2007 Suzuki Forenza

WE WERE IN OUR APARTMENT WHEN THE COMPLEX MAINTENANCE WORKER KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR AND SAID OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS OFF, SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT UNUSED. WE WENT OUTSIDE AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE, AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING BEHIND THE FUSE PANEL HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DASH AND DOOR PANEL. IT WAS AFTER THIS THAT WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE WE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE POWERING OFF THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT IN THE IGNITION AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE KEY WOULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

ON 11/11/2013 MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE (ELECTRICAL) THIS IS ONE OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE,(CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEADLAMP LOW BEAM OR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) FUNCTION MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MELTED SPLICE PACK ON THE WIRING HARNESS). I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE THE HEADLAMP LOW BEAM AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT, WOULD NOT TURN ON OR OFF. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD AND CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR NO WARNING. TRAFFIC BEHIND ALMOST COLLIDED. MY 4 YEAR OLD WAS IN BACK SEAT. VERY SCARY. CALLED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM CONSIDERING MY MAKE, MODEL, MILEAGE. SO WHY AM I, A SINGLE DISABLED MOTHER, RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING A WELL KNOWN, UNSAFE MANUFACTURER ISSUE REPAIRED..... I CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD MOST PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY ONCE BUT FEW MONTHS AFTER GETTING REPAIR DONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! CAR SHIFTING AND STALLING WHILE AT FULL SPEED! ME AND MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! PLANNING TO CALL SUZUKI CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO COME UP WITH WAY TO REPAIR SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SO MANY SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

AFTER MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STAYED ON ALL NIGHT, MY BATTERY DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE JUMPED. I WENT ALONG WITH MY DAY, PARKED MY CAR AT THE BUS LOT AND WENT TO WORK. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR, I SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN I TRIED TO POP MY HOOD, I NOTICED THE INTERIOR PANELING UNDER MY STEERING WHEEL WAS BLACK AND MELTED. THE HOOD WOULD NOT POP OPEN BECAUSE THE RELEASE LEVER WAS ALSO MELTED. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE ON MY WINDSHIELD NEAR THE AIR/DEFROST VENTS AND ON ANYTHING SITTING IN MY CAR. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AND IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHERE NO ONE WAS AROUND TO GET INJURED. AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR REPLACED ON THE CAR 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, I'VE REALIZED THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR LONG BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A FIRE IN THIS EXACTLY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR CAR. SUZUKI SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR MAKING SUCH TERRIBLE CARS AND FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY RIGHT BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS SO THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE/NO ACCOUNTABILITY. *TR

WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE, THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE "R" SHOULD APPEAR FOR REVERSE ON THE DASH, BUT ALL THE LETTERS ("P", "R", "D", ETC) WERE SCRAMBLED TOGETHER. THE CAR DROVE IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKED AGAIN AND THEN WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, TURNING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WOULD FINALLY ACCELERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AND THE GEARS WOULD STILL JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE, BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN IN A SHORT TERM. *TR

4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR THEN AFTER THAT 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN, AC GOES OUT REASON UNKNOWN, THE WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOP WORKING IT WON'T ROLL DOWN, ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHTS STAYS ON SAYING IT IS NOT ACTIVATED, MY SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, MY ALARM SYSTEM STOPS WORKING THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FUSE BUT CAN'T FIND A FUSE OR SWITCH FOR IT, MY LOCKS KEEPS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WEIRD....NOW MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF I HAVE TO TAKE OUT MY FUSE DURING THE DAY THEN PUT IT BACK IN AT NIGHT VERY ANNOYING....READING SO MANY OF THESE REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS WE ALL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS VERY ANNOYING =/ *TR