2008 Suzuki Forenza

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

• 12/29/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK AND A BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. ......UPDATED 01/12/15*BF UPDATED 01/15/15.*JB

• 12/28/2014· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND JUST PASSED A SEMI TRUCK GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND THEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SWITCHED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES FOR IT TO RESET AND GO BACK TO NORMAL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE HAD BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH PREVIOUSLY IN MY CAR BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE GEAR SWITCHED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NOT WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR. THAT HAD HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT SAID IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT THEN AFTER A COUPLE RESTARTS IT WOULD RESET AND WORK CORRECTLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE I REPLACED THAT SWITCH I HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH IT AGAIN SO FAR. NOW I'M JUST DEALING WITH THE POWER LOCKS STICKING AND LOCKING ON THEIR OWN (THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT PROBLEM THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT ONLY NOW AM I HAVING THAT ISSUE) AND ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT NOT STAYING FASTENED WHEN I FIRST CLICK IT. IT FINALLY DOES AFTER JIGGLING IT A LITTLE BIT. *TR

• 12/24/2012· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS OF MY CAR THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS PART OF REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE. THERMOSTAT, COOLANT HOSE, SPARK PLUGS (TWICE IN A YEAR), BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT BULBS (REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR), TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE TCM THAT MADE MY CAR JERK ALL THE TIME WHENEVER I ACCELERATE. EITHER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS EVERY TIME I SHIFT GEARS. NOW, POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS WITH THIS ONE). I'M AFRAID IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I'LL BE SPENDING MORE ON CAR REPAIRS THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AND IT'S ONLY A 2008! *TR

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,125.

• 12/23/2012· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  THE TCM SWITCH ON MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 AND WAS FOUND BY AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR SUZUKI AS BEING DEFECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SWITCH ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO FAIL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BUYING THE CAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT ACCELERATION. I WAS TOLD THE WAS NEW AND WOULD TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE PARTS TO WORK OUT THEIR NEWNESS. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS THIS ISSUE PERSISTED AND WOULD CEASE TO HAPPEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN AND BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE ISSUE SEEMED TO GO AWAY AND WOULD RETURN AGAIN WITHIN 90 DAYS. I WAS EVEN TOLD THAT I WAS USED TO DRIVING CARS WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE AND MY PERCEPTION OF HOW THE CAR DRIVES WAS THE ISSUE. IT WAS ONLY AFTER GOING TO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER THAT I WAS TOLD THE TCMS ARE OFTEN REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE COULD HAPPEN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ACCELERATION ABOVE 40MPH. THE ISSUE RETURNED AFTER HAVING THE TCM SWITCH REPLACED WITHIN 90 DAYS AS IT HAD DONE AFTER EACH VISIT WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE INCIDENTS WERE INTERMITTENT AND IF LEFT PAST 90 DAYS WOULD INCREASE IN FREQUENCY. MY LATEST VISIT WAS TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP ON 7/14/12 WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE TCM SWITCH. WHEN ASKED TO SEE THE READ OUT FOR THE TEST, I WAS DENIED AND GIVEN $1,500 IN ESTIMATES TO CLEAN MY ENGINE AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME, SO, I COULD HAVE ERRORS READ. I FOUND OUT IN SEPTEMBER THAT THE TCM SWITCH IS FAILING. THIS COMPLAINT IS THE FIRST STEP TO GETTING THIS ADDRESSED. *TR

• 12/23/2012· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ONE DAY, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, IT "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR, THE GEAR DISPLAY WAS SCRAMBLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND IT ALSO "CLUNKED" INTO DRIVE. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S WERE 5-10 HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO "GET UP AND GO." SOMETIMES, MY CAR WILL INITIALLY RUN FINE UNTIL A FEW MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, WHEN IT FALLS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, THEN GOES BACK TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, AND THE PROBLEMS RESURFACE. I TOOK IT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THE MACHINE SAID TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM BUT THEY SAID THAT COULD MEAN ANYTHING AND WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE. AFTER TAKEN OFF THE MACHINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. MY BROTHER (WHO HAS MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE) CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND FILTER, HOPING IT WOULD HELP, BUT IT DIDN'T. AS I GO TO A SMALL TOWN COLLEGE THREE HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND MAKE A 3 MINUTE DRIVE TO AND FROM CLASSES EVERYDAY, I LET IT BE FOR THE SEMESTER, INSISTING THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. WELL, IT'S CHRISTMAS AND IT NEVER WENT AWAY; EACH DAY I DRIVE MY CAR IT PRESENTS ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY BROTHER TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THE MACHINE READ THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE, PLUS A POSSIBLE WIRE SHORT. THEY DIDN'T SUGGEST ANY FIXES SO HE CHECKED FOR SHORTS IN THE WIRES AND FOUND NONE. IT APPEARS IT MUST BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER READING UP ON THE TRS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AS EARLY AS 30K MILES ON CARS SOME BOUGHT NEW. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR (REDUCED GAS MILEAGE/BATTERY FAILURE) AND IS CAUSE FOR A FACTORY RECALL, AS ITS APPEARANCE IS WIDESPREAD AND THE EFFECTS ARE NUMEROUS. *TR

• 12/22/2011· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER TO RESET. WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS FAULTY. *TR

• 12/20/2011· POWER TRAIN

  HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. $140 FIX BETWEEN PARTS AND LABOR. OF COURSE IT WASN'T UNDER THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/19/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,170.

• 12/18/2009· AIR BAGS

  WE HAVE A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE WITH SOMEONE OF AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. IF THE CAR IS RUNNING WHEN SOMEONE SITS DOWN SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4- 5 TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

• 12/10/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL JERKING SENSATION AND A MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE PART IN STOCK. THIS FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,400.

• 12/08/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION REGULATION SENSOR - CAR JUMPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/08/2010· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS PUT ON MACHINE AND GOT A PO700 AND PO705 WHICH REQUIRED A SENSOR WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON A BRAND NEW CAR. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS DO TO NOT BEING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO SUZUKI'S RULES.

• 12/07/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IN THE SEAT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO THE CONTACTS EARDRUM AND THE SEAT WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/03/2011· AIR BAGS

  IN MID JULY MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD BY AN ASSOCIATE IT WOULD BE ATLEAST $1800.00 TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WASN'T EVEN BROUGHT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. UNABLE TO AFFORD A REPAIR OF THAT MAGNITUDE I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOESN'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE NOTICED THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH SUZUKIS 05' AND UP. MINE BEING AN 08' MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THE SAME MONTH ABOUT 2WEEKS EARLIER SO THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYWAY AROUND THE $1800 CHARGE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED SO A BASICALLY NEW CAR DOESN'T HAVE A FAULTY EXPENSIVE AND APPARENTLY EXTENSIVE REPAIR DUE WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE/3YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND CONTACT SUZUKI MOTORS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 11/29/2012· POWER TRAIN

  COMING HOME LATE NIGHT AROUND 2ISH, WAITING AT A REDLIGHT MY CAR DOES A SUDDEN JERK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IM IN DRIVE (FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL) BUT IN THE DASH THE GEAR STARTS FLASHING AND INDICATING I WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT I WASN'T. LIGHT TURNS GREEN I GO TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATION AND MY CAR SEEMED LIKE IT BARELY WANTED TO DRIVE, AS IF IT NEEDED A PUSH. I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS PARANOID. TOOK MY CAR IN THAT MONDAY ON OCTOBER 22ND 2012 (THEY HAD IT FOR 8DAYS), GOT MY CAR BACK ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT HERE WE ARE A MONTH LATER, NOVEMBER 29TH 2012 AND MY CAR IT DOING THE SAME. I WAS DRIVING MAYBE ABOUT 30PMH AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND MY CAR DID A SOFT JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND IT SEEM AS THOUGH MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED FOR 10MINS OR SO, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND MY CAR WAS OKAY. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO MY JOB, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE GEAR SENSOR/ TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. IM TAKING MY CAR IN AGAIN ON MONDAY DEC 3RD TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD MY CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS NOW, I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AS WELL AND I JUST HIT THE 50,000MILE MARK. IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. SO I PRAY THE PROBLEM IS FIXED ON MONDAY. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REVIEWS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I LOVE MY CAR SO IT REALLY IS A BUMMER THAT I AM HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/28/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THE "TRANS RANGE SWITCH" IS CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP TO 2 GEAR RANDOMLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE AFTER O START IT. AND OUT OF NO WERE THE ENGINE JUMPS AND THE "ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON THE CAR ACTS LIKES ITS NOT IN 1ST GEAR. IT CAN'T GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE) WITHOUT IT JUMPING. THEN AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY IT ACTS FINE FOR THE FIRST TRIP AND THEN IT STARTS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTERWARDS. I CAN'T GO UPHILL EITHER WITHOUT IT REAVING HIGH LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I THINK THIS IS THE "TRANS RANGE SWITCH" GOING BAD.

• 11/27/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, REMEDYING THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/25/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COIL PACK WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 11/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYING THE DRIVE SYMBOL WITH A LINE ACROSS. THIS SYMBOL INDICATED NO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHOUT FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

• 11/19/2009· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A 2008 FORENZA, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME BOUT 3 OR 4 WKS AGO AFTER A DAY, IT WENT OFF. NOW YESTERDAY NOV. 18TH ITS CAME ON AGAIN AN THIS TIME IT DOESN'T GO OFF. NOW AFEW MONTHS AGO I HAD TO GO TO PUGMIRE IN MARIETTA, FOR MY SEAT BELT PROBLEM, AN THEY WERE REAL HATEFUL, WHEN THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS WARRANTY. THEY SHOULDN'T GOT MAD OR MEAN THEY STILL GET PD FOR WARRANTY. CAN U HELP ME OUT? IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT. THANKS TINA DILLARD *TR

• 11/18/2014· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN PUTTING MY CAR INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD JUMP WHENEVER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD A SCANNER PUT ON IT AND THE CODES CAME OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH I DRIVE IT. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS NOT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE AS IT IS AFFECTING THE POWER TRAIN. *TR

• 11/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

• 11/16/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD THUNKING NOISE AND JERKED. THE DISPLAY SHOWED THE LETTER "D" WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE BY REVVING THE ENGINE UP TO 4000 RPM AND IT SLOWLY CREPT FORWARD. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY THE PAINT HAS CHIPPED OFF ON ALL THE DOORS AND 2 OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. *TR

• 11/12/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED PROPERLY WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/07/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/07/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

• 11/04/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR ALL THE SUDDEN SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHOWED A D WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED I WAS IN REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT READ NEUTRAL. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, THERE WAS NO POWER, AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS CONTINUED SINCE.THEN, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT.NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE ALMOST HIT FROM THE FRONT AND THE REAR WHEN TURNING ON A YIELDING GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR THROUGH ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO I HAVE HIT THE GAS IN DRIVE AND GONE BACKWARDS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES THAT IS THIS DANGEROUS FOR MY TWO YEAR OLD SON AND I. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR DAILY. *TR

• 11/01/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  BOUGHT VEHICLE APPROX 1 1/2YRS AGO. IT HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS APPROX 34,500 AD STILL HAS THE SUZUKI WARRANTY. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION RANG SENOR AND NOW BEING TOLD CODES B1382, B114, B1102, B1103, B1405 CAME ON AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC MODULE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS!! I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I AM TOLD IT WILL COST $1400.00 AND THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY UNTIL I GET WORK DONE! I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THIS!!! THIS "SENSOR MODULE" SEEMS DEFECTIVE TO ME IF ALL THESE PROBLEMS KEEP ARISING. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT TURN OFF SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

• 10/28/2010· POWER TRAINFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEGUN SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE AUGUST 2010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 10/24/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING HOME AS NORMAL, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING. LOOK DOWN AT MY GEAR SELECTION VIEWER AND IT WAS SCRAMBLED SHOWING A D AND A R OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER FLASHING. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL OF CAR. THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ARE VERY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND WHOMEVER ELSE THIS IS AFFECTING.

• 10/21/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I TURNED ON THE CAR, WHEN I PUT INTO REVERSE IT CLUNKED AND THE SCREEN THAT USUALLY SAYS R JUST HAD SCRAMBLED LETTERS GOING THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT CLUNKED AGAIN AND WHEN I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT IT STARTS IN 2ND SO I HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF GAS ONTO IT THEN IT WON'T SWITCH INTO 3RD GEAR, AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WORKS FINE. *TR

• 10/21/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MISCLASSIFIED AN ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT OR THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18261.

• 10/20/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED, HAS CONSTANT CLICKING AND UNLOCKING ALL DOORS WHEN I LOCK THE CAR.

• 10/17/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. ONCE AT 95,000 MILES, ANOTHER AT 101,000 MILES, AND NOW AGAIN AT 109,000. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUZUKI TO NO AVAIL. THE SECOND TIME THE SENSOR WENT OUT, I WAS MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE 3RD INCIDENT WAS YESTERDAY 10/16/2013, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN ROAD, WHEN THE SENSOR DECIDED TO SLIP, IT MOVED THE TRANSMISSION INTO A HIGH GEAR, CAUSING ME TO INCH OUT OF WHERE I WAS AT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HIT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUZUKI ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ONLINE. *TR

• 10/15/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD, HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT YET THE ISSUE CONTINUES. MANUFACTURE OFFERS NO SOLUTIONS. AFTERMARKET PART ARE JUST AS FAULTY. *TR

• 10/15/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS ON IT'S OWN, AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK, IT FELT LIKE MY CAR GOT HIT, A VERY HARD "BANG" AND SAME WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR BACK TO DRIVE. CK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING CAR OFF FOR APRX. 10 MINUTES THEN TURNING BACK ON, LIGHT WAS STILL ON, BUT NOW CAR WAS ACCELERATING AND CHANGING GEARS. GOT THE CAR TO THE SUZUKI 112 DEALERSHIP IN MEDFORD, NY AND THEY SAID CODES PO700 & PO705 WERE PRESENT. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR / SWITCH ASSY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND HE REPLACES 4-6 OF THESE PER MONTH BETWEEN THE FORENZA AND RENO MODEL SUZUKI VEHICLES. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SINCE THIS IS JUST A COMPONENT THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE TRANSMISSION, NOT ACTUALLY INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. $216.63 LATER, THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PART. NOTE: THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT 1ST TIME THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHUT ITSELF OFF BEFORE THEY GOT TO CHECK IT OUT. *TR

• 10/11/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE BEEN GETTING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN SHORTLY AFTER MY BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WELL THE NEXT WEEKEND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW WHEN I SWITCH GEARS I GET A LOUD THUMP AND THE CAR JUMPS REALLY HARD. I WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON THEY WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE CODES AND VERIFY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR A CIRCUIT WHILE IN PARK/REVERSE/NUETRAL AND DRIVE. AND THEY ALSO RETRIEVED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SENSOR. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IT TILL IT GETS FIXED. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE LONGEST TIME AND I AM SCARED THIS CAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS. YOU NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. *KB

• 10/10/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MULTIPLE TIMES THE TRANSMISSION THUDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. DASH DISPLAY DOES NOT SHOW "R" BUT HAS AN "X" THROUGH IT. TURN CAR OFF AND ON ABOUT THREE TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. EVENTUALLY WORKS OK FOR A WHILE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. CAR IS SLUGGISH TO DRIVE AFTER THIS HAPPENS AND ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT GOES OFF IN A FEW DAYS. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BAD. *TR

• 09/30/2016· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ON SUZUKI FORENZAS AND OTHER MODELS HAS BEEN SHODDY AT BEST. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE REPLACED THE TRS 3 TIMES GETTING READY TO BE A 4TH. THIS IS NOT A SENSOR THAT SHOULD NEED REPLACED REGULARLY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT SPEED DUE TO THIS AND CAN NEVER ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO. IM AFRAID THAT IF I NEED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A COLLISION I WONT BE ABLE TO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. THEY HAVE MORE THEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO SEE THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO ACT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

• 09/28/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

• 09/26/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

• 09/25/2022· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  Every neutral safety switch made for this vehicle is faulty be driving down the road it'll switch from drive to neutral or any other gear I've had it go into reverse while going 50 mph down the road I've replaced this part five times still have same problem part works for about a month then goes out. Other times transmission won't even go into drive have to screw with shifter to get it to go into gear May last for about a mile and jumps back out of gear. Next problem computer tells me throttle positioning sensor is out car works fine at first then starts to rev around 5-6k or it to rev to half a grand and stall while driving down the road.

• 09/25/2015· STEERINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,448.

• 09/22/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SMOKE STARTING TO COME INSIDE THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE SMOKE AIR OUT AS I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. ON THE TOW TRUCK AT THE POOLER PARKWAY EXIT OFF OF I-16, THE CAR ALARM WAS GOING OFF, THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PULLED OVER, RAN TO THE CAR ON THE TOW TRUCK BED, OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND SAW FLAMES ENGULFING THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. HE GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS IN THE CAB OF THE TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS THEN CONSIDERED A LIABILITY, THEREFOR WAS NOT ALLOWED AT THE TOW TRUCK YARD OR MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOWED THE CAR TO DAN VADEN CHEVROLET, WHERE I HAD BEEN CONTACTING THEM FOR TWO WEEKS REGARDING THE PART I GOT A NOTICE ON ABOUT THE RECALL.

• 09/20/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TR

• 09/18/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) THAT PERTAINED TO MODEL YEARS 2006-2011 AND SX4 VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2013 *JS

• 09/18/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  THE CAR WILL NOT COME UP TO SPEED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY AND CAR WILL NOT SPEED UP TO ENTER TRAFFIC SAFELY. TURN THE CAR OFF SERVICE LIGHT GOES AWAY, BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND SAME ISSUE. CAR WILL NOT GO TO SPEED TO ENTER TRAFFIC SAFELY! *TR

• 09/16/2013· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON STATING THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

• 09/16/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH, FAILS TO SHIFT DOWN DURING ACCELERATION, MAY WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN MAKES A CLUNK AND FAILS AGAIN, CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GLOW AND MAY SHOW A BOX WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT WHERE THE D FOR DRIVE WOULD BE. *TT