SUZUKI Complaints

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK DASHBOARD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE GEAR AND LOSES GREAT AMOUNT OF POWER. WHEN DRIVING GEARS DO NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL VERY LIGHTLY THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE AT ALL. *TR

WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2012. SINCE THEN MY SEAT BELT BUTTON TURNED ON AND TOOK IT TO THE SUZUKI DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALSO AND THEY FIXED IT. THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND THEY SAID I HAD A RADIATOR LEAK ( I WONDER HOW TRUE WAS THAT SOMETIMES) REPAIRED IT AND IT COST $400.... NOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND NOW IT WAS THE GAS CAP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! WTH SO WE REPLACED THAT PART. NOW AFTER WE FIX THAT, GUESS WHAT ALSO STARTS HAPPENING THE CAR JUST STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON!!! WE TAKE IT TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND IT GIVES US P0705 P0700 AND THAT NOW IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!! THIS IS CRAZY!! HOPEFULLY NOTHING ELSE WILL GO WRONG..... I FEEL THAT SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ESPECIALLY.. AS I SEE...MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE MONEY THAT WE ALL HAVE WASTED AND FRUSTRATION WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH.... SUZUKI NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... *TR

WHEN CHANGING GEAR OUT OF PARK, RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SHOWING IT'S NOT READING THE GEAR AND LOSING EXTREME AMOUNT OF POWER. DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS GONE OUT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR JERKED AND SLOWED SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DRUG. INSTEAD OF CATCHING BACK UP TO SPEED IT TOOK A MINUTE TO REACH THE SPEED OF WHAT WAS POSTED. AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN VERY HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH SUZUKI FORENZA. BUT ITS VERY DANGEROUS I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. FOR A REFERENCE THE SUZUKI DEALER SALES THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FOR $38.99 AND THE MECHANIC CHARGED $25.00 LABOR. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE CABIN AIR INTAKE LOCATED ABOUT 7 INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD UNDER THE HOOD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ENGINE. DURING ANY TYPE OF DRIVING CONDITIONS THE AIR BEING BROUGHT INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE CABIN FILTER IS FILLED WITH NOXIOUS FUMES COMING FROM A SLIGHT EXHAUST LEAK OR JUST FROM THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES UNDER THE VEHICLES HOOD. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE I CAN TASTE THE SWEET TASTE OF VAPORIZED ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM THE HEAT AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. WHEN DRIVING I ALSO EXPERIENCE MANY SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE HEADACHE,NAUSEA,FATIGUE,SINUS BAROTRAUMA ,EAR ACHE,DIZZINESS,CONFUSION,ALTERED MENTAL STATE,MEMORY LOSS,DEPRESSION . THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST TO A STATE OF NOT ALLOWING THE AIR FROM ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO VISIT A RELATIVE ON MAY 11TH 2013 MYSELF AND A FRIEND WERE EXPOSED TO NOXIOUS FUMES AND POSSIBLY CARBON MONOXIDE AT UNKNOWN LEVELS FOR ABOUT 44 HOURS OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD OF DRIVING .ON THE RETURN TRIP EXPOSURE LEVELS TO AIR COMING INTO CABIN MUST HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. DRIVING OVER MOUNTAINS ON RETURN TRIP CAUSED EXTERNAL EAR BAROTRAUMA AND EXCRUCIATING EAR PAIN AND ABOUT 90 PERCENT HEARING LOSS. ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP JUNE 14TH 2013 DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR LESS THAT 2 HOURS TOTAL MADE ME FEEL SICK AGAIN SO MUCH SO THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAD TO DRIVE US HOME WHILE I SAT IN THE BACK SEAT WITH ALL OF THE WINDOWS OPEN TO GET FRESH AIR .AFTER GETTING HOME I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE .THE RESULTS FROM THE VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. WAS INFORMED TO NOT OPERATE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL SERVICING IS DONE. I THINK IF THE CABIN AIR INTAKE HAD A LONGER HOSE UNDER THE HOOD TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FRESH AIR ACTUALLY STRIKES THE VEHICLE WOULD HELP. *TR

CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY. IT WILL STALL OUT IF THE GAS PEDAL IS FLOORED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BLINK UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR SOMETIMES A FEW DAYS AT A TIME AND THEN TURN OFF. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR GOING UP MANY TIMES. *TR

OWNER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSES POWER..CAR WILL GO FROM DRIVE TO A DIFFERENT GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (WHEN AT RED LIGHTS..GOING UPHILL ( WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF THERE IS A VEHICLE BEHIND YOU) AND REGULAR DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP 6 TIMES AND AFTER SPENDING OVER 750.00 ON RANGE SENSOR AND COMPUTER BOARD PROBLEMS...STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT..LOSS OF POWER AND GEAR SLIPS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM CARMAX IN OCTOBER. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR AIRBAG LIGHTS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 2 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT HAD TIME DO GET IT FIXED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT, THE SEATBELT LIGHT ALSO COMES ON FREQUENTLY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THE CARS SAFETY IS SO POOR- WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM BEING DEACTIVATED AND SEATBELTS BEING OUT OF WHACK, THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP! I WENT TO CARMAX TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME AND THE MANAGER WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE MY NAME. *TR

WHY ISN'T ANY THING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR!!!!! SUZUKI NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I INITIALLY JUST GOT ON HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STARTED READING THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE TAKE SOME KINDA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MORE THAN ONCE. THIS WEEK WILL MAKE THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR! I WAS DRIVING IN A 35 MILE ZONE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT A CAR ALOT RAMMED ME FROM BEHIND. IT SLOWS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES WONT GO BACKWARDS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR IN SUZUKI FORENZAS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD "THUNK" SOUND AND THEN MY CAR WENT BASICALLY INTO NEUTRAL. HAD A CAR BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND I HAD IT REPLACED THEN, ONLY 9 SHORT MONTHS AGO. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE PARTS AND SERVICE FOLKS AT DAVID NORMAN SUZUKI I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR