2006 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECENT OCCURRENCES AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. A LITTLE OVER MONTH AGO, ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SLOWING DOWN VERY SUDDENLY. AFTER SWITCHING INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED PICKING UP SPEED AND DRIVING CORRECTLY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT, I DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 10MPH. IT KEPT JERKING VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND FOUND THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. I FEEL THAT NO MATTER HOW WELL THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT UP, THIS ISSUE IS DESTINED TO BECOME A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THIS SENSOR GLITCH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SWITCH GEARS AND SLOWDOWN WITHOUT WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHTS, THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS ONLY ONE INCOME AT THIS TIME FROM MY HUSBANDS JOB AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND GOT NO ASSISTANCE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ASKING ABOUT A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE REPAIR AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. *TR

I HAVE AN 06 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ABOUT 86,00 MILKES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY RESET SOMETHING; LIGHT WENT OUT. NEXT MORNING ON WAY TO WORK, IT CAME ON AGAIN. NOW HAVE CALL IN TO MECHANIC TO SEE HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF DRIVING WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE DRIVE INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL VIA THE INTERNET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

RANGE SENSOR ON MY POWER TRAIN SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING OUT. I HAVE READ DOZENS AND DOZENS OF COMPLAINS FOR THIS VERY PART ON THIS VERY SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE $200-300 TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN MY CAR AND THIS ISN'T SAFE. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IT WILL JERK AND DECELERATE DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS PART REALLY DOES NEED TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THIS PART AND THE WARRANT DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF IT. I BOUGHT A SUZUKI BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD CAR WITH A GREAT WARRANTY AND I'M FINDING OUT THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PLUG UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT THAT WOULD NOT STAY CONNECTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY PLACING DUCT TAPE ON THE PLUG. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THE TAPE WEARING OFF, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHOW A BLACK LINE THROUGH THE D FOR DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CLINKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA LOOSES ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING; SIMPLY PUT THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED, AND WITH OUT CRUISE CONTROL, I WILL LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IN AGAIN I HAVE NO ACCELERATION. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY; EVEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I FEEL I MIGHT BE RUN OVER BY A VEHICLE BEHIND ME IF I LOOSE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE STOPPED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR LUNGE FORWARD INTO A CAR AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED SUZUKI AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT A MALFUNCTION AND WILL NOT HONOR THEIR 7YR; 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM; AND WE HAVE WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE VERY EXPENSIVE THROTTLE BODY. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAR THE CODES; 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A SEVER ACCIDENT BECAUSE I'M DRIVING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS TO A SUZUKI FORENZA 2006. DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED TO. THE LAST ACCIDENT ON 5/5/11 ENDED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR DUE TO A FRONT END COLLISION. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THIS ACCIDENT ALSO BUCKLED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND RAISED IT AT LEAST 1.5 HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THIS WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT. SUZUKI WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHECKING THE VEHICLE OUT UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I FEEL THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, ESPECIALLY ON THIS LAST ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY INJURY WHAT SO EVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND IT ALSO IS HAVING ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND THEN MY CAR WOULD BARELY GO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I STILL CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL GO VERY SLOW AND MY CAR ENGINE SOUNDS SOOOO LOUD. RECENTLY I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN IT JERKED BACK AND WHEN I PUT IT K INTO DRIVE IT JERKED FORWARD AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO EVEN THO IT WAS IN DRIVE, THEN ON THE ODOMETER IT HAD A BOX WITH A LINE GOING THROUGH IT AND A LINE GOING ACROSS AS IT WAS FLASHING. SOMETIME I WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN I WILL DO IT FOR DAYS. HOW DO YOU FIX THIS? THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!! I HAVE 2 TODDLERS THAT DRIVE IN MY CAR WITH ME EVERYDAY AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE!! WILL BE GETTING A NEW CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR