Vehicle has odor of smoke or unknown smell advised suzuki who referred me to someone who does not handle repairs. i advised them i work for an auto body who states vehicle is unsafe to drive- passenger air bag light is also on. recall notice advises of significant risk of fire. steering column looks to be warped and ignition switch is not working.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. when the vehicle was started, smoke appeared from the steering wheel. immediately, someone screamed outside the vehicle and alerted the contact to exit the vehicle quickly. when the contact exited the vehicle, smoke and flames shot out of the steering wheel. an independent mechanic, who happened to be in the area, advised to open the hood so the battery could be disconnected. while the technician was disconnecting the battery, the fire department arrived at the scene and assisted the technician to extinguish the fire. a fire report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was towed to the residence of the contact's friend. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and requested copies of the fire pictures. the failure mileage was approximately 128,000.
I was driving down the expressway and i was doing 65 mph and my car started stalling as i pressed the gas then i floored the gas because my car was starting to reverse down the expressway all of a sudden my car froze and my computer on my dash had all the letters scrambled for drive, reverse, park etc and had a line through it i was soooo scared i had a big truck behind me. *tr
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! *tr