2006 Suzuki Forenza: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Jan 9, 2015 · Transmission · 15,897 miles · CA

Vehicle purchased new in 2006. Under 16,000 miles one owner. Hard shifted out of park or reverse. Lost power when in drive with normal RPM's~ diagnosed as faulty transmission range sensor by independent repair shop. Replacement part also faulty. Please note mechanic used term "faulty". Extreme safety issue. I expect suzuki motor company to issue a safety recall with parts that are designed not to fail at such low mileage.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Transmission · 42,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Apr 5, 2013 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that there was a clunking noise when changing gears. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated the transmission range sensor would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · 142,000 miles · SC

Driving down residential street vehicle stalled and began to idle high while in the "d" position. Applied brakes and tried to put it in to "p" position but dash read reverse. Turned ignition off and gears shifted as designed. 4 incidents followed this one have not had it repaired.I was putting gas in with the engine off one I got back into the vehicle cranked it and immediately the scrambled symbol appeared I cut the engine back off and tried it again and the scrambled symbol was still visible I shifted down through several gears with clunking noises and heavy jerking until I was able to find drive 3, I was able to move the vehicle at a slow pace to a parking space until I had it towed to my home. Sent it to a mechanic had throttle repaired put the very same day the very same problem occurred while my children and I were on the interstate headed home from their school. Was able to shift to drive 3 and get it off of the roadway.turned off ignition and cranked it up again the vehicle ran normally took it to an autozone so that the check engine code could be read and it came back as p0700 and p0705 have not had the funds to have it looked at by suzuki dealership. With this as an recurring with other vehicles as well as mines something has to be done before someone is greatly injured or killed just stating the obvious. Love the vehicle but afraid to drive it even if the necessary repairs are made I don't want to feel as if im driving my and my kids death mobile.

Filed Mar 11, 2013 · Transmission · 102,000 miles · IA

I was driving down the road like normal and came up to a stop light. As I was slowing down it downshifted hard and when I tried to accelerate from the stop light it took more gas than normal to pull away. I then noticed that my check engine light was on. I took my car to an auto store the next day to read the codes. It gave the codes po700 and po734. When this happened I had a loss of power and acceleration and was unable to go normal highway speeds. Also when shifting from park to reverse or from neutral to drive it shifts hard and kind of clunks into gear. The next day I tried again and it was shifting just fine, but still had the check engine light. Later that day the same problems from the previous day returned. When the second incident occurred I was trying to make it back home through a heavy snow storm. If this problem had caused me to stop on the side of the road I could have been hit due to the zero visibility. I have seen many complaints about this same problem and trouble codes and I believe something should be done about this.

Filed Nov 13, 2012 · Acceleration, Transmission · 91,234 miles · SC

With the forenza when you put it in gear to drive or reserve periodically it will flash a symbol in the gear indicator with a line through it this causes the car to make a loud clunking noise and barely move at all this is a big issue because the car barely moves and it does it randomly I could be driving and it losing its gear and starts to move slowly it can cause an accident with me never knowing when it will happen needs to be fixed read online lots of people are having the same issue with this car and I had a suzuki prior and it did the same thing had the car less than a week and its doing this.

Filed Aug 26, 2012 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · NV

When I start the car it clunks into reverse and clunks into drive. Seems the throttle sensor and the transmission range finder is out. I have been all over the internet and it seems this is a common problem. I want to know why this hasn't been recalled. Also replace both of my front struts 6 months ago which obviously is another problem with this car. I still owe on a loan on this car and can't even get to work because of all the problems it has.

Filed Jul 21, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 98,000 miles · OH

I have a 2006 suzuki forenza. Often when I put the car into gear, it "clunks." then when I am driving down the road, no matter what the speed, the car shifts itself into neutral. I can drive if I put it into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear after it shifts into neutral. After several minutes or later in the day I can get the car into drive again, but the problem repeats itself daily.

Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 79,183 miles · TX

Today my wife noticed that the battery indicator and brake indicator lights illuminated on the cluster panel this morning while driving to work, as well as the speedo needle bouncing around when coming to a stop. I picked up the car and drove it to auto zone to see if there were not any obd ii codes stored. I too noticed the brake/battery lights, as well as the speedo needle would jump when I used my turn signals. I got it to auto zone and there were no codes stored. It was after the code scanner was hooked up my real problems began. When putting the car in gear (either d or r) it would slam into gear, the speedo didn't work and to top it all off, the car had no acceleration. I had this issue before, and it turned out it was the transmission range selector. Well, that was replaced no less than 10k miles ago. Please, someone place this car on the lemon list so I can recoup my losses. When there is next to no acceleration, it can cause an accident because the car can not move fast enough to avoid getting clipped (or worse).

Filed Feb 22, 2012 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. The contact started the ignition and there was an extremely hard shift into reverse. In addition, the transmission would slip gears. The failures recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Dec 30, 2011 · Transmission · 106,300 miles · AL

My 06 forenza would not shift into drive and the check engine light would come on then it would get better and the check engine light would turn off. Then I started getting the periodic clunk and scrambled display, usually while in a parking lot or when just starting a trip and driving slow. I finally took it to advance auto and they told me it was the transmission sensor. They sent me to the dealer who made me take the car back home because the check engine light had turned back off and they couldn't read the codes. It's still not fixed because when the check engine light comes on it never at the shop. I have researched online and find that a lot of consumers are having the exact same problem with this car. I think suzuki should do a recall for this problem because it's not a random problem but seems to be a standard problem.

Filed Sep 12, 2011 · Transmission · TN

Transmission range sensor. First went down in 2009. Replaced part, now it has gone out again, will have to replace now 9/12/2011. From what is understood, this part will continually have to be need to be replaced. Causes hard shifts and no shifting .