2007 Suzuki Forenza

I HAD PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. IT HAD 7 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES IT STARTED PUTTING ITSELF IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND EVEN THEN THE CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN GEARS AND HAS RUN AT 4,000 RPMS AT 60 MPH. IT HAS BECOME A GAS GUZZLER. NOW AT 82,000 MILES I CAN FINALLY AFFORD TO PAY THE $300 THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THIS RANGE MODE SWITCH THAT THEY SAY WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, AND SEEING HOW SIMILAR ALL THESE ISSUES ARE, I AM I FULL AGREEMENT THAT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE IN THE FUTURE, COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE CAR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS. I AM JUST HOPING THAT THIS REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS INSTALLED WILL ACTUALLY HOLD OUT AND DO WHAT IT IS MADE TO DO. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AT 75,000 MILES ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. IT HAS TROUBLE DRIVING AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT REDLIGHTS OR A STOP SIGN. ITS REALLY SLOW TAKING OFF. TWICE WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT JERKED REALLY HARD AND THATS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT EVER DID THIS WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND IT WOULDN GO. I HAD PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT WAS CLEAR TO GET OVER TO THE TURN LANE AND IT WOULDNT GO. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR IT TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE LANES AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE PROCESS. IT WAS JUST REALLY SLOW TO TAKE OFF WHEN I STARTED DRIVING. IM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO CALL ME BACK TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. I DO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITHIN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 15 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELTS (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND WITH ITS TIRE (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND NOW WITH THE CODES PO700 PO705 AND PO304. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT CAN SOMEONE HELP ME I AM A DISABLE WOMAN AND GET A CHECK ONCE A MONTH I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CAR HELPING ME OUT AND NOW I AM REALLY SAD I CANNOT GET AROUND! I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE AND NOW ITS WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT. *TR

MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE THE CAR WILL NOT IDLE TO DRIVE, MAKE A LOUD RUFF SOUND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR MAYBE 15 MIN AND LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. ALL TO DO THE SAME THING THE VERY NEXT DAY OR LATER ON THAT DAY. NOT TO MENTION I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO AND IT NOW ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES NOW. *TR

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AS A USED VEHICLE ON FEB. 1, 2010 WITH 31,819 MILES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 51,800 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE", EXPERIENCES A "HARD SHIFT" AND IS "STUCK" IN A HIGH FORWARD GEAR, RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS SHOWING A DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE OF P0705 "TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (PRNDL INPUT)". *TR

WHEN SHIFTING MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA INTO GEAR FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE", THERE IS A DELAY, THEN A "DROPPING"/"LOUD KNOCKING" NOISE, THEN THE CAR GOES INTO GEAR. EVEN THOUGH IN "REVERSE", IT SHOWS AN ERROR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYING AN "X" ON THE INDICATION OF WHAT GEAR IT IS. THE "X" ALSO APPEARS WHEN IN "3RD", "2ND", AND "1ST" BUT NOT IN "PARK" OR "DRIVE". AFTER THE CAR IS IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE RUNS "SLUGGISH" AND DOESN'T SEEM TO GET PAST THE THIRD GEAR. PLACING THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND TURNING OF THE CAR AND RESTARTING AND PLACING IN DRIVE SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. EVEN IF THE PROBLEM IS FIXED THAT DAY, I HAVE NEVER GONE LONGER THAN 2 DAYS WITHOUT IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS A PROBLEM IS THE "RANGER SENSOR", BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY PUT IT ON THE TESTER AND IT CAME UP WITH A TRANS RANGE SENSOR.THIS IS A DEALER PART AND THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ONLINE IS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY JERKED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.