| Power Train | 23.2%ODI 10217841 · 50,000 miCAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. JULY 2007 TOOK CAR IN WITH 'HARD START" PROBLEM. THEY FOUND RESONATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. THAT REPAIR WAS DONE ON AUGUST 3, 2007. CAR RAN FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS AND WE TOOK IT BACK IN OCTOBER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE SAME "HARD START" PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE STARTER OCTOBER 18, 2007 AND STATED IT WAS ARCING TO HIGH. TOOK CAR BACK OCTOBER 21, 2007 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OCTOBER 26, 2007 THE ECU COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. TOOK CAR BACK TO SHOP OCTO… Look up ODI 10217841 at NHTSA ↗ | 1610.3%ODI 10288862I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT NOW HAS 37,500 MILES. I BARELY DRIVE IT AND KEEP IT GARAGED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED. AFTER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WHEN IT PAST THE 36,000 MILES (WARRANTY EXPIRED BEFORE MILEAGE REACHED) I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE HARD DOWNSHIFT AND HESITATING SHIFTS UPWARD (REACHES OR GOES ABOVE 3000 RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFTS). THESE HARD SHIFTS ARE MOSTLY BETWEEN 30-20 MPH AND ALSO OCCUR BETWEEN 5-20 MPH BUT SOMEWHAT SOFTER BUT STILL EASILY NOTABLE. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS FOR 100,000MILES/7YRS SO I TOOK IT TH… Look up ODI 10288862 at NHTSA ↗ | 6924.6%ODI 102038252006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH TROUBLE CRANKING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND FEELS A BIG NUDGE IN THE REAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. *KB *JB Look up ODI 10203825 at NHTSA ↗ | 9235.9%ODI 103403232007 SUZUKI FORENZA. GEAR SHIFT IS STICKING. UPON STARTING CAR, PROCEEDING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE, GEAR DOES NOT MOVE FROM P. CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF, USE KEY TO PRESS SHIFT LOCK, PUT GEAR IN N, START CAR, THEN MOVE TO R. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. VERY ANNOYING. FEARFUL THAT IT MAY STICK IN R OR D. *TR Look up ODI 10340323 at NHTSA ↗ | 6945.4%ODI 10362797TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEGUN SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE AUGUST 2010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10362797 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 711.1%ODI 10159342ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS, DASHBOARD METERS WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES, THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM (OR SO THEY BELIEVED) AND THAT TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO FINISH. NOW THE DOORS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR. *NM Look up ODI 10159342 at NHTSA ↗ | 2817.9%ODI 10171070 · 3,465 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWICE FOR SERVICE. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WAS RESET. ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, SO NOTHING WAS DONE, AS THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS A FORENZA. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - *NM Look up ODI 10171070 at NHTSA ↗ | 4817.1%ODI 10169172 · 4,000 miDT*: 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 Look up ODI 10169172 at NHTSA ↗ | 4919.1%ODI 10192945 · 8,500 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE VEHICLE HAS LOCK OUT SECURITY, WHICH CAUSED THE DOORS TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER BABY WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. Look up ODI 10192945 at NHTSA ↗ | 3019.7%ODI 10336348 · 5,000 miSMOKE AND FUMES COMING THRU VENTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PURCHASED CAR NEW 05/06/2008, I HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE AND CAR STILL SLIPS AND HESITATES AND HAS CUT OFF TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. CAR HAS 29,500 MI. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE (THIS WAS WHY I PAID TO HAVE THE BELT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER SAID THIS IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL SQUEALING WAS FROM) NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE NOI… Look up ODI 10336348 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 46.3%ODI 10092162WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HIT A CURB, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, BUT REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK Look up ODI 10092162 at NHTSA ↗ | 2616.7%ODI 101334522005 SUZUKI FORENZA AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.*MR THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT TRYING TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. *JB Look up ODI 10133452 at NHTSA ↗ | 3713.2%ODI 10143463 · 20 miDT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS:ON AND OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING. THE AIR BAG WILL TURNOFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED AT A DEALERSHIP. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE SWITCH WERE ON ORDER. ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK Look up ODI 10143463 at NHTSA ↗ | 2911.3%ODI 10191543 · 2,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG AND WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,430 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. Look up ODI 10191543 at NHTSA ↗ | 2617.1%ODI 10240102 · 3,000 miTL*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. Look up ODI 10240102 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 23.2%ODI 10117248 · 5,000 miWHILE 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 Look up ODI 10117248 at NHTSA ↗ | 127.7%ODI 10126450 · 992 miDT: 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 Look up ODI 10126450 at NHTSA ↗ | 4817.1%ODI 10163800 · 12,000 miDT*: 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. Look up ODI 10163800 at NHTSA ↗ | 3814.8%ODI 10261492 · 29,665 miA PERSON DRIVING BEHIND OUR CAR (SUZUKI-FORENZA) PULLED UP NEXT TO US AND STATED WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BACK TAIL LIGHTS WE ALSO NOTICED ON OUR DASHBOARD THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FUSES, BULBS AND FOUND BOTH IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BUT WE STILL HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. ATTEMPTED TO HEAD TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEEK HELP(SUNDAY) AND REALIZED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. READ THE MANUAL AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE RELEASE MECH. EVERYTIME WE STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK. ALSO, SOME TYPE … Look up ODI 10261492 at NHTSA ↗ | 117.2%ODI 10336348 · 5,000 miSMOKE AND FUMES COMING THRU VENTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PURCHASED CAR NEW 05/06/2008, I HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE AND CAR STILL SLIPS AND HESITATES AND HAS CUT OFF TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. CAR HAS 29,500 MI. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE (THIS WAS WHY I PAID TO HAVE THE BELT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER SAID THIS IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL SQUEALING WAS FROM) NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE NOI… Look up ODI 10336348 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Exterior Lighting | 1117.5%ODI 10215088 · 32,445 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAMS AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS FINALLY ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FLOOR HARNESS HAD BURNED OUT FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB… Look up ODI 10215088 at NHTSA ↗ | 3220.5%ODI 102161342005 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH RECALL FOR LOWBEAM AND RUNNING LIGHTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HER OF ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE WATER PUMP WHEN GETTING THE RECALL FOR THE LIGHTS REPAIRED. *KB THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE RECALL FOR THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT LISTED. *JB Look up ODI 10216134 at NHTSA ↗ | 217.5%ODI 10289237ELECTRICAL/EXTERIOR LIGHTING: JUST PRIOR TO 10/10/2009, I BEGAN NOTICING MY LIGHTS WERE PERIODICALLY FLICKERING. ON OCT. 10, 2009, I NOTICED WHAT SMELLED LIKE WIRES BURNING (ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL). THE FOLLOWING EVENING I STARTED MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS, THEY DIDN'T COME ON, HOWEVER MY RUNNING LIGHTS DID COME ON WHEN I RELEASED MY BREAK (5 SPEED), I WAS ALSO WITHOUT THE USE OF MY HI-BEAMS, HOWEVER THEY WORK WHEN I PULL BACK ON MY TURN SIGNAL/HI-BEAM HANDLE. AFTER DOING A LITTLE INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONCE A RECA… Look up ODI 10289237 at NHTSA ↗ | 166.3%ODI 10260406I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA; IT WAS NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. HOWEVER, I JUST HAD A STRANGE INSTANCE LAST WEEK IN WHICH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I HAD TO DRAIN THE BATTERY JUST TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD GO OUT, WHICH THEY DID NOT. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND BRAKE SWITCH. THIS COST ABOUT $275 ALTOGETHER, HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER FORENZAS YET AND WANTED TO REPORT IT, AS BRAKELIGHTS BEING OUT SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO YOU … Look up ODI 10260406 at NHTSA ↗ | 106.6%ODI 10522063PLEASE HELP! MY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA : IS GIVING SO MUCH PROBLEMS,I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. WITH THE CAR,BUT THE LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME ,AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE,CAN YOU HELP ME?THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10522063 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 46.3%ODI 10653510 · 74,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED FIRE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. Look up ODI 10653510 at NHTSA ↗ | 127.7%ODI 10593724WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOPPED FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE AND ITS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF. IF I PUT IT IN PARK IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED AND LOOKED EVERYTHING OVER AND CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING. *TR Look up ODI 10593724 at NHTSA ↗ | 155.4%ODI 10478168 · 71,086 miFOR APPROXIMATELY YEAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED ON THIS FORM, 06/05/2012, MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY IN THE WAY(S) I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE. SINCE 6/05/2012, THE MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED AND WORSENED EVERY TIME I DRIVE. UPON THE INITIAL GEAR SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE," MY SUZUKI FORENZA JERKS. AFTER THE SHIFT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A "P," DESPITE BEING IN REVERSE. WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, I FEEL A JERK, AND MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MULTITUDE OF THINGS; AT TIMES IT REMAINS A "P," AND AT OTHER TIMES IT SHOWS "N" FOR … Look up ODI 10478168 at NHTSA ↗ | 249.4%ODI 10462190 · 85,000 miTHE CAR HAS A BIG PROBLEM CHANGING GEAR AND WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES IT SLOWS DOWN AND COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF CAR SLOWING DOWN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS IT CLUNKS SO HARD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE EITHER THE CAR WONT CHANGE GEARS OR LOOSES SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT AND I CALL SUZUKI DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING POOR QUALITY … Look up ODI 10462190 at NHTSA ↗ | 2214.5%ODI 10469172 · 73,000 miI AM THINKING OUR TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WENT OUT ON OUR 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH OVER 70,000 MILES. CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TURNED OFF ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO, STOPPED AT DRUG STORE, WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON, PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CLUNK, WHILE THE DISPLAY WHERE THE R FOR REVERSE WOULD HAVE BEEN WAS SCRAMBLED, CAR STILL REVERSED. CLUNKED INTO DRIVE, AND WOULDN'T SWITCH OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *TR Look up ODI 10469172 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 57.9%ODI 10141898DT: 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. … Look up ODI 10141898 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.8%ODI 10303663 · 6,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH BEFORE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACTS FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS AND SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16125. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 0… Look up ODI 10303663 at NHTSA ↗ | 2810.0%ODI 10202811 · 500 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR JERKS FORWARD WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. SHE MUST SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, SHE HEARS A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED HER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. THE… Look up ODI 10202811 at NHTSA ↗ | 155.9%ODI 10238149 · 7,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT AFTERWARDS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. AT 7,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. AT 22,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH CRACKED AT THE BASE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE REAR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHI… Look up ODI 10238149 at NHTSA ↗ | 1811.8%ODI 10349225 · 51,094 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20 MINUTES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,094. Look up ODI 10349225 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 914.3%ODI 10089124PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. *SC *JB Look up ODI 10089124 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.8%ODI 10166461 · 39,000 miWHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I ASKED THE OPINION OF A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE MOTOR, AND HE WAS MORE LIKELY SURE THAT IT WAS SOMETHING CALLED "LIFTER." THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CAR DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR THERE SO THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. A WHOLE WEEK PASSED BY AND THEY STILL DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE PARTS DEPARTMENT THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BRING A TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY AFTER … Look up ODI 10166461 at NHTSA ↗ | 165.7%ODI 10160358 · 350 miI BOUGHT A NEW 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA FROM A DEALER ON 23 MAY 2006. AFTER ONE WEEK WITH THE CAR, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS IN THAT IT DOES NOT START AFTER IT SITS FOR A WHILE. I CALLED THE SALESMAN ON 2 JUN 06 AND TOLD HIM THAT FOR THE THIRD TIME THAT WEEK, IT DIDN'T START. HE DIDN'T INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND JUST STATED IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AND TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE AND IT FINALLY STARTED BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING IT EVERY DAY SINCE. TODAY I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY IN… Look up ODI 10160358 at NHTSA ↗ | 145.5%ODI 10239138 · 3,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DECELERATES. IT DOES NOT LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, ACCELERATOR, A FEW SENSORS, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS ONLY TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEN THE FAILURE RECURS A MONTH LAT… Look up ODI 10239138 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.3%ODI 10366595 · 57,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000. Look up ODI 10366595 at NHTSA ↗ |
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