2006 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND SKIP GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN LIMP MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SENSOR SWITCH WHICH ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,798.

BOUGHT A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES, RAN GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS RIDING IT THE CAR AND PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR STALLED, AND HAS BEEN STALLING EVER SINCE, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR LONG DISTANCES, IN 2 MONTHS, I DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK EVERY DAY, AND SOME DAYS IT IS FINE AND OTHERS IT STALLS, I CAN NOT TRUST THE CAR NOW, BUT I AM STILL PAYING ON IT, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA (CURRENT MILEAGE : 51798 MILES) SEDAN'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS ABOVE THE SPEED OF 40-50 MILES PER HOUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE "D" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR ENGINES REVS AND DELIVERS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER ON THE CURB, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAS DONE THIS 8-10 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE THE ERROR CODE "PO 705 TRANS RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION" SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. I HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS FOR POSTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THROUGH MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S IN 40 - 60K MILEAGE RANGE AND YET SUZUKI MOTORS DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND INITIALLY IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, I VERY STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE RPM READING WAS HIGHER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THREE WEEKS AGO I BOUGHT MY USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ONLY 35K MILES AND IN GENERAL, IT IS ALMOST IN BRAND NEW CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES (WHEN LEAST EXPECTED) IF YOU TRY TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INSTEAD OF APPLYING SOFTLY AS USUAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL!!!! *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER PUMP WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I DID IT MYSELF AND IT STILL COST ME $85. FRONT SEATBELT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES BUT THEN COMES BACK OUT (THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED). 40K - THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO LIT UP ON THE CAR. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. UPON SHIFTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. ALSO, AS I MOVE THE GEAR INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR JERKS THROUGH EACH GEAR AND DRIVES REAL SLOW BEFORE PICKING UP THE SPEED THAT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT THE INTERSECTIONS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME REASON WHO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I SPENT OVER $300 TO GET IT REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AND THE CAR HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE HELP. *TR