2006 Suzuki Forenza

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JUNE 2009 THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE BY REMOVING THE RUBBER MAT FROM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER ASKED THE OWNER TO CHECK THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT, WHICH HE DID, AND FOUND THEY WERE WIRED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHO STATED THAT THEY FOUND A HAT UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH WAS REMOVED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF TEMPORARILY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE OWNER SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,415. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORENZA ON JUNE 15, 2006. I HAD A NO START PROBLEM AT FIRST BUT THE WAS CORRECTED. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, MY HEADLIGHT AND HIGH BEAMS COMPLETELY FAILED. I TOOK IT TO A SUZUKI DEALER AND HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, COSTING ME $118.00 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NOW MY CAR, LIKE MANY OTHER 2006 FORENZAS, HAS A FAILURE WITH A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT IT HAS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND I DO STILL HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT AS THE SENSOR IS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT IN THE TRANSMISSION IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $235.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I AM LIVID RIGHT NOW! I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SENSOR TOLD MY TRANSMISSION THAT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WENT FROM 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR TO 40 MPH. WHY DOESN'T IT SURPRISE ME THAT SUZUKI REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS? OH, THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY OF IT'S CONSUMERS. CAN SOMEONE, PLEASE EDUCATE SUZUKI ON WHAT THE WORD "SAFETY" MEANS? *TR

HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. BOTH PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOORHANDLES HAVE BROKE OFF IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS TO EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT SOMEONE OPENING DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF DOOR. IF VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS CRASH OR FIRE, PASSENGERS WILL BE UNABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT VEHICLE. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON SITUATION AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006 2007 MODEL OF THE FORENZA AND EVEN AFTER DOORHANDLE IS REPLACED THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT TRIED TO EXIT, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. I BOUGHT IT NEW, OFF THE LOT IN YORK PA FROM A SUZUKI DEALER. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO BUCK ON COLD MORNINGS AND AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEN, LAST WEEK, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE "D" (FOR DRIVE) BEGAN FLASHING AT ME BUT IT HAD A LINE THROUGH IT, MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE AN "8". I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (NOT A SUZUKI DEALER). THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SWITCH WAS BAD. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLES' STORIES, VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PUT OUT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, "ENGINE" FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. CAR SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL (ENGINE REVVED, BUT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE). PANEL SHOWING WHAT GEAR I WAS IN SHOWED AN R WITH AND "X" THROUGH IT EVEN THROUGH I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN DRIVE. CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY TO 40MPH. I PUT CAR INTO THIRD GEAR TO GET THE POWER BACK. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON MY WAY TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DROVE IN THIRD GEAR FOR THE REST OF THE WAY TO AVOID FURTHER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS. ON 3/25/2010 I CALLED SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY PROBLEM SOUNDED LIKE A BAD SENSOR. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP, REPRESENTATIVE WAS PROVED RIGHT, CAR HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE FIXING A LOT OF TRS IN 2006 FORENZAS. REPAIR NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, I PAID COST. PART WAS APPROX $50 AND LABOR WAS APPROX $150. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WHO WILL BE REPAIRING THIS DEFECT STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MOST FORENZA VEHICLES. A SWITCH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AND IT WILL COST $186 TO REPLACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN ON FORENZA VEHICLES THAT HE ADVISED EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR RECEIPT IN THE EVENT OF A COMPANY RECALL. *TR