2007 Suzuki Forenza complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR: VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT IS $400 JUST TO REPLACE A SMALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. *TT

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

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

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

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

MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE THE CAR WILL NOT IDLE TO DRIVE, MAKE A LOUD RUFF SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR MAYBE 15 MIN AND LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. ALL TO DO THE SAME THING THE VERY NEXT DAY OR LATER ON THAT DAY. NOT TO MENTION I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO AND IT NOW ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES NOW. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA 4 DOOR SEDAN NEW IN 2007 BUT NOW THE DRIVE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF DID THIS ONCE BEFORE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO BUT TURNED OFF AFTER ABOUT 47 MINUTES AFTER I TOOK THE BATTERY CABLE A LOSE. IT STARTED AGAIN ON MAY 24, 2011 WHEN MY WIFE TOOK OUR KIDS TO BASKETBALL PRACTICE SHE SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES WITH A LOT OF SMOKE DOWN BY HER LEG, ANOTHER MOTORIST SAW HER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CAR DOES NOT RUN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK NO POWER IN CAR, NO LIGHTS NOTHING WORKS. CAR IS FULL OF EXTINGUISHER SMOKE FROM TRYING TO PUT FIRE OUT. THE HARNESS WITH WIRES GOING INSIDE OF IT INSIDE OF CAR IS MELTED, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED HOME 31.9 MILES. CALLED SUZUKI ABOUT CAR THEY ASKED ME IS THERE A RECALL ON THE CAR, GO FIGURE PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO WHEN CAR WAS WORKING THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE STAYED ON EVEN WITH NEW TIRES THAT I COULD NOT KEEP ON CAR IS WEARING TIRES DOWN AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST AIR CONDITIONER WAS ONLY BLOWING HOT AIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL OF FREON. *TR

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AS A USED VEHICLE ON FEB. 1, 2010 WITH 31,819 MILES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 51,800 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE", EXPERIENCES A "HARD SHIFT" AND IS "STUCK" IN A HIGH FORWARD GEAR, RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS SHOWING A DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE OF P0705 "TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (PRNDL INPUT)". *TR

WHEN SHIFTING MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA INTO GEAR FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE", THERE IS A DELAY, THEN A "DROPPING"/"LOUD KNOCKING" NOISE, THEN THE CAR GOES INTO GEAR. EVEN THOUGH IN "REVERSE", IT SHOWS AN ERROR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYING AN "X" ON THE INDICATION OF WHAT GEAR IT IS. THE "X" ALSO APPEARS WHEN IN "3RD", "2ND", AND "1ST" BUT NOT IN "PARK" OR "DRIVE". AFTER THE CAR IS IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE RUNS "SLUGGISH" AND DOESN'T SEEM TO GET PAST THE THIRD GEAR. PLACING THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND TURNING OF THE CAR AND RESTARTING AND PLACING IN DRIVE SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. EVEN IF THE PROBLEM IS FIXED THAT DAY, I HAVE NEVER GONE LONGER THAN 2 DAYS WITHOUT IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS A PROBLEM IS THE "RANGER SENSOR", BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY PUT IT ON THE TESTER AND IT CAME UP WITH A TRANS RANGE SENSOR.THIS IS A DEALER PART AND THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ONLINE IS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE FRONT EXTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, AT AROUND 50K MILES, WE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER READS A BLINKING SYMBOL WHILE A VIOLENT JERK OCCURRED. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LOUD LOW-PITCH HUM AS IF WE WERE TOWING A BUS ON ICE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID WERE FAULTY. ME BEING A MECHANIC AND ALL, I CALL AROUND TO BUY THE PART, NO LUCK. SO I FINALLY CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT THEY SAY? ONLY THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING IT TO US AND PAY A RIDICULOUS PRICE. I REFUSE TO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO DO A JOB THAT I KNOW I CAN DO, ESPECIALLY IF WERE TALKING ABOUT A COST THAT EXCEEDS $500 FOR A ONE AND A HALF HOUR JOB. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PARTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO DEALERS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY POORLY CRAFTED BY THE MAKERS. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ALREADY? OR AT LEAST MAKE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, LEFT TURNS ARE A GAMBLE, AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE WEAR ON THE ENGINE ITSELF. AT 50 MPH THE RPM'S ARE AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM'S! PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA HAS 51,000 MILES AND IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS FAILED. I ONLY USE MY CAR FOR NORMAL DRIVING FROM HOME TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES ONE WAY AND OTHER IN-TOWN DRIVES SUCH AS SCHOOL OR GROCERIES. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ SO HEAT MAYBE A FACTOR. ABOUT TWICE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH, WHEN IM AT A STOP THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WITH NO INDICATION (SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ON) UNTIL I ACCELERATE. FEW TIMES I'VE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING IN ACCIDENTS WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. SUZUKI HAS TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST AROUND $300 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE AN '07 SUZUKI FORENZA, THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING GEARS AND SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE "IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM"; THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. COSTS AROUND $200 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE DEALER ALSO ADMITTEDLY STATED THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, IS GOING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR ANYMORE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST 300 DOLLARS ALSO MY AIR BAD SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT GO OFF ANYMORE AND HAVE ALREADY BROKE A DOOR HANDLE SUZUKI IS HORRIBLE WHICH HAVEN'T CHECKED THE PRICE ON THOSE AND I HAVE SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

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

TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL (NO POWER) WHILE IN DRIVE. OTHER TIMES TRANSMISSION WOULD STAY IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AUTO OR MANUAL. FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. COST AT DEALER IS FINANCIALLY PROHIBITIVE AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS AND PRIOR YEAR MANUFACTURE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR SO MUCH ON THIS CAR IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, I AM GOING NUTS...ALMOST EVERY MONTH ITS SOMETHING ELSE! I HAVE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, REPLACED BROKEN DOOR HANDLES (THEY BROKE AGAIN), CHIPPING PAINT (FOR NO REASON), BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SYSTEM, NOW THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. TO REPLACE THE TIRES, THE CHEAPEST YOU CAN FIND IS $130/TIRE NEW. I AM OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN THE CARE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY AND "AMERICAS BEST POWERTRAIN" BUT EVERYTHING IN THE CAR THAT IS GOING BAD, ISN'T COVERED! MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA SUCKS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND MAY POSSIBLE EXPLODE IF NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,132.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A DRIPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007 BY JUNE 2007 AND ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. SHE CONTACTED GMC WHO REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO CODES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR ANY OTHER THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,507.

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC PART ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT WAS FREQUENT PROBLEM CAUSING A REPAIR BILL OF ABOUT $200 AND ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO FIX. FAILURE OF THE PART RESULTS IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE DOORS WERE ENGAGED TO OPEN, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THEY REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

WE HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE QUICKLY ON A HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING US TO GET HIT. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE CODES P0700 AND P0705 CAME UP INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. THE SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AS IT IS ELECTRICAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A 9-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WHO COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED HAD WE OF GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

1. IN THIS CAR MODEL I WAS READING AND IT HAVES THE SAME PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WHICH I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACE IT. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY DAY , THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT WHEN I GIVE REVERSE IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN I PUT IT TO DRIVE IT TAKES FOREVER TO SPEED UP. 3. I BOUGHT THE PART AT SUZUKI BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT THEY HAD IT, AND THEY REPLACE IT AND AFTER IT GOT REPLACED ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP, THE REVERSE AND DRIVE GEAR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLICK SO IT WONT DO ANYTHING, AD I WAS READING ONLINE THAT A LOT OWNERS OF SUZUKI HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME OUT ON THIS. *TR

AUGUST THE 7TH THE PARK AND DRIVE SIGN KEEP GETTING MIXED UP ON THE ODOMETER BOARD....THIS IS ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ....I BEEN TOLD ITS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,670.

THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA STOP WORKING THEN AT ONE POINT WORK AGAIN THEN ONE SIDE TURN OFF THEN THE OTHER THEN TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING ON ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER THEN THEY ARE FINE THEN THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS STOP AND START WORKING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003 TO 2006 AND NOW THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE 2007. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A CRASH OR FIRE. *TR

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. GEAR SHIFT IS STICKING. UPON STARTING CAR, PROCEEDING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE, GEAR DOES NOT MOVE FROM P. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, USE KEY TO PRESS SHIFT LOCK, PUT GEAR IN N, START CAR, THEN MOVE TO R. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. VERY ANNOYING. FEARFUL THAT IT MAY STICK IN R OR D. *TR

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR - NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAR HAS PROBLEMS GOING FROM 0-50 MPHS IN DRIVE; DEALER STATES THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT AND IT COSTS ABOUT 200.00 TO REPAIR; CAR BARELY IS OVER 40,000 MILES, CAN'T FIND PART ANYWHERE BUT DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FIX IT. *TR

I JUST HAD THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAK AT THE BASE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, PASSENGER REAR REPLACE AT MY COST AND NOW THIS! *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR IS WHAT EVERYTHING POINTS TO. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY CEASES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, AND SEEMS AS IF IT HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT SELECTION INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY PANEL SHOWS A FAULT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS HAS BECOME A RECENT ISSUE WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA IN THE PAST MONTHS, RANGING BETWEEN THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS. THIS FAILURE POSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

SUZUKI FORENZA 2007, 42,000 MILES. 1) TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR: TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN DRIVE -- PANEL SHOWS A "D" WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THE MOST WELL-MAINTAINED FORENZAS. UNACCEPTABLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD ,THE CAR WOULD JUST DECELERATE DOWN LIKE 10 OR 20 MPH "SCARY" WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOOR BUT IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. 2)TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY OTHER DAY. 3)THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON TO SHOW THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING EVEN IF I HAVE A PASSENGER SEATED PROPERLY IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS RUNNING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS AS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WITH A HEAVY CLUB TO THE CAR UNDERSIDE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. I TRY TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE CHECKED OUT AND THE LIGHT HAD RESET AND NO CODE COULD BE READ. THEN IT HAPPEN DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED THE CAR JUST ACTED LIKE IT SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND IT REVVED UP AND THEN NO POWER, ONCE I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. AGAIN, LIGHT WENT OUT BEFORE GETTING IT READ. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER 2 WEEKS, FINALLY GOT INTO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE IT READ AND THE CAR CODED WITH A P0705 CODE, WHICH IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY SEE 10 A MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SAD THAT NO ONE HAS SEEN TO RECALL THIS PART, IT'S SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT'S A $40.00 PART WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER MY LIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MORE. [XXX] *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.