2006 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WENT TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) HOWEVER, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2006. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THIS IS THE PART ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CONTROLS THE SPEED AND GEAR CHANGING. MY CAR SUDDENLY FALLS OUT OF GEAR AND REFUSES TO ACCELAERATE AT AN APPROPRIATE SPEED. IT REFUSES TO TAKE OFF PROPERLY. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE JAN 2012 AND IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I AHVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE FOUND THIS ISSUE TO BE A CONCENSUS AMONGST MANY FORENZA 2006 OWNERS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART. IT IS UNSAFE AND ENDANGERS NOT ONLY THE LIFE OF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO OTHERS. *TR

FOR APPROXIMATELY YEAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED ON THIS FORM, 06/05/2012, MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY IN THE WAY(S) I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE. SINCE 6/05/2012, THE MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED AND WORSENED EVERY TIME I DRIVE. UPON THE INITIAL GEAR SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE," MY SUZUKI FORENZA JERKS. AFTER THE SHIFT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A "P," DESPITE BEING IN REVERSE. WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, I FEEL A JERK, AND MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MULTITUDE OF THINGS; AT TIMES IT REMAINS A "P," AND AT OTHER TIMES IT SHOWS "N" FOR NEUTRAL, "R" FOR REVERSE, A SIMPLE "D," OR A FLASHING "D" WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. AS I PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, MY RPM'S INCREASE, THE ENGINE REVS, BUT MY CAR DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A PERIOD OF ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO A FULL MINUTE. THE VEHICLE THEN JERKS AND SHOOTS FORWARD VERY QUICKLY, WHICH IS GREATLY HAZARDOUS AND ALARMING. ONCE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON THE ROAD, A SEPARATE BUT SEEMINGLY RELATED INCIDENT OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS- I CAN BE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET OR THE INTERSTATE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FEELS AS IF MY CAR IS SHIFTING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND IS STILL MOVING DUE TO MOMENTUM. ALTHOUGH I IMMEDIATELY REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, MY RPM'S SHOOT UP INTO THE 6/7 RANGE, THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE, AND THE VEHICLE JERKS. AT THIS TIME, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SHIFTS, ALTERNATING FROM THE FLASHING "D," TO, "P," AND SO ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER SUZUKI FORENZA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. IT MAY BE A RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE FIX, BUT THAT DOESN'T LESSON THE SEVERITY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 OTHER SAFETY RECALLS THUS FAR, AND I AM ENRAGED THAT IT IS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ENTIRELY DUE TO THIS WIDESPREAD AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE TWICE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V397000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AN "X" MARK APPEARED OVER THE DRIVE SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE "X" MARK INDICATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE GIFT SHIFT SENSOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE HAD SMELL COMING FROM THE DASH LIKE MELTING WIRES. DASH HIGH/LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING, LUCKILY DAYTIME RUNNING WORKED BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SEE WELL AT NIGHT PERIODICALLY THEY WILL COME BACK ON FOR A FEW THEN CUT BACK OFF. MOST OFTEN THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL AND DOESN'T STAY ON LONG..AFRAID OF FIRE OR IF WORKING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WRECKING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST YEAR FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL OR 07 IN JAN 2008, CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND SUZUKI AND THEY ARE TELLING ME EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME THING.. FOR 2004-2006 FORENZAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN THE DATES OF SEPT 2003 AND MARCH 2006 THAT MY CAR THAT WAS MANUFACTURED 11/2005 DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL? JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE ITS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. OR IF MAYBE SOME INFORMATION WAS CROSSED AND HOPEFULLY OURS CAN BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL . *TR

WHEN I START THE CAR IT CLUNKS INTO REVERSE AND CLUNKS INTO DRIVE. SEEMS THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE FINDER IS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. ALSO REPLACE BOTH OF MY FRONT STRUTS 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I STILL OWE ON A LOAN ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. *TR

ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID (NOT FLASHING) AND THE "D" ON THE DASH DISPLAY WHERE "DRIVE" IS SIGNALED WAS FLASHING AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE ICON THAT WAS NOT FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL (LOOKED LIKE A SQUARE WITH TWO SLASHES THROUGH IT.) THE NEW TRANSMISSION SIGNAL WOULD FLASH FOR 10-15 MILES OR SO STARTING DURING ACCELERATION. THE PART THAT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED WAS A "TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH." *TR