2006 SUZUKI FORENZA Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE THAT EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN 'X' ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEXT TO THE 'D' FOR DRIVE ON THE SHIFT SELECTOR. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RANGE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

AT SPEED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF GEAR, AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. DASH TRANSMISSION DISPLAY SHOWED SCRAMBLED GEAR IN PLACE OF D. CAR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND DOES NOT PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS; OCCASIONALLY DISPLAYS SCRAMBLED LETTER IN PLACE OF APPROPRIATE DISPLAY (R,N,D, 3, ETC.)

Mileage: 39,000

BATTERY INDICATOR AND BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE CLUSTER PANEL. WHEN IN DRIVE, THE DISPLAY SHOWING WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN FLASHES AN UNRECOGNIZABLE SIGNAL. SOME TROUBLE ACCELERATING.

Mileage: 121,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. UNDER 16,000 MILES ONE OWNER. HARD SHIFTED OUT OF PARK OR REVERSE. LOST POWER WHEN IN DRIVE WITH NORMAL RPM'S~ DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAULTY. PLEASE NOTE MECHANIC USED TERM "FAULTY". EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I EXPECT SUZUKI MOTOR COMPANY TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL WITH PARTS THAT ARE DESIGNED NOT TO FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 15,897

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS FAILING AND CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR, AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IT TOOK A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO GO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON WHILE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANS-AXLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP (EXPO SUZUKI) SELLING SUZUKI MOTOR CARS, IN KINGWOOD, TEXAS. PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR WINDOW ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED DISPLAYING ODD READINGS OTHER THAN PARK OR DRIVE OR A COMBINATION OF ITS RANGE MODES(R,D,N,1 AND 2) WITH A SLASH LINE GOING THROUGH IT, INDICATING THAT AN ERROR/MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING (THIS STARTED AT 75,000 MILES OR LESS, ON THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER.), I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO ERROR/MALFUNCTIONS DISPLAYED; GOOD, BUT THE VEHICLE NOW DROVE SLUGGISH; IT WOULD NOT DRIVE BEYOND 20MPH OR LESS. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BY TOW-TRUCK WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. INSTANCES ALSO INVOLVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN CAME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE CAR TO QUICKLY COME TO A NEAR DANGEROUS STOP IN HEAVY HOUSTON TEXAS TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE NSS(NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH) MALFUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING; ALMOST INVOLVING ME IN A NEAR FATAL COLLISION GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; I HAPPENED TO LOOK AND SEE THE DASHBOARD GEAR INDICATOR WINDOW HAD THAT SLASH MARK(S) IN IT AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR BACK AND FORTH, TO MY SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH PROBLEM, WITH THEM ONLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME. DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON TEXAS WHO SOLD SUZUKI MOTOR CARS UP UNTIL RECENT, WILL NOT TOUCH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO JUST REPLACE IT, IF ITS UNDER SUZUKI MOTORS WARRANTY? O.K. FINE. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED MY ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN OCTOBER 2013 AND 4 MONTHS LATER IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO BACK. THE SENSOR GOES BAD REALLY QUICK AND IT KEEPS YOU PAYING MONEY TO GET IT FIX. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND HE AIRBAG LIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE IN 2012 AND 2013. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAS NOT HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT. SUZUKI PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 135,423

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME JAMMED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE SHIFT GEAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. OR I CAN START THE CAR AND THE GEAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE AND IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD. I HAVE CALLED ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALOT OF COMPLAINTS HAS BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF CAR, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS...THIS WILL CAUSE A AUTOMATIC ACCIDENT IF NOT DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 99,120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE GEARS TO ENGAGE WITH FORCE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS AND ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE SOON RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. IT WAS ADVISED BY A SUZUKI REPAIR TECHNICIAN TO USE A PLASTIC CORD TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/26/2013 *JS

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TEN HOURS LATER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA 2006IN OCT 2012. THE FIRST BREAK DOWN WAS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE WATER PUMP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT WAS REPLACE IN DECEMBER 2012 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS A SHAKE IN THE ENGINE IT BEGIN TO JERK AND DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO WHERE THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH. THEY FIXED IT AFTER TWO WEEKS I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AGAIN AT THE STOP LIGHT MY CAR SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME CODE THAT HAD COME UP THE FIRST TIME. THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THEN A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE SAME THING WITH A TRANSMISSION SWITCH. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT THE SAME CODE POPS UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH. NOW THERE SAYING IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL AND IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, A LOUD AND UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL IN REVERSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR BOX THEN DISPLAYED AN ABNORMAL SYMBOL OF A SQUARE WITH AN "X" OVER THE SYMBOL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A SYMBOL. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,426. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE GEARS SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. ON JUNE 22,2013, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND A SYMBOL DISPLAYED, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS A CLICK AND A JERK.

Mileage: 45,426

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, A LOUD AND UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL IN REVERSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR BOX THEN DISPLAYED AN ABNORMAL SYMBOL OF A SQUARE WITH AN "X" OVER THE SYMBOL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A SYMBOL. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,426. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE GEARS SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. POWER WAS COMPLETELY LOST, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. ON JUNE 22,2013, THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND A SYMBOL DISPLAYED, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS A CLICK AND A JERK.

Mileage: 45,426

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK DASHBOARD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE GEAR AND LOSES GREAT AMOUNT OF POWER. WHEN DRIVING GEARS DO NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL VERY LIGHTLY THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN CHANGING GEAR OUT OF PARK, RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SHOWING IT'S NOT READING THE GEAR AND LOSING EXTREME AMOUNT OF POWER. DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS GONE OUT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IT JUST WENT BACK ON TODAY. I NOTICED THE ACCELERATION WAS LESS WHEN I CAME OFF A STOP LIGHT ALMOST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A PARTS SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS. IT CAME UP AS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THIS SAME EXACT EVENTS HAPPENING IN SUZUKI VEHICLES OVER 70,000 MILES. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS TO CONFUSE ITSELF AS BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS. EACH TIME I HAVE IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SPONTANEOUSLY THROW ITSELF IN TO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED VERY HARD THEN SLOWED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES AND HIT MY BUMPER. I STOPPED, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THEN WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 15MPH EVEN WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS FAILED AND I AM GLAD THAT THE PERSON WHO WAS BEHIND ME STOPPED QUICKLY AND ONLY TAPPED MY BUMPER. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SUZUKI NEEDS TO DO A MAJOR RECALL!! I DON'T UNDERSTATND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YET IT IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET VEHICLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO IDLE HIGH WHILE IN THE "D" POSITION. APPLIED BRAKES AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN TO "P" POSITION BUT DASH READ REVERSE. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND GEARS SHIFTED AS DESIGNED. 4 INCIDENTS FOLLOWED THIS ONE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED.I WAS PUTTING GAS IN WITH THE ENGINE OFF ONE I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE CRANKED IT AND IMMEDIATELY THE SCRAMBLED SYMBOL APPEARED I CUT THE ENGINE BACK OFF AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND THE SCRAMBLED SYMBOL WAS STILL VISIBLE I SHIFTED DOWN THROUGH SEVERAL GEARS WITH CLUNKING NOISES AND HEAVY JERKING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO FIND DRIVE 3, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW PACE TO A PARKING SPACE UNTIL I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. SENT IT TO A MECHANIC HAD THROTTLE REPAIRED PUT THE VERY SAME DAY THE VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED HOME FROM THEIR SCHOOL. WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE 3 AND GET IT OFF OF THE ROADWAY.TURNED OFF IGNITION AND CRANKED IT UP AGAIN THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY TOOK IT TO AN AUTOZONE SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE CODE COULD BE READ AND IT CAME BACK AS P0700 AND P0705 HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY SUZUKI DEALERSHIP. WITH THIS AS AN RECURRING WITH OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS MINES SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS GREATLY INJURED OR KILLED JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS. LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT EVEN IF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ARE MADE I DON'T WANT TO FEEL AS IF IM DRIVING MY AND MY KIDS DEATH MOBILE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM RUNS RAMPANT ON 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA MODELS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANAGER OVER PARTS AND SERVICE CHANGED THE SENSOR FOR US. HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR IT PLUGS INTO WAS BROKEN AND HE WOULD LOOK FOR A USED ONE, AS BUYING A NEW ONE MEANS BUYING A WHOLE NEW ENGINE HARNESS ($800-$900). ANYTIME I LOOK UP MY MAKE AND MODEL THIS IS ALL ANYONE HAS TO SAY AND SUZUKI WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT CHARGE MORE MONEY TO KEEP TRYING TO FIX IT.THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE NORMAL AND CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT DOWNSHIFTED HARD AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP LIGHT IT TOOK MORE GAS THAN NORMAL TO PULL AWAY. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO STORE THE NEXT DAY TO READ THE CODES. IT GAVE THE CODES PO700 AND PO734. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION AND WAS UNABLE TO GO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE IT SHIFTS HARD AND KIND OF CLUNKS INTO GEAR. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED AGAIN AND IT WAS SHIFTING JUST FINE, BUT STILL HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LATER THAT DAY THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY RETURNED. WHEN THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME THROUGH A HEAVY SNOW STORM. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD CAUSED ME TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT DUE TO THE ZERO VISIBILITY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND TROUBLE CODES AND I BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD . THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A WHILE, IT WAS RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC SPINE IN THE SWITCH SLID ONTO THE METAL SPLINE COMING OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE, SO WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO GEAR, THE SWITCH WOULD ELECTRONICALLY TELL THE SYSTEM WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THE PLASTIC SWITCH BURNED OUT OVER TIME.

Mileage: 80,000

WITH THE FORENZA WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE OR RESERVE PERIODICALLY IT WILL FLASH A SYMBOL IN THE GEAR INDICATOR WITH A LINE THROUGH IT THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND BARELY MOVE AT ALL THIS IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BARELY MOVES AND IT DOES IT RANDOMLY I COULD BE DRIVING AND IT LOSING ITS GEAR AND STARTS TO MOVE SLOWLY IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH ME NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEEDS TO BE FIXED READ ONLINE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND I HAD A SUZUKI PRIOR AND IT DID THE SAME THING HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A WEEK AND ITS DOING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 91,234

I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND MY TACHOMETER WAS ACCELERATING. IT WOULD STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV,I TRIED TO MOVE BUT COULD NOT. I DRIVE A BUSY HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT 65, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT BY A SEMI. ONE DAY PULLING OUT OF MY COMMUNITY, ACCELERATING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANES, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID A CRASH. A POLICE OFFICER PULLED OVER, I EXPLAINED THE CAR JUST STOPPED. HE SAW THE SYMBOL FLASHING ON DASH, A RECTANGLE WITH LINE THROUGH IT. WENT HOME IN 3RD OR 2ND GEAR, THAT SYMBOL IS NOT IN MANUAL. HAD A DIAGNOSIS AND ONLY O2 SENSOR I WAS HAVING REPLACED. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM SUZUKI . I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT HAD NO CHOICE, SO DROVE SLOW IN 3RD OR 2ND, WHEN D FAILED AGAIN. I HAD APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS, WHILE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ASKED IF I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTER GOING INTO GEAR, I SAID IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING,THAT I TRIED TO GET IT CHECKED, IT DIDN'T SHOW ON DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED EARLIER AND IT WAS DANGEROUS. THEY SAID I NEED A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, THEY COULD FIX IT. I WANTED TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, TO SAVE BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS IN FORENZA'S. THIS IS DANGEROUS, LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. THERE ARE TSB'S ISSUED AND HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS LIKE MINE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY, WOULD ANYONE EVEN KNOW IF A CAR IS BURNED UP OR COMPLETELY WRECKED? I DID CONTACT AMERICAN SUZUKI TO ADVISE THEM OF MY PROBLEM SO THEY WOULD HAVE IT ON RECORD. I ADVISED THEM THAT BEFORE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION DEVELOPED THE SHIFTER WAS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT I HAD REPORTED THAT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AT 60 MPH ON A ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED INJURING AND POSSIBLY KILLING THEM AS I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET FAR ENOUGH OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND HELP ME TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY AND NARROW ROAD. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR WHICH HAS BECOME AND EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA. THIS PART MUST BE RECALLED AS IT PRESENTS AN IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING RISK TO THE TO THE LIVES OF SUZUKI OWNERS AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE REPEATEDLY POSE SUCH A RISK TO THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND FOR SUZUKI TO REFUSE TO RECALL THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,400

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FORENZA SEDAN AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT. I JUST RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. SUZUKI NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ALSO THE 02 SENSOR WENT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHEN DRIVING, THE FORENZA'S TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. RECENTLY, REVERSE HAS ALSO NOT WANTED TO FULLY ENGAGE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SUZUKI FORENZAS NEARING 70K MILES. THE MOST COMMON PART THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

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

Mileage: 71,086

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.

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 31,660

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALES.. THANK GOD I WAS CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE MECHANIC AND SPENT 500 TO FIX THE TIMING BELT, NEW BATTERY, VALVE, OIL CHANGE.. I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I CALLED SUZUKI CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I EXPLAINED THE HUGE LIABILITY IF MY CALL JUST STOPS IN THE FREEWAY.. THEY OFFER TO HOLD MY HAND THROUGH THE PROCESS. SUZUKI NEEDS A RUDE AWAKENING. RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO BODY AT THE SHOP COULD FIGURE IT OUT. BUT I SEE ON THESE FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. OFTEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, IT "CLUNKS." THEN WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED, THE CAR SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. I CAN DRIVE IF I PUT IT INTO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEAR AFTER IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OR LATER IN THE DAY I CAN GET THE CAR INTO DRIVE AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FOUR WAY STOP, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RING SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SENSOR WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TODAY MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY INDICATOR AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE CLUSTER PANEL THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDO NEEDLE BOUNCING AROUND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF THERE WERE NOT ANY OBD II CODES STORED. I TOO NOTICED THE BRAKE/BATTERY LIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDO NEEDLE WOULD JUMP WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNALS. I GOT IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THERE WERE NO CODES STORED. IT WAS AFTER THE CODE SCANNER WAS HOOKED UP MY REAL PROBLEMS BEGAN. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR (EITHER D OR R) IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR, THE SPEEDO DIDN'T WORK AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION. I HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE, AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR. WELL, THAT WAS REPLACED NO LESS THAN 10K MILES AGO. PLEASE, SOMEONE PLACE THIS CAR ON THE LEMON LIST SO I CAN RECOUP MY LOSSES. WHEN THERE IS NEXT TO NO ACCELERATION, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING CLIPPED (OR WORSE). *TR

Mileage: 79,183

A MALFUNCTION OCCURS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEARS FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER. 1. IT MAKES A LOUD, DEEP SOUND, SIMILAR TO "THUNK-THUNK" AND IF I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH, THE CAR LURCHES. 2. THE DASHBOARD SIGNAL FOR PDRN ETC RANDOMLY CHANGES TO A WEIRD SYMBOL THAT IS NOT ANY LETTER IN THE AMERICAN ALPHABET. 3. IT MAKES A REVVING SOUND WHICH SHOULD INDICATE A HIGHER VELOCITY WHEN IN FACT IT IS AT A LOWER VELOCITY. 4. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN ENTERING A HIGH FREQUENCY ROAD OR HIGHWAY, I HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GO NORMAL SPEED THEN MAINTAIN IT. 5. IT SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM DRIVING AND INDEPENDENTLY OF MY ACTIVITY, THANKFULLY APPROXIMATELY ONLY ABOUT ONCE EVERY MONTH. 6. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. 7. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT WAS CALLED A RANGE SOMETHING OR OTHER. 8. I NOTICE THESE PROBLEMS MORE IN STOP-AND-GO CITY TRAFFIC THAN ON LONG UNINTERRUPTED DISTANCES. 9. I CONSIDER THESE RANDOM CAR BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. 10. TO ANY DRIVER NEW TO HANDLING/DRIVING MY CAR, I WOULD HAVE TO EXPLAIN ITS QUIRKS FOR THEM TO DRIVE AND NOT HAVE A TRAGIC VEHICULAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE IMPROPER RESPONSE OF MY CAR TO NORMAL USE. 11. THE WARRANTY RAN OUT LONG AGO. IT WAS ONLY FOR THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, OF COURSE. 12. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $200 TO GET THE RANGE WHATCHAMACALLIT FIXED, $200 OF WHICH I BELIEVE SUZUKI SHOULD PAY. UNRELATED PROBLEM, SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT BUCKLE UNCLICKS ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND HINDER THE CONTACT FROM SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT IN THE BACK, THIS HAD NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. ALSO WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, ON THE DASH WHERE IT SHOWS THE GEARS THE D SIGN IS ALL SCRAMBLED. *TR

Mileage: 85,865

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. APPARENTLY ITS MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. 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. SUZUKI MOTOR CORP IS GROSSLY NEGLIGENT FOR NAOT MAKING A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART. IT IS THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF NTSB TO COMPELL THE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE 2006 FORENZA VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THE FAILURES RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. *TT

Mileage: 50,000

MY 06 FORENZA WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN IT WOULD GET BETTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THEN I STARTED GETTING THE PERIODIC CLUNK AND SCRAMBLED DISPLAY, USUALLY WHILE IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN JUST STARTING A TRIP AND DRIVING SLOW. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THEY SENT ME TO THE DEALER WHO MADE ME TAKE THE CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED BACK OFF AND THEY COULDN'T READ THE CODES. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT NEVER AT THE SHOP. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FIND THAT A LOT OF CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I THINK SUZUKI SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 106,300

MY 06 FORENZA WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN IT WOULD GET BETTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THEN I STARTED GETTING THE PERIODIC CLUNK AND SCRAMBLED DISPLAY, USUALLY WHILE IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN JUST STARTING A TRIP AND DRIVING SLOW. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. THEY SENT ME TO THE DEALER WHO MADE ME TAKE THE CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED BACK OFF AND THEY COULDN'T READ THE CODES. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IT NEVER AT THE SHOP. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FIND THAT A LOT OF CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I THINK SUZUKI SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 106,300

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON/OF FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING OR STAYING 3RD, 2ND OR R ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT IN TO TRY AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT OR CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FOR FLUIDS SINCE IT HAS A SEALED TRANSMISSION. FIRST THING THAT CAME UP WAS - I HAD NO WARRANTY, AND PRICES FOR THEM TO CHECK TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME PUT OF THE IGNITION. VERY UNSAFE. WHAT CAN A BROKE UNEMPLOYED PERSON DO?. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,373 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 70,373

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IN CALIFORNIA. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER MY PURCHASE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN LAS VEGAS WHO HELPED ME FIND A NEAR BY DEALER. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC THEY ADVISED ME THE VALVE COVER WAS SEALED IMPROPERLY. NOW I JUST GOT THE CAR 2WKS PRIOR SO I CALLED THE USED DEALER I BROUGHT HE CAR FROM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. NOT TO MENTION THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH DOOR HANDLE COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER IN LAS VEGAS FIXED THE LEAKING VALVE COVER AND REPLACED ONE SPARK PLUG AS OIL LEAKED INTO IT. THIS WAS FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THEN ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK IT TO A SUZUKI DEALER IN VAN NUYS, CA. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC IT WAS THE BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND PAID A DIAGNOSTIC FEE A TOTAL OF $275.00. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE TO HIT ME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER IN VAN NUYS WHO ADVISED ME THE THROTTLE WAS THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING. THEY NOW CLAIM IT'S THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. I CALLED AMERICAN SUZUKI TO SEE IF THE "ENGINE WIRING HARNESS" IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE POWER TRAIN DOES NOT COVER THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER IS ASKING FOR $1600.00 TO REPLACE IT OR $489.00 TO REPAIR THE WIRES. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 7MOS. THE DEALER ALSO GAVE A LENGTHY LIST OF RECOMMENDED SERVICES TOTALING $2541.00. I DECLINED ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES AND CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A WORKING VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE PRE-EXISTING AND THE DEALER I BROUGHT IT FROM KNEW ABOUT IT. I PLAN TO RETURN THIS CAR.

Mileage: 76,074

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURES WERE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION POSITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR!! IT STARTED OUT AS I WAS SHIFT INTO OR PAST REVERSE. NOW IT SHIFTS ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND IT WILL JERK AND PUT ITSELF INTO PARK BUT STILL GO. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A STICK SHIFT WITHOUT LETTING OFF THE CLUTCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO ACT UP. I HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WAIT UNTIL IT'S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR TO PULL OUT DUE TO THIS. TONIGHT (10/13/11) I WAS DRIVING, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT I'VE DRIVEN OVER A MILLION TIMES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, MY BRAKE LIGHT AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION WITH MY LIGHTS DIMMING SLOWLY AND PULLED INTO THE SPOT AND THE CAR DIED. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THE SERVICE TECH IS HE GETS ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS SENSOR AND HE SAYS "THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS CAR. " *TR

YES MY CARS GEARS WHEN I DRIVE WOULD GO IN DIFFERENT GEARS AND I ALMOST GOT HIT. I USE THIS CAR FOR TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND I LOVE MY KIDS VERY MUCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I TOLD THEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED.THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD. AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THEN SUZUKI AND ANYONE ELSE WHO ALLOWS SUZUKI TO SELL THESE CARS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. I WILL RETALIATE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN. I AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU EITHER STOP THEM FROM SELLING THESE CARS OR HAVE THEM RECALLED. OR MAKE THEM GO TO THE JUNK YARD. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 656,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/02/11. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 06.THIS IS HE 2ND TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IM NOT SATISFIED WITH SUZUKI CARS ANYMORE. SEEMS AS THOUGH SUZUKI DONT CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR ABOUT CUSTOMER LOYALTY. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A SUZUKI AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 59,980

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. FIRST WENT DOWN IN 2009. REPLACED PART, NOW IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE NOW 9/12/2011. FROM WHAT IS UNDERSTOOD, THIS PART WILL CONTINUALLY HAVE TO BE NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAUSES HARD SHIFTS AND NO SHIFTING . *TR

I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED, AND MY VEHICLE STILL LACKS POWER WHEN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR. MY VEH JERKS WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWS DOWN. SUZUKI MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING MY SUZUKI FORENZA LAST FRIDAY WHEN IT WENT FROM "DRIVE" TO BASICALLY NEUTRAL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE AND EACH TIME I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO BE HIT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MID DRIVE. APPARENTLY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT GOING VERY SLOWLY AND BEING FEARFUL. IT WILL STILL DO IT EACH TIME I ACCELERATE SO I HAVE TO BE MINDFUL TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I CAN EASILY PULL INTO A SIDE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. I'M HOPING TO GET IT FIXED ASAP HOWEVER IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I AM SO UPSET THAT MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED BACK IN 2009 AND IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE GEARS SHIFTING AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I WENT TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A LIGHT WITH BUSY TRAFFIC THE SAME ISSUE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CAR TO REAR ENDED ME AND DUE TO THE GEAR CHANGING AND CAUSING MY CAR TO GO SLOW. SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE LONGER WARRANTIES ON THESE PARTS LONGER THAT A YEAR DUE TO THE PART IS NOT LASTING. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN THE DASHBOARD GEARS WILL SCRAMBLE. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND TOOK IT TO SUZUKI AND SAID CAN NOT HELP CAUSE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I WAS TURNING INTO THE STREET TO THE TURNING LANE AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT MY LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AND IT WAS A RECALL AND SUZUKI SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED AND I AM STILL HAVING A ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 100,934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER THE REPAIR DUE TO A RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE AND THE SENSOR WAS RECONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON . 2.CAR DOESN'T HAVE POWER, IS SLUGGISH. WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, 3. CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT BUT NO RESPONSE IT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TT

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WILL SHIFT ON ITS OWN FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL OUT. WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE THE CAR WILL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. *KB

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 38,171

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 66,000

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.

Mileage: 150

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.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SENSOR SWITCH WHICH ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,798.

Mileage: 51,978

BOUGHT A USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES, RAN GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS RIDING IT THE CAR AND PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR STALLED, AND HAS BEEN STALLING EVER SINCE, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR LONG DISTANCES, IN 2 MONTHS, I DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK EVERY DAY, AND SOME DAYS IT IS FINE AND OTHERS IT STALLS, I CAN NOT TRUST THE CAR NOW, BUT I AM STILL PAYING ON IT, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR, AND I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA (CURRENT MILEAGE : 51798 MILES) SEDAN'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS ABOVE THE SPEED OF 40-50 MILES PER HOUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE "D" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR ENGINES REVS AND DELIVERS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER ON THE CURB, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAS DONE THIS 8-10 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE THE ERROR CODE "PO 705 TRANS RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION" SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. I HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS FOR POSTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THROUGH MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S IN 40 - 60K MILEAGE RANGE AND YET SUZUKI MOTORS DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND INITIALLY IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, I VERY STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 51,798

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND THE RPM READING WAS HIGHER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

THREE WEEKS AGO I BOUGHT MY USED 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH ONLY 35K MILES AND IN GENERAL, IT IS ALMOST IN BRAND NEW CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES (WHEN LEAST EXPECTED) IF YOU TRY TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INSTEAD OF APPLYING SOFTLY AS USUAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. IT STARTED DOING THE SYMPTOM ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT IS MAKING IT ALMOST DAILY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AS I HAVE SEEN IN VARIOUS FORUMS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, SUZUKI MUST ISSUE A RECALL!!!! *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON ISSUES SO FAR: 63K - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LINE THROUGH THE D ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED UP, WHICH ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS NO POWER. IF YOU PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN THE CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. 60K - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE WINDOW WASHER PUMP WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. I DID IT MYSELF AND IT STILL COST ME $85. FRONT SEATBELT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES BUT THEN COMES BACK OUT (THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED). 40K - THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO LIT UP ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. UPON SHIFTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. ALSO, AS I MOVE THE GEAR INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR JERKS THROUGH EACH GEAR AND DRIVES REAL SLOW BEFORE PICKING UP THE SPEED THAT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT THE INTERSECTIONS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME REASON WHO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I SPENT OVER $300 TO GET IT REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AND THE CAR HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO A "LINE" THROUGH THE "D". ENGINES REVS ON ACCELERATION, BUT ACTS AS IF IN IDLE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 54,754

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT DECELERATED AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK; UPON SHIFTING IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS REPAIRED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/21/11

Mileage: 27,000

AHHH YES...THE RANGE SENSOR GOING OUT. MY CAR STARTED DOING THIS IN OCTOBER 2010 AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW SENSOR TOO. MY CAR JERKS WHEN THIS ACTS UP AND WHEN IT IS GEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE BOTH THE "R" AND THE "D" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS AND THE MECHANIC (THAT WORKS ON MY CAR) TAKE A LOOK AT, HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE SENSOR IS (IF YOU'RE FACING THE ENGINE IT'S THE LITTLE BLACK ROUND LOOKING THING WITH A HANDLE AND YELLOW STRIPE ON IT). HE DID SOMETHING TO IT AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN DID THE "JERK" AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND PRESSED DOWN (AS TO PUSHING IT BACK INTO PLACE) AND WIGGLED IT A LITTLE BEFORE THIS. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, IT RAN PERFECTLY AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DO THIS EVERY 3-5 DAYS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SENSOR IS GETTING LOOSE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A NEW FITTING. I'M NOT SPENDING $253.00 UNTIL I ABSOLUTELY NEED IT. THEY DO NEED TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT'S VERY ANNOYING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH!! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RANGE SWITCH COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,140.

Mileage: 57,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD INDICATE REVERSE, DRIVE AND THEN NEUTRAL. THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORENZA AT 36,000 MILES MY SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON AND WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER THE RECALL BUT NOW THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. THEN I FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR MORE TIRES THAT THEY ARE BEING EATEN UP BY BAD REAR STRUTS.THE CAR HAD AT THAT TIME 56,000 MILES. THE STRUTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND OF COURSE DEALER PARTS. AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. NO WAY TO CHECK OR FILL IT UNLESS YOU GO TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGE A FORTUNE TO DO THAT AND WHERE I LIVE THERE IS ONLY ONE DEALER IN A SEVERAL HUNDRED MILE RADIUS SO THERE IS A LONG WAIT. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF [XXX] AND I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A CONSUMER? THIS IS CRAZY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT BEGINS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE.THE CAR WILL JERK AND THE RPM'S WILL BEGIN TO REV BUT CAR WONT TAKE OFF AND WHEN IT DOES, IT GOES VERY SLOW FOR A WHILE. AS I MOVE THE GEAR INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL JERK THROUGH EACH GEAR. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHEN GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE OFF WHEN THERE ARE NO CARS, BUT THE CARS SOON COME RACING THROUGH AND I'M STILL NOT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION YET BECAUSE THE CAR MOVES EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. MY HUSBAND IS STATIONED IN GERMANY AND CAR REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE HERE SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED YET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE MANY DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED ALL THE FAILURES ARE NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS, THROTTLE BODY, DOOR HANDLE AND TRANSMISSION RANGE CENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THEY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNBUCKLES WHILE DRIVING ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OD DURING HE FIRST OF OWNERSHIP TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT GEAR CONSTANTLY. *TR

MY 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THEY TELL ME IT IS A SENSOR AND IT WILL BE 400 TO FIX. IT ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT GETTING STUCK AND OR NOT LATCHING, IT ALSO IS HAVING ISSUE WITH SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL AS( POWER TRAIN)EX.THROTTLE BODY, FRONT STRUTS, SPEEDOMETER, SEAT BELT, DOOR HANDLE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MY CAR HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS ALL THESE ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE FOUND NUMERIOUS OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHIND ABOUT THIS OR RECALL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE EXPENSIVE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THAT JUST SO HAPPEN TO NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND THE CAR JUST STOP GOING, SHE SAID IT FELT LIKE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER PULLING OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MIND YOU NOW WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, SHE CALLED ME AND I TOLD HER TO HOLD TIGHT UNTIL I GOT THERE. IT ENDS UP BEING THIS TRANSMISSION SAFETY SWITCH, WHICH WOULD YOU KNOW IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, PATHETIC.............. THIS DEALERSHIP AND SUZUKI ARE GONNA KEEP NICKEL AND DIMMING ME UNTIL I AM FLAT BROKE................... SIGNED FED UP WITH SUZUKI ! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR, TRANSMISSION "SLAMS" INTO GEAR, INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY SCRAMBLES. SOMETIMES VEHICLE SLIPS INTO A HIGHER OR LOWER GEAR ON ITS OWN. A WEEK AGO, I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WHILE STILL IN THE OPPOSITE LANE, CAR SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND I WAS LEFT IN THE OPPOSING LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING! I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CONTINUED TO SAFELY PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT WAS A BIT SCARY. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR I WAS PASSING WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. IT IS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. CURRENTLY THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES NEARLY $300 TO REPLACE THE PART, AND SOME SAY THEY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR CAR MIGHT DECIDE TO SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL OR ANOTHER GEAR. I HOPE IT NEVER SWITCHES TO REVERSE! UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE TENDS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 40000-60000 MILES AND IS PAST THE INITIAL 36000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, AND BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT "IN" THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE 100000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, INTO ANOTHER GEAR, OR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO WEST VALLEY SUZUKI TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS DONE, THEY HAVE REPLACED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST SHIFT WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE SHIFTING STICK. WE HAVE JUST TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THEY CAN'T FIX ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,900.

Mileage: 44,900

TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IS FAILING, AND YET THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THROUGH SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND INITIALLY WOULD ONLY "ACT UP" ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED TO ONCE OR MORE A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 35,300

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

Mileage: 64,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2010 AND RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE WEEKEND. THE SPEED SENSITIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT THE GEARS IN DRIVE 2 IN ORDER TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE DRIVEN IN DRIVE 3 TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000.

Mileage: 37,000

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA, BRAKE SENSOR WENT OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE. I FIXED THAT AND THEN ON DECEMBER 19, 2009 I WAS DRVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL. I ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IN A PANIC I PUT THE CAR IN 3RD GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE MECHANIC HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THAT VERY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST LIKE WE ARE. IT IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR & VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE, REVS WAY TO HIGH WHEN REACHING POSTED SPEEDS.BOTH ARE VERY DANGEROUS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? WE FEEL WE ARE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR,USED & WITH NO WARRANTY. WE FEEL WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF . THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP US(DODGE DEALER). WE CALLED A SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON BUT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WHAT CAN WE DO? PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT HER VEHICLE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND LANDED IN HER HAND. THE SAME FAILURE HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 10/27/09.*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SHIFT RELAY WAS INOPERATIVE. THE SHIFTER LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE KEY IN INTO THE UNLOCK SAFETY LOCK AND PUSH THE SHIFTER IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION, THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCKS UP. UPDATED 10/29/09

Mileage: 50,000

TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR ON 2006-2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS HIGH FAILURE RATE AND IS DANGEROUS. CAR KICKS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 59,200

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHT. CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM SUZUKI. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC THEN MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. HOWEVER, 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECT SWITCH SHORTED OUT. *JB

FUNNY HOW AFTER THE SERVICE WARRANTY WENT OUT ON THE CAR SO DID THE TRANSMISSION..TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ME TO HAVE A SWITCH REPLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AS SUZUKI STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY....EXACTLY 6 WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT ON THE CAR I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SHAFT WALKED OUT OF THE PUMP...IMAGINE THAT...MY THINKING WAS DOES IT HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN TO JUST WALK OUT. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE FORENZA AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OUT THAT THE FORENZA IS NOT ACTUALLY A SUZUKI, IT IS DAEWOO WITH THE SUZUKI NAME...FUNNY HOW THAT WAS NEVER MENTIONED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HAD I KNOWN BEFOREHAND THAT I WAS PURCHASING A DAEWOO I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE CAR. TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED IT IS COSTING ME $1000. AS I DID FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE CAR IT SEEMS THAT THE CEO OF SUZUKI IS AWARE THAT THE GM DAEWOO WAS SUCH A HORRIBLE BUY HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO COMPENSATE ANY CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE FORENZA, THEY HAVE JUST DECIDED IN 2009 THEY WILL NO LONGER MAKE THE FORENZA. I CHECKED THE BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED IN 2006 AND IT IS WORTH 2300, MEANWHILE I STILL OWE 11000 ON THE CAR. IN ADDITION THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS ON BACK ORDER, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO OFFER ME A LOANER BECAUSE I AM OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE NO MEANS OF GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. AS I LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS WEBSITE I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WAS/DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I DID WITH THE TRANSMISSION, DOOR HANDLES (WHICH I ALSO REPLACED MYSELF) AND THE POWERTRAIN. I WILL BE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST SUZUKI FOR THEIR FAILURE TO ADVISE ME BEFOREHAND THAT I WAS PURCHASING A DAEWOO (ANOTHER PIECE OF '!@#$% CAR). *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD IMPROPERLY SHIFT AND REV WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ARE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,230 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.

Mileage: 7

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION SHIFTED ERATICALLY SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JANUARY 2008. HE FIRST. WHILE DRIVING ON APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, SPED UP, LUNGED FORWARD AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS ALSO A ROARING NOISE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING SOUND NEAR THE DASHBOARD, AND EVERY LIGHT TURNED OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THEY BOTH BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT CLOSE CAUSING RAIN TO ENTER INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, 20 MINUTES LATER HE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WITH THE MOTOR ON AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ONCE AGAIN AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA...THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER STICKS AND APPEARS TO BE IN PARK ALL THE TIME. IT ALSO CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CANNOT DETERMINE SAFELY WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH TROUBLE CRANKING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND FEELS A BIG NUDGE IN THE REAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. *KB *JB

WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR ON 1/30/2006, IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS,SUCH AS NOT STARTING UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES. THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND PULLS ALL THE TIME. (THE PULLING IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION). I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO AND I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT GETTING STUCK WITH A LEMON. AFTER I GET OUT OF SCHOOL I TAKE CLASSES AT NIGHT AND MY KIDS GO TO THE DAYCARE ON CAMPUS WHEN I PICKED THEM UP AFTER CLASS, GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT UP, AND THE FRONT TWO WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN BY THEMSELVES, AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND IT WAS SNOWING AND WE HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAY HOME LIKE THAT. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS A MESSED UP WORLD WE LIVE IN WHERE SOMEONE KNOWS THAT YOU REALLY NEED A CAR AND THEY SCREW YOU WITH A LEMON. UNTIL THIS PRESENT DAY, ALL THESE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED STILL EXIST BUT SO DO ME AND MY SON-3 AND MY DAUGHTER-6 IF ANYBODY CAN HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *JB

Mileage: 45

2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING LOSS CONTROL AND STICKING AND ENGINE STALLING**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEARS WOULD STICK AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENT FAILURES. TO THIS DATE THE STEERING PROBLEM STILL HAD NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START, THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 2 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THEY LUBRICATED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. THE NOISE EVENTUALLY RETURNED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THEY OVER-LUBRICATED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. *JB

Mileage: 1,836

STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTION - LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD MANUFACTURER AND CAR DEALERSHIP DID NOT HELP MULTIPLE OTHER DEFECTS, INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING/GEARS "STICKING" - PLEASE REFER DETAILS IN LETTER TO BE SENT TO YOUR OFFICE BY MAIL. *JB

Mileage: 1,836

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED DRASTICALLY, AND THE CONTACT LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MAIN PROCESSOR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE PROCESSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT GAVE THE CONTACT A RENTAL CAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED.

Mileage: 2,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GRABBING AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT FELT AS IF IT WAS JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 12,000