2006 SUZUKI FORENZA Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED DRASTICALLY, AND THE CONTACT LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MAIN PROCESSOR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE PROCESSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT GAVE THE CONTACT A RENTAL CAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED.

I PURCHASED A 4 DOOR 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA AND ON THE NEXT MORNING JUST A DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP OF WHAT HAPPEN I WAS TOLD IT''S A NEW CAR AND I JUST HAD TO BREAK-IT-IN. EVERY MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY WHEN I DRIVE I WOULD EXPERIENCE SOME DELAYS FROM THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD JERK. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO GET THE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A RE-PROGRAMMING ERROR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID WHAT WAS CALLED A PASS THROUGH RE-PROGRAMMING HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON SEVERAL OCCASION BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 9/18/06 AND MY CAR IS STILL BEING TESTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE STAR SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AT 1890 DOGWOOD DRIVE IN CONYERS, GA AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.. *NM

BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 16 MILES ON IT IN JUN. 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR 53 DAYS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *JB

I BROUGHT A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA ON JULY 11, 2006. IN TWO OR THREE DAYS I NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG IN THE WAY IT WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT BACK AND THE GENERAL MANAGER DROVE THE CAR AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IT NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN UPGRADED SOFTWARE. THE CAR DOESN'T START IT SOUNDS AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF AND IT DRIVES ROUGH AND STALLS. THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND MONTGOMERY KEYSTONE MOTORS WERE FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND STILL DECIDED TO SALE ME A LEMON. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN WITH THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED A THIRD TIME. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG NOT ACTIVATED LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED THE PASSENGER MUST SIT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SUGGESTED READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHERE THIS SAME INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND.

ROUGH IDLING PROBLEMS / NO START PROBLEMS AFTER OWNING NEW 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA THREE DAYS. FIRST TIME HAPPENED AT GAS STATION. TOOK FOUR ATTEMPTS TO GET CAR RUNNING . HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED SPARK PLUG AND INSTALLED NEW COMPUTER. SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. HAVE HAD NEWER PROBLEMS OCCUR. CAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST DIED WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE ROUGH IDLE/NO START PROBLEM. AM IN PROCESS WITH THEM NOW TO TRY TO GET A REFUND. PROBLEM IS THOUGHT TO BE WITH SOFTWARE GLITCH DOWNLOADING IMPROPER FUEL DATA INTO CARS COMPUTER. REP FROM MANUFACTURER SAID SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED USAGE OF SUMMER FUEL RATHER THAN WINTER WHICH IS WHY I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE , NO START, CAR TRYING TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A FIX FOR AUTOMATICS BUT NOT FOR MANUALS LIKE MINE. ALTHOUGH ROUGH IDLE AND NO START PROBLEMS ARE MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE , THE CAR TRYING TO DIE IS MORE OF A CONCERN WHICH I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GRABBING AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT FELT AS IF IT WAS JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH JUST 15 MILES ON IT AND HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH STARTING. *JB

I BOUGHT A SUZUKI FORENZA 2006 IN 10/2005 AND SINCE FEBRUARY 2006 I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME THING THREE TIMES AND I CALL EVERY WEEK FOR THE SAME REASON, NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE FORENZAS BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. WE BOUGHT NEW SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP US. *JB