2007 Suzuki Forenza

THIS SUZUKI NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALTOGETHER! NO ONE SHOULD STILL BE DRIVING THESE. NOT ONLY CAN THE HEADLIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR SWITCHES GO BAD AND JUST STOP WORKING, THEY OVERHEAT, DRAIN THE BATTERY, OVERWORK THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH THEN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE FALL DISPLAYS EVERY GEAR ALL AT ONCE EVEN WHILE IN DRIVE AND DISPLAYING A SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE OFF, SO YOU CAN NOT ESCAPE THE DEATH TRAP. THEY HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET, MANY SMALL OIL LEAKS, TIRE PRESSURE GAGE PROBLEMS, TIRES/WHEELS WON'T ALIGN, THIS BALDS THE TIRE LOP SIDED SO TIRE BLOW OUTS OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. HALF THE TONE IT WON'T EVEN GO, NOW OR WON'T START AT ALL. MANY MORE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUYER BEWARE, DO NOT BUY THESE CARS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE INSPECTED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V262000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE...UPDATED 12-11/14 *BF .

I RECENTLY LOST MY CAR WHICH WAS A '07 SUZUKI FORENZA TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A MECHANICAL CAR FIRE BROUGHT ON BY SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A CULMINATION OF A SERIES OF FAILURES OVER TIME DESPITE WHATEVER ACTION I TOOK TO AVOID IT. INITIALLY I ENCOUNTERED INTENSE FLICKERING WITH MY HEADLAMPS. HEADLIGHTS WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I BELIEVE THAT THE CONSISTENCE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE'S BATTERY TO FAIL. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. I WOULD ALSO HAVE A TOXIC SMELL COME THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM FROM TIME TO TIME. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING AND MELTING. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS. THIS WAS GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR QUITE SOMETIME. THEN EVENTUALLY MY CAR WAS LOST TO THE MECHANICAL CAR FAILURE FIRE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS BURNS AND SMOKE INHALATION. INCIDENT DATE: 12/28/2013 INCIDENT LOCATION: LAKE WORTH FLORIDA PALM BEACH SHERIFFS OFFICE / LAKE WORTH POLICE CASE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH THEN SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT BAD AND CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR NO WARNING. TRAFFIC BEHIND ALMOST COLLIDED. MY 4 YEAR OLD WAS IN BACK SEAT. VERY SCARY. CALLED SUZUKI AND THEY SAID THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM CONSIDERING MY MAKE, MODEL, MILEAGE. SO WHY AM I, A SINGLE DISABLED MOTHER, RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING A WELL KNOWN, UNSAFE MANUFACTURER ISSUE REPAIRED..... I CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD MOST PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE HAD THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY ONCE BUT FEW MONTHS AFTER GETTING REPAIR DONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! CAR SHIFTING AND STALLING WHILE AT FULL SPEED! ME AND MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! PLANNING TO CALL SUZUKI CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO COME UP WITH WAY TO REPAIR SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SO MANY SUZUKI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR JERKED AND SLOWED SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DRUG. INSTEAD OF CATCHING BACK UP TO SPEED IT TOOK A MINUTE TO REACH THE SPEED OF WHAT WAS POSTED. AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SUZUKI FORENZA. BUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. FOR A REFERENCE THE SUZUKI DEALER SALES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR $38.99 AND THE MECHANIC CHARGED $25.00 LABOR. *TR

WHY ISN'T ANY THING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!! SUZUKI NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I INITIALLY JUST GOT ON HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STARTED READING THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE TAKE SOME KINDA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MORE THAN ONCE. THIS WEEK WILL MAKE THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR! I WAS DRIVING IN A 35 MILE ZONE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT A CAR ALOT RAMMED ME FROM BEHIND. IT SLOWS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES WONT GO BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN SUZUKI FORENZAS. *TR