2006 Suzuki Forenza complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THREE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY FORENZA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORENZA .THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE '02 SENSOR' AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME THEY RESET THE CODE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RECURRED I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAUSED THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. ON AUGUST 25 THE PROMISED FIXED WAS INSTALLED AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CORRECTION HAS NOT WORKED AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN ONE WAS AVAILABLE. AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2006, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY NO ONE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CALLED, WRITTEN AND EMAILED TO EVERYONE CONNECTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED DRASTICALLY, AND THE CONTACT LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MAIN PROCESSOR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE PROCESSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT GAVE THE CONTACT A RENTAL CAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED.

I PURCHASED A 4 DOOR 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND ON THE NEXT MORNING JUST A DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP OF WHAT HAPPEN I WAS TOLD IT''S A NEW CAR AND I JUST HAD TO BREAK-IT-IN. EVERY MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY WHEN I DRIVE I WOULD EXPERIENCE SOME DELAYS FROM THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD JERK. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO GET THE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A RE-PROGRAMMING ERROR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID WHAT WAS CALLED A PASS THROUGH RE-PROGRAMMING HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON SEVERAL OCCASION BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 9/18/06 AND MY CAR IS STILL BEING TESTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE STAR SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AT 1890 DOGWOOD DRIVE IN CONYERS, GA AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.. *NM

BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 16 MILES ON IT IN JUN. 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR 53 DAYS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *JB

I BROUGHT A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA ON JULY 11, 2006. IN TWO OR THREE DAYS I NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG IN THE WAY IT WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT BACK AND THE GENERAL MANAGER DROVE THE CAR AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IT NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN UPGRADED SOFTWARE. THE CAR DOESN'T START IT SOUNDS AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF AND IT DRIVES ROUGH AND STALLS. THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND MONTGOMERY KEYSTONE MOTORS WERE FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND STILL DECIDED TO SALE ME A LEMON. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS. *NM

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

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

ROUGH IDLING PROBLEMS / NO START PROBLEMS AFTER OWNING NEW 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA THREE DAYS. FIRST TIME HAPPENED AT GAS STATION. TOOK FOUR ATTEMPTS TO GET CAR RUNNING . HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED SPARK PLUG AND INSTALLED NEW COMPUTER. SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. HAVE HAD NEWER PROBLEMS OCCUR. CAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST DIED WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE ROUGH IDLE/NO START PROBLEM. AM IN PROCESS WITH THEM NOW TO TRY TO GET A REFUND. PROBLEM IS THOUGHT TO BE WITH SOFTWARE GLITCH DOWNLOADING IMPROPER FUEL DATA INTO CARS COMPUTER. REP FROM MANUFACTURER SAID SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED USAGE OF SUMMER FUEL RATHER THAN WINTER WHICH IS WHY I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE , NO START, CAR TRYING TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A FIX FOR AUTOMATICS BUT NOT FOR MANUALS LIKE MINE. ALTHOUGH ROUGH IDLE AND NO START PROBLEMS ARE MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE , THE CAR TRYING TO DIE IS MORE OF A CONCERN WHICH I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

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

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH JUST 15 MILES ON IT AND HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH STARTING. *JB

I BOUGHT A SUZUKI FORENZA 2006 IN 10/2005 AND SINCE FEBRUARY 2006 I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME THING THREE TIMES AND I CALL EVERY WEEK FOR THE SAME REASON, NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE FORENZAS BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. WE BOUGHT NEW SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP US. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS EXCHANGED AT THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AFTER SIX WEEKS DUE TO REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS NOT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP.

WITHIN THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF PURCHASE,STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS. TOOK THE THING BACK. THEY HAVE HAD THE THING ALMOST TWO WEEKS NOW. THEY CANNOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY HAVE SAID TO ME IS " YOU HAVE A RENTAL" . *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER MUST SIT UPRIGHT IN ORDER TO TRIGGER BOTH SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT TO SWITCH OFF. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AFTER THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION IS TURNED ON, RESULTING IN THE CONTINUED ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT. UPDATED 8/9/2006 - *NM

I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA FROM A DEALER ON 23 MAY 2006. AFTER ONE WEEK WITH THE CAR, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS IN THAT IT DOES NOT START AFTER IT SITS FOR A WHILE. I CALLED THE SALESMAN ON 2 JUN 06 AND TOLD HIM THAT FOR THE THIRD TIME THAT WEEK, IT DIDN'T START. HE DIDN'T INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND JUST STATED IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AND TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND IT FINALLY STARTED BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING IT EVERY DAY SINCE. TODAY I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH "COLD STARTS" ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT AT THE PRESENT TIME, AND I'LL GET A RECALL MESSAGE IN THE FUTURE WHEN SUZUKI FIGURES OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED BY THE DEALER/SALESMAN BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS NEW VEHICLE AND WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED THEM ON 2 JUN 06 WITH A COMPLAINT, THEY SHOULD HAVE REVEALED THE PROBLEM TO ME AT THIS TIME. I FEEL THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE FAILED. WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE WAS AN EXHAUST SMELL. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE THEY CHANGED THE GAS PUMP BUT THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BUT BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE CLIMATE UPDATED 6/16/2006 - THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR BACK ND GAVE THE CONSUMER FULL CREDIT TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

NOT EVEN A FULL MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN, THE CAR DOESN'T START AFTER SITTING JUST OVERNIGHT FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT I'VE OWNED IT. WHEN I CALLED KEYSTONE MOTORS IN MONTGOMERVILLE, PA, THE MANAGER WAS SMUG AND UNPROFESSIONAL. AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A J.D. POWERS ASSOCIATE WINNER, HE SAID HE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT J.D. POWERS. THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT I TOLD THEM IF JUST ONE MORE THING GOES WRONG, I WILL BE TRADING FOR A CAR THAT RUNS. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA STATION WAGON, ON FEBRUARY 25, 2006 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH SOMEONE RAN INTO MY CAR AND I CRASHED THE CAR/THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY BRAND NEW CAR. I THINK THE AIR BAGS OR AT LEAST THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULD OF DEPLOYED- THAT IS MY COMPLAINT. *JB

5 WEEKS INTO THE PURCHASE OF MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IT MADE A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO A BAD EXHAUST. THEN IT STARTED TO STALL WHILE I WAS STOPPED. IT WOULD STALL DURING THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN WOULD BE FINE. ON THE THIRD TIME IN SERVICE THEY DECIDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE, FOR 2 WEEKS. SO FAR THE STALLING HAS NOT OCCURRED BUT THE NOISE HAS COME BACK. *JB

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. AS A CERTIFIED CRIME PREVENTION INSPECTOR, I HAVE DISCOVERED FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE THAT WILL PROVE TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY DRIVER/OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE DO NO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CONTROLS ALL LOCKING DEVICES ON HIS/HER SIDE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THAT THE PASSENGER IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT OPEN HIS/HER DOOR IF IT IS LOCKED. THE DRIVER HAS TO OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DRIVER IS INCAPACITATED THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN THE DRIVER UNLOCKS THE DOOR ALL LOCKS OPEN. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS SOMEONE TRYING TO GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO WITHOUT DIFFICULTY; PUTTING THE DRIVER IN EXTREME DANGER. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE REAR SEATED PASSENGERS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE DRIVER UNLOCKING THE DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE A PASSENGER WOULD PERHAPS LITERALLY HAVE TO BREAK OUT A WINDOW TO EXIT. THIS WOULD TAKE TIME AND THE PASSENGER OR PASSENGERS MAY PERISH. THESE ARE EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS WHICH I PRAY WILL BE INVESTIGATED! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS:ON AND OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING. THE AIR BAG WILL TURNOFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED AT A DEALERSHIP. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE SWITCH WERE ON ORDER. ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK