2006 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK CONTUSIONS AND TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ALSO INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 09-15-14 *BF

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2007. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH KEEPS TURNING ON. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THAT THE SCANNER IS NOT PICKING UP THE CODE. HE RESETS THE SYSTEM AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERY FEE MONTHS I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO DO THE RESET AND IM PAYING $55 FOR EACH RESET AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A YEAR SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. ALSO THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT O HAVE TO DK THESE RESETS BECAUSE EVERYTIME THE LIGHT TURNS ON IT MEANS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED L AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SO I TAKE IT REGULARLY EVERY FEW MONTHS TO RESET IT. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL THROUGH SUZUKI BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

ON JANUARY 15, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY TO PREVENT HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, WHO HAD ALSO SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME TO PREVENT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS CRASH. I FEEL THAT AN IMPACT AT THAT SPEED SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WHIPLASH AFTERWARDS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH AND THE AIRBAG INTACT. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON NOW EVERY TIME VEHICLE STARTS AND GOES. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS USERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA HAVING SAME ISSUE AND SUZUKI MOTORS WILL NOT TREAT IT AS A RECALL DESPITE SO MANY USERS HAVING THIS ISSUE. MANY USERS REPORTED THAT THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES, PAID MONEY, AND DID NOT EVEN GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. SUZUKI VEHICLES ARE A JOKE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE OF OWNING ONE. THE CARS ARE SO DELICATE AND FRAGILE. THIS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING ON IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. WE DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT THAT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AND CAUSES A CRASH. OR WORST GOD FORBID THAT IT DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. YOU SHOULD REALLY PRESS ON GOVERNMENT TO FORCE THESE GREEDY BUSINESSES TO TREAT SUCH SAFETY ISSUES NOT ONLY FREE OF CHARGE, BUT BY PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS WHO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE TAKING THIS CAR TO DEALERS FOR THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT GETTING IT FIXED AFTER SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY WASTED. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO SUE SUZUKI CORP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF APPLYING MECHANICAL TAPE TO THE FAULTY WIRING LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS FAULTY. THIS CODE IS B1448 SENSOR/MATT FAULT CAUSED BY MATT WIRING FAILURE. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO STAFF OFF, IT ALSO CAUSES THE PASSENGER SYSTEM TO READ THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AN OCCUPANT AT ALL TIMES. THE MAIN AIRBAG COMPUTER READS THE SYSTEM FAULT AND IT DISABLES THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. NO AIRBAG PROTECTION AT ALL, AND SUZUKI KNOWS. SEAMS TO BE A COMMON AND KNOWN DEFECT IN THE OCS AND SEAT MATT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SUZUKI AND ITS DEALERS ARE UNMOVED BY THE DANGER THAT THIS BRINGS TO ALL ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR