2005 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND THE SEAT SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

BACK IN NOV 2012 I TOOK MY 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR AS SUGGESTED THE RECALL WAS ON THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PUT THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF (I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS POPPING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES) SO AFTER I OBEYED THE RECALL I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED SO IN JAN 12 2013 MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A LOCAL APPLEBEES PARKING LOT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF NOTHING PLUGGED IN NO LIGHTERS IN THE CAR JUST SITTING THERE WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO THE RESTAURANT AND SHOUTED "WHOSE GOLD SUZUKI IS THAT? ITS ON FIRE" NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN I RAN OUT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES THE FIRE DEPT CAME TO RESCUE AND AT MY REQUEST A FIRE INVESTIGATOR INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS...(YES THE "RECALLED'' "FIXED" PART) THE ACTUALLY DEALERSHIP THAT "FIXED" THE RECALLED PART HAS ALREADY STATED THAT THEY ARENT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT & I AM WAITING TO SUZUKI CORPORATE TO CONCLUDE THEIR FINDINGS I TRULY HOPE SUZUKI DOES THE RIGHT THING IN THIS UNFORTUNATE MATTER IF NOT I AM PREPARED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION BUT IM PRAYING THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND WOULD OFTEN FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AND THE AIRBAG PANEL LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED.THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND HAS NOT GONE OUT. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO SINCE IT HAS BEEN ON THE SECOND TIME MY LIGHTER KEEPS BLOWING A FUSE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

JUNE 2010 AIR BAG DEFECT -- I OWN A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. IN MAY 2010 I LISTED THIS VEHICLE FOR SALE ONLY TO FIND (THROUGH A CHECK UP) THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. AT THE TIME OF THIS DISCOVERY THE CAR HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $1,500/$1,600 TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM SEAT. IT WAS ALSO TOLD TO ME THAT THERE EXIST AN "OUT OF WARRANTY ASSISTANCE" PROGRAM FOR SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS. AFTER THREE WEEKS OF WAITING FOR AN ANSWER, SUZUKI DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A "NO MAINTENANCE SAFETY SYSTEM" (THAT IS DEFECTIVE AS OF NO FAULT OF MINE) THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE REPLACED OR FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURE. AFTER ALL THEY HAVE A 3 YEAR - 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. (MY CAR HAS 32,000 MILES) HOW DO I PROCEED AGAINST SUZUKI BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SAFE AIR BAG? [XXX] CASE #[XXX] WITH SUZUKI COMPANY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I GOT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY 2006, AND A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER THE CAR IS STILL ONLY A YEAR OLD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS NOT TURNED OFF SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR SEPARATE TIMES, THREE OF THOSE TIMES HAVING DIAGNOSTICS RUN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL AS TO THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD NO IDEA. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE WIRING, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR THE ACTUAL AIRBAG. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN AS THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THIS PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE WAY I SEE IT, IT IS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PARTIES. THE FOURTH TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, THE DEALER'S BODY SHOP HAD A DIFFERENT MANAGER. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROMISED TO CALL ME THE NEXT DAY. HE NEVER CALLED. I CALLED HIM A FEW DAYS LATER, THE RECEPTIONIST SAID HE WASN'T IN AND HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. HE NEVER DID. STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. *TR