Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle changed gears independently without warning. The failure began on january 9, 2010 and recurred three times within the weekend. The speed sensitive warning light illuminated after the vehicle changed gears. The contact was forced to shift the gears in drive 2 in order to drive forward. The vehicle will no longer shift into drive; however, the vehicle has to be driven in drive 3 to operate normally. The failure mileage was 37000.
2006 Suzuki Forenza transmission complaints
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2006 suzuki forenza, brake sensor went out and car would not go out of park and into drive. I fixed that and then on december 19, 2009 I was drving down the highway and the car went out of drive and into neutral. I almost wrecked because I couldn't get the car back into drive to keep up with the flow of traffic. In a panic I put the car in 3rd gear and I was able to make it home. The mechanic has had the car for over a week trying to figure out what the problem is. This could have caused a serious accident.
2006 suzuki forenza wagon. I have searched the internet only to find that very many other people are having the same problems with the shifting of the automatic transmission just like we are. It is stuck in 2nd gear & very slow to accelerate, revs way to high when reaching posted speeds.both are very dangerous. Why is this not a recall? We feel we are destroying the engine. We bought it last year,used & with no warranty. We feel we have been taken advantage of . The dealer will not help us(dodge dealer). We called a suzuki dealer and they told us this problem is very common but it is an electrical issue which is not under warranty and extremely expensive. What can we do? Please help.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. While the contact was attempting to exit her vehicle the inside door handle broke and landed in her hand. The same failure has also occurred on the passenger side of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the door handles needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 50,000. Updated 10/27/09.*lj the consumer also stated the shift relay was inoperative. The shifter locked up and the consumer was unable to start the vehicle. She was able to place the key in into the unlock safety lock and push the shifter in an unlocked position, then she was able to start the vehicle. The consumer stated the ignition locks up. Updated 10/29/09
Transmission speed sensor on 2006-2007 suzuki forenza automatic transmission has high failure rate and is dangerous. Car kicks into neutral while moving causing loss of control.
2006 suzuki forenza has a problem with the transmission and engine light. Consumer wants reimbursement from suzuki. *nj the consumer stated he had his transmission fluid changed and when he started the vehicle the check engine light illuminated and the gear would not go into drive, it would only go into neutral. The mechanic then made some adjustments. However, 2 days later while driving, the gear slipped from drive to neutral and the speed dropped from 60 MPH to 20 MPH. The service center stated the transmission range select switch shorted out.
Funny how after the service warranty went out on the car so did the transmission..took it to the dealership and it cost me to have a switch replaced on the transmission repaired as suzuki stated that it was not under the warranty....exactly 6 weeks later the power steering pump went out on the car I took it to the dealership and was advised that the shaft walked out of the pump...imagine that...my thinking was does it have a mind of its own to just walk out. I started doing research on the forenza and to my surprise I found out that the forenza is not actually a suzuki, it is daewoo with the suzuki name...funny how that was never mentioned when I purchased the vehicle, had I known beforehand that I was purchasing a daewoo I would have never purchased the car. To have the power steering pump replaced it is costing me $1000. As I did further research on the car it seems that the ceo of suzuki is aware that the gm daewoo was such a horrible buy however they are not doing anything to compensate any consumers who purchased the forenza, they have just decided in 2009 they will no longer make the forenza. I checked the blue book value for the car that I purchased in 2006 and it is worth 2300, meanwhile I still owe 11000 on the car. In addition the powersteering pump is on back order, the dealership was not able to offer me a loaner because I am outside of warranty and I have no means of getting back and forth to work. As I look through all of the complaints filed on this website I see that there are many people who was/did have the same problems that I did with the transmission, door handles (which I also replaced myself) and the powertrain. I will be filing a class action lawsuit against suzuki for their failure to advise me beforehand that I was purchasing a daewoo (another piece of '!@#$% car).
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start on several occasions. The vehicle shut off once on the interstate and on three other occasions while driving low speeds. The vehicle would improperly shift and rev without warning. There are no recalls pertaining to this failure. The current mileage was 42,230 and failure mileage was 7.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. The contact noticed that the tranmission shifted eratically since purchasing it in january 2008. He first. While driving on approximately 55-60 MPH, the vehicle slowed down, sped up, lunged forward and shifted into gear without warning. There was also a roaring noise on the front end of the vehicle, a clicking sound near the dashboard, and every light turned off except the check engine light. The radio and air conditioner intermittently turned off and after five minutes, they both began operating normally. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure; however, the manufacturer would not authorize the dealer to inspect or repair the vehicle. On one occasion, the windows would not close causing rain to enter inside of the vehicle, 20 minutes later he was able to close the windows; however, the vehicle began to lose power with the motor on and fully functional. The service advisor at the dealership stated that the acceleration pedal sensor could have caused the failure. The manufacturer once again authorized the dealer to disconnect the battery. The current mileage was approximately 23,800 and the failure mileage was approximately 13,000.
2006 suzuki forenza...the transmission selector lever sticks and appears to be in park all the time. It also can be shifted out of gear at any time. This has almost caused an accident because I cannot determine safely which gear the vehicle is in.
2006 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
When I first brought the car on 1/30/2006, it started giving me problems,such as not starting up, the engine light on and off all the time. The emergency brake light on constantly. The power windows rolling up and down by themselves. The power locks stop working and then work over and over again. When I'm driving, the car jerks and pulls all the time. (the pulling is coming from the transmission). I am a single mother of two and I feel real bad about getting stuck with a lemon. After I get out of school I take classes at night and my kids go to the daycare on campus when I picked them up after class, got in the car, started it up, and the front two windows rolled down by themselves, and would not roll up and it was snowing and we had to ride all the way home like that. The dealership doesn't care. As far as they are concerned, it is not their problem. It is a messed up world we live in where someone knows that you really need a car and they screw you with a lemon. Until this present day, all these problems described still exist but so do me and my son-3 and my daughter-6 if anybody can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2006 suzuki forenza with safety issues regarding loss control and sticking and engine stalling**cc the consumer stated the gears would stick and she has experienced several steering component failures. To this date the steering problem still had not been addressed. One month after purchasing the vehicle, it would not start, the consumer had to wait 2 minutes before trying again. The consumer could not get the vehicle to go into reverse. There was a knocking noise coming from the vehicle, the dealer stated they lubricated the sway bar bushings. The noise eventually returned. The dealer then stated that they over-lubricated the sway bar bushings.
Steering wheel malfunction - loss of vehicle control and drove off the road manufacturer and car dealership did not help multiple other defects, including engine stalling/gears "sticking" - please refer details in letter to be sent to your office by mail.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 MPH on the interstate, the transmission suddenly shifted from overdrive to first or second gear without warning. The RPM's on the speedometer increased drastically, and the contact let off the accelerator pedal. After the vehicle was slowed down to 25 MPH, the transmission started shifting normally. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined the main processor had to be reprogrammed. The problem persisted after the processor was reprogrammed. The vehicle had been to the dealer 6 times for the same problem. The manufacturer was contacted and determined that this was not a safety defect, but gave the contact a rental car while the vehicle was being repaired.
Dt*: 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.
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