Problems with 2005 Suzuki Forenza STEERING

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Took the car in for the struts to be replaced because they were loose and letting the handle unsafely. the local dealer replaced them under warranty and the car drove better. fast forward to march 2015, i carried the car in for a different warranty repair but wasn't told that the struts were loose again. i found this out from my own mechanic the next day. i contacted corporate suzuki and was told there was no recall. my mechanic talked to another suzuki dealer & was told this is an ongoing problem and that a kit has to be installed to correct it. i had to pay my mechanic to fix it. shouldn't there be a recall for this because i had only put 19,000 miles on since the first replacement which apparently was done without the kit? the struts were moving a quarter of an inch. does this not pose a safety issue? *tr

After first purchasing the car, there were problems accelerating and then car failed. power steering had to be fixed, timing belt replaced. a few months later speakers started to go in and out, radio lights come on and off, etc. in 2010 headlights failed. being a broke college student i rode with my brights for almost a year until i looked up the recall online and got that fixed at the dealership. 2011 replaced speakers, still don't work on entire right side of car and back of driver side. one speaker works, very weak and sometimes goes out completely. interior lights go in and out. started to leak oil, had to have head gasket replaced under warranty, then had to have radiator hose replaced. 2012 timing belt pops, engine damaged costing almost $2000. today december 2012, radiator cracks all the way open in the middle of holiday traffic. terrible horrible car to be a 2005. seems like i can't go a month without something else going wrong. feels unsafe at all times! *tr

Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 suzuki forenza. the contact experienced problems starting the vehicle on march 23 , 2007. the vehicle stalled while trying to start it and required three or more attempts in order to start the engine. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told the problem was fixed. the dealer ordered and replaced a section of the steering column. on 4/15/07 while driving at 65 mph on i-95 the vehicle stalled, when pressing the accelerator it would not accelerate, the contact also lost power steering and brake control. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by an exit ramp, forcing the steering wheel. the failure mileage was 25,617, and the current mileage was 26,643.*ak