2004 Suzuki Forenza

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

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING AND THEN DYING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT AND SUCH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TWICE AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THEY THINK IT COULD BE AND STILL WITH NO SUCCESS. I'M WORRIED THAT I COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT AND AM MAD AT THE FACT THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NOT EVEN THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. A 10 MONTH OLD BABY WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE COVER FOR THE DOOR SCREW. THE COVER WAS LOCATED UNDER THE HANDLE. THE BABY WAS NOT RESTRAINED IN A CHILD SEAT AND HAD THE COVER IN HIS MOUTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COVERS WERE DESIGNED TO POP OFF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 12/11/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS HANKOOK OPTIMO, SIZE P195/55R15-84V TIRES (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,480. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAD A FRAYING PROBLEM AND WERE ROTATED AT THE DEALERS SUGGESTION. UPDATED 12/12/07

ON APRIL 21, 2006 AFTER COMING OFF I95 INTERSTATE COMING TO A STOP MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO "FOUND NOTHING WRONG." THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PERFORMANCE, ACCELERATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AFTER OVER 45 MPH NON STOP, ON 3/27/07 I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR PARKING LIGHTS NOT SHUTTING OFF, AND SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN WHO IMMEDIATELY KNOW THE PROBLEM. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY WOULD NOT START. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ETHANOL BEING PUT IN THE GASOLINE WAS AFFECTING THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT COULD NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS, DASHBOARD METERS WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES, THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM (OR SO THEY BELIEVED) AND THAT TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO FINISH. NOW THE DOORS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 5 OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE WAS RESET AFTER EACH INCIDENT. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RE ILLUMINATED AFTER 45 MINUTES, THE 4TH TIME AFTER A FEW WEEKS AND THE LAST TIME AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA, STICK SHIFT NEW. AT OR ABOUT 12,000 MILES IT STARTED TO CUT OFF AFTER DECELERATING TO EITHER MAKE A TURN OR ENTER THE INTERSTATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH THE HOPES THAT THEY COULD FIND AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO FAR THEY HAVE FAILED IN THEIR ATTEMPTS. THE CAR STILL CUTS OFF AFTER IT BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE WHEN YOU'RE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN AND THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. IN THESE INSTANCES I HAVE TO EITHER STOP THE CAR IF I'M COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO RESTART OR IF I'M TRYING TO ENTER A BUSY HIGHWAY I HAVE TO COME OFF THE CLUTCH TO RESTART. I DON'T THINK THIS IS HOW A NEW CAR IS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS I'M LEAVING WORK AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTER INTERSTATE 95 WHICH IS BUSY, AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER THE CAR CUTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I'VE HAD TRACTOR TRAILERS BEHIND ME ACCELERATING TO ENTER AS WELL AND ALL I CAN IMAGINE IS THEM SLAMMING INTO MY REAR. CERTAINLY FRIGHTENING. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE SO THAT I CAN TAKE THIS INFORMATION TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PERHAPS LEND THEM A HAND IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BEFORE I'M SERIOUSLY HURT? THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 23,000 MILES AT THE PRESENT. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOU HELP IN ANYWAY. *NM