2007 Suzuki Forenza Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. HE STATED THAT UPON STARTING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE VERY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO REVERSE RAPIDLY AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AS OF YET DUE TO THE DISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA PURCHASED BRAND NEW JUNE 2007. THE TRANSMISSION IMPROPERLY SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL ON THE INDICATOR PANEL WHILE IN THE DRIVE MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,121 AND THE CURRENT WAS 47, 870.

I OWN A 2007 FORENZA IN WHICH A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT GEARS RIGHT. THEN IT GOT WORSE AND WOULD ACTUALLY STOP MOVING AND JUST REV UP. I ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS LUCKILY THE TRUCK HAD GOOD BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THE CASHIER TOLD ME WHAT IT PROBABLY WAS BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT AND SHE MADE A STATEMENT THAT ALL THE FORENZA ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THE WAS 14 IN THE SERVICE AREA. ANYWAY THE SHOP TOLD ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT WAS NOT COVERED IN MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY GO FIGURE..SO IT WAS 215.00 OUT OF POCKET..I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IT COULD EVENTUALLY CLAIM LIVES. *TR

DEFECTS IN FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 FORENZA; SHE WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A HESITATION ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING; SHE THEN FELT AN ACCELERATION AND A DECELERATION ON THE VEHICLE - AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER SHE WAS ABOUT TO PARK AND FELT A SUDDEN JERK AND FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR; THE VEHICLE STARTED AND SHE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE IT AT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO A SUZUKI DEALER FOR SERVICE - I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THANK GOD MY 19 YEAR OLD DID NOT GET INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT TO THE ACCELERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HAVE THIS SENSOR CHECKED OUT ON ALL YOUR SUZUKI FORENZA'S. OH AND GIVE THANKS TO THE FACT THAT MY WARRANTY STILL HAD 3,000 MILES LEFT ON IT. I AM NOW IN DOUBT OF THIS SUZUKI - I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IF SUZUKI WOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS/50,000 MILES INSTEAD 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. I BELIEVE IF SUZUKI BELIEVES IN THEIR VEHICLES THEN THEY SHOULD HONOR THE REQUEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN HER VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT DIM. SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DEALER. SHE BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

NEW SUZUKI FORENZA BROUGHT IN 2007 10 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING, BATTERY DIED, ALL DOOR HANDLES BROKE INSIDE OF CAR, TIRE SENSOR NOT WORKING, GEAR SHIFT NOT WORKING (CONTINUOUS PROBLEM) TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING, ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON THERE. AND CURRENTLY IN SERVICE BRAKES/GEARS/LIGHTS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES ONLY 2 YRS OLD. I NEED HELP I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. *TR

AT 36,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY SUZUKI FORENZA. IT THEN WENT OFF. SOON, MY CAR BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND DOES NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL. AT TIMES, THERE IS A LINE THROUGH THE "D" (DRIVE) ON MY DASHBOARD (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT TIMES WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED ON 7/12/09. I HAD JUST GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE AT WAL-MART IN JACKSONVILLE, AR, AND AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WAL-MART OF COURSE DENIED ANY DAMAGES, BUT STATED IF SOMETHING WAS DONE ON THEIR PART THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DAMAGES. FROM THERE I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CODES WERE 700 AND 705, WHICH REFERRED TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. LONG STORY SHORT, SINCE THAT TIME THE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. PRIOR TO THE LIGHT COMING ON, MY CAR WOULD BE IN DRIVE BUT WOULD HESITATE AND FEEL AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, A LINE WOULD GO ACROSS THE D (DRIVE) ON MY DASHBOARD, AND ALL OF THE OTHER GEARS WOULD APPEAR TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON THE DASHBOARD (I.E. P (PARK) ON THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD READ R (REVERSE) ON THE DASHBOARD. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A 2007 MODEL CAR. THERE ARE 62, 000 MILES ON THIS CAR, WHICH ARE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE WEB, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY A LOW POWER RESPONSE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRING WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO A FAULTY BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BUT DUE TO THE VIN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE FAILURE COULD INJURE A CHILD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE,IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL. THEN WHEN YOU GO, IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WE HAD THE PART REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IN 2009. NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN AND THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE REAR STRUTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $580. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE GEAR SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,569.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY), POWERTRAIN -YES NOT SENSOR. IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES AND HAS HAD REGULAR DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS - SAID HE'D HAD MORE THAN 10 THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU SAY RECALL!!! *TR

A PERSON DRIVING BEHIND OUR CAR (SUZUKI-FORENZA) PULLED UP NEXT TO US AND STATED WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BACK TAIL LIGHTS WE ALSO NOTICED ON OUR DASHBOARD THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FUSES, BULBS AND FOUND BOTH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BUT WE STILL HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. ATTEMPTED TO HEAD TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEEK HELP(SUNDAY) AND REALIZED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. READ THE MANUAL AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE RELEASE MECH. EVERYTIME WE STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK. ALSO, SOME TYPE OF ENGINE NOISE MAYBE FAN BELT CONTINUES AND HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP. *TR

I AM SICK AND TIRED OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!!!!!!! AND NOW AFTER DOING SO, ONCE AGAIN. MY CAR WONT START, BATTERY IS FINE. I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!! I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT TO PAY OFF THIS CAR. I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM IN 2009, AND NOW AGAIN. SOMEONE FIX THIS!!!! *TR

POWER STEERING REPLACED, MANY TIRES REPLACED CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, TIMING BELT REPLACED, SEAT BELTS REPLACED, AIR BAGS ARE IN RECALL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, HANDLES REPLACED, BAD PAINT CLIPPINGS ON OUTER HANDLES, CO2 SENSOR REPLACED, HEADLIGHT SWITCH RECALLED AND REPLACED, RANGE MOD SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, HEAD GASKET BROKEN.

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA; IT WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. HOWEVER, I JUST HAD A STRANGE INSTANCE LAST WEEK IN WHICH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I HAD TO DRAIN THE BATTERY JUST TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD GO OUT, WHICH THEY DID NOT. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND BRAKE SWITCH. THIS COST ABOUT $275 ALTOGETHER, HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER FORENZAS YET AND WANTED TO REPORT IT, AS BRAKELIGHTS BEING OUT SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO YOU IF THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN BUT IF IT DOES I WILL REPORT IT. *TR

WHEN YOU DRIVE CAR, ENGINE CUT POWER IT IS HAPPEN 34000 MILE AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE MANY TIMES. THEY REPLACE AND AGAIN THEY ARE BROKE. SEAT BELT STUCK AND DOES NOT WORK. TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOES OUT AND REPLACE AT 54000 MILE. NOW WHEN START CAR ENGINE IS SHAKING. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR IN REGARDS TO HAVING TO GET THE DRIVE RANGE SENSOR REPAIRED; ALOT OF SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAD INJURIES AND A BROKEN KNEE CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

FIRST WAS THE SEATS BELT THIS WAS FIX , AFTER THAT WAS THE TRANS RANGE SWITCH I HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THAT AND NOW IS THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SEND ME TO THE SHOP BUT THE SHOP REFUSE TO CHECK THE CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRE BUT THIS CAR IS FROM 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED, WHICH REDUCED HIS ABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,145.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER DAUGHTER SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT AROUND THE VEHICLE TO HELP HER PARAPLEGIC DAUGHTER EXIT THE VEHICLE. BEFORE SHE COULD REACH HER DAUGHTER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND STRUCK HER IN THE BACK, UPPER SHOULDER, AND NECK REGION. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND GAVE HER AN ICE PACK. THE CONTACT INFORMED HER TO GO TO HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,841.

PASSENGER AIR BAG DOESN'T LONGER TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SIT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE TAKING THIS ISSUE TO MANY DEALERS AND THE SYSTEM WORK FOR AROUND ONLY 2 WEEK AND THEN THE ISSUE COMES BACK AND THE WARNING LIGHT TURN ON AGAIN AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DOES NOT LONGER WORK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL HER LAWYER. SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES WITH HER BACK AND NECK, AS WELL AS HEARING ISSUES AND HERNIAS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

ON 12/3/08 @ 12:30 A.M., MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA CAUGHT FIRE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS. I'VE CONTACTED SUZUKI & I'M AWAITING THERE RETURN CALL. THE FIRE MARSHALL RULED OUT ARSON & CONCLUDED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RESULTING FROM ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2008 & I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE. ON 12/2/08, I DROVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IN THE MORNING & THEN AGAIN IN THE EVENING. BOTH TRIPS WERE SHORT DISTANCES. ON THE EVENING/EARLY MORNING OF 12/3/08 I WOKE UP TO MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

AFTER FIRST PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE JERKING THEN SUDDENLY GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN WITHIN TWO YEARS. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 7 YEARS AND IS AGAIN FAILING. THE RESULT IS ALWAYS THE SAME, EITHER DECREASED AND UNSAFE ACCELERATION OR SUDDENLY SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL, INCLUDING WHILE ON A BUSY FREEWAY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE JUST AFTER THE CAR HIT 36,000 MILES. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BROKE AT THE BASE OF THE HANDLE. SON TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR (BEHIND DRIVER) AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS A CRACK IN IT FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE. I EXPECT IT TO BREAK ANY DAY. BACK RIGHT PASSENGER LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO "UNLOCK" BUTTON WHEN IT IS PUSHED. ALL OTHERS RISE, THIS ONE STAYS DOWN. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF THEN A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALL UNDER NORMAL USE. *TR

MY TIRE WENT FLAT ON SATURDAY JULY 12TH, 2008 AND I WENT TO A LOCAL GAS STATION AND THEY CHECKED THE TIRE FOR ME. THEY TOOK IT APART AND FOUND NO HOLE IN THE TIRE AND REALIZED THAT MY VALVE WAS BROKEN WITH A SENSOR ATTACHED TO IT. THEY TOOK THE PART OUT AND REPLACED IT WITH A REGULAR VALVE WITHOUT THE SENSOR. I CALLED SUZUKI IN PLAISTOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE HOOKSETT LOCATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE HOOKSETT LOCATION ON JULY 19TH, 2008. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE PIECE I GAVE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE TIRE WAS NO GOOD BECAUSE IT KEPT GOING FLAT AND CAUSED DAMAGE. THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRE ITSELF FOR FREE SO I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET AND PAY FOR A NEW TIRE. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE WITH SENSOR ATTACHED FOR FREE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL KEEP HAPPENING TO ALL MY TIRES AND THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH ALSO DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ON MARCH 1, 2008. ON JUNE 9TH I EXPERIENCED PINGING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AREA. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MOTOR MOUNTS. ON JUNE 17TH IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW THE STRUT. TO THE DAY 6-25-2008 THEY STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS AND I WAS ULTIMATELY FORCED TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THEY ARE ALSO MAKING ME PAY AN UPSIDE DOWN BALANCE OWED ON CAR THAT I HAD FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR

THE ITEMS THAT ARE FAULTY ON THIS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ARE THE PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES, AND THE INSIDE DOOR LATCHES. I BOUGHT THIS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA CAR BRAND NEW AND WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR, I HAD TO REPLACE 2 OF MY DOOR HANDLE LATCHES INSIDE BECAUSE THEY BROKE OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, MY OTHER TWO LATCHES BROKE. IN THE 1ST YEAR, THE PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO WEAR OFF. WHEN I FIRST HAD MY DOOR REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD BY THE SUZUKI REPAIR SHOP REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THE BREAKING LATCHES WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS AND DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE BOLTS FROM THE RADIATOR FAN WERE LOOSE AND SOME WERE MISSING. CURRENTLY, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR ARE UNAVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 3/25/09 *CN UPDATED 03/25/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND TWO CODES WERE PRODUCED FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND VOLT COALITION. THE SECOND CODE DEALT WITH THE THROTTLE SYSTEM (THROTTLE ACTUATOR SYSTEM), WHICH HAS LIMITED POWER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ON 15% POWER AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DEALER CALLED THE TECH LINE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE WORKING ON A REPAIR; HOWEVER, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,870. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PULLED OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT. AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT CLICK, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. UPDATED 04/30/09. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A RECURRING TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. OUT OF THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EVERY 14 MONTHS LIKE CLOCKWORK. NO OTHER DEALER OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RANGE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. ON ONE INSTANCE, I WAS REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR AN SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING OR AT LEAST HAVE SUZUKI STOP REPLACING THE FAILURE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY KNOW IS GOING TO FAIL WITHIN 14 MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *JS

THREE OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF UNDER NORMAL USE. TO GET OUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS MUST LOWER THE ELECTRIC WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE 30K+ MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT AFTERWARDS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. AT 7,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. AT 22,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH CRACKED AT THE BASE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE REAR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WOULD BE PATCHED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS CHECKED WHEN THE ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,450.

SINCE TAKING POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE (FEB. '08)..THE DASH COVERS FOR THE RADIO, CLOCK & SHIFT HAVE ALWAYS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH, INCLUDING THE METAL PART OF THE IGNITION KEY. WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN..OTHER PARTS OF THE DASH GET WARM..THESE LISTED PARTS GET HOTTER, THIS CONDITION IS FRIGHTENING!..SOMETIMES THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR! THE CD PLAYER CANNOT BE USED, THE CD'S GET TOO HOT TO HANDLE. THE DEALER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM & THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALSO..THEY BOTH REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR. THEN THEY SAID THE CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT WHEN PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT AND SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS CHECKED. *JB

WAS HIT BY A PONTIAC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE MANUAL STATES THAT I HAVE AIR BAGS THAT ARE IN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO OFF IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. DUE TO THIS, MY PASSENGER AND I SUFFERED INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, IF I HAD NOT TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE CENTER CONSOLE BROKE DURING THE ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO STICK, AND WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF, IT WON'T GO ALL THE WAY OFF UNTIL YOU JERK THE GEAR SHIFT TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. *TR

OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD 3 MONTHS AFTER BUTING CAR, BOTH AIRBAGS IN DASH ARE DEFECTIVE. SENSORS ARE LIGHTING UP AND IT SAYS CAN DEPLOY AT ANY TIME GET CAR SERVICED. MY DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME. *TR

1.LEFT FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF 1,055MI. REPLACED AUG 6.2007 2.PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT,DOES NOT ENGAGE AIRBAG. REMOVED PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AND RETORQUED MOUNTING BELTS EVENLY. FIXED ON OCT. 2 2007. 3,333MI. 3. LEFT FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS AGAIN. REPLACED DEC. 14TH 2007. 5932 MI. 4. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL STAYING ON WHILE PASSENGER IN SEAT. THEY FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE R&R CENTER COUNSEL AND REPAIR GROUND WIRE FOR AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS AND R&R PASSENGER SEAT TO REPOSITION AND RETORQUE BOLTS FOR OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM. THE SAME DAY WE ALSO HAD REAR INSIDE RIGHT REAR DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. JAN 09. 2008 5.PASSENGER INSIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR HANDLES REPLACED. BROKE OFF AT THE BASE OF HANDLE JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS ONE. HAPPENED W/IN DAYS IOF EACH OTHER. FIXED JULY 09. 2008. 12,484 MI. 6.PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS SHOWING AIRBAG IS NOT ENGAGED WITH PASSENGER IN CAR. ALSO PASSENER SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN BUCKLED. FOUND CODE B1378 HIGH RESISTANCE FOUND CONNECTOR LOOSE AT SDM, RECONNECT AND ALL OK. JULY 09 2008. 12484MI. 7. CALLED DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL STAYING ON. 8. JUST ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOP TODAY. AUG 11, 2008. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT NOT ENGAGING AIR BAG WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT AND AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYING LIT ON DASH. WE WERE INFORMED ORDERING NEW WIRING HARNESS AND THAT THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT MEANT THAT IT DISABLED ALL AIR BAGS SO THEY WOULD NOT GO OFF ACCIDENTALLY. AUG 11,2008. 13,848 MI. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE BAL I WAS ADV MY KUMHO TIRES HAD SEVERE TIRE ROT AND MY TIRES BEGAN RIPPING FROM THE SIDES. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALER I TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI REPAIR SHOP WHO ADV ME AND PUT IN WRITING II HAD NO TIRE ROT AND WHAT HAD OCCUR WAS FAULT OF MY OWN , I WAS DISTURBED BY THERE FINDINGS AND GOT A THIRD OPINION WHO DID ADV I HAD SEVERE TIRE ROT AND THE VEH WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEH WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND MY TIRES WHERE ALREADY RIPPING APART MY TREAD WEAR WAS LESS THAN 25% AND THE MANUFACTURER DATE OF MY TIRE WAS 02/06. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I EVER HAD BUT KUMHO DID REPLACE ALL 4 OF MY TIRES THEY ALSO AGREED THEY HAD SEVERE TIRE ROT. *JB

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF AT THE BASE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DECELERATES. IT DOES NOT LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, ACCELERATOR, A FEW SENSORS, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS ONLY TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEN THE FAILURE RECURS A MONTH LATER. THE CONTACT IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG REMAINS OFF WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN OFF FOR A CHILD'S SAFETY, BUT THE OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN ADULTS ARE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AS WELL. THE DEALER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG DEFECT BECAUSE THEY CLAM IT IS WORKING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. THE AIR BAG DEFECT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IN DEC 2006 AND MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD IN AUGUST OF 2007, IT WENT BAD AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IN JUNE 2008, AGAIN IN 2010 AND NOW AS OF TODAY NOVEMBER 22,2011 I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN A RECALL CONSIDERING I AM NOT THE ONLY SUZUKI FORENZA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THE ONGOING ISSUES . I HAVE CAME OUT OF POCKET OVER $600 SO FAR ON GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIX BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR