2007 SUZUKI FORENZA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS AND THE CONNECTOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL! TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY NOT GO ANYWHERE (SOMETIMES IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOSENT) I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY INTO A PERSONS YARD SO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON MAY 2, 2011 I PURCHASED 3 RIKEN RAPTOR 85V 195/155VR5 TIRES FROM ASPEN TIRE & AUTO, INC. IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. ON MAY 13, 2012 (1 YEAR LATER) WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD AFTER A TURN LEFT ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH WE SUDDENLY HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LOUD BANG, FOLLOWING BY A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND MANY MORE LOUD BANGING, AND THUDDING SOUNDS. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 100FT OR SOTO PULL OVER AS THERE IS NO ROOM ON THIS SMALL PAVED ROAD TO PULL OVER WITHOUT IMPEDING TRAFFIC. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE CAR WE COULD SEE THE SIDE FRONT FENDER HAD COMPLETELY PULLED OUT FROM THE CAR, THE TIRE IN SHREDS AND THE RIM LOOKED AS IF IT WAS SMASHED. THE TIRE SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN OUT WITH THE TREAD/BELT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT HOWEVER CLEANLY SHEARED OFF RIGHT ALONG THE SEAM. WE ARE SURE THAT THE PRESSURE ON ALL THE TIRES WAS INLINE AS MY HUSBAND HAD CHECKED AND CORRECTED ONLY THE WEEK BEFORE FOLLOWING DEALER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH THE CAR AND TIRE. WE CHECK OUR TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY AND IN FACT WE USE THE AVERAGE OF THE LOWER PRESSURE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CAR AND THE HIGH PRESSURE OR MAX RECOMMENDED MY MICHELIN. THE TREADS WERE NOT WORN AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR WEAR. AFTER SPENDING MUCH OF MY TIME AND MONEY TO SEND THE TIRE TO THEIR INSPECTORS - MICHELIN DENIED PAYING FOR THE DAMAGES WHICH HAVE COST $373.28 OUT OF POCKET, STATING THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN-FLAT. THE PICTURES THEY SENT TO ME TO COMPARE DAMAGES OF A RUN-FLAT TIRE LOOK NOTHING LIKE MY TIRE DAMAGE AND WE ARE DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR ACROSS THE BOARD DETERMINATION MATCHES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TIRE AND FEEL THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. *TR

ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS WENT OUT INITIALLY ABOUT 28000 MILES ON MY 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 60. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT JUST UNDER 60000 MILES WHERE I AM HAVING THE ISSUES WITH THE SENSOR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT HESITATES TO GO INTO DRIVE EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE DASH. *TT

THE CAR HAS A BIG PROBLEM CHANGING GEAR AND WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES IT SLOWS DOWN AND COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF CAR SLOWING DOWN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS IT CLUNKS SO HARD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE EITHER THE CAR WONT CHANGE GEARS OR LOOSES SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT AND I CALL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING POOR QUALITY PARTS FOR THE ENGINE, AND FROM OTHER CONSUMERS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WORRIES. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND I WAS DOING 65 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED STALLING AS I PRESSED THE GAS THEN I FLOORED THE GAS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STARTING TO REVERSE DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR FROZE AND MY COMPUTER ON MY DASH HAD ALL THE LETTERS SCRAMBLED FOR DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK ETC AND HAD A LINE THROUGH IT I WAS SOOOO SCARED I HAD A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME. *TR

DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT IN CAR. CHECKED FUSE AND NO BAD FUSE. WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN. I HAD HIGH BEAMS IF I WANTED TO DRIVE IT WHILE HOLDING THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE HIGH BEAMS.HAD ALL FUSES CHECKED, AND WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS IN THE WIRING!!! CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP BEFORE FOR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. IT SEEMS TO BE ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OUT FOR A FEW, AND THAT IS WITH NEW TIRES. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR AT ALL.. *JS