2004 Suzuki Forenza

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEGAN SMOKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING SUSTAINED BURNS. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. SHE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2007 AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE UNTIL JANUARY 16, 2008. THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 27, OR 28, 2007 BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING. NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE WORKING. SHE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON FEBRUARY 10, 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE HARNESS IN THE SWITCH AND THE WIRES. THEY DID THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALER AND HAS BEEN THERE SINCE FEBRUARY 10, 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,791 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAMS AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS FINALLY ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FLOOR HARNESS HAD BURNED OUT FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V452000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,445. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS DID NOT DIM BUT WENT OUT. THE DEALER STATED AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

MY 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA BEGAN JERKING UPON COMING TO A STOP. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED SO THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS TAKEN OFF A NEW FORENZA. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK UPON COMING TO A STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS I'M BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATED WILL THIS PROBLEM SEEING THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. MY NEXT COMPLAINT WILL BE WITH THE DEPARTMNET OF MOTOR VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *JB

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS REALLY A DEFECT OR NOT, BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. MY CAR WAS LEGALLY PARKED ON THE STREET WHEN IT WAS TOTALED BY A DRUNK DRIVER GOING 70 MPH IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. SOME HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION, BUT OTHERS (INCLUDING THE BODY SHOP OWNER) CLAIM THAT I HAD A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR ON MY CAR. IF THIS IS A DEFECT, I WANT THE SUZUKI MANUFACTURER TO KNOW ABOUT IT SO THAT NO ONE WILL GET HURT. IF NOT, JUST DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING GLITCH. MY NEW CAR HAD MANY ASSEMBLY LINE GLITCHES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. FOR INSTANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY SWITCH ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE BRAKE OR IF THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. ALSO, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE ALIGNMENT WAS SO BAD THAT I ALMOST FLEW OFF THE FREEWAY INTO A CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. THEY BOTHERED ME SO MUCH THAT I DOUBT I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER SUZUKI AGAIN. *AK