Tl* the contact owns a 2005 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate or would hesitate to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the transmission but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000. The VIN was not available.
2005 Suzuki Forenza: hesitation when accelerating
6 of the 156 complaints about the 2005 Suzuki Forenza describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 suzuki forenza. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and hesitated to stop. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 suzuki forenza. The contact stated when attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated to shift into gear and started to jerk. The failure persisted. The vehicle had not been inspected by a mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 103,000.
I 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 the dealer and told him my complaint. Right off the back they told me that they didn't have enough time to really check it out and that all they could do is drive. Also, he told me that my warranty (bumper to bumper) expired and that if the guy had experience with this type of complaint that he might be able to tell me what it was otherwise I was going to have to pay $80+$8 tax for diagnosis and that if it is anything electrical with the transmission that it wasn't covered. Of course as I expected he didn't see what the problem was and told me to schedule the $88 diagnosis. He also told me that suzuki forenzas are known for downshifting hard but I told him that it wasn't like that before the 36,000 mile marker. I came back home though without making the diagnosis appointment and read my warranty details. Under "...what is not covered" for powertrain, no where did it say transmission electronics, infact it covers 'transmission control module' which is an electrical component of the transmission, along with many other transmission parts! I guess they obviously know that this is a common problem since he tried to convince that is normal and that he right off the back told me that they don't cover transmission electronics and that there is a charge of $88 for diagnosis. After reading some of the powertrain complaints online, it seems like suzuki knows that they have a big problem on their hands and are waiting until warranties exp.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 suzuki farenza. The contact stated that on seven separate occasions after driving the vehicle and then attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle would not start. The vehicle has been taken to a dealer on seven separate occasions. They replaced the alarm, battery, fuses, radio, day time running lights, batter, and ignition fuses. The contact is still experiencing the same non-start problem with the vehicle. This last time the check engine light illuminated on the dash board, then the vehicle started hesitating and loosing power. The current mileage was 26,081 and failure mileage was 24,203.
Have a 2005 suzuki forenza. Bought it june of 2005. For the time that I had the car it had little problems at times. Bought the car with 5 miles on it. Suzuki dealerships only look at your car by appointment only and when they do look at it they claim nothing was found. The car hesitates and downshifts hard at times. In the morning the car has hard starts when cold. The exhaust makes noise and transmission does too. The claims are that it is a characteristic of that car and normal. Recently I almost got hit by a truck at an intersection because the car stalled while trying to cross the intersection from a stop sign. The gas pedal had to be pressed to the floor to move and it did it slowly. From a stop the engine would rev but the car would not move. Also airbag light does not work properly. Suzuki makes it hard to have your car service and claim warranty work. That includes roadside assistance too. When car was delivered back to me after I dropped it off they claim that nothing was found. Maybe it was the gas cap they said. The problem happens too much too be a loose gas cap. I had to get upset for them to look at my car. Many problems for a new car.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2005 Suzuki Forenza hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 2005 Suzuki Forenza?
6 of 156 owner complaints about the 2005 Suzuki Forenza (4%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Suzuki Forenza?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Suzuki Forenza
Headlights 33Airbag light 31Stalling 12Check engine light 10Fire or smoke 9Jerking 9Transmission failure 6
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