2008 Suzuki Forenza

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS GOING BACK 4 YEARS. CAR HIT 80000 MILES AND THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT. CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THINKS THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, WHEN THE REALITY IS A BAD SENSOR NOT AN ACTUAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THAT AND THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES OCCURS JUST AS CAR IS STARTED AND PUT IN GEAR, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITH EACH INCIDENT OR NEW STARTING OF THE VEHICLE.) THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT BECAUSE IT IS IN LIMP MODE, YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY AND THE CAR MAY EVEN ROLL BACKWARDS ON HILLS IF YOU HAVE TO STOP, AS HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING SON TO SCHOOL, HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE AND REV THE (AUTOMATIC!) ENGINE UNTIL I FELT IT PULLING TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL. CAN SOMETIME STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND ISSUE GOES AWAY. HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT AFTER 7 YEARS OF COMPLAINTS A RECALL HASN'T ALREADY BEEN ISSUED SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS BLATANT DEFECT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR 3-29-09. AT 4,000 MI. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. AT 57,059 MI. 4-9-13 WAS THE 18TH TIME MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SVC. I'M ON MY 3RD DEALER (ORIG. OUT OF SVC.) I AM HAVING MY 3RD TRANS INSTALLED.CAN SOMEONE SAY "LEMON LAW ?" 1ST THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AS NO CODES WERE SHOWN BY THE COMPUTER. MY CAR AT ONE POINT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 34 DAYS STRAIGHT! AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO GEAR OR WOULD JUST DIE. I HAVE HAD THE TCM,ECM,& TRANS RANGE SWITCH REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES.SINCE OCT 2012 HAVE GETTING AN INTERMITTENT CK ENG LIGHT, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT IN ON 3-29-13 & THE ECM WAS REPLACED. ON 4-8-13 I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP AS MY CAR WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND I WAS ON THE HWY THE CK ENG, LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS THE TRANS RANGE SWITCH AGAIN! IT WAS JUST REPLACED OCT 2012. MON. EVE. THE CAR WOULD STALL IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE, SLAM INTO GEAR, THE CK ENG LIGHT REMAINED LIT, IT WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND THE NEWEST DEVELOPMENT WAS THAT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE LIT D (DRIVE) BY THE ODOMETER WAS FLASHING NORMAL & THEN WITH A LINE THROUGH IT. I GOT TO THE DEALER, PULLED THE CODE & THE TRANS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! I HAVE ABSOLUTELY HAD IT WITH THIS CAR AND AM ATTEMPTING TO RE-INSTATE MY ARBI- TRATION WITH THEM (I DROPPED IT WHEN THE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROB.LAST YR). 14 OF VISITS WERE MAJOR. SUZUKI'S TECH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. MY CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I NO LONGER WANT MY LIFE IN SUZUKI'S HANDS. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CARE THAT CAN BECOME FAULTY AT ANY TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING 55-65 MPH ON THE HWY AND THE CAR GETS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR! MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO HAD THE ENGINE DIE ON HIM WHILE DRIVING.(I TOOK A SHORT VIDEO WITH MY PHONE THAT SHOWS THE CK ENG LIGHT ON AND THE D FLASHING WITH A LINE THROUGH IT.EVERY TIME THAT THE CK ENG LIGHT COMES ON LATELY, IT'S A NEW CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A DELAYED RESPONSE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND JOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

ABOUT ONCE A WEEK MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE WHEN SHIFTING. WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE I GET A CLUNK. THEN WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LEAVE IT OFF FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT WILL BE FINE WHEN I START IT AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT CODES ARE P0700 AND P0705. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT I FOUND THAT THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR THAT IS FAILING. SUZUKI WILL NOT FIX THIS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH SEEMS VERY WRONG SINCE THIS IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SUZUKI IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BOTH WITHIN A 12 MONTHS TIME FRAME. BOTH TIMES MY CAR JERKS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS INVOKED. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR...THE VERY SAME WEEK MY VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES, INCLUSIVE OF MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR 3 DAYS. UPON RETURN, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY JERKING, HARD GEAR SHIFTING AND ON BOARD ENGINE LIGHT IS BEING CAUSED DUE TO AN ENGINE SKIPPING ISSUE, WHICH IS "POSSIBLY" DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I'LL HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $210 TO SEE IF THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE ECM AND THE TCM IS BAD, AND IF ITS NOT BAD, I STILL PAY THE $210, BUT THEN THEY'LL TELL ME WHAT THE NEXT POSSIBLE STEP WOULD BE?? I FEEL I'M IN A NO WIN SITUATION, IT SOUNDS LIKE, JUST KEEP WRITING CHECKS. MY ISSUE SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE COUNTLESS OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED, MY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE SUZUKI IS MORE THAN AWARE THAT THESE ARE KNOWN ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND JOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND TRANS RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2/ 2009. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON 7/17/12. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 14 TIMES FROM 7/24/10 UNTIL THE PRESENT MOST OF WHICH INCLUDED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/AND OR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, STILL TODAY MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WON'T REVERSE. THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 12/24/2012 COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN AVOIDED HAD I BEEN ABLE TO REVERSE BECAUSE AS THE CAR APPROACHED ME I ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE WHEN IT FAILED. *TR

IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS OF MY CAR THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS PART OF REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE. THERMOSTAT, COOLANT HOSE, SPARK PLUGS (TWICE IN A YEAR), BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT BULBS (REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR), TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE TCM THAT MADE MY CAR JERK ALL THE TIME WHENEVER I ACCELERATE. EITHER AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS EVERY TIME I SHIFT GEARS. NOW, POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS WITH THIS ONE). I'M AFRAID IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I'LL BE SPENDING MORE ON CAR REPAIRS THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AND IT'S ONLY A 2008! *TR