2006 Suzuki Forenza complaints

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

RANGE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN LATENT FAILURE THAT IS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE PART, ALTHOUGH PART OF THE MAIN ENGINE, IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS A $55 PART. THE MAIN DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE HAS REPLACED OVER 1000 RANGE SENSORS WHEN MY CAR WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. WHENEVER THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE OR I HAVE TO GO DOWN THE GEARS TO DRIVE, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN DRIVES VERY SLOWLY. IT IS AS THOUGH I AM DRIVING A STICK-SHIFT AND NOT LETTING OFF OF THE CLUTCH. THE WHOLE CAR JERKS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DO NOT AND HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD $350.00 PLUS LABOR TO FIX THIS PART ALONE. ON TOP THAT THEY SAID MY SERPENTINE BELT NEEDS CHANGED WHICH WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $190. I BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS RECALLED OR ATLEAST SUZUKI NEEDS PAY THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS FOR THE PART BEING REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN 2006, I HAVE HAD THE GAS GAUGE, GAS TANK, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT DOOR HANDLES & CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE FACTORY TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A YEAR, AND BECAUSE IT IS AN ODD TIRE SIZE COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE. CURRENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS JUST REPLACED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AT THE DEALER & GOT A RENTAL CAR (WHICH COST $75) AND THE DEALER AND SUZUKI TECH SUPPORT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ERROR CONTINUES TO SHOW UP. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ALSO ON & I WAS TOLD THAT IT REQUIRES A SENSOR - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY - THAT WILL COST OVER $300. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE JERKING AND SLIPPING GEARS ON ACCELERATION. IT WOULD ALSO STICK IN NEUTRAL OR NOT CHANGE GEARS AND HESITATE TO THE POINT OF MOVING VERY SLOWLY. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH COST ME OVER $300 TO REPLACE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE SINCE. THE STRUTS - FRONT AND BACK - ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS A $1200 REPAIR BECAUSE THEY ARE LEAKING. CURRENTLY BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE BEFORE UNDER RECALL, BUT NOW IT WILL COST OVER $200 A PIECE TO REPLACE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS A LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE WORKING UNTIL IT JUST APPEARED ONE DAY.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2010. MY MECHANIC RESET THE SENSOR AND CHECKED OUT THE WIRING. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 1 MOUTH AND HAS NO MATTER WHAT WE DO'STAYED ON--- ADDITIONAL LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY INCLUDING THE ENGINE LIGHT, SEATBELT AND DRIVING LIGHT. WHAT A BUNCH OF GARBAGE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE----THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS'RECALL THIS CAR FOR ELECTRICAL AND CERTAINLY AIRBAGS 'IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND AIRBAGS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *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

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

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.

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

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT DECELERATED AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK; UPON SHIFTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS REPAIRED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/21/11

AHHH YES...THE RANGE SENSOR GOING OUT. MY CAR STARTED DOING THIS IN OCTOBER 2010 AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW SENSOR TOO. MY CAR JERKS WHEN THIS ACTS UP AND WHEN IT IS GEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE BOTH THE "R" AND THE "D" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS AND THE MECHANIC (THAT WORKS ON MY CAR) TAKE A LOOK AT, HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE SENSOR IS (IF YOU'RE FACING THE ENGINE IT'S THE LITTLE BLACK ROUND LOOKING THING WITH A HANDLE AND YELLOW STRIPE ON IT). HE DID SOMETHING TO IT AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN DID THE "JERK" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND PRESSED DOWN (AS TO PUSHING IT BACK INTO PLACE) AND WIGGLED IT A LITTLE BEFORE THIS. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, IT RAN PERFECTLY AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DO THIS EVERY 3-5 DAYS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SENSOR IS GETTING LOOSE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A NEW FITTING. I'M NOT SPENDING $253.00 UNTIL I ABSOLUTELY NEED IT. THEY DO NEED TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT'S VERY ANNOYING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH!! *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

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD INDICATE REVERSE, DRIVE AND THEN NEUTRAL. THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

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

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT BEGINS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE.THE CAR WILL JERK AND THE RPM'S WILL BEGIN TO REV BUT CAR WONT TAKE OFF AND WHEN IT DOES, IT GOES VERY SLOW FOR A WHILE. AS I MOVE THE GEAR INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL JERK THROUGH EACH GEAR. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHEN GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE OFF WHEN THERE ARE NO CARS, BUT THE CARS SOON COME RACING THROUGH AND I'M STILL NOT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION YET BECAUSE THE CAR MOVES EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. MY HUSBAND IS STATIONED IN GERMANY AND CAR REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE HERE SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED YET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2006 SUKUZI FORENZA IS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO HAVING BECOME MISADJUSTED WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND WHILE TURNED OFF. *TR

I OWN A USED 06' SUZUKI FORENZA. ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE WEB MANY A TIMES. THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WAS ALREADY CRACKED AND LOOKED TO BE GLUED BACK TOGETHER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE ALONG WITH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. WHEN I INQUIRED OF SUZUKI AFTER I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR HANDLES THEY SAID MY CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER THEY USED THE SAME DOOR HANDLES FOR THE 06 MODELS AS THEY DID FOR OLDER MODELS THAT I DO BELIEVE HAVE A RECALL. THIS CONSTITUTES A GRAVE RISK TO THE PASSENGERS AND MYSELF AS I HAVE TO UNROLL MY WINDOW TO EVEN OPEN THE DOOR, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GET OUT TO LET OUT THE REAR DRIVER PASSENGER OUT. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS I HAVE TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS. I AM ASKING THAT YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND MAKE SUZUKI ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE BADLY MADE DOOR HANDLES. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY MYSELF MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN CASE OF A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

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.

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.

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

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THEY TELL ME IT IS A SENSOR AND IT WILL BE 400 TO FIX. IT ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT GETTING STUCK AND OR NOT LATCHING, IT ALSO IS HAVING ISSUE WITH SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL AS( POWER TRAIN)EX.THROTTLE BODY, FRONT STRUTS, SPEEDOMETER, SEAT BELT, DOOR HANDLE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MY CAR HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS ALL THESE ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE FOUND NUMERIOUS OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHIND ABOUT THIS OR RECALL CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE EXPENSIVE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THAT JUST SO HAPPEN TO NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND THE CAR JUST STOP GOING, SHE SAID IT FELT LIKE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER PULLING OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MIND YOU NOW WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, SHE CALLED ME AND I TOLD HER TO HOLD TIGHT UNTIL I GOT THERE. IT ENDS UP BEING THIS TRANSMISSION SAFETY SWITCH, WHICH WOULD YOU KNOW IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, PATHETIC.............. THIS DEALERSHIP AND SUZUKI ARE GONNA KEEP NICKEL AND DIMMING ME UNTIL I AM FLAT BROKE................... SIGNED FED UP WITH SUZUKI ! *TR

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR, TRANSMISSION "SLAMS" INTO GEAR, INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY SCRAMBLES. SOMETIMES VEHICLE SLIPS INTO A HIGHER OR LOWER GEAR ON ITS OWN. A WEEK AGO, I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WHILE STILL IN THE OPPOSITE LANE, CAR SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND I WAS LEFT IN THE OPPOSING LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING! I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CONTINUED TO SAFELY PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT WAS A BIT SCARY. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR I WAS PASSING WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. IT IS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. CURRENTLY THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES NEARLY $300 TO REPLACE THE PART, AND SOME SAY THEY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR CAR MIGHT DECIDE TO SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL OR ANOTHER GEAR. I HOPE IT NEVER SWITCHES TO REVERSE! UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE TENDS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 40000-60000 MILES AND IS PAST THE INITIAL 36000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, AND BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT "IN" THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE 100000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

CONTINUOUS BLOW OUT OF FUEL PUMP GAS , I AM REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP GAS AND THE PROBLEM STILL, THE CAR JUST STOP IN ANY PLACE AND NOT STARTED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, INTO ANOTHER GEAR, OR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO WEST VALLEY SUZUKI TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS DONE, THEY HAVE REPLACED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST SHIFT WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE SHIFTING STICK. WE HAVE JUST TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THEY CAN'T FIX ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

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.

TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IS FAILING, AND YET THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THROUGH SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND INITIALLY WOULD ONLY "ACT UP" ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED TO ONCE OR MORE A WEEK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JUNE 2009 THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE BY REMOVING THE RUBBER MAT FROM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER ASKED THE OWNER TO CHECK THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, WHICH HE DID, AND FOUND THEY WERE WIRED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO STATED THAT THEY FOUND A HAT UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH WAS REMOVED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF TEMPORARILY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE OWNER SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,415. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORENZA ON JUNE 15, 2006. I HAD A NO START PROBLEM AT FIRST BUT THE WAS CORRECTED. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, MY HEADLIGHT AND HIGH BEAMS COMPLETELY FAILED. I TOOK IT TO A SUZUKI DEALER AND HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, COSTING ME $118.00 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NOW MY CAR, LIKE MANY OTHER 2006 FORENZAS, HAS A FAILURE WITH A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT IT HAS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND I DO STILL HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT AS THE SENSOR IS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT IN THE TRANSMISSION IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $235.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I AM LIVID RIGHT NOW! I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SENSOR TOLD MY TRANSMISSION THAT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WENT FROM 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR TO 40 MPH. WHY DOESN'T IT SURPRISE ME THAT SUZUKI REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS? OH, THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY OF IT'S CONSUMERS. CAN SOMEONE, PLEASE EDUCATE SUZUKI ON WHAT THE WORD "SAFETY" MEANS? *TR

HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOTH PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOORHANDLES HAVE BROKE OFF IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS TO EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT SOMEONE OPENING DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF DOOR. IF VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS CRASH OR FIRE, PASSENGERS WILL BE UNABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT VEHICLE. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON SITUATION AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006 2007 MODEL OF THE FORENZA AND EVEN AFTER DOORHANDLE IS REPLACED THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT TRIED TO EXIT, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

COMING FROM RAMP HEADING ON TO FREEWAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I APPLIED BRAKE PRIOR TO ENTERING FREEWAY. CAR SLID HEAD-ON INTO CONCRETE BARRIER AND FLIPPED OVER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP. CAR WAS TOTALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. I BOUGHT IT NEW, OFF THE LOT IN YORK PA FROM A SUZUKI DEALER. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO BUCK ON COLD MORNINGS AND AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEN, LAST WEEK, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" (FOR DRIVE) BEGAN FLASHING AT ME BUT IT HAD A LINE THROUGH IT, MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE AN "8". I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (NOT A SUZUKI DEALER). THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SWITCH WAS BAD. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLES' STORIES, VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PUT OUT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, "ENGINE" FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. CAR SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL (ENGINE REVVED, BUT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE). PANEL SHOWING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN SHOWED AN R WITH AND "X" THROUGH IT EVEN THROUGH I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN DRIVE. CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY TO 40MPH. I PUT CAR INTO THIRD GEAR TO GET THE POWER BACK. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON MY WAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DROVE IN THIRD GEAR FOR THE REST OF THE WAY TO AVOID FURTHER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS. ON 3/25/2010 I CALLED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY PROBLEM SOUNDED LIKE A BAD SENSOR. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE WAS PROVED RIGHT, CAR HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE FIXING A LOT OF TRS IN 2006 FORENZAS. REPAIR NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, I PAID COST. PART WAS APPROX $50 AND LABOR WAS APPROX $150. *TR

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

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WHO WILL BE REPAIRING THIS DEFECT STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MOST FORENZA VEHICLES. A SWITCH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AND IT WILL COST $186 TO REPLACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN ON FORENZA VEHICLES THAT HE ADVISED EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR RECEIPT IN THE EVENT OF A COMPANY RECALL. *TR