When turning my car on and putting it into reverse, the check engine light came on and my car jerked into gear and where the r should appear for reverse on the dash, all the letters were scrambled together. The car drove in reverse and then when I put it into drive, it jerked again and then would hardly accelerate. After driving the car for a couple minutes, turning it off, and turning it back on, it would finally accelerate but the check engine light would still be on and the gears would still jerk. The check engine light would go off after a couple days and everything would be fine and then it would all start again. Then my car is starting to switch over into neutral when driving 60mph+ and now it will do this multiple times when driving at any speed. When it switches over to neutral like this while I'm driving, the d for drive on the dash will become scrambled like it does when it jerks into reverse. The problem is getting worse.
2007 Suzuki Forenza transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate while driving at any speed and the gear would shift hard into drive and reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed, which located the failure at the transmission range sensor. The transmission range sensor was replaced but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to hesitate while driving at any speed and the gears would shift hard into drive and reverse. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 87,000.
Transmission range sensor failure. Dangerous gear change issues.
My check engine light came on after I placed the car in reverse, it gave a big "thunk" sound. I turned the car off and restarted it. The check engine light is still on. When I went to the dealership to get a diagnosis and they said it was a transmission range sensor gone bad! $250 to replace. As you can see that there are a lot of customer complaints on the same issue but no recall. I have already had the brake light sensor replaced earlier this year and a power steering pump! Not liking suzuki right now!
Googled on website, and found lots of people complained that the transmission range sensor is broken prematurely, which clearly indicate the such part is a defective one. My such claim was also supported by what technician told me who fixed my car as they are authorized suzuki service dealership. He told me there is around 4-5 fix for this part out of this model around this mileage. My car is still under powertrain warranty, but this part is excluded from such coverage. Suzuki should recall this part and fix the problem for free of charge.
The transmission sensor went out on my 2007 forenza at 77000 miles. This also happened to my sisters 2006 forenza at 50000 miles. The warranty says it covers engine and transmission but when we took it to the dealer, they informed us that the transmission sensor is not covered. I have done significant research and this seems to be extremely common among suzuki cars.
I have a 2007 forenza and yesterday as I was putting the car into reverse, it made a loud clunking noise. The gear selector display on the dash seemed to go haywire displaying all the letters (d, r, n, etc) with a diagonal line through it. It then went back to normal, then the "check engine" light came on. This morning as I was getting ready to take the car to autozone, it did not make any noise. They hooked up the diagnostic computer and it came up with codes po700 and po705, which varies in wording but seems like it's the transmission range sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that the transmission would slip or would become stuck in one gear with the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission range sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 39,000.
I purchased a 2007 suzuki forenza in dec 2006 and my transmission range sensor went bad in august of 2007, it went bad again less than a year later in june 2008, again in 2010 and now as of today november 22,2011 I have to put it back in the shop for the transmission range sensor. I really do feel like this should had been a recall considering I am not the only suzuki forenza owner that has had the ongoing issues . I have came out of pocket over $600 so far on getting this problem fix because it was not cover under warranty.
In august of 2011, when I would put the car into first gear, the engine light would come on and the car would not go out of first gear until I pulled over, shut the car off and started all over again. Since then the engine light would stay on for a day and then nothing would be wrong. Also, when I put the car into reverse the "r" on the display would have an diagonal line through it and the would only go into first gear again until I shut the car off again. These incidents have happened at least once a week since. I never know when the car will do this and I am afraid that it will do this and not fix itself again and then be stuck in first gear. The deal wants to charge me $200.00 to fix this. I think it should be a recall item.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated while sitting at a traffic stop. In addition, the gear box indicator began flashing various gears and the vehicle would not accelerate. The engine was turned off but the contact was unable to restart the vehicle until several minutes later. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who advised that the transmission range sensor failed. There were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The failure mileage was 54,454.
This is the 2nd time I have had issues with my car in regards to having to get the drive range sensor repaired; alot of suzuki owners have also had this issue as well.
Trying to shift into gear the car jerks and the display blinks, not indicating what gear the car is in. The only gears that show are d and p. When trying to accelerate the car moves very slowly and doesn't go any faster than 35-40 MPH. Diagnostic test show it is the transmission range sensor. I see that this is a common problem in this model vehicle and thinks it should be recalled and fixed at the expense of the dealer not the consumer. This car has only had problems from the beginning and the manufacturer needs to realize this and assume some responsibility for their product.
Tl* he contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH and above, the vehicle would shift gears abnormally hard. The vehicle also would not accelerate over 20 MPH when driving. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic shop where it was inspected. The mechanic stated that the transmission wrench sensor was defective. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that when placing the vehicle in park, it would exhibit an abnormally loud slamming sound. The dealer was contacted and from the description given by the contact, the dealer diagnosed that there could have been a transmission sensor failure. The manufacturer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 58,000.
Car was sputtering and hesitating. Check engine light came on. We took to mechanic and error p0705 transmission range sensor came up as the problem. Suzuki is aware of this ongoing problem and they are clearly ignoring the potential for a serious accident to occur by not recalling and rectifying the issue. Rather they are relying on their consumers to absorb the expense of this repair. My faith in suzuki has definitely been shaken and this definitely will influence my decision to purchase another suzuki or recommend suzuki. It is time that suzuki step up and admit their negligence, rectify the issue, compensate those who have absorbed the cost of this repair, and restore the faith in its consumers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate when accelerating from 30 MPH. In addition, the vehicle would exhibit a clunking sound and hesitate when shifting gears. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technicians advised that the transmission range sensor had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
2007 suzuki forenza sedan. Bought the car two days ago. Today the check engine light came on and shifting into reverse caused a loud clunk followed by the digital gear indicator being scrambled rather than displaying r. When the car is in drive, it won't shift out of 3rd gear, so much less pickup than normal (which could lead to getting rear ended) and can't go over ~55 MPH. The transmission range sensor is the problem. The corresponding error codes pulled were po700 and po705. After doing research online, it seems like this is a very, very common problem with the 2007 model.
Transmission range sensor in 07 suzuki forenza went out at 70 MPH and almost made a vehicle behind me run into me. The vehicle part costs about 60 dollars plus tax and labor but I have been told it is not covered under the drivetrain warranty.
Suzuki forenza 2007; transmission position sensor. Turn on car, shift it to reverse the gear jumps twice instead of once like the motor is about to drop. Occurs often can ruin the motor and the transmission, have to replace the sensor which is 400.00.
I had purchased a 2007 suzuki forenza. It had 7 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. At approximately 56,000 miles it started putting itself in neutral gear and intermittently would not allow me to change from reverse to drive. I would have to leave it in neutral, turn the car off then back on in order to put it in drive and even then the car will jerk between gears and has run at 4,000 rpms at 60 MPH. It has become a gas guzzler. Now at 82,000 miles I can finally afford to pay the $300 the dealer had told me it would cost to repair this range mode switch that they say was causing the issue. After reading the other complaints regarding the 2006 suzuki forenza, and seeing how similar all these issues are, I am I full agreement that this part should have been and should be in the future, covered under the warranty or should be recalled. If I am driving down the highway with my children in the car with me and the car should automatically change gears to neutral and an accident is caused because of this, there will be lawsuits. I am just hoping that this replacement part that is installed will actually hold out and do what it is made to do.
The transmission range sensor malfunctioned at 75,000 miles on my 2007 suzuki forenza. I was looking online and saw that many other people had this same problem. I dont understand why there hasn't been a recall on this. It has trouble driving after I come to a complete stop at redlights or a stop sign. Its really slow taking off. Twice when I switched gears from reverse to drive, it jerked really hard and thats when the check engine light came on saying it was the transmission range sensor malfunction. This is a very dangerous problem. The first time it ever did this was when I was driving in traffic in the middle of rush hour and it wouldn go. I had pulled out into traffic when it was clear to get over to the turn lane and it wouldnt go. It took forever for it to make it across the lanes and I was almost hit in the process. It was just really slow to take off when I started driving. Im currently waiting for a transmission mechanic to call me back to see what can be done. I do believe there should be a recall on this problem since so many others have experienced this same problem.
Purchased a 2007 suzuki forenza and problem I am having is having to step on brake pedal quite a bit and hard just so that I could change gear from park to reverse. How to fix when only less than 2 years to pay off. Cannot afford to start on a new car note. Needing help.
Placed car in reverse, heard a loud clunk, the gear display on the dashboard would not show what gear it was, would stay on 1st gear while driving. Took it to the dealer and is the transmission range sensor.
I have a 2007 suzuki forenza within 50,000 miles on it and I have issues with this car from the beginning. I bought it with only 15 miles on it and it has given me problems with the timing belts (I had to change) and with its tire (I had to change) and now with the codes po700 po705 and po304. I see alot of people have this problem and I cannot afford to fix it can someone help me I am a disable woman and get a check once a month I look forward to this car helping me out and now I am really sad I cannot get around! I have had this problem for a while and now its when I had it looked at.
My 2007 suzuki forenza will not shift gears properly. If you put the car in reverse and then put it into drive the car will not idle to drive, make a loud ruff sound and the check engine light comes on. After driving it for maybe 15 min and letting it sit for about an hour it goes back to normal. All to do the same thing the very next day or later on that day. Not to mention I bought it with only 12,000 miles on it, two and a half years ago and it now only has 42,000 miles now.
Experiencing transmission problems in a 2007 suzuki forenza which was purchased from a dealer as a used vehicle on feb. 1, 2010 with 31,819 miles. Vehicle currently has 51,800 miles and the automatic transmission, when manually attempting to shift from "park" to "drive", experiences a "hard shift" and is "stuck" in a high forward gear, rendering it unsafe to drive.. The vehicle's computer is showing a diagnostic error code of p0705 "transmission range sensor circuit malfunction (prndl input)".
When shifting my 2007 suzuki forenza into gear from "park" to "reverse", there is a delay, then a "dropping"/"loud knocking" noise, then the car goes into gear. Even though in "reverse", it shows an error on the instrument panel displaying an "x" on the indication of what gear it is. The "x" also appears when in "3rd", "2nd", and "1st" but not in "park" or "drive". After the car is in gear, the vehicle runs "sluggish" and doesn't seem to get past the third gear. Placing the vehicle in "park" and turning of the car and restarting and placing in drive sometimes fixes the problem. Even if the problem is fixed that day, I have never gone longer than 2 days without it happen again. I have been told that is a problem is the "ranger sensor", but I have not replaced them yet.
I have a 2007 suzuki forenza and the check engine light just came on. I took it to auto zone and they put it on the tester and it came up with a trans range sensor.this is a dealer part and the car only has about 75,000 miles on it. From what I can see online is that alot of people have had this issue. I have replaced 3 of the 4 door handles as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH when the vehicle slightly jerked and decelerated independently. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently when driving at any speed. The contact was able to secure an appointment with the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
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