Problems with 2006 Suzuki Forenza ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that her check engine light would illuminate on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 71,000. the vin was unavailable.

I have a 2006 suzuki forenza and have issues with the transmission range sensor and the airbag light staying on. i have looked online and there are several complaints about the same issues. whenever the car is put in reverse or i have to go down the gears to drive, the car jerks and then drives very slowly. it is as though i am driving a stick-shift and not letting off of the clutch. the whole car jerks when this happens. i do not and have not had the money to fix this problem. the dealership told me it would $350.00 plus labor to fix this part alone. on top that they said my serpentine belt needs changed which would be an additional $190. i believe this car needs recalled or atleast suzuki needs pay the majority of the costs for the part being replaced. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that in order to turn the vehicle on, the contact would have to shift the vehicle into neutral. after the vehicle was started, the check engine light would illuminate. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied any assistance with the repair. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that the check engine light constantly illuminates. she also noticed a gaseous odor inside the passenger compartment. the mechanic stated that the oxygen sensor on the driver side was the cause of the failure. the vehicle has not yet been repaired. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 26,548.

The check trans/motor light came on in my car .i made an appt. at suzuki. it was on for 6 days. it went off, then the air bag light came on. it stayed on. i mentioned that there were loose wires hanging under my seat when i dropped it off. they said a wire came loose and that i should not put anything under my seat .i say that the wires are so loose that if someone put there feet under the seat, there feet could get caught up in the wires and unhook them. then my airbags won't work, correct? .if i get in an accident and they don't work, would that be considered unsafe? the dealer said the wires had to be loose because the seat moves and that nobody could get there feet caught in the wires. loose wires under a seat that control a safety device.. sounds unsafe to me..i took it in for the passenger side airbags right after i bought it.. they said wasn't broke and gave me a letter that says the passenger airbag light will come on if the passenger is not seated correctly in the seat.. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. they fixed it this time, too much resistance. *tr

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. *jb

Air conditioner will not maintain forced air after two hours of use on warm or hot days. must turn off conditioned air for about an hour to let the system rest. this is very annoying while traveling long distances with children in the back seats. *tr

Three weeks after i purchased my forenza the check engine light came on, so i took it in to the dealership & was told it is a known problem with the forenza .the problem had to do with the '02 sensor' and currently there is no fix for the problem. at that time they reset the code problem. each time the problem recurred i went back to the dealership and they caused the light to turn off. on august 25 the promised fixed was installed and a few days later the check engine light turned on again and i returned to the dealership and was told that the correction has not worked and i would be contacted when one was available. as of october 25, 2006, the check engine light is still on and i have not been contacted by no one, even though i have called, written and emailed to everyone connected to the dealership. *nm

I brought a 2006 suzuki forenza on july 11, 2006. in two or three days i noticed something wrong in the way it was driving. i took it back and the general manager drove the car and stated nothing was wrong. the next day the car would not start. i took it to the dealer they stated it was a software problem and it needed new spark plugs. the car wouldn't start again. i was told it needed an upgraded software. the car doesn't start it sounds as if it wants to cut off and it drives rough and stalls. this car is brand new and montgomery keystone motors were fully aware of this and still decided to sale me a lemon. i have contacted an attorney regarding this. *nm

I bought a new 2006 suzuki forenza from a dealer on 23 may 2006. after one week with the car, i began having problems in that it does not start after it sits for a while. i called the salesman on 2 jun 06 and told him that for the third time that week, it didn't start. he didn't inform me of any problem with the vehicle and just stated it shouldn't happen and to have it towed in. i went back to the vehicle and it finally started but i have had the same problem starting it every day since. today i called the service department and they informed me that there is a problem with "cold starts" on this vehicle and that there is no fix for it at the present time, and i'll get a recall message in the future when suzuki figures out what's wrong with the vehicle. i believe this problem should have been disclosed by the dealer/salesman before i bought this new vehicle and when i originally called them on 2 jun 06 with a complaint, they should have revealed the problem to me at this time. i feel this car is a lemon and i have no recourse. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated the front passenger side air bag light illuminated. while attempting to start the vehicle the engine failed. when using the air conditioner there was an exhaust smell. the problems occurred intermittently. although the dealership was alerted, no inspections have been made. the manufacturer has not been alerted.

Within the first three days of purchase,started to have trouble starting the car in the mornings. took the thing back. they have had the thing almost two weeks now. they cannot tell me anything about the problem. all they have said to me is " you have a rental" . *nm

5 weeks into the purchase of my 2006 suzuki forenza it made a loud noise similar to a bad exhaust. then it started to stall while i was stopped. it would stall during the first 10-15 minutes of driving then would be fine. on the third time in service they decided to keep the vehicle, for 2 weeks. so far the stalling has not occurred but the noise has come back. *jb