2008 Suzuki Forenza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V405000 (AIR BAGS) THAT PERTAINED TO MODEL YEARS 2006-2011 AND SX4 VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2013 *JS

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM CARMAX IN OCTOBER. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 2 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT HAD TIME DO GET IT FIXED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT, THE SEATBELT LIGHT ALSO COMES ON FREQUENTLY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THE CARS SAFETY IS SO POOR- WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM BEING DEACTIVATED AND SEATBELTS BEING OUT OF WHACK, THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP! I WENT TO CARMAX TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME AND THE MANAGER WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE MY NAME. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR. STARTED TO SHOW AN "X" OVER THE GEAR WHEN YOU SHIFTED, IT WOULD KICK, AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW YOU TO OVER 35MPH EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. WE REPLACED THE SENSOR IN OCT OF 2011. IT IS NOW APRIL 2012 AND THE SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WIRE KEEPS GETTING SHORTED BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION UNDER THE SEAT. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT SEEMS TO BE ON IT JUST TURNED ON WITHOUT A REASON, MEANING THAT WHILE I HAVE A PASSENGER THEY ARE NOT SAFE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WONT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A CAR ACCIDENT, YESTERDAY SUNDAY MARCH ,26 I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT SLAMMED REALLY HARD, THE SHIFT DISPLAY HAD A LIGHT THROUGH IT, AND I HAD HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FOR SALE, TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, SO RIGHT AFTER THE GROCERY STORE TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC FOR A 373,00 REPAIR , NOW PAYING ITS NOT A MATTER BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN AT HALF OF ITS LIFE AND THIS PROBLEM ITS ABSURD, NO AIRBAG, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING CRAZY JEOPARDIZING PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP, PLEASE MAKE SUZUKI PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE AT THE MANUFACTURING/ ASSEMBLY AND FAULTY PRODUCTS IF THEIR CARS ARE NOT SAFE THEY SHOULD NOT BE SOLD AT ALL OR THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY VEHICLE PARTS .. HELP HELP HELP!!!! PLEASE *TR

IN MID JULY MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD BY AN ASSOCIATE IT WOULD BE ATLEAST $1800.00 TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WASN'T EVEN BROUGHT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. UNABLE TO AFFORD A REPAIR OF THAT MAGNITUDE I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOESN'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE NOTICED THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH SUZUKIS 05' AND UP. MINE BEING AN 08' MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THE SAME MONTH ABOUT 2WEEKS EARLIER SO THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYWAY AROUND THE $1800 CHARGE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED SO A BASICALLY NEW CAR DOESN'T HAVE A FAULTY EXPENSIVE AND APPARENTLY EXTENSIVE REPAIR DUE WITHIN THE 36,000 MILE/3YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND CONTACT SUZUKI MOTORS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR