2005 Suzuki Forenza

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2010· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER'S AIRBAG WAS FIXED 2 OR 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, AND FIXED ONE MORE TIME AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ONCE AGAIN. *TR

• 12/29/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. SHE HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) IN DECEMBER 2009. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE REFERENCED THE PRIOR RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000- UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/10.*JB

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOUGHT IT JUNE OF 2005. FOR THE TIME THAT I HAD THE CAR IT HAD LITTLE PROBLEMS AT TIMES. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 5 MILES ON IT. SUZUKI DEALERSHIPS ONLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND WHEN THEY DO LOOK AT IT THEY CLAIM NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR HESITATES AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD AT TIMES. IN THE MORNING THE CAR HAS HARD STARTS WHEN COLD. THE EXHAUST MAKES NOISE AND TRANSMISSION DOES TOO. THE CLAIMS ARE THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT CAR AND NORMAL. RECENTLY I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK AT AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN. THE GAS PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO MOVE AND IT DID IT SLOWLY. FROM A STOP THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SUZUKI MAKES IT HARD TO HAVE YOUR CAR SERVICE AND CLAIM WARRANTY WORK. THAT INCLUDES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOO. WHEN CAR WAS DELIVERED BACK TO ME AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF THEY CLAIM THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND. MAYBE IT WAS THE GAS CAP THEY SAID. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS TOO MUCH TOO BE A LOOSE GAS CAP. I HAD TO GET UPSET FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR. MANY PROBLEMS FOR A NEW CAR. *JB

• 12/22/2012· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AFTER FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR, THERE WERE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND THEN CAR FAILED. POWER STEERING HAD TO BE FIXED, TIMING BELT REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER SPEAKERS STARTED TO GO IN AND OUT, RADIO LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, ETC. IN 2010 HEADLIGHTS FAILED. BEING A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT I RODE WITH MY BRIGHTS FOR ALMOST A YEAR UNTIL I LOOKED UP THE RECALL ONLINE AND GOT THAT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. 2011 REPLACED SPEAKERS, STILL DON'T WORK ON ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR AND BACK OF DRIVER SIDE. ONE SPEAKER WORKS, VERY WEAK AND SOMETIMES GOES OUT COMPLETELY. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT. STARTED TO LEAK OIL, HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THEN HAD TO HAVE RADIATOR HOSE REPLACED. 2012 TIMING BELT POPS, ENGINE DAMAGED COSTING ALMOST $2000. TODAY DECEMBER 2012, RADIATOR CRACKS ALL THE WAY OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. TERRIBLE HORRIBLE CAR TO BE A 2005. SEEMS LIKE I CAN'T GO A MONTH WITHOUT SOMETHING ELSE GOING WRONG. FEELS UNSAFE AT ALL TIMES! *TR

• 12/16/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

• 12/16/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND AT NORMAL TO LOW SPEEDS. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMED THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/09/2005· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONE MONTH PRIOR TO PROBLEM. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY HUNTS FOR GEARS, SHIFTING ABRUPTLY AND SHARPLY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. AT 2,950 MILES, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN TO GROAN. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, BUT CONSTANTLY SHIFT EARLY OR LATE AND HUNT BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED THAT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' WAS DEFINITELY ON AND THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS PER A "RECALL" ON 2005 FORENZA TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT SMOOTHER NOW, BUT STILL HAS JERKY MOMENTS. *JB

• 12/07/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES THE FIRST TIME. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE JERKED DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SO THE COMPUTER COMPONENT COULD BE UPDATED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FAILURE AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB

• 12/06/2007· AIR BAGS

  FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE SUZUKI FORENZA'S AIRBAG SENSOR (I HAVE A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA) IS UNDER THE CUP HOLDER AND FAULTS OUT EASILY DUE TO CONDENSATION FROM BEVERAGES. MINE JUST WENT OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS. I CONTACTED SUZUKI, AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF THE "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER" WARRANTY PERIOD. MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW, INDICATING A PROBLEM. AFTER WEB RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THIS IS VERY COMMON, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SAFETY RELATED. *TR

• 12/04/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HIGH BEAMS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000......UPDATED 02/11/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS, DASH PANEL LIGHTS, AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. *JS

• 12/03/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT DIMS OR DOESNT WORK AT ALL AND THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. IVE CHANGED BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. IF I PUT ON MY BLINKER WHILE DRIVING IT WILL CUT OFF THE ONE LIGHT THAT KIND OF WORKS. USING MY BRIGHTS WHILE ON THE ROAD MAY CUT MY LIGHTS ON BRIEFLY

• 12/03/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SINCE 07-2014 APPROX. 55,000 MILES ON CAR AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND SUZUKI WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE MY MONEY. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN # TS050115B.ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING.

• 11/30/2011· SUSPENSION

  CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND COMING FOR THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GARAGE FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE STRUT MOUNTS AND IT WOULD BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS A CV JOINT NOT THE STRUTS. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS YEAR WHILE TRYING TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER GARAGE THAT MY STRUT MOUNTS WERE BAD AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *KB

• 11/24/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/20/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE DRIVING LIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY CALLING THE DEPARTMENT WITH HER INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL FROM JANUARY 2012, WHEN THE SAID RECALL HAD IN FACT DISABLED THE DRIVING LIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL OF THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO BE REVIEWED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY WAS HER FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT 60 MPH. WITHIN 10 TO 15 MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER THEY SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS CHECK FOR A LOOSE CONNECTION TO THE LIGHTS, BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS HIDDEN WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MELTED SPLICE PACK. THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HER THE PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED BACK IN JANUARY DID PERTAIN TO THE RECALL AND OUT OF THE $513.60 BILL, SHOULD WOULD ONLY RECEIVE $75. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE MECHANIC WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO SPEND TIME DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WHICH TOOK HIM FOUR HOURS. SHE THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE RECALL NOTICE, THE SAME REPAIR COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, WHICH WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE REFUNDED. *JB

• 11/20/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA UPHILL GOING 35 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT, I EXPERIENCED ROUGH JOLTING WHEN MY CAR (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC) WAS DOWNSHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

• 11/18/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WAS WITH THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS, THEY WOULD COME ON WHEN THEY WANTED TO AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR. I DID NOT DO NOTHING ABOUT THAT, THEN I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO TURN ON MY HIGH BEAMS AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER NO LIGHTS WHAT'S SO EVER, BUT THEN MESSED WITH SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE AND I HAD HIGH BEAMS BUT NO REGULAR HEADLIGHTS. *TR

• 11/16/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE START OF THE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/18/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IN JANUARY 2011, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE IT WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. IN JUNE 2011, THE VEHICLE JERKED EXTREMELY HARD WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. IN NOVEMBER 2011, THE VEHICLE JERKED HARD AGAIN AND LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. UPDATED 02/01/12

• 11/16/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ABRUPTLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED WHIPLASH FROM THE JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS HAD SEIZED AND THE IDLE PULLEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

• 11/15/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. ON 11/15/06, THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT EVEN IF THE PADS WERE WORN DOWN, THE DEALER NEEDED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PADS WAS PRODUCING DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14000 MILES.

• 11/13/2008· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM INOPERATIVE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SHOP AT LEAST 5 TIMES DURING WARRANTY PERIOD AND HAS FAILED TO BE FIXED. *TR

• 11/07/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I CALLED THE SUZUKI CORPORATE OFFICE BECAUSE MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA HEAD LAMPS GO ON AND OFF. THEY RE-CALLED THIS IN 2007, I DID NOT OWN IT THEN BUT THEY CLAIM THE CAR WAS FIXED UNDER THE RE-CALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL 2 HOURS TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN AND MUST PAY FOR IT.........THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAP........ WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE.........SHORT OF SUING THEM WHEN WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON A DARK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. WHICH TRUST ME I WILL DO IF THAT HAPPENS! *TR

• 11/06/2007· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT TWO SPRINGS AND ONE ROD FAILED. THE SEATS RAILING SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE TWO SPRINGS BECAUSE THE ROD OR THE RAILING WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. THE LEFT FRONT SEAT ADJUST WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 12/12/07

• 11/01/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS AT TIMES; ONCE THE WIRING HARNESS COOLED OFF, THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON. IF THE VEHICLE WAS WARM, THEY WOULD TURN OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

• 10/30/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,437. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/29/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS POINTED TOWARD THE GROUND AND DID NOT PROJECT ENOUGH LIGHT. *JB

• 10/25/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

• 10/24/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME BURNED, CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS, AIR BAGS AND THE RADIO TO FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS CAUSED A SMALL FIRE IN THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER PERFORMED A SECOND REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V397000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING;INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) FOR THE WIRING HARNESS BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAD STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR CAUSED THE WIRING FAILURE, THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE EXACT COMPONENT THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

• 10/18/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT NOW HAS 37,500 MILES. I BARELY DRIVE IT AND KEEP IT GARAGED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED. AFTER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WHEN IT PAST THE 36,000 MILES (WARRANTY EXPIRED BEFORE MILEAGE REACHED) I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE HARD DOWNSHIFT AND HESITATING SHIFTS UPWARD (REACHES OR GOES ABOVE 3000 RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFTS). THESE HARD SHIFTS ARE MOSTLY BETWEEN 30-20 MPH AND ALSO OCCUR BETWEEN 5-20 MPH BUT SOMEWHAT SOFTER BUT STILL EASILY NOTABLE. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS FOR 100,000MILES/7YRS SO I TOOK IT THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM MY COMPLAINT. RIGHT OFF THE BACK THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY CHECK IT OUT AND THAT ALL THEY COULD DO IS DRIVE. ALSO, HE TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY (BUMPER TO BUMPER) EXPIRED AND THAT IF THE GUY HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT THAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IT WAS OTHERWISE I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $80+$8 TAX FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THAT IF IT IS ANYTHING ELECTRICAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT IT WASN'T COVERED. OF COURSE AS I EXPECTED HE DIDN'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TOLD ME TO SCHEDULE THE $88 DIAGNOSIS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT SUZUKI FORENZAS ARE KNOWN FOR DOWNSHIFTING HARD BUT I TOLD HIM THAT IT WASN'T LIKE THAT BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE MARKER. I CAME BACK HOME THOUGH WITHOUT MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS APPOINTMENT AND READ MY WARRANTY DETAILS. UNDER "...WHAT IS NOT COVERED" FOR POWERTRAIN, NO WHERE DID IT SAY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONICS, INFACT IT COVERS 'TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE' WHICH IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS! I GUESS THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE HE TRIED TO CONVINCE THAT IS NORMAL AND THAT HE RIGHT OFF THE BACK TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T COVER TRANSMISSION ELECTRONICS AND THAT THERE IS A CHARGE OF $88 FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER READING SOME OF THE POWERTRAIN COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE SUZUKI KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A BIG PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS AND ARE WAITING UNTIL WARRANTIES EXP. *TR

• 10/18/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO A SCANNER TO RETRIEVE CODES; B1382, PASS SIDE INJ. AND RESET TO 0 HIGH. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE RESISTANCE WAS TOO HIGH. THE TERMINALS WERE CLEANED AND THE CABLE TIES UNDER THE SEATS WERE REMOVED. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEALER. THE THIRD DEALER IMPLEMENTED A TEMPORARY REPAIR REMEDY, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR, THE AIR BAG REMAINED OFF.

• 10/18/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: 2005 SUZUKIE FORENZA WAGON. WHILE ON A TRIP TO VIRIGINA IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED ON THEIR MINIMUM SPEED, AND THEIR MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO BE EFFICIENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COMPARED THE MAXIMUM WIPER SPEED OF TWO VEHICLES AND THEY WERE BOTH THE SAME. THE SALESMAN AGREED THAT THE SPEED WOULD NOT BE EFFICIENT FOR THE WINTERS. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER . CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. THE CONSUMER FILE A COMPLAINT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *NM

• 10/17/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWICE FOR SERVICE. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WAS RESET. ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, SO NOTHING WAS DONE, AS THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS A FORENZA. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - *NM

• 10/16/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKED TWICE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,141 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,231.

• 10/16/2012· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO BUTTONS TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 10/15/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN BOTH VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BENT INTO THE DASHBOARD AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL ABRASIONS, CHIPPED TEETH, CUTS, AND BRUISES. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT INJURIES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE REAR ENDED VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED IN THAT VEHICLE COULD BE THREE OR MORE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF BOTH HERSELF AND HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000 UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED

• 10/09/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON UPON STARTING THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAG WARRING LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME ON AND STAYS ON. *TR

• 10/06/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AS IT REMAINED IN THE OFF POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/03/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL OF THE TIME. IT CAME ON THE 29 AUGUST 2005. WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAG WORKED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND ALSO ON THE 9-24-2005. THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS, AND THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED THE PARTS. HE FELT LIKE THEY WERE TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS FROM 9-24-05. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY, AND THAT WAS WHY HE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

• 10/01/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DAY RUNNING LIGHTS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS NOT BULBS BUT WOULD BE SAFE - JUST NO DAY RUNNING LIGHTS. THREE DAYS LATER (FIRST TIME RUN WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AFTER BEING AT DEALER) SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING. TOOK TO PERSONAL MECHANIC. WIRES ARE MELTED TOGETHER. SINCE TSB ISSUED FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

• 10/01/2007· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATES "OFF" MOST OF THE TIME WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO THE DEALER SINCE THE BEGINNING AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT IT IS NORMAL .... THAT MY 130# SON IS 'TOO THIN'. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB ISSUED ON THIS. *TR

• 09/29/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL; WHICH, INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND SEVERAL REPAIRS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 09/28/2009· AIR BAGS

  WE OWN THREE 2005 SUZUKI FORENZAS. EACH HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH EITHER THE AIRBAG OR AIRBAG SENSOR. ONE OF OUR VEHICLES CURRENTLY WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON. THIS IS ITS SECOND PROBLEM OF THE SAME KIND. ONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THREE TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SUZUKI HAS NEVER TOLD ME IF THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG, THE SENSOR, THE HARNESS, OR SOMETHING ELSE. MY CONCERN IS TWO-FOLD: (1) WILL I HAVE TO PAY ANNUALLY FOR A SERIOUS SUZUKI DEFECT IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION? (2) IS THIS A REAL PROBLEM? DO I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN? SUZUKI HAS NEVER TOLD ME IF THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG, THE SENSOR, THE HARNESS, OR SOMETHING ELSE. MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES INVESTIGATION. *TR

• 09/24/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING HOME USING THE FOG LAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 09/23/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  GEARS STARTED SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN, AND AT TIMES DID NOT SHIFT AT ALL...THANK GOD I WAS ALREADY ARRIVING HOME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A SCREECHING HALT, AT THIS POINT I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD A 1HRS DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THIS HAPPENED, I DID MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE BAD PART IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I SINCE THEN HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND READ THE CODES P0700 AND P0705 THAT IS FOR THAT PART. *TR

• 09/22/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO JERK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

• 09/18/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I TRIED TO RENEW MY TAGS BUT WAS DENIED PENDING VERIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF MANUFACTURERS RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM A DEALER 09/05. I CALLED SUZUKI WITH THE VIN. THEY HAD ALL THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON RECORD BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL WHICH EFFECTS THE SMOG SYSTEM OF MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THERE IS AN "OPEN RECALL" ON MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA, RECALL #DG. IT INVOLVES THE FUEL VAPOR VALVES, SO OBVIOUSLY CALIFORNIA WON'T ISSUE ME TAGS UNTIL IT IS FIXED. YOU DON'T EVEN LIST THIS RECALL ON YOUR SITE AND YOU ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE US GOVERNMENT! WHY DO YOU NOT LIST IT? SUZUKI TOLD ME TO CHECK YOUR SITE TO CONFIRM THE RECALL. I CAN'T TRUST EITHER SUZUKI OR THE NHTSA? PLEASE RESEARCH THIS AND UPDATE YOUR SITE TODAY. *JB

• 09/13/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH, IT WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS INJURED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, CHEST AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, KNEE AND STOMACH INJURIES. BOTH WORE SEAT BELTS AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN.

• 09/12/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND WOULD OFTEN FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 09/11/2015· TIRES

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW OUT.

• 09/10/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CAR WON'T ACCELERATE OR GO ABOVE 1ST GEAR. $160 TO REPLACE. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.