2008 SUZUKI FORENZA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO ECSTA HP4 TIRES, SIZE 195/55/R15 (NA). WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES VIBRATED AND WOBBLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURES OR HOLES IN THE TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED. THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AT THE COST OF $40. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SCREW IN THE TIRES, WHICH THE DEALER PLUGGED. THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2008, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SENSORS IN HER VEHICLE. THE FIRST SENSOR LIGHT ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE GAS CAP NOT BEING TIGHTENED. THE SECOND ISSUED DEALT WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A FUSE WAS CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE FUSES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2008; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SENSOR LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,585.

PURCHASED THE CAR ON 2/12/2009. UPON USE, I FOUND THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR TO BE DEFECTIVE. ONLY PASSENGERS OF 140+ POUNDS OR SO CONSISTENTLY TRIGGER THE SENSOR, WHICH ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG. FOR PASSENGERS WHO WEIGH LESS THAN 140 LBS, THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT TRIGGERED, THUS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE. I HAD THREE SEPARATE PEOPLE FROM 100LB TO 120LB SIT IN THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE FOR ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE TRIGGERED BY A PASSENGER WEIGHING 54 LB OR MORE. I HAVE GONE TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES, MADE MULTIPLE CALLS TO SUZUKI NATIONAL, AND APPLIED FOR MEDIATION THROUGH A SUZUKI SPONSORED PROGRAM (WHICH WENT NOWHERE). SUZUKI DID NOT PROPERLY INSPECT THE VEHICLE (180LB MECHANIC SAID SINCE IT WORKS FOR HIM, ITS NOT DEFECTIVE), THEY NO IGNORE MY PHONE CALLS AND SAID IT IS NOT BROKEN AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SENSOR. MY CAR IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK TO PASSENGERS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE ONLINE, WITH THE SAME CAR AND PROBLEM, WHO ALSO ARE RECEIVING RUDE SERVICE FROM SUZUKI AND HAVE NOT HAD THEIR PROBLEM REPAIRED EITHER. SUZUKI NEEDS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT OR ISSUE A RECALL. MY CAR IS UNUSABLE, AND MY NEXT STEP IS TO GO TO COURT TO ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE MONEY I SPENT ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

****THIS IS FOR AN EARLIER COMPLAINT FILED (ODI#10261017) TO CORRECT AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY CAR REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS BROKEN DOWN AT NIGHT AND I DID NOT SEE. THE CAR MADE IMPACT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND ACCORDING TO THE COLLISION CENTER, SUSTAINED 70% WORTH OF DAMAGE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT. I SUSTAINED HEAD, FACE, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AT ANY TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS MODERATELY INJURED DUE TO IMPACTING THE STEERING COLUMN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, HEAD, KNEE, AND NECK. THE FRONT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, NECK, HEAD, AND BACK. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.