10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,000 miles

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problem #3

May 242011

Forenza 4-cyl

  • 45,000 miles
I bought a 2007 Suzuki Forenza 4 door sedan new in 2007 but now the drive lights would not turn off did this once before about three months ago but turned off after about 47 minutes after I took the battery cable a lose. It started again on May 24, 2011 when my wife took our kids to basketball practice she smelt something burning, the car burst into flames with a lot of smoke down by her leg, another motorist saw her and put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. The car does not run it will turn over but not crank no power in car, no lights nothing works. Car is full of extinguisher smoke from trying to put fire out. The harness with wires going inside of it inside of car is melted, had to have car towed home 31.9 miles. Called Suzuki about car they asked me is there a recall on the car, go figure please help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also when car was working the tire pressure gauge stayed on even with new tires that I could not keep on car is wearing tires down and last but not least air conditioner was only blowing hot air even though it is full of freon.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #2

Jun 092010

Forenza

  • 40,000 miles
Suzuki Forenza 2007, 42,000 miles. 1) transmission range sensor: Transmission slips when in drive -- panel shows a "D" with a slash through it. After researching, have found this to be extremely common among the most well-maintained Forenzas. Unacceptable. Engine light came on and as soon as I tried to go forward, the car would just decelerate down like 10 or 20 mph "scary" within a matter of seconds and no matter how much I pushed the pedal to accelerate to the floor but it was as if I didn't have power. 2)tire pressure light comes on every other day. 3)the front passenger air bag light comes on to show the air bag is not working even if I have a passenger seated properly in the front seat.

- Woodruff, SC, USA

problem #1

Jul 112008

Forenza

  • 29,000 miles
My tire went flat on Saturday July 12th, 2008 and I went to a local gas station and they checked the tire for me. They took it apart and found no hole in the tire and realized that my valve was broken with a sensor attached to it. They took the part out and replaced it with a regular valve without the sensor. I called Suzuki in plaistow, New Hampshire where I bought the car and they referred me to the hooksett location in New Hampshire. I brought my car into the hooksett location on July 19th, 2008. I currently do not have the piece I gave it to the service department. I also found out the tire was no good because it kept going flat and caused damage. They couldn't replace the tire itself for free so I had to come out of pocket and pay for a new tire. They replaced the valve with sensor attached for free, but I am concerned that this will keep happening to all my tires and that I will get into an accident.

- Jamaica Plain, MA, USA