2007 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY BLACK SMOKE BLEW IN MY FACE. ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY THE FAST CARS GOING BY. CALLED 911 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL! TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY NOT GO ANYWHERE (SOMETIMES IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOSENT) I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY INTO A PERSONS YARD SO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS AND THE CONNECTOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, SHE NOTICED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP INTO DIFFERENT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE CAR HAS A BIG PROBLEM CHANGING GEAR AND WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES IT SLOWS DOWN AND COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF CAR SLOWING DOWN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS IT CLUNKS SO HARD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE EITHER THE CAR WONT CHANGE GEARS OR LOOSES SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT AND I CALL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING POOR QUALITY PARTS FOR THE ENGINE, AND FROM OTHER CONSUMERS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WORRIES. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS PUT IN MY CAR AND NOW IT NEEDS A THIRD ONE. THE LAST ONE THE MECHANIC STATED SOMETHING IS "BURNING UP THE SENSOR." I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY CAR NOW HAS 102,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM DAY ONE. IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. LIKE I SAID THIS IS MY THIRD ONE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM SUZUKI AND THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THESE SENSORS TO KEEP GOING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON MAY 2, 2011 I PURCHASED 3 RIKEN RAPTOR 85V 195/155VR5 TIRES FROM ASPEN TIRE & AUTO, INC. IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. ON MAY 13, 2012 (1 YEAR LATER) WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD AFTER A TURN LEFT ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH WE SUDDENLY HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LOUD BANG, FOLLOWING BY A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND MANY MORE LOUD BANGING, AND THUDDING SOUNDS. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 100FT OR SOTO PULL OVER AS THERE IS NO ROOM ON THIS SMALL PAVED ROAD TO PULL OVER WITHOUT IMPEDING TRAFFIC. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE CAR WE COULD SEE THE SIDE FRONT FENDER HAD COMPLETELY PULLED OUT FROM THE CAR, THE TIRE IN SHREDS AND THE RIM LOOKED AS IF IT WAS SMASHED. THE TIRE SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN OUT WITH THE TREAD/BELT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT HOWEVER CLEANLY SHEARED OFF RIGHT ALONG THE SEAM. WE ARE SURE THAT THE PRESSURE ON ALL THE TIRES WAS INLINE AS MY HUSBAND HAD CHECKED AND CORRECTED ONLY THE WEEK BEFORE FOLLOWING DEALER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH THE CAR AND TIRE. WE CHECK OUR TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY AND IN FACT WE USE THE AVERAGE OF THE LOWER PRESSURE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CAR AND THE HIGH PRESSURE OR MAX RECOMMENDED MY MICHELIN. THE TREADS WERE NOT WORN AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR WEAR. AFTER SPENDING MUCH OF MY TIME AND MONEY TO SEND THE TIRE TO THEIR INSPECTORS - MICHELIN DENIED PAYING FOR THE DAMAGES WHICH HAVE COST $373.28 OUT OF POCKET, STATING THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN-FLAT. THE PICTURES THEY SENT TO ME TO COMPARE DAMAGES OF A RUN-FLAT TIRE LOOK NOTHING LIKE MY TIRE DAMAGE AND WE ARE DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR ACROSS THE BOARD DETERMINATION MATCHES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TIRE AND FEEL THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. *TR

DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT IN CAR. CHECKED FUSE AND NO BAD FUSE. WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN. I HAD HIGH BEAMS IF I WANTED TO DRIVE IT WHILE HOLDING THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HIGH BEAMS.HAD ALL FUSES CHECKED, AND WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS IN THE WIRING!!! CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP BEFORE FOR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. IT SEEMS TO BE ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OUT FOR A FEW, AND THAT IS WITH NEW TIRES. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR AT ALL.. *JS

I JUST HAD THIS PART REPLACED IN JANUARY 2012 NOW 2 MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WENT TO AUTOZONE AND GUESS WHAT TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AGAIN!!!!! I BOUGHT PART FROM DEALER IN JANUARY AND HAD MY LICENSED AUTO MECHANIC PUT IT IN, NOW CAR DOING EXACTLY SAME THING IT DID IN JANUARY CAR JERKING INTO REVERSE , SCRAMBLED GEAR LETTERS ON DASH BOARD, THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 MONTHS!!!! MAKE IT A RECALL ALREADY , I AM NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT!!!! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. PRIOR TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE ISSUE I INTERNET SEARCH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THIS PART IS A FAILING PART ON MY TYPE OF CAR (2007 SUZUKI FORENZA) AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST THE PART WASN'T COVERED(I BOUGHT PART FROM DEALER AND HAD DIFFERENT MECHANIC DO THE REPAIRS). MY FRUSTRATION IS THAT COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SUZUKI FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT HASN'T BEEN PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST. WHAT MERITS WHAT GOES ON A RECALL LIST? *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THESE 2007 SUZUKIS. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS IS GOING OUT ON MY VEHICLE ALSO. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. NOW I JUST HAD 1600.00 WORTH OF WORK TO THIS VEHICLE, TIMING BELT CHANGED, NEW TIRES, OIL CHANGED ETC. SUZUKI NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE LEMONS!! THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MAJOR BUT SAID HE WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IF SUZUKI CANNOT GUARANTEE THEIR CARS FOR LESS THAN 100'000 MILES THAN I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI! THINK I'LL PAINT MY CANARY YELLOW!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,108.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EACH TIME BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BASED ON THE ELECTRONIC FAILURE CODES PROVIDED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR..UPDATED 05/10/13 *BF UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND I WAS DOING 65 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED STALLING AS I PRESSED THE GAS THEN I FLOORED THE GAS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STARTING TO REVERSE DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR FROZE AND MY COMPUTER ON MY DASH HAD ALL THE LETTERS SCRAMBLED FOR DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK ETC AND HAD A LINE THROUGH IT I WAS SOOOO SCARED I HAD A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME. *TR

WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR JERKED INTO GEAR AND WHERE THE R SHOULD APPEAR FOR REVERSE ON THE DASH, ALL THE LETTERS WERE SCRAMBLED TOGETHER. THE CAR DROVE IN REVERSE AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKED AGAIN AND THEN WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, TURNING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WOULD FINALLY ACCELERATE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AND THE GEARS WOULD STILL JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A COUPLE DAYS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE AND THEN IT WOULD ALL START AGAIN. THEN MY CAR IS STARTING TO SWITCH OVER INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING 60MPH+ AND NOW IT WILL DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN IT SWITCHES OVER TO NEUTRAL LIKE THIS WHILE I'M DRIVING, THE D FOR DRIVE ON THE DASH WILL BECOME SCRAMBLED LIKE IT DOES WHEN IT JERKS INTO REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *KB

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT GAVE A BIG "THUNK" SOUND. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR GONE BAD! $250 TO REPLACE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND A POWER STEERING PUMP! NOT LIKING SUZUKI RIGHT NOW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

GOOGLED ON WEBSITE, AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BROKEN PREMATURELY, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATE THE SUCH PART IS A DEFECTIVE ONE. MY SUCH CLAIM WAS ALSO SUPPORTED BY WHAT TECHNICIAN TOLD ME WHO FIXED MY CAR AS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THERE IS AROUND 4-5 FIX FOR THIS PART OUT OF THIS MODEL AROUND THIS MILEAGE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT THIS PART IS EXCLUDED FROM SUCH COVERAGE. SUZUKI SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2007 FORENZA AT 77000 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SISTERS 2006 FORENZA AT 50000 MILES. THE WARRANTY SAYS IT COVERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG SUZUKI CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ANKLE INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND NOTICED A FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE HEADLIGHTS THEN BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OR WOULD BECOME STUCK IN ONE GEAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I HAVE A 2007 FORENZA AND YESTERDAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, IT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH SEEMED TO GO HAYWIRE DISPLAYING ALL THE LETTERS (D, R, N, ETC) WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. IT THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MORNING AS I WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE CAR TO AUTOZONE, IT DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE. THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH CODES PO700 AND PO705, WHICH VARIES IN WORDING BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE CAR JERKS AND THE DISPLAY BLINKS, NOT INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN. THE ONLY GEARS THAT SHOW ARE D AND P. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 35-40 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOW IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THINKS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DEALER NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS CAR HAS ONLY HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS AND ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING VARIOUS GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,454.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. ..*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SLAMMING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THE CONTACT, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANG AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER IN MOVEMENT. IF I STOP AND START DRIVING AGAIN I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN, IT TAKES OFF VERY SLOWLY AND I CANNOT GET THE CAR TO GO OVER 25 MILES PER HR. WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO A MECHANIC THEY RUN TESTS BUT SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOUND. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE READ ON THE WEB OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FILL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE AND WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED IF POSSIBLE. *TT

CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND HESITATING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK TO MECHANIC AND ERROR P0705 TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CAME UP AS THE PROBLEM. SUZUKI IS AWARE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CLEARLY IGNORING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BY NOT RECALLING AND RECTIFYING THE ISSUE. RATHER THEY ARE RELYING ON THEIR CONSUMERS TO ABSORB THE EXPENSE OF THIS REPAIR. MY FAITH IN SUZUKI HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SHAKEN AND THIS DEFINITELY WILL INFLUENCE MY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SUZUKI OR RECOMMEND SUZUKI. IT IS TIME THAT SUZUKI STEP UP AND ADMIT THEIR NEGLIGENCE, RECTIFY THE ISSUE, COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE ABSORBED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, AND RESTORE THE FAITH IN ITS CONSUMERS. *KB

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ABNORMALLY HARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING SOUND AND HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN. BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO. TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE CAUSED A LOUD CLUNK FOLLOWED BY THE DIGITAL GEAR INDICATOR BEING SCRAMBLED RATHER THAN DISPLAYING R. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR, SO MUCH LESS PICKUP THAN NORMAL (WHICH COULD LEAD TO GETTING REAR ENDED) AND CAN'T GO OVER ~55 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. THE CORRESPONDING ERROR CODES PULLED WERE PO700 AND PO705. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN 07 SUZUKI FORENZA WENT OUT AT 70 MPH AND ALMOST MADE A VEHICLE BEHIND ME RUN INTO ME. THE VEHICLE PART COSTS ABOUT 60 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND LABOR BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OR OWNERS PER THE WEB THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE CAR.

I HAD PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. IT HAD 7 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES IT STARTED PUTTING ITSELF IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND EVEN THEN THE CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN GEARS AND HAS RUN AT 4,000 RPMS AT 60 MPH. IT HAS BECOME A GAS GUZZLER. NOW AT 82,000 MILES I CAN FINALLY AFFORD TO PAY THE $300 THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THIS RANGE MODE SWITCH THAT THEY SAY WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND SEEING HOW SIMILAR ALL THESE ISSUES ARE, I AM I FULL AGREEMENT THAT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE IN THE FUTURE, COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE CAR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS. I AM JUST HOPING THAT THIS REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS INSTALLED WILL ACTUALLY HOLD OUT AND DO WHAT IT IS MADE TO DO. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2011, WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY AND THEN NOTHING WOULD BE WRONG. ALSO, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE "R" ON THE DISPLAY WOULD HAVE AN DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT AND THE WOULD ONLY GO INTO FIRST GEAR AGAIN UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DO THIS AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL DO THIS AND NOT FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND THEN BE STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEAL WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200.00 TO FIX THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

SUZUKI FORENZA 2007; TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR. TURN ON CAR, SHIFT IT TO REVERSE THE GEAR JUMPS TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE LIKE THE MOTOR IS ABOUT TO DROP. OCCURS OFTEN CAN RUIN THE MOTOR AND THE TRANSMISSION, HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH IS 400.00. *TR

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ACCELERATES EXTREMELY SLOWLY WHEN HOT. CAR SHUDDERS AND WILL NOT GAIN RPMS. OFTEN WILL NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF STOP LIGHTS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES DURING SUCH EPISODES. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. WILL LOSE SPEED RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AFTER TIME, IT WILL SUDDENLY REGAIN POWER, RESULTING IN AN ABRUPT LUNGE IF ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE CODE SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. REPLACED CAT, BUT IT MADE NO IMPACT ON THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE SHIFT RANGE SENSOR. HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED AS I SPENT ALL OF MY REPAIR MONEY ON THE CAT REPLACEMENT. *TR

TRANNY SLIPPING, PAINT PEELING ON CAR. *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS ACTUATORS CONTINUE TO "ACTUATE" ON THEIR OWN, SOUNDING AS THOUGH THE CAR IS LOCKING OR UNLOCKING SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THE LOCK ITSELF DOESN'T MOVE DURING THIS COMMOTION. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS WHEN I HAD PRESSED THE BRAKE, MY CAR MADE A THUNK AND REVVED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I TRIED TO GO AGAIN, THE CAR TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO EVEN GO ABOVE SECOND GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. NOW, MY CAR WILL SOUND AS THOUGH IT ISN'T IN GEAR AT SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH! THIS SCARES ME! THEN THE DASH GEAR INDICATOR FLASHES AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR ITS IN WHEN I'M DRIVING, WHETHER IT'S BACK ROADS OR FREEWAYS. VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AT 75,000 MILES ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. IT HAS TROUBLE DRIVING AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT REDLIGHTS OR A STOP SIGN. ITS REALLY SLOW TAKING OFF. TWICE WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT JERKED REALLY HARD AND THATS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT EVER DID THIS WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND IT WOULDN GO. I HAD PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO GET OVER TO THE TURN LANE AND IT WOULDNT GO. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR IT TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE LANES AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE PROCESS. IT WAS JUST REALLY SLOW TO TAKE OFF WHEN I STARTED DRIVING. IM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO CALL ME BACK TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. I DO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, HEARD A LOUD CLUNK, THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT SHOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS, WOULD STAY ON 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AND PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS HAVING TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL QUITE A BIT AND HARD JUST SO THAT I COULD CHANGE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. HOW TO FIX WHEN ONLY LESS THAN 2 YEARS TO PAY OFF. CANNOT AFFORD TO START ON A NEW CAR NOTE. NEEDING HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITHIN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 15 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELTS (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND WITH ITS TIRE (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND NOW WITH THE CODES PO700 PO705 AND PO304. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT CAN SOMEONE HELP ME I AM A DISABLE WOMAN AND GET A CHECK ONCE A MONTH I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CAR HELPING ME OUT AND NOW I AM REALLY SAD I CANNOT GET AROUND! I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE AND NOW ITS WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. DANGEROUS GEAR CHANGE ISSUES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO DISABLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.