2005 SUZUKI FORENZA Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND AT NORMAL TO LOW SPEEDS. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIMED THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONE MONTH PRIOR TO PROBLEM. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY HUNTS FOR GEARS, SHIFTING ABRUPTLY AND SHARPLY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. AT 2,950 MILES, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN TO GROAN. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, BUT CONSTANTLY SHIFT EARLY OR LATE AND HUNT BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED THAT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' WAS DEFINITELY ON AND THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS PER A "RECALL" ON 2005 FORENZA TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT SMOOTHER NOW, BUT STILL HAS JERKY MOMENTS. *JB

DT: 2005 SUZUKIE FORENZA WAGON. WHILE ON A TRIP TO VIRIGINA IT WAS RAINING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKED ON THEIR MINIMUM SPEED, AND THEIR MAXIMUM SPEED WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO BE EFFICIENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COMPARED THE MAXIMUM WIPER SPEED OF TWO VEHICLES AND THEY WERE BOTH THE SAME. THE SALESMAN AGREED THAT THE SPEED WOULD NOT BE EFFICIENT FOR THE WINTERS. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER . CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. THE CONSUMER FILE A COMPLAINT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL OF THE TIME. IT CAME ON THE 29 AUGUST 2005. WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAG WORKED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND ALSO ON THE 9-24-2005. THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS, AND THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED THE PARTS. HE FELT LIKE THEY WERE TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS FROM 9-24-05. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY, AND THAT WAS WHY HE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

HI, I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA I HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH 2 WEEKS AND ALREADY THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. FIRST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT TO THE CURB AND THIS JUST SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING SO SOON. *JB

DT: THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO THE HANDBOOK, ANY CHILD UNDER 54 POUNDS THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT SHOULD COME ON. YESTERDAY THE CHILD WAS SEATING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND TODAY THE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM IN THE PAST, CONSUMER WAS VAGUE AS TO WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG OTHER THAN THE BRAKE TRAIN, AND THERE WAS A CD WEDGED UNDER THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HAS NOT CONTACTED SUZUKI AT THIS TIME.

2005 SUZUKI FORENZA AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.*MR THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT TRYING TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. *JB

DT: CALLER HAS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CAR JERKS WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION LEARNING SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTE IS DEFECTIVE. CALLER SAYS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS AFFECTED BY THE COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND THE CAR HUNTS BETWEEN GEARS, AND THAT IS WHY IT JERKS. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FAMILY BEING IN THIS CAR. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO FIX AT THIS TIME, DEALER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. CALLER DID E-MAIL MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *AK *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OVER THE LAST 8-9 MONTHS FOR A METAL TO METAL SOUND IN THE SECONDARY BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE CALIPERS ON THE SECONDARY BRAKING SYSTEM THAT OPERATESD THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN THE REAR. IF THE PADS DISLODGED IT WOULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AROUND 10-15 TIMES. CONSUMER'S FATHER, STEVE HERMAN, HAS FILED THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER WHO WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED EVEN IF PASSENGER WEIGHING OVER 100 POUNDS IS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SENSOR WILL RESET IF PASSENGER GETS OUT AND CAR IS RESTARTED. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND REFUSES TO FIX SEAT SENSOR.