2004 SUZUKI FORENZA Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE REVVED, IT WAS RACING, AND THE RPM GAUGE RAN HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AT ANY SPEED. THERE WILL BE A LOSS OF POWER, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN POWER WENT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE ECM HAD TO BE REFLASHED. DEALER DID THE WORK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *AK ENGINE CHECK LIHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN HIGHER WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. *AK

ON 7/14/04 MY DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE A REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT IN A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. SEAT BELT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE, AND SHE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN VEHICLE. ON 7/16/04 SHE WAS AGAIN A REAR PASSENGER IN SAME VEHICLE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BY FAULT OF A RED LIGHT RUNNER. SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. WITNESS AND MY DAUGHTER STATE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ONCE AGAIN CHANGE SEATS AS THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH (RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE). THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN ACCIDENT AND IS NO LONGER IN USE. VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY A FRIEND. *JB

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAREND. NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM , CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. THEN, DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE FIREWALL OR THE ASHTRAY, THE SECOND TIME, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY THE CONSUMER, DID NOT RECEIVE PAPER WORK, WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED PAPER WORK IT STATEDTHAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED. *AK

I PURCHASED A SUZUKI FORENZA 9/2004. THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE MPGS. IT WAS SOLD AS 22-28 MPG. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED BETTER THAN 17 MPGS UNDER ANY CONDITIONS!!!! THIS IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. IT IS ALSO A 4 CYLINDER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THEY STATED THE GOVERNMENT FIXES THESE MPG'S-DOESN'T THAT MEAN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MEET THESE GUIDELINES. WITH GAS PRICES WHAT THEY ARE, THIS CAR IS NO LINGER FUEL ECONOMIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, IT WAS HARD TO DOWN SHIFT THE GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING THE CLUTCH A LOUD WINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT. THE CLUTCH FAILED. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH HOUSING ASSEMBLY BELL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON AFTER THIS OCCURRED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES IS PRODUCED. THE DEALER STATES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES FOR SERVICE ON THE REAR WHEELS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TC

THE CHECK ENGINE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND RODE ROUGHLY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAP WAS NOT SCREWED ON PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED AIR TO ESCAPE INTO THE CAP. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

MY 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA BEGAN JERKING UPON COMING TO A STOP. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED SO THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS TAKEN OFF A NEW FORENZA. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK UPON COMING TO A STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS I'M BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATED WILL THIS PROBLEM SEEING THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. MY NEXT COMPLAINT WILL BE WITH THE DEPARTMNET OF MOTOR VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *JB