2007 SUZUKI FORENZA Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHT FOR THE ENGINE CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED. AFTER BEING TOWED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD WAS BLOWN. AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DEFECT IN A SENSOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT KEEPS THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING IN THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING REPLACED, MANY TIRES REPLACED CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, TIMING BELT REPLACED, SEAT BELTS REPLACED, AIR BAGS ARE IN RECALL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, HANDLES REPLACED, BAD PAINT CLIPPINGS ON OUTER HANDLES, CO2 SENSOR REPLACED, HEADLIGHT SWITCH RECALLED AND REPLACED, RANGE MOD SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, HEAD GASKET BROKEN.

Mileage: 63,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD, MY CAR PULLED. I HAD TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH MORE PRESSURE FOR IT TO GO FORWARD. I FINALLY GOT TO A SAFE AREA AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LEFT IT OFF FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN IT ON AND DROVE OFF, I NOTICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT THAT POINT, AND DROVE TO MY MOTHERS HOME NEARBY WHERE MY BROTHER WHO IS AN AUTO TECH SCANNED MY CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CODE CAME UP. HELP IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *JS

Mileage: 111,130

THIS SUZUKI NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALTOGETHER! NO ONE SHOULD STILL BE DRIVING THESE. NOT ONLY CAN THE HEADLIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR SWITCHES GO BAD AND JUST STOP WORKING, THEY OVERHEAT, DRAIN THE BATTERY, OVERWORK THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH THEN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE FALL DISPLAYS EVERY GEAR ALL AT ONCE EVEN WHILE IN DRIVE AND DISPLAYING A SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE OFF, SO YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE THE DEATH TRAP. THEY HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET, MANY SMALL OIL LEAKS, TIRE PRESSURE GAGE PROBLEMS, TIRES/WHEELS WON'T ALIGN, THIS BALDS THE TIRE LOP SIDED SO TIRE BLOW OUTS OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. HALF THE TONE IT WON'T EVEN GO, NOW OR WON'T START AT ALL. MANY MORE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUYER BEWARE, DO NOT BUY THESE CARS! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. ..*BF

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. ..*BF

Mileage: 116,000

WHEN OPERATING IN DRIVE POSITION THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITH LOSS OF TRACTION, DRIVE POWER COULD ONLY BE RESTORED BY SELECTING DRIVE POSITION 3. THERE WERE SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM ONE OF WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED A NEUTRAL SAFETY / TRANSMISSION POSITION SWITCH FAILURE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A REPEATING COMPLAINT THEME WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THE OCCURRENCE IS UNNERVING AND COULD RESULT IN SEVERE (POTENTIALLY FATAL) CONSEQUENCES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

MY DAUGHTER (16) WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED SPEED. SHE THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DRUG. INSTEAD OF CATCHING BACK UP TO SPEED IT TOOK A MINUTE TO REACH THE SPEED. AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN VERY HARD TO DRIVE. WE TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT SYSTEM AND A SPEED SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SUZUKI FORENZA. BUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IS ANYONE ONLY LISTEN TO THESE REPORTS AT ALL? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE...UPDATED 12-11/14 *BF .

Mileage: 39,000

I KEEP HAVING TO STICK A KEY IN MY SHIFT LOCK JUST TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WHILE NOW. THE PART YOU PUT THE SEAT BELT INTO WHEN YOU PUT IT ON KEEPS STICKING DOWN SO YOU CAN'T WEAR A SEAT BELT SOMETIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SHIFTER LOCK SOLENOID DEFECT, FOR NO APPARENT REASON I NOW HAVE TO JAM A KEY INTO THE SHIFTER TO SWITCH OUT OF 'PARK' EVERY SINGLE TIME I START MY CAR. *TR

COMING HOME FROM WORK, MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED BOUNCING. DURING THIS EPISODE THE CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN TO DROP OUT. A WHILE LATER, ABOUT 2 MILES, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREE WAY AND GOT TOWED HOME. I GOOGLED MY CAR SITUATION AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EVENTS AS MINE. HAS SUZUKI ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE FIX? *TR

Mileage: 100,649

BEFORE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, AS SOON AS I SWITCHED IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I NOTICED THAT ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN THAT THE "D" HAD A SLASH MARK AS IF TO SAY "NO DRIVING", AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THIS TIME, I WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE SLASH MARK WAS STILL ON DRIVE, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY.. IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 5MPH. I REVERSED AND PARKED BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. TURNS OUT, IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, AND A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THESE CARS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND SEEM TO DECIDE TO GO BAD ONE DAY AND ACT COMPLETELY NORMAL THE NEXT! I STARTED THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. I DROVE IT TO HAVE IT TESTED AT THE AUTO STORE. THE TEST CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I THEN STOPPED AT A STORE ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS IN THE STORE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, CAME OUT TO MY CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT START! I THOUGHT THE BATTERY HAD IRONICALLY DIED. MY BROTHER IN LAW CAME TO JUMP IT, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. I TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OVER, AND THE SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON, BUT IT WONT EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER.. ITS ALMOST AS IF THE CAR HAS NOTHING UNDER THE HOOD... CRAZY THAT IT WONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO START. MY BROTHER IN LAW SAYS IT MAY BE THE STARTER, BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS ALL HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. PLEASE PUT THIS PART ON RECALL! I'VE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS THAT I CANT BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE YET. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! RECALL THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR! THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 86,500

PUT MY CAR IN R (REVERSE) ON A LEVEL DRIVEWAY AND IT MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AS IF IT WERE BEING FORCED. THE DASH GAVE A SIGNAL INSTEAD OF AN R FOR REVERSE, A SQUARE WITH A LINE THROUGH IT. AS I PUT IT INTO D (DRIVE) IT DRAGGED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HIS COMPUTER READ TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. HE SAID THE TRS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEED TO BE CHANGED. THE CAR NEEDS A COUPLE OF MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS WILL EASILY COST ME OVER 800.00 INCLUDING LABOR. I JUST FINISHED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION COILS AND WIRES REPLACED ($350.00) HAVING JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (USED) FROM A PRIVATE PARTY; MY CONCERNS ARE HIGH REGARDING SAFETY AND COSTS FOR REPAIRS. WHAT OF A RECALL CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR? PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO TRAVEL ACROSS A BRIDGE WHEN THE CAR APPEAR TO CHANGE GEARS EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE. HAD THE CAR INSPECTED, I WENT WITH THE MECHANIC ON TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE MANUAL LEVEL POSITION SHIFT SENSOR. CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IT DID THE SAME THING. NOW I DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 133,743

I HAD DEFECTIVE PLASTIC DOOR KNOBS THAT BROKE AND REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE DOOR KNOB BY THE DEALER AND CHARGED ME LABOR. REPLACED STRUT MOUNTS WITHIN THE LAST 9 MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED: TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, THE VALVE COVER GASKET 4 TIMES, THE VALVE COVER, THE RADIATOR, THE TIMING BELT, THE AC COMPRESSOR, FRONT AXLES, WHEEL BEARINGS, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD HOSE, AND IT IS STILL LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE CAR SEEM TO BE VERY HOT AND THE KEY IS VERY VERY HOT IN THE IGNITION. I ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL ASSEMBLY........ I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR I WILL DO MY OWN. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY INTO KEEPING THIS CAR REPAIRED. I'VE INVESTED MORE INTO THIS CAR THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE CAR INDICATES THAT IT IS NO LONGER IN DRIVE. EVEN THOUGH ON THE SHIFTER IT SAYS IT IS STILL IN DRIVE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL COME OUT OF DRIVE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU MUST PULL THE CAR INTO THIRD GEAR, WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A RECURRING TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. OUT OF THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EVERY 14 MONTHS LIKE CLOCKWORK. NO OTHER DEALER OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RANGE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. ON ONE INSTANCE, I WAS REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR AN SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING OR AT LEAST HAVE SUZUKI STOP REPLACING THE FAILURE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY KNOW IS GOING TO FAIL WITHIN 14 MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *JS

Mileage: 14,000

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A WHILE THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE AS WELL AS MAKES SOME KIND OF CLUNKING SOUND. AFTERWARD, WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, THERE IS A MARKED DELAY PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS ETC. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AGAIN WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE IN 2011 @ 30K MILES BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD STALL WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS TRANSMISSION SENSOR ISSUE IS WAY TOO COMMON IN THESE CARS FOR SUZUKI TO NOT HAVE ISSUED ANY KIND OF STATEMENT OR PROVIDED ANY RESTITUTION YET. I'M DREADING HAVING TO PAY ANOTHER $200+ FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULDN'T WAIT LIKE GM TO DEAL WITH IT. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH CAUSES IT TO LOSE POWER DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. SEEMS TO JUMP TO NEUTRAL. LOSS OF SPEED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE WILL REV AND RPM'S WILL INCREASE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES ON STREETS. THIS NEVER HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS HAPPENED FOR WEEKS WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN REVERSING. MECHANIC SAID THE ISSUE (P0700 AND P0705) INDICATES A TRANSMISSION SENSOR ISSUE WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SUZUKI MESSAGE FORUMS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I CONTACTED SUZUKI AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A HEAVILY HAZARDOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE, HOPEFULLY NOT MYSELF, DIES. *TR

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

CAR LOSES POWER DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. SEEMS TO JUMP TO NEUTRAL. LOSS OF SPEED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE WILL REV AND RPM'S WILL INCREASE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY, SOMETIMES ON STREETS. THIS NEVER HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS HAPPENED FOR WEEKS WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR ON. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON THE MECHANIC SAID THE CODES(P0700 AND P0705) INDICATE A TRANSMISSION SENSOR ISSUE WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL. THERE ARE BLOGS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I CONTACTED SUZUKI AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEARS SHIFTED ON THEIR OWN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANG AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS HORRIBLE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME TIME TO CHANGE THIS. FIRST TIME WAS AT 45000. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

3RD TIME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. WHY CAN SUZUKI GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM?? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED? I DOUBT IF EVEN THAT WILL HELP MOTIVATE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, SHE NOTICED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP INTO DIFFERENT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR 3 MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY GOING OUT. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME REPLACING SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE RADIATOR FLUID SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A LEAK OF ANY SORT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE FLUID. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AT 45 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD EXPLODED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SECOND MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FANS WERE FAILING SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD RECURRING FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

IT STARTED HAVIN A SHIFT MALFUNCTION FROM 3 TO 4 GEAR AND NOW QUITE OFTEN JUST REVS UP INSTEAD OF GOING, PASSENGER SEAT BELT OFTEN RELEASES ON ITS OWN, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS CONSTANTLY ON. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS WENT OUT TWICE IN A SIX MONTH SPAN. *TR

Mileage: 171,212

TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WEIRD UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO THE FIRST RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUSHED THE GAS, MY CAR TOOK FOREVER TO ACCELERATE. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I GOT HOME, WHERE I CHECKED THE CODES: TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL SENSOR. I AM TICKED! LAST OCTOBER (8 MOS AGO) I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO FALL OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER 11 DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY FOUND IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND REPLACED IT... NOW APPARENTLY IT'S BROKEN AGAIN???!!! SO I GOT ONLINE TO LOOK INTO IT AND I FIND THIS SITE WITH TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM... I GUESS NO ONE CARES UNTIL SOMEONE DIES, AND THEN MAYBE THEY WILL DECIDE TO MAKE IT A RECALL... THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 44,350

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR JERKED AND SLOWED SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DRUG. INSTEAD OF CATCHING BACK UP TO SPEED IT TOOK A MINUTE TO REACH THE SPEED OF WHAT WAS POSTED. AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SUZUKI FORENZA. BUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. FOR A REFERENCE THE SUZUKI DEALER SALES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR $38.99 AND THE MECHANIC CHARGED $25.00 LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 75,950

WHY ISN'T ANY THING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!! SUZUKI NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I INITIALLY JUST GOT ON HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STARTED READING THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE TAKE SOME KINDA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MORE THAN ONCE. THIS WEEK WILL MAKE THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR! I WAS DRIVING IN A 35 MILE ZONE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT A CAR ALOT RAMMED ME FROM BEHIND. IT SLOWS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES WONT GO BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN SUZUKI FORENZAS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD "THUNK" SOUND AND THEN MY CAR WENT BASICALLY INTO NEUTRAL. HAD A CAR BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND I HAD IT REPLACED THEN, ONLY 9 SHORT MONTHS AGO. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE PARTS AND SERVICE FOLKS AT DAVID NORMAN SUZUKI I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IT HAD ABOUT 119000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT. IT WOULDN'T HARDLY MOVE FORWARD AND OR GO UP HILLS AND HAS STRUGGLED TO DO SO SINCE. THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON HILLS WHEN YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR BARELY WANTS TO MOVE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, SHORTLY AFTER I GOT IT I NOTICED IT WOULD CUT OFF WHEN I TURNED THE A/C ON. IF I LEAVE THE A/C ON IT JERKS AND STRUGGLES TO REACH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. ASIDE FROM THAT ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS WELL AND RPM SHOOTS WAY UP AND THE CAR DRAGS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY CHILDREN NOR MY SELF DRIVING THIS CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AND CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT THAT POINT I PANICKED AND REALIZED I HAD THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT STILL WOULD NOT GO. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MADE A BIG CLUNK AND JERK AND SLOWLY PULLED OFF. I WAS ON A BUSY INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO HIGHWAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND DOES NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS PUT IN MY CAR AND NOW IT NEEDS A THIRD ONE. THE LAST ONE THE MECHANIC STATED SOMETHING IS "BURNING UP THE SENSOR." I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY CAR NOW HAS 102,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM DAY ONE. IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. LIKE I SAID THIS IS MY THIRD ONE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM SUZUKI AND THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THESE SENSORS TO KEEP GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 6,146,499

I BROUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IN 2007 AND SINCE THEN HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. IN THE FIRST WEEK I BROUGHT IT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKE. SOON AFTER THE TRANSMISSION MESSED UP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THANKS TO MY EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY (NOT BY SUZUKI) I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED WITHOUT PAYING OUT OF POCKET. NOW NOT EVEN TWO YEARS LATER I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE FRONT STRUT MOUNT AND STRUTS ARE GOING BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED (ESTIMATED AT $687.00). IN ADDITION TO THAT ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME AFTER BREAKING OFF WITH A SIMPLE TOUCH. WITH THE PAINT CHIPPING OFF ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES AS WELL. I HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE BEEN PAYING IT ON FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IT IS ALMOST PAID FOR BUT I CANNOT CONTINUE TO ENDURE COUNTLESS REPAIRS I AM HAVING TO GO THROUGH WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. I DO NOT GO ANYWAY EXCEPT FROM WORK TO HOME IN MY CAR AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN AS SIMPLE AS GOING TO THE STORE BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,879

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EACH TIME BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BASED ON THE ELECTRONIC FAILURE CODES PROVIDED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR..UPDATED 05/10/13 *BF UPDATED 06/11/2013 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING WITHOUT A PERMANENT REMEDY HOWEVER, THE PART WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,028.

Mileage: 69,028

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUDDERED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND NEEDED TO STEP HARD ON ACCELERATOR TO MAKE CAR MOVE, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOPPED STATE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE CODE RETURNED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH SENSOR. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED UNTIL THIS RECENT ISSUE. IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE. BUT IN A DAY OR TWO THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. I NEED TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN BUT IT SEEMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE OUT THERE. I THINK THIS SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN YOU DRIVE CAR, ENGINE CUT POWER IT IS HAPPEN 34000 MILE AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE MANY TIMES. THEY REPLACE AND AGAIN THEY ARE BROKE. SEAT BELT STUCK AND DOES NOT WORK. TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOES OUT AND REPLACE AT 54000 MILE. NOW WHEN START CAR ENGINE IS SHAKING. *TR

MY FIRST EXP. WITH THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE . I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WENT BACK, BUT I PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE, SO I PUT IN 3RD GEAR AND IT MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY UNTIL PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WORKED. SECOND TIME A WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND I LOSE POWER , AGAIN I PUT IN 3RD AND POWER CATCHES LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ,THEY SAID NO BUT WOULD CHECK IT OUT FOR 90 DOLLARS! THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THIRD TIME TONIGHT 1-20-13 IM LEAVING WORK AND THE CAR GETS ME TO THE GROCERY SORE ALRIGHT, BUT LEAVING FOR HOME IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND NO POWER AGAIN PUT IT 3RD AND I GET HOME DRIVING 15 MPH .WHEN TRYING TO PARK IT WONT GO INTO PARK I HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL ,TURN KEY OFF AND HAND BRAKE . TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK RIGHT AND ALL I WOULD GET WAS A SLASH OVER THE P AND THE D. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN I WAS IN PARK I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE CAR DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND IT HAD A LINE ACROSS IT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE LINE WILL GO ACROSS THE DRIVE AND THE CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT IT INTO PEPBOYS THEY SAID A TRANSMISSION CODE WAS POPPED UP, BUT THEY RESET THE CODES, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T TELL THE GUY TO DO THAT. NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO A SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY THINK IT IS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID IT WAS FINE, AND THEY SAID WAIT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, BUT THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS WITHOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE AT ANYTIME I COULD LOSE POWER AND BE INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE, SHIMMY AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE THE MOST RECENT DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,108.

Mileage: 69,108

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I COULD REALLY USE SOME ASSISTANCE. I HAVE A 2007 FORENZA AND YESTERDAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, IT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH SEEMED TO GO HAYWIRE DISPLAYING ALL THE LETTERS (D, R, N, ETC) WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. IT THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH CODES PO700 AND PO705, WHICH VARIES IN WORDING BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SUZUKI SHOULD TAKE CARE OF A SENSOR COST TO THOSE WHO BOUGHT THEIR CARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE,IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL. THEN WHEN YOU GO, IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WE HAD THE PART REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IN 2009. NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN AND THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 18,456

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ACCELERATES EXTREMELY SLOWLY WHEN HOT. CAR SHUDDERS AND WILL NOT GAIN RPMS. OFTEN WILL NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF STOP LIGHTS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES DURING SUCH EPISODES. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. WILL LOSE SPEED RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AFTER TIME, IT WILL SUDDENLY REGAIN POWER, RESULTING IN AN ABRUPT LUNGE IF ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE CODE SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. REPLACED CAT, BUT IT MADE NO IMPACT ON THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE SHIFT RANGE SENSOR. HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED AS I SPENT ALL OF MY REPAIR MONEY ON THE CAT REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO FIND THAT MY TRANSMISSION SWITCH HAD GONE BAD CAUSING IT NOT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY....THINKING NO BIG DEAL, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE KNOWN AS THROW AWAY TRANSMISSIONS. I CAME HOME AND GOOGLED MY PROBLEM TO FIND NUMEROUS LOWER MILEAGE SUZUKI FORENZAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SOME ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER A MANDATORY RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I AM SICK AND TIRED OF REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!!!!!!! AND NOW AFTER DOING SO, ONCE AGAIN. MY CAR WONT START, BATTERY IS FINE. I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!! I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT TO PAY OFF THIS CAR. I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM IN 2009, AND NOW AGAIN. SOMEONE FIX THIS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 16,000

BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL! TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY NOT GO ANYWHERE (SOMETIMES IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOSENT) I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY INTO A PERSONS YARD SO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANNY SLIPPING, PAINT PEELING ON CAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS WENT OUT INITIALLY ABOUT 28000 MILES ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 60. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT JUST UNDER 60000 MILES WHERE I AM HAVING THE ISSUES WITH THE SENSOR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT HESITATES TO GO INTO DRIVE EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE DASH. *TT

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

THE CAR HAS A BIG PROBLEM CHANGING GEAR AND WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES IT SLOWS DOWN AND COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF CAR SLOWING DOWN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS IT CLUNKS SO HARD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE EITHER THE CAR WONT CHANGE GEARS OR LOOSES SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT AND I CALL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING POOR QUALITY PARTS FOR THE ENGINE, AND FROM OTHER CONSUMERS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WORRIES. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I JUST HAD THIS PART REPLACED IN JANUARY 2012 NOW 2 MONTHS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WENT TO AUTOZONE AND GUESS WHAT TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AGAIN!!!!! I BOUGHT PART FROM DEALER IN JANUARY AND HAD MY LICENSED AUTO MECHANIC PUT IT IN, NOW CAR DOING EXACTLY SAME THING IT DID IN JANUARY CAR JERKING INTO REVERSE , SCRAMBLED GEAR LETTERS ON DASH BOARD, THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO REPLACE IT EVERY 2 MONTHS!!!! MAKE IT A RECALL ALREADY , I AM NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT!!!! *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THESE 2007 SUZUKIS. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS IS GOING OUT ON MY VEHICLE ALSO. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. NOW I JUST HAD 1600.00 WORTH OF WORK TO THIS VEHICLE, TIMING BELT CHANGED, NEW TIRES, OIL CHANGED ETC. SUZUKI NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE LEMONS!! THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MAJOR BUT SAID HE WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IF SUZUKI CANNOT GUARANTEE THEIR CARS FOR LESS THAN 100'000 MILES THAN I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI! THINK I'LL PAINT MY CANARY YELLOW!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 83,000

MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. PRIOR TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE ISSUE I INTERNET SEARCH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THIS PART IS A FAILING PART ON MY TYPE OF CAR (2007 SUZUKI FORENZA) AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST THE PART WASN'T COVERED(I BOUGHT PART FROM DEALER AND HAD DIFFERENT MECHANIC DO THE REPAIRS). MY FRUSTRATION IS THAT COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SUZUKI FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT HASN'T BEEN PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST. WHAT MERITS WHAT GOES ON A RECALL LIST? *TR

Mileage: 59,888

WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR JERKED INTO GEAR AND WHERE THE R SHOULD APPEAR FOR REVERSE ON THE DASH, ALL THE LETTERS WERE SCRAMBLED TOGETHER. THE CAR DROVE IN REVERSE AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKED AGAIN AND THEN WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, TURNING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WOULD FINALLY ACCELERATE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AND THE GEARS WOULD STILL JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A COUPLE DAYS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE AND THEN IT WOULD ALL START AGAIN. THEN MY CAR IS STARTING TO SWITCH OVER INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING 60MPH+ AND NOW IT WILL DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN IT SWITCHES OVER TO NEUTRAL LIKE THIS WHILE I'M DRIVING, THE D FOR DRIVE ON THE DASH WILL BECOME SCRAMBLED LIKE IT DOES WHEN IT JERKS INTO REVERSE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. DANGEROUS GEAR CHANGE ISSUES. *TT

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT GAVE A BIG "THUNK" SOUND. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR GONE BAD! $250 TO REPLACE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND A POWER STEERING PUMP! NOT LIKING SUZUKI RIGHT NOW! *TR

Mileage: 82,506

GOOGLED ON WEBSITE, AND FOUND LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS BROKEN PREMATURELY, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATE THE SUCH PART IS A DEFECTIVE ONE. MY SUCH CLAIM WAS ALSO SUPPORTED BY WHAT TECHNICIAN TOLD ME WHO FIXED MY CAR AS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED SUZUKI SERVICE DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THERE IS AROUND 4-5 FIX FOR THIS PART OUT OF THIS MODEL AROUND THIS MILEAGE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT THIS PART IS EXCLUDED FROM SUCH COVERAGE. SUZUKI SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2007 FORENZA AT 77000 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SISTERS 2006 FORENZA AT 50000 MILES. THE WARRANTY SAYS IT COVERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG SUZUKI CARS. *TR

Mileage: 77,850

I HAVE A 2007 FORENZA AND YESTERDAY AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE, IT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH SEEMED TO GO HAYWIRE DISPLAYING ALL THE LETTERS (D, R, N, ETC) WITH A DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT. IT THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MORNING AS I WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE CAR TO AUTOZONE, IT DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE. THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH CODES PO700 AND PO705, WHICH VARIES IN WORDING BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 66,716

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OR WOULD BECOME STUCK IN ONE GEAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA IN DEC 2006 AND MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD IN AUGUST OF 2007, IT WENT BAD AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IN JUNE 2008, AGAIN IN 2010 AND NOW AS OF TODAY NOVEMBER 22,2011 I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN A RECALL CONSIDERING I AM NOT THE ONLY SUZUKI FORENZA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THE ONGOING ISSUES . I HAVE CAME OUT OF POCKET OVER $600 SO FAR ON GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIX BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 7,100

IN AUGUST OF 2011, WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY AND THEN NOTHING WOULD BE WRONG. ALSO, WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE "R" ON THE DISPLAY WOULD HAVE AN DIAGONAL LINE THROUGH IT AND THE WOULD ONLY GO INTO FIRST GEAR AGAIN UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DO THIS AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL DO THIS AND NOT FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND THEN BE STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE DEAL WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200.00 TO FIX THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR BOX INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING VARIOUS GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,454.

Mileage: 54,454

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR IN REGARDS TO HAVING TO GET THE DRIVE RANGE SENSOR REPAIRED; ALOT OF SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE CAR JERKS AND THE DISPLAY BLINKS, NOT INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN. THE ONLY GEARS THAT SHOW ARE D AND P. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 35-40 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOW IT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THINKS IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DEALER NOT THE CONSUMER. THIS CAR HAS ONLY HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS AND ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ABNORMALLY HARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SLAMMING SOUND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THE CONTACT, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND HESITATING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK TO MECHANIC AND ERROR P0705 TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CAME UP AS THE PROBLEM. SUZUKI IS AWARE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CLEARLY IGNORING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BY NOT RECALLING AND RECTIFYING THE ISSUE. RATHER THEY ARE RELYING ON THEIR CONSUMERS TO ABSORB THE EXPENSE OF THIS REPAIR. MY FAITH IN SUZUKI HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SHAKEN AND THIS DEFINITELY WILL INFLUENCE MY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SUZUKI OR RECOMMEND SUZUKI. IT IS TIME THAT SUZUKI STEP UP AND ADMIT THEIR NEGLIGENCE, RECTIFY THE ISSUE, COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE ABSORBED THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, AND RESTORE THE FAITH IN ITS CONSUMERS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CLUNKING SOUND AND HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA SEDAN. BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO. TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE CAUSED A LOUD CLUNK FOLLOWED BY THE DIGITAL GEAR INDICATOR BEING SCRAMBLED RATHER THAN DISPLAYING R. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR, SO MUCH LESS PICKUP THAN NORMAL (WHICH COULD LEAD TO GETTING REAR ENDED) AND CAN'T GO OVER ~55 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. THE CORRESPONDING ERROR CODES PULLED WERE PO700 AND PO705. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN 07 SUZUKI FORENZA WENT OUT AT 70 MPH AND ALMOST MADE A VEHICLE BEHIND ME RUN INTO ME. THE VEHICLE PART COSTS ABOUT 60 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND LABOR BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

SUZUKI FORENZA 2007; TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR. TURN ON CAR, SHIFT IT TO REVERSE THE GEAR JUMPS TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE LIKE THE MOTOR IS ABOUT TO DROP. OCCURS OFTEN CAN RUIN THE MOTOR AND THE TRANSMISSION, HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH IS 400.00. *TR

Mileage: 44,456

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

PURCHASED A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA AND PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS HAVING TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL QUITE A BIT AND HARD JUST SO THAT I COULD CHANGE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. HOW TO FIX WHEN ONLY LESS THAN 2 YEARS TO PAY OFF. CANNOT AFFORD TO START ON A NEW CAR NOTE. NEEDING HELP. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, HEARD A LOUD CLUNK, THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT SHOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS, WOULD STAY ON 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 26,662

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 37,000

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

Mileage: 51,800

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

Mileage: 94,743

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.

Mileage: 33,000

MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, AT AROUND 50K MILES, WE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER READS A BLINKING SYMBOL WHILE A VIOLENT JERK OCCURRED. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LOUD LOW-PITCH HUM AS IF WE WERE TOWING A BUS ON ICE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID WERE FAULTY. ME BEING A MECHANIC AND ALL, I CALL AROUND TO BUY THE PART, NO LUCK. SO I FINALLY CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT THEY SAY? ONLY THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING IT TO US AND PAY A RIDICULOUS PRICE. I REFUSE TO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO DO A JOB THAT I KNOW I CAN DO, ESPECIALLY IF WERE TALKING ABOUT A COST THAT EXCEEDS $500 FOR A ONE AND A HALF HOUR JOB. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PARTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO DEALERS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY POORLY CRAFTED BY THE MAKERS. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ALREADY? OR AT LEAST MAKE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, LEFT TURNS ARE A GAMBLE, AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE WEAR ON THE ENGINE ITSELF. AT 50 MPH THE RPM'S ARE AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM'S! PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY WIFE OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA, AT AROUND 50K MILES, WE NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER READS A BLINKING SYMBOL WHILE A VIOLENT JERK OCCURRED. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD HAVE A LOUD LOW-PITCH HUM AS IF WE WERE TOWING A BUS ON ICE. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID WERE FAULTY. ME BEING A MECHANIC AND ALL, I CALL AROUND TO BUY THE PART, NO LUCK. SO I FINALLY CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT THEY SAY? ONLY THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING IT TO US AND PAY A RIDICULOUS PRICE. I REFUSE TO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO DO A JOB THAT I KNOW I CAN DO, ESPECIALLY IF WERE TALKING ABOUT A COST THAT EXCEEDS $500 FOR A ONE AND A HALF HOUR JOB. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PARTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO DEALERS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY POORLY CRAFTED BY THE MAKERS. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ALREADY? OR AT LEAST MAKE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, LEFT TURNS ARE A GAMBLE, AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE WEAR ON THE ENGINE ITSELF. AT 50 MPH THE RPM'S ARE AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM'S! PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA HAS 51,000 MILES AND IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS FAILED. I ONLY USE MY CAR FOR NORMAL DRIVING FROM HOME TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES ONE WAY AND OTHER IN-TOWN DRIVES SUCH AS SCHOOL OR GROCERIES. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ SO HEAT MAYBE A FACTOR. ABOUT TWICE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH, WHEN IM AT A STOP THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WITH NO INDICATION (SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE ON) UNTIL I ACCELERATE. FEW TIMES I'VE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING IN ACCIDENTS WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. SUZUKI HAS TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST AROUND $300 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, IS GOING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR ANYMORE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST 300 DOLLARS ALSO MY AIR BAD SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT GO OFF ANYMORE AND HAVE ALREADY BROKE A DOOR HANDLE SUZUKI IS HORRIBLE WHICH HAVEN'T CHECKED THE PRICE ON THOSE AND I HAVE SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 41,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL (NO POWER) WHILE IN DRIVE. OTHER TIMES TRANSMISSION WOULD STAY IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AUTO OR MANUAL. FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. COST AT DEALER IS FINANCIALLY PROHIBITIVE AT THIS TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS AND PRIOR YEAR MANUFACTURE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND MAY POSSIBLE EXPLODE IF NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,132.

Mileage: 63,132

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A DRIPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007 BY JUNE 2007 AND ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. SHE CONTACTED GMC WHO REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO CODES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR ANY OTHER THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,507.

Mileage: 200

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC PART ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT WAS FREQUENT PROBLEM CAUSING A REPAIR BILL OF ABOUT $200 AND ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO FIX. FAILURE OF THE PART RESULTS IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

WE HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE QUICKLY ON A HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING US TO GET HIT. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE CODES P0700 AND P0705 CAME UP INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. THE SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AS IT IS ELECTRICAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A 9-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER WHO COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED HAD WE OF GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

1. IN THIS CAR MODEL I WAS READING AND IT HAVES THE SAME PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WHICH I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACE IT. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY DAY , THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT WHEN I GIVE REVERSE IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN I PUT IT TO DRIVE IT TAKES FOREVER TO SPEED UP. 3. I BOUGHT THE PART AT SUZUKI BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT THEY HAD IT, AND THEY REPLACE IT AND AFTER IT GOT REPLACED ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP, THE REVERSE AND DRIVE GEAR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLICK SO IT WONT DO ANYTHING, AD I WAS READING ONLINE THAT A LOT OWNERS OF SUZUKI HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME OUT ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 46,234

AUGUST THE 7TH THE PARK AND DRIVE SIGN KEEP GETTING MIXED UP ON THE ODOMETER BOARD....THIS IS ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA ....I BEEN TOLD ITS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. GEAR SHIFT IS STICKING. UPON STARTING CAR, PROCEEDING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE, GEAR DOES NOT MOVE FROM P. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, USE KEY TO PRESS SHIFT LOCK, PUT GEAR IN N, START CAR, THEN MOVE TO R. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. VERY ANNOYING. FEARFUL THAT IT MAY STICK IN R OR D. *TR

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR - NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAR HAS PROBLEMS GOING FROM 0-50 MPHS IN DRIVE; DEALER STATES THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT AND IT COSTS ABOUT 200.00 TO REPAIR; CAR BARELY IS OVER 40,000 MILES, CAN'T FIND PART ANYWHERE BUT DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR IS WHAT EVERYTHING POINTS TO. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY CEASES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY, AND SEEMS AS IF IT HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT SELECTION INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY PANEL SHOWS A FAULT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS HAS BECOME A RECENT ISSUE WITH THE SUZUKI FORENZA IN THE PAST MONTHS, RANGING BETWEEN THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS. THIS FAILURE POSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

SUZUKI FORENZA 2007, 42,000 MILES. 1) TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR: TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN DRIVE -- PANEL SHOWS A "D" WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THE MOST WELL-MAINTAINED FORENZAS. UNACCEPTABLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD ,THE CAR WOULD JUST DECELERATE DOWN LIKE 10 OR 20 MPH "SCARY" WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOOR BUT IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. 2)TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY OTHER DAY. 3)THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON TO SHOW THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING EVEN IF I HAVE A PASSENGER SEATED PROPERLY IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS RUNNING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS AS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WITH A HEAVY CLUB TO THE CAR UNDERSIDE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO GO FORWARD IT WAS AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE POWER. I TRY TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE CHECKED OUT AND THE LIGHT HAD RESET AND NO CODE COULD BE READ. THEN IT HAPPEN DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED THE CAR JUST ACTED LIKE IT SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND IT REVVED UP AND THEN NO POWER, ONCE I TRIED TO GO AGAIN. AGAIN, LIGHT WENT OUT BEFORE GETTING IT READ. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER 2 WEEKS, FINALLY GOT INTO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE IT READ AND THE CAR CODED WITH A P0705 CODE, WHICH IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY SEE 10 A MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SAD THAT NO ONE HAS SEEN TO RECALL THIS PART, IT'S SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT'S A $40.00 PART WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER MY LIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MORE. [XXX] *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHAFT SPRING FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,922.

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO PUT INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE MOVED A FEW FEET BACKWARDS. WHILE OWNER HAD HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON MAY 15 2010 I DROVE TO A SHOPPING CENTER I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD VERY FAST. THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE FIRST 4 TIMES THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

2007 SUZUKI FORENZA -- TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN DRIVE -- PANEL SHOWS A "D" WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THE MOST WELL-MAINTAINED FORENZAS. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE COMMENTS ON THIS CAR AND I'VE HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM...I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORZENA AND MY CAR PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SOOO MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STILL COMES ON EVERY OTHER DAY. I'VE HAD ISSUES WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD JUST DECELERATE DOWN TO 35 MPH WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD NOT BUDGE...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS COMPANY IS STILL ALLOWED TO MAKE CARS. THE "LOANER" CAR THAT THEY SAY THEY GIVE YOU IN THE WARRANTY IS A JOKE. WE'VE HAD TO RENT OUR OWN CARS AND "WAIT" TO BE REIMBURSED. THE DEALERSHIPS THEY SEND YOU TO CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS....THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA PURCHASED BRAND NEW JUNE 2007. THE TRANSMISSION IMPROPERLY SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD DISPLAY 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL ON THE INDICATOR PANEL WHILE IN THE DRIVE MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,121 AND THE CURRENT WAS 47, 870.

Mileage: 47,870

I OWN A 2007 FORENZA IN WHICH A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT GEARS RIGHT. THEN IT GOT WORSE AND WOULD ACTUALLY STOP MOVING AND JUST REV UP. I ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS LUCKILY THE TRUCK HAD GOOD BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THE CASHIER TOLD ME WHAT IT PROBABLY WAS BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT AND SHE MADE A STATEMENT THAT ALL THE FORENZA ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THE WAS 14 IN THE SERVICE AREA. ANYWAY THE SHOP TOLD ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND IT WAS NOT COVERED IN MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY GO FIGURE..SO IT WAS 215.00 OUT OF POCKET..I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IT COULD EVENTUALLY CLAIM LIVES. *TR

Mileage: 46,702

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 FORENZA; SHE WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A HESITATION ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING; SHE THEN FELT AN ACCELERATION AND A DECELERATION ON THE VEHICLE - AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER SHE WAS ABOUT TO PARK AND FELT A SUDDEN JERK AND FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR; THE VEHICLE STARTED AND SHE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE IT AT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO A SUZUKI DEALER FOR SERVICE - I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THANK GOD MY 19 YEAR OLD DID NOT GET INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT TO THE ACCELERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HAVE THIS SENSOR CHECKED OUT ON ALL YOUR SUZUKI FORENZA'S. OH AND GIVE THANKS TO THE FACT THAT MY WARRANTY STILL HAD 3,000 MILES LEFT ON IT. I AM NOW IN DOUBT OF THIS SUZUKI - I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IF SUZUKI WOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS/50,000 MILES INSTEAD 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. I BELIEVE IF SUZUKI BELIEVES IN THEIR VEHICLES THEN THEY SHOULD HONOR THE REQUEST. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

AT 36,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY SUZUKI FORENZA. IT THEN WENT OFF. SOON, MY CAR BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND DOES NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL. AT TIMES, THERE IS A LINE THROUGH THE "D" (DRIVE) ON MY DASHBOARD (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. AT TIMES WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE REAR STRUTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $580. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE GEAR SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,569.

Mileage: 56,569

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY), POWERTRAIN -YES NOT SENSOR. IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES AND HAS HAD REGULAR DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS - SAID HE'D HAD MORE THAN 10 THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU SAY RECALL!!! *TR

Mileage: 41,000

A PERSON DRIVING BEHIND OUR CAR (SUZUKI-FORENZA) PULLED UP NEXT TO US AND STATED WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BACK TAIL LIGHTS WE ALSO NOTICED ON OUR DASHBOARD THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FUSES, BULBS AND FOUND BOTH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BUT WE STILL HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. ATTEMPTED TO HEAD TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEEK HELP(SUNDAY) AND REALIZED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. READ THE MANUAL AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE RELEASE MECH. EVERYTIME WE STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK. ALSO, SOME TYPE OF ENGINE NOISE MAYBE FAN BELT CONTINUES AND HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 29,665