2006 Suzuki Forenza complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2010 AND RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE WEEKEND. THE SPEED SENSITIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT THE GEARS IN DRIVE 2 IN ORDER TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE DRIVEN IN DRIVE 3 TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000.

AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN A CRASH. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, BRAKE SENSOR WENT OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE. I FIXED THAT AND THEN ON DECEMBER 19, 2009 I WAS DRVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL. I ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IN A PANIC I PUT THE CAR IN 3RD GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE MECHANIC HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WHICH I BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2008. THE INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER A YEAR AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE. NORMAL USE OF HANDLES (TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE). NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AFTER READING THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINTS, I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TO DEALER WHO HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL. HE INFORMED ME OF THE COST OF $120+ TO REPAIR THE TWO PLUS THE COST OF THE HANDLES. *TR

FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND STARTED A FIRE WHICH CAUGHT MY CLOTHING ON FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,923. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,850.

ELECTRICAL/EXTERIOR LIGHTING: JUST PRIOR TO 10/10/2009, I BEGAN NOTICING MY LIGHTS WERE PERIODICALLY FLICKERING. ON OCT. 10, 2009, I NOTICED WHAT SMELLED LIKE WIRES BURNING (ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL). THE FOLLOWING EVENING I STARTED MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS, THEY DIDN'T COME ON, HOWEVER MY RUNNING LIGHTS DID COME ON WHEN I RELEASED MY BREAK (5 SPEED), I WAS ALSO WITHOUT THE USE OF MY HI-BEAMS, HOWEVER THEY WORK WHEN I PULL BACK ON MY TURN SIGNAL/HI-BEAM HANDLE. AFTER DOING A LITTLE INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONCE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED SUZUKI, I WAS OF COURSE TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL! HOW NICE! THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST NOT LESS THEN $150 TO FIX! I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2006, IT IS NOW JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD! I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS, JUST HAPPENED TO HEAR ABOUT THE DOOR HANDLE RECALL BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE AND HAD TO CONTACT A DEALER (NOT THE ONE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, EITHER) AS I HAVE NOT HAD THE BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. MY MECHANIC TRIED TO INQUIRE AS TO HOW TO OBTAIN THE WIRING DETAIL FOR THIS CAR SO THAT HE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM, THUS SAVING ME A GOOD DEAL OF MONEY...$150! I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND WOULD HOPE THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WOULD NOT HAVE THE DIFFICULTIES THIS CAR HAS HAD IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FOR THE MOST PART, I HAVE ENJOYED THE CAR, BUT THE FACT THAT SUZUKI IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY MANUF

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THAT VERY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST LIKE WE ARE. IT IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR & VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE, REVS WAY TO HIGH WHEN REACHING POSTED SPEEDS.BOTH ARE VERY DANGEROUS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? WE FEEL WE ARE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR,USED & WITH NO WARRANTY. WE FEEL WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF . THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP US(DODGE DEALER). WE CALLED A SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON BUT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WHAT CAN WE DO? PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT HER VEHICLE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND LANDED IN HER HAND. THE SAME FAILURE HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 10/27/09.*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SHIFT RELAY WAS INOPERATIVE. THE SHIFTER LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN INTO THE UNLOCK SAFETY LOCK AND PUSH THE SHIFTER IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION, THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCKS UP. UPDATED 10/29/09

TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR ON 2006-2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS HIGH FAILURE RATE AND IS DANGEROUS. CAR KICKS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *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.

SUZUKI FORENZA IN FRONT END COLLISION WITH JEEP WRANGLER. FORENZA SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS IN THE FORENZA DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN THE FORENZA DID NOT LOCK WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH LED TO ME SLAMMING AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

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.

I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, MY LIGHT WAS GREEN, I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, THEN A CAR RAN THEIR RED LIGHT, STRIKING MY LEFT FENDER/FRONT, BUCKLED UP MY CAR, BUMPERS LOCKED, HAD TO BE PULLED APART! IN THIS MVA, NONE OF THE FRONTAL/AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! THERE WERE 'FOUR' PEOPLE IN MY CAR, INCLUDING ME. ALL INJURED, ALL WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. AND ALL SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. I WAS SHOCKED!! AS WELL AS THE PERSON IN THE OTHER FRONT SEAT. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, WITH MY HEAD...POLICE ON THE SCENE, SAID TO SUE FOR AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING! *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHT. CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM SUZUKI. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC THEN MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. HOWEVER, 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECT SWITCH SHORTED OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A U-TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG FAILURE AT THAT TIME. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. GEORGIA STATE CARROLL COUNTY POLICE REPORT NUMBER 04-1122-09 WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO THE LOWER BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

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

FUNNY HOW AFTER THE SERVICE WARRANTY WENT OUT ON THE CAR SO DID THE TRANSMISSION..TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ME TO HAVE A SWITCH REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AS SUZUKI STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY....EXACTLY 6 WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT ON THE CAR I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SHAFT WALKED OUT OF THE PUMP...IMAGINE THAT...MY THINKING WAS DOES IT HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN TO JUST WALK OUT. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE FORENZA AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OUT THAT THE FORENZA IS NOT ACTUALLY A SUZUKI, IT IS DAEWOO WITH THE SUZUKI NAME...FUNNY HOW THAT WAS NEVER MENTIONED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HAD I KNOWN BEFOREHAND THAT I WAS PURCHASING A DAEWOO I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE CAR. TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED IT IS COSTING ME $1000. AS I DID FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE CAR IT SEEMS THAT THE CEO OF SUZUKI IS AWARE THAT THE GM DAEWOO WAS SUCH A HORRIBLE BUY HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO COMPENSATE ANY CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE FORENZA, THEY HAVE JUST DECIDED IN 2009 THEY WILL NO LONGER MAKE THE FORENZA. I CHECKED THE BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED IN 2006 AND IT IS WORTH 2300, MEANWHILE I STILL OWE 11000 ON THE CAR. IN ADDITION THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS ON BACK ORDER, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO OFFER ME A LOANER BECAUSE I AM OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE NO MEANS OF GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. AS I LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS WEBSITE I S

MY CAR WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WHEN I DROVE AT 60 MPH OR MORE THE CAR WOULD START VIBRATING. I HAVE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THEY HAVE SAID LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THEY HAVE SAID THE RIM MIGHT BE BENT. THEY HAVE THE TIRES MAY NEED BALANCING. THEY HAVE SAID THE FRONT END MIGHT NEED TO BE LINED UP. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS CAR WAS NEW AND I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. *TR

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED AND ANOTHER ONE HAD TO BE ORDERED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE WIRING HARNESS AROUND THE BLOW MOTORS MELTED AND BURNED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. HE SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED, WHICH WOULD COST A LOT TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 03/18/09. *LJ

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

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

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 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 CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD IMPROPERLY SHIFT AND REV WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ARE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,230 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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. 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.

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. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND REMAINS LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,126 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

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. 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.

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

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.

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 E

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.

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH TROUBLE CRANKING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND FEELS A BIG NUDGE IN THE REAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. *KB *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR JERKS FORWARD WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. SHE MUST SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, SHE HEARS A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED HER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB

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

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