2006 Suzuki Forenza

I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN OCTOBER 2013 AND 4 MONTHS LATER IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO BACK. THE SENSOR GOES BAD REALLY QUICK AND IT KEEPS YOU PAYING MONEY TO GET IT FIX. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND HE AIRBAG LIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE IN 2012 AND 2013. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAS NOT HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT. SUZUKI PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME JAMMED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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

I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE SHIFT GEAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. OR I CAN START THE CAR AND THE GEAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE AND IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD. I HAVE CALLED ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALOT OF COMPLAINTS HAS BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF CAR, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS...THIS WILL CAUSE A AUTOMATIC ACCIDENT IF NOT DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE GEARS TO ENGAGE WITH FORCE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.