I was driven when the right side headlight was stopped. *tr
I have a 2006 forenza at 36,000 miles my seat belt light remains on and was fixed once under the recall but now they won't fix it again. then i find out when i took my car for more tires that they are being eaten up by bad rear struts.the car had at that time 56,000 miles. the struts are expensive and of course dealer parts. and now my transmission is slipping. no way to check or fill it unless you go to the dealer and they charge a fortune to do that and where i live there is only one dealer in a several hundred mile radius so there is a long wait. this car is a piece of [xxx] and i think this needs to be recalled. what can you do as a consumer? this is crazy. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
A malfunction occurs when i attempt to shift gears from park to any other. 1. it makes a loud, deep sound, similar to "thunk-thunk" and if i don't have my foot on the brake hard enough, the car lurches. 2. the dashboard signal for pdrn etc randomly changes to a weird symbol that is not any letter in the american alphabet. 3. it makes a revving sound which should indicate a higher velocity when in fact it is at a lower velocity. 4. it will not accelerate properly. when entering a high frequency road or highway, i have to floor the gas pedal to go normal speed then maintain it. 5. it shifts out of drive into neutral while i am driving and independently of my activity, thankfully approximately only about once every month. 6. the check engine light is always on. 7. the mechanic said it was related to the transmission but was called a range something or other. 8. i notice these problems more in stop-and-go city traffic than on long uninterrupted distances. 9. i consider these random car behaviour problems unstable and unsafe. 10. to any driver new to handling/driving my car, i would have to explain its quirks for them to drive and not have a tragic vehicular accident involving the improper response of my car to normal use. 11. the warranty ran out long ago. it was only for three years. the problems started occurring after the warranty expired, of course. 12. it will cost me about $200 to get the range whatchamacallit fixed, $200 of which i believe suzuki should pay. unrelated problem, sometimes the seatbelt buckle unclicks itself. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while stopped at an intersection, the contact's vehicle was rear ended. he was wearing his seat belt; however, it failed to retract into the locked position. as a result, he struck the steering wheel and sustained moderate to severe head injuries. the police arrived and a report was filed. the dealer and manufacturer were unable to assist. the seat belt was repaired before and after the crash under nhtsa campaign id number 07v315000 (seat belts:front:buckle assembly). the total estimated repair cost is $3,000. the vehicle is currently being repaired at the owner's expense. the purchase date was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 62,000.