2006 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

MY DOME LIGHT WENT OUT, THEN MY STEREO WENT OUT AND FINALLY MY LOW BEAMS KEEP FLICKERING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT VALVES , AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE TIMING CHAIN SEPARATED TWICE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH A GRAVEL STREET, I HIT A MAN HOLE AND THE SEAL TO MY AIRBAGS BROKE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT OR DEPLOY FULLY. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NOR WAS ANYONE HURT OR INJURED OR ANY PROPERLY DAMAGE DONE, THE FRONT OR REAR SIDE OF MY CAR WAS NOT HIT NOR DAMAGED, THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT ON THE CAR, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO DEFECT, BUT WHY DIDN'T MY AIRBAGS FULLY DEPLOY OR INFLATE? HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEATBELT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I FOUND THAT THERE WAS OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH ALMOST THE SAME ISSUES, DEALING WITH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD REV LOUDLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ALLOWING ANY GAS TO ENTER THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO RUN AT TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALLOWED THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE REAR DOOR AS WELL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND DEFECTIVE. THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF AND THEN THE ONE ON THE BACK DOOR BROKE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A DEALER FOR THE SEAT BELT RECALL AND WAS NEVER ADVISE AT THAT TIME THEY COULD REPLACE THE HANDLES IF I WAS STILL WITHIN MY MILEAGE FOR MY WARRANTY WHICH AT THE TIME I WAS. ANOTHER SUZUKI OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUE SO WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED YES WE'RE AWARE OF THAT PROBLEM BUT CAN ONLY REPLACE THEM FOR FREE IF YOU VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY!! IF NOT THERE IS A $50.00 LABOR CHARGE PER DOOR PLUS THE HANDLE COST. SUZUKI HASN'T LISTED THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. UPON DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND A WEBSITE WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. NOW ON THE 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA THEY USE CHROME HANDLES.. HMMM WONDER WHY? I FEEL CHEATED, IF SUZUKI IS AWARE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SOMEONE HARM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO ROLL DOWN THERE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR COULDN'T THAT BE A POTENTIAL LAW SUIT? I'M IN HOPES SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY CAN LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE THIS LISTED AS A RECALL, IT IS UNFAIR TO ALL WHO OWN A 2006 FORENZA TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THEY MADE TRYING TO CUT COST ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, EVEN WHEN HIS FOOT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA'S PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE OR FORCE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SUZUKI AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE PASSENGER DOOR IS INOPERATIVE WITHOUT THE HANDLE. THERE IS NOTHING REINFORCING THE PLASTIC HANDLE AND IN THE EVENT THAT A PASSENGER ( OR DRIVER, I SURMISE---SAME HANDLE) NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY, THIS WOULD IMPEDE HIS ABILITY. KING SUZUKI IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. WILL ORDER THE PART FOR ME AND HAVE IT INSTALLED, BUT I DO THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE EVERY VEHICLE CORRECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN THE LOW AND HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEN NOTICED THAT THEY FAILED TO TURN ON. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND WOULD CHARGE HER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE LIGHTS FAILED EXCEPT THE RUNNING LIGHTS. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE. UPDATED 02/14/11

SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNBUCKLES WHILE DRIVING ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OD DURING HE FIRST OF OWNERSHIP TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT GEAR CONSTANTLY. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. ORDERED AND REPLACED GAS CAP FROM MFR. ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AUGUST 2007, IT GOES ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE O2 SENSOR, TRANSMISSION SENSOR, AND NOW SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED THE 3 TO 4 TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION, BUT TODAY IT IS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TWO YEARS AND 29K MILES AFTER I DROVE MY BRAND FORENZA OFF THE LOT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF A ROAD TRIP WHEN MY SENSOR FIRST WENT OUT. I HAD TO TURN AROUND, TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AN GET IT REPLACE. NOW I AM AT ALMOST 90K RUNNING INTO THE SAME ISSUE AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AGAIN AT A COST OF ABOU $250. QUITE A FEW HIGHWAY MILES, NOT ALOT OF CITY MILES NOT CONFIDENT IN MAKING SUZUKI A NEW CAR CHOICE AGAIN. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA...THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER STICKS AND APPEARS TO BE IN PARK ALL THE TIME. IT ALSO CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CANNOT DETERMINE SAFELY WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. EACH AND EVERYONE STARTED WITH A CRACK AND EVENTUALLY ENDING UP COMPLETELY BREAKING. WE ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS WE OPEN THE WINDOW ,STICK HAND OUT AND LIFT DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR US, WE HAVE 3 KIDS. *TR

AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS AND STILL NOT FIXED. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. A BOTTOM SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND A WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION SHIFTED ERATICALLY SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JANUARY 2008. HE FIRST. WHILE DRIVING ON APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, SPED UP, LUNGED FORWARD AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS ALSO A ROARING NOISE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING SOUND NEAR THE DASHBOARD, AND EVERY LIGHT TURNED OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THEY BOTH BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT CLOSE CAUSING RAIN TO ENTER INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, 20 MINUTES LATER HE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WITH THE MOTOR ON AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ONCE AGAIN AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM SHOALS SUZUKI IN SHEFFIELD ALABAMA. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WILL BREAK OFF IN YOUR HAND WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED. THESE HANDLES ARE 100% PLASTIC WITH NO METAL REINFORCEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THEM BREAKING. WHAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND THIS HAPPENED? THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GET OUT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO RETRACT INTO THE LOCKED POSITION. AS A RESULT, HE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED MODERATE TO SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED BEFORE AND AFTER THE CRASH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V315000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE TOTAL ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $3,000. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-84 EAST BOUND MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE RIPPED APART IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE FROM ITSELF. THIS TIRE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT PASSED THE WEAR MARK IN THE TREAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HOOD HAS A TENDENCY TO SLIGHTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAS APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE HOOD SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT WOULD NOT REMAIN COMPLETELY SHUT. HE BELIEVES THE HOOD LATCH IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONNECTING PROPERLY TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. ONCE THE ODOMETER REACHED 5,000, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED LIT EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONNECTION FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY THREE OR FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSIONS CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES. SHE ALSO NOTICED A GASEOUS ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,548.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHT INDICATOR NO LONGER WORKS AND THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BECOME STIFF AND SHE FEELS THAT IT MAY PLACE A STRAIN ON HER LEG WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ENGINE LIGHT AND GAS TANK PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TOOK HIM 3 WEEKS TO GET A NEW GAS CAP. CUSTOMER HAS SPENT MORE THAN $330 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MAP SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. *TR

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2006 AS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 77 MILES ON IT, SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE FIRST TIME BEING, LAST YEAR WHEN THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ALL OUT FROM THE BOTTOM, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPT, IT WAS THE SEAL, A BRAND NEW CAR AND THE SEAL JUST SUDDENLY STARTS LEAKING OIL EVERYWHERE? THE LAST SEVERAL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN, NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL, VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, NOISES AND RUBBING WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE STEERING RACK, SO WE WERE PUT IN A RENTAL AND WAITED FOR THE CAR TO BE FIXED, BEFORE MY HUSBAND EVEN PULLED OUT OF THE LOT WITH IT AFTER BEING FIXED, IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING, SO BACK IT WENT, WE GET IT BACK, DRIVE IT A FEW DAYS, STILL THE SAME THING, SO HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH ANOTHER RENTAL, GET THE CAR BACK, SAME THING AGAIN, AND YET ANOTHER RENTAL, NOW WHILE WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR SOMETHING, OUR CAR GETS HIT WHILE AT THE SERVICE DEPT BY SOMEONE STEALING ANOTHER VEHICLE, OF WHICH NO ONE CALLED AND TOLD US, WE FOUND OUT WHEN WE CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS UP WITH OUR CAR, SO NOW IS IT NOT ONLY STILL AT THE SERVICE DEPT BUT NOW IT IS IN THE BODY SHOP, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, THIS CAR IS OBVIOUSLY A "LEMON" AND NEEDS TO BE PULLED FROM THE MARKET AND ANYONE WHO HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF BUYING ONE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED OR GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE EQUIVALENT TO OR BETTER THEN THIS ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS HANKOOK TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD AND BELT DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE HAD 76 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE UNRAVELED AND TREAD AND WIRES WERE SCATTERED ACROSS THE ROAD. THE WIRES WERE PULLED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN GIVING HER THE RUN AROUND. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,900. NO OTHER TIRE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE VEHICLE SO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN BE PURCHASED. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

THE CHECK TRANS/MOTOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR .I MADE AN APPT. AT SUZUKI. IT WAS ON FOR 6 DAYS. IT WENT OFF, THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON. I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE LOOSE WIRES HANGING UNDER MY SEAT WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. THEY SAID A WIRE CAME LOOSE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT PUT ANYTHING UNDER MY SEAT .I SAY THAT THE WIRES ARE SO LOOSE THAT IF SOMEONE PUT THERE FEET UNDER THE SEAT, THERE FEET COULD GET CAUGHT UP IN THE WIRES AND UNHOOK THEM. THEN MY AIRBAGS WON'T WORK, CORRECT? .IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY DON'T WORK, WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE? THE DEALER SAID THE WIRES HAD TO BE LOOSE BECAUSE THE SEAT MOVES AND THAT NOBODY COULD GET THERE FEET CAUGHT IN THE WIRES. LOOSE WIRES UNDER A SEAT THAT CONTROL A SAFETY DEVICE.. SOUNDS UNSAFE TO ME..I TOOK IT IN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT.. THEY SAID WASN'T BROKE AND GAVE ME A LETTER THAT SAYS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON IF THE PASSENGER IS NOT SEATED CORRECTLY IN THE SEAT.. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEY FIXED IT THIS TIME, TOO MUCH RESISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I'VE SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AND I WAS 500 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. I DO HAVE HIGH BEAMS AND HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME IT IS A WIRING ISSUE UNDER THE DASH BOARD. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING IT AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL. OR I CAN PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE. I HAVE SIGNED MYSELF UP FOR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO CORRECT THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23481.

WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR ON 1/30/2006, IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS,SUCH AS NOT STARTING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES. THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND PULLS ALL THE TIME. (THE PULLING IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION). I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO AND I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT GETTING STUCK WITH A LEMON. AFTER I GET OUT OF SCHOOL I TAKE CLASSES AT NIGHT AND MY KIDS GO TO THE DAYCARE ON CAMPUS WHEN I PICKED THEM UP AFTER CLASS, GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT UP, AND THE FRONT TWO WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN BY THEMSELVES, AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND IT WAS SNOWING AND WE HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAY HOME LIKE THAT. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS A MESSED UP WORLD WE LIVE IN WHERE SOMEONE KNOWS THAT YOU REALLY NEED A CAR AND THEY SCREW YOU WITH A LEMON. UNTIL THIS PRESENT DAY, ALL THESE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED STILL EXIST BUT SO DO ME AND MY SON-3 AND MY DAUGHTER-6 IF ANYBODY CAN HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *JB

ON FEB 3, 2007, I HAD A AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MY CAR BEING TOTALED. IT HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE EXPOSED, BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WASN'T INJURED BAD ENOUGH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN, AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BAGS TO NOT WORK, BECAUSE THE SENSORS WERE EXPOSED, AND I HAD HIT MANY TREES WITH THE RADIATOR RESTING ON THE MOTOR. MY ADJUSTER GAVE ME HIS NAME AND NUMBER FOR CONTACT IF I NEEDED FOR ANYONE TO CONTACT HIM. MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED, AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE THE SUZUKI COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN WORKING ORDER, AS IT WAS A NEW CAR. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

1. 4-26-2006, CAR REPAIRED, FOUND THAT THE PURGE VALVE HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. R&R PURGE VALVE TO CORRECT. 2. 10-24-2006, CAR REPAIRED, FOUND CODE PO705 TRANS RANGE SWITCH, OPEN INTERMITTENT. R&R TRANS RANGE SWITCH TO CORRECT. 3. 12-21-2006, CAR REPAIRED, POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. FOUND NEEDLE ANGLE SENSOR PART -3721-085Z00. SUZUKI ORDERED PART AND STILL WAITING FOR THE PART TO BE PLACED IN CAR. 4. 12-29-2006, CAR REPAIRED. COMPLAINT WAS ROARING NOISE AND RMP NEEDLE GOING CLOSE TO 5 AND HEAT INDEX EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE. THE ONLY REPAIR DONE WAS R&R RIGHT WHEEL BEARING IN FRONT AND REPLACED HUB. WHEN ON 1-10-2007 THEY CALLED TO PICK UP CAR ALL REPAIRS DONE, I WENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS SOUNDING WORSE AND IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A COUPLING BY THE TIRE AND THAT I NEED A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THAT'S WHY I AM HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR FOUND WITH THE RMP NEEDLE GOING CLOSE TO 5. I DROVE THE CAR OUT AND TALKED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC PLUS THE OWNER OF SPEEDEE'S AND THEY ALL LAUGHED, AND SAID THAT'S NOT RIGHT AND I WOULD NOT GO BACK. IN DRIVING THE CAR NOW IT REALLY SOUNDS BAD AND EMBARRASSING, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO PAST THE SPEED I'M ON WHILE DRIVING UNLESS I RELEASE THE BRAKES AND PRESS THE GAS AGAIN. THE MECHANIC STATES NOT SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

IT WAS A HIT AND RUN. FROM THE REAR AND HIT A TREE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SAFETY FIRST. NOW I FEEL THE CAR IS A DEFECT. PLEASE GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME ON THIS MATTER. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CONSTANTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE HANDLES WITH DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE HANDLES FAILED AGAIN ON AUGUST 16, 2008 AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 09/23/08 *BF UPDATED 10/0/108. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON 11/20/07 AND DETERMINED THE SENSOR WAS INFACT LOOSE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING WARM UP ON COLD MORNING. *JB

AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT MAINTAIN FORCED AIR AFTER TWO HOURS OF USE ON WARM OR HOT DAYS. MUST TURN OFF CONDITIONED AIR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO LET THE SYSTEM REST. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING WHILE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. *TR

STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTION - LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD MANUFACTURER AND CAR DEALERSHIP DID NOT HELP MULTIPLE OTHER DEFECTS, INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING/GEARS "STICKING" - PLEASE REFER DETAILS IN LETTER TO BE SENT TO YOUR OFFICE BY MAIL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. ONE YEAR AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DISABLED WHILE PASSENGERS OCCUPIED THE VEHICLE. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM A LOAN INSPECTOR'S OFFICE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT ENOUGH SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO LOCAL MECHANICS AND BOTH OF THEM STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

SUZUKI HAS NEVER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE: 2016 EXPLANATION- THEY ARE ONLY GOING BY EACH STATE'S VEHICLE OWNER RECORDED ADDRESS. I/ MY CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME LISTED ADDRESS SINCE PURCHASE. SUZUKI ON NIHTSA SHOWS 4 RECALLS; FORENZA ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS NOT THERE. WHAT ELSE IS MISSING? ORIGINAL FORENZA OWNER, UNDER 47,000 MILES. REPEATEDLY, WARNING LITES CAME ON WITH OVERHEAT. OCT.2006 ENGINE STALLED AT 35MPH IN INTERSECTION; WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS SUZUKI, AWARE OF EWH FAILURE, FAILS TO DO A FOENZA ENGINE WIRING HARNESS RECALL. I SEE THE SAME SYMPTOM COMPLAINTS BY OTHER FORENZA OWNERS. TOOK 3 CAR STALLINGS BEFORE DIAGNOSIS MADE & ENGINE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. FROM OCT.2006 COMPLAINED OF "OLD CAR CREAKING/RUFF SUSPENSION" NOISES/BOUNCING GOING OVER ANY SPEED BUMPS OR ROLLING STREETS. SUZUKI REPLACED SOME DAMAGED BUSHINGS BUT NOISES/BAD SUSPENSION RETURNED; I CONTINUED COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND SUZUKI, & PAID FOR SEVERAL WHEEL ALLIGNMENTS. WITHOUT INFORMING ME, SUZUKI THE DEALER MECHANIC, AGAIN CHECKING ON MY COMPLAINT, NOTES "CRACKED STRUTS" ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER MY 3YR FULL WARANTY EXPIRED. 2012, I LEARNED OF THE "OLD CAR SYMPTOM" SUSPENSION DAMAGE FROM A NON-SUZUKI MECHANIC REVIEWING THE CAR REPAIR HISTORY. THERE IS NOW A SUSPENSION SYSTEM CORROSION FAIURE RECALL FOR 2006 VITARAS BUT NOT FORENZAS; SAME YEAR VITARA AND FORENZA PROBLEMS SEEM ASSOCIATED ISSUES. 2006, SUZUKI RECALLS FOR OVERHEAT/FIRE IGNITION FROM HEADLIGHTS/ELECTRICAL SWTICHS ARE 2 OF 4 RECALLS LISTED WITH NIHTSA. 2007-2015, I COMPLAINED TO SUZUKI OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS (MULTIPLE FAILED BATTERIES, ELECTRICAL BURNING ODORS, LIGHT SHORTS...) SUZUKI DESCRIBES AS HIGH PRIORITY FOR REPAIR OF HEADLIGHT/ELECTRICAL SWITCH. ME, UNAWARE OF RECALLS, SUZUKI DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY!! MY A/C AIR SYSTEM, RADIO, AND RARELY USED DRIVER WINDOW SHORTED AFTER EPISODES OF BATTERY FAILURES IN 45MPH CITY TRAFFIC.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN WITH THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED A THIRD TIME. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE MANY DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED ALL THE FAILURES ARE NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS, THROTTLE BODY, DOOR HANDLE AND TRANSMISSION RANGE CENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THEY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING LOSS CONTROL AND STICKING AND ENGINE STALLING**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEARS WOULD STICK AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENT FAILURES. TO THIS DATE THE STEERING PROBLEM STILL HAD NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START, THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 2 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THEY LUBRICATED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. THE NOISE EVENTUALLY RETURNED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THEY OVER-LUBRICATED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG NOT ACTIVATED LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED THE PASSENGER MUST SIT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SUGGESTED READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHERE THIS SAME INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND.

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA PURCHASED NEW. SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER AND OVER. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THEY WILL NO LONGER HELP ME. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GRABBING AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT FELT AS IF IT WAS JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.