT MORNING ON WAY TO WORK, IT CAME ON AGAIN. NOW HAVE CALL IN TO MECHANIC TO SEE HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF DRIVING WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE DRIVE INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL VIA THE INTERNET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON . 2.CAR DOESN'T HAVE POWER, IS SLUGGISH. WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, 3. CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT BUT NO RESPONSE IT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/02/11. *JB

RANGE SENSOR ON MY POWER TRAIN SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING OUT. I HAVE READ DOZENS AND DOZENS OF COMPLAINS FOR THIS VERY PART ON THIS VERY SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE $200-300 TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN MY CAR AND THIS ISN'T SAFE. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IT WILL JERK AND DECELERATE DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS PART REALLY DOES NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THIS PART AND THE WARRANT DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF IT. I BOUGHT A SUZUKI BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD CAR WITH A GREAT WARRANTY AND I'M FINDING OUT THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECENT OCCURRENCES AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND SUDDENLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO OPERATE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST MUST BE PERFORMED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 75,000.

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. A LITTLE OVER MONTH AGO, ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SLOWING DOWN VERY SUDDENLY. AFTER SWITCHING INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED PICKING UP SPEED AND DRIVING CORRECTLY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT, I DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10MPH. IT KEPT JERKING VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND FOUND THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. 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. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS ONLY ONE INCOME AT THIS TIME FROM MY HUSBANDS JOB AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND GOT NO ASSISTANCE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ASKING ABOUT A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE REPAIR AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND IT ALSO IS HAVING ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND THEN MY CAR WOULD BARELY GO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I STILL CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL GO VERY SLOW AND MY CAR ENGINE SOUNDS SOOOO LOUD. RECENTLY I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN IT JERKED BACK AND WHEN I PUT IT K INTO DRIVE IT JERKED FORWARD AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO EVEN THO IT WAS IN DRIVE, THEN ON THE ODOMETER IT HAD A BOX WITH A LINE GOING THROUGH IT AND A LINE GOING ACROSS AS IT WAS FLASHING. SOMETIME I WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN I WILL DO IT FOR DAYS. HOW DO YOU FIX THIS? THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!! I HAVE 2 TODDLERS THAT DRIVE IN MY CAR WITH ME EVERYDAY AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE!! WILL BE GETTING A NEW CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS TO A SUZUKI FORENZA 2006. DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED TO. THE LAST ACCIDENT ON 5/5/11 ENDED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR DUE TO A FRONT END COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THIS ACCIDENT ALSO BUCKLED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND RAISED IT AT LEAST 1.5 HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THIS WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT. SUZUKI WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHECKING THE VEHICLE OUT UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, ESPECIALLY ON THIS LAST ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY INJURY WHAT SO EVER. *TR

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA (CURRENT MILEAGE : 51798 MILES) SEDAN'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS ABOVE THE SPEED OF 40-50 MILES PER HOUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE "D" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR ENGINES REVS AND DELIVERS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER ON THE CURB, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAS DONE THIS 8-10 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE THE ERROR CODE "PO 705 TRANS RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION" SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. I HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS FOR POSTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THROUGH MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S IN 40 - 60K MILEAGE RANGE AND YET SUZUKI MOTORS DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND INITIALLY IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, I VERY STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 06.THIS IS HE 2ND TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IM NOT SATISFIED WITH SUZUKI CARS ANYMORE. SEEMS AS THOUGH SUZUKI DONT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR ABOUT CUSTOMER LOYALTY. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A SUZUKI AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,373 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE RPM READING WAS HIGHER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THREE WEEKS AGO I BOUGHT MY USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ONLY 35K MILES AND IN GENERAL, IT IS ALMOST IN BRAND NEW CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES (WHEN LEAST EXPECTED) IF YOU TRY TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INSTEAD OF APPLYING SOFTLY AS USUAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL!!!! *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES, RAN GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS RIDING IT THE CAR AND PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR STALLED, AND HAS BEEN STALLING EVER SINCE, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR LONG DISTANCES, IN 2 MONTHS, I DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK EVERY DAY, AND SOME DAYS IT IS FINE AND OTHERS IT STALLS, I CAN NOT TRUST THE CAR NOW, BUT I AM STILL PAYING ON IT, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER PUMP WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I DID IT MYSELF AND IT STILL COST ME $85. FRONT SEATBELT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES BUT THEN COMES BACK OUT (THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED). 40K - THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO LIT UP ON THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, A LOUD AND UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL IN REVERSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR BOX THEN DISPLAYED AN ABNORMAL SYMBOL OF A SQUARE WITH AN "X" OVER THE SYMBOL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A SYMBOL. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,426. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE GEARS SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. ON JUNE 22,2013, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND A SYMBOL DISPLAYED, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS A CLICK AND A JERK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SENSOR SWITCH WHICH ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,798.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURES WERE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION POSITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. *TT

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WILL SHIFT ON ITS OWN FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL OUT. WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE THE CAR WILL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND SKIP GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN LIMP MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON, REMAIN ON OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED HE SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

JANUARY 2011 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST ALL SPEED AND THEN JUST STOPPED. I COULD NOT TURN IT OVER AND ONCE I GOT IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE PISTON'S WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE LATER IN THE MONTH. JUNE 2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. PISTON THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY BLOWN UP AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE I AM TWO MONTHS PAST MY WARRANTY. FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND FOLLOWED ALL THE WARRANTY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE . *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL. TOOK TO DEALER TO FIX. LIGHT WAS OUT FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS THEN REAPPEARED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SUZUKI REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE WINDOWS OPENING INDEPENDENTLY, FAILED HEADLIGHTS, FLICKERING INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND A FAILED BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEREFORE; HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR THE FAILURES AND THE DEALER CLEARED THE COMPUTER CODES BUT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,401. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON/OF FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING OR STAYING 3RD, 2ND OR R ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT IN TO TRY AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT OR CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FOR FLUIDS SINCE IT HAS A SEALED TRANSMISSION. FIRST THING THAT CAME UP WAS - I HAD NO WARRANTY, AND PRICES FOR THEM TO CHECK TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME PUT OF THE IGNITION. VERY UNSAFE. WHAT CAN A BROKE UNEMPLOYED PERSON DO?. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. UPON SHIFTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. ALSO, AS I MOVE THE GEAR INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR JERKS THROUGH EACH GEAR AND DRIVES REAL SLOW BEFORE PICKING UP THE SPEED THAT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT THE INTERSECTIONS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME REASON WHO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I SPENT OVER $300 TO GET IT REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AND THE CAR HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO A "LINE" THROUGH THE "D". ENGINES REVS ON ACCELERATION, BUT ACTS AS IF IN IDLE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 6/2010. COST $700 TO REPAIR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. 11/2010 LIGHT CAME BACK ON, NOW DEALER WANTS $1000 TO REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF YOU GO ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND AIRBAGS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA HAS FALLEN OFF OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES. WHEN IS THE RECALL COMING OUT FOR THE 2006 MODEL? THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING TRAPPED IN MY CAR IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RANGE SWITCH COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,140.

I HAVE A 2006 FORENZA AT 36,000 MILES MY SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON AND WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER THE RECALL BUT NOW THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. THEN I FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR MORE TIRES THAT THEY ARE BEING EATEN UP BY BAD REAR STRUTS.THE CAR HAD AT THAT TIME 56,000 MILES. THE STRUTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND OF COURSE DEALER PARTS. AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. NO WAY TO CHECK OR FILL IT UNLESS YOU GO TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGE A FORTUNE TO DO THAT AND WHERE I LIVE THERE IS ONLY ONE DEALER IN A SEVERAL HUNDRED MILE RADIUS SO THERE IS A LONG WAIT. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF [XXX] AND I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A CONSUMER? THIS IS CRAZY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR