Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V397000 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 101688 | MFR | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. | 08/14/2012 | 08/14/2012 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 forenza and model year 2005-2006 reno vehicles manufactured from september 23, 2003, through march 7, 2006. increased resistance due to poor contact between the terminals of certain wires can generate heat that can melt the splice pack used to connect the power circuit wires for the headlamps. this can result in intermittent or total loss of low/high beam headlamp function. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the headlamps fail to function, this will lead to reduced driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Suzuki will notify owners, and suzuki dealers will reconnect the affected wires with two heat-shrink crimps, free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during september 2012. owners may contact suzuki at 1-714-996-7040. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Suzuki's recall campaign number is nu.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| 0812177 | 12/01/2007 | 10023878 | P0441 or p0496 (evaporative emission system continuous purge flow). *nj | 02/11/2008 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| TSB-23-06110 | 11/01/2010 | 10034484 | Suzuki vehicles: counter measure procedure for dtc p2138. mil light is on, dtc p2138 stored. failure of the connector and/or wiring circuits between the ecm and the accelerator pedal position sensor. models forenza, forenza wagon and ren | 11/19/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/31/2013 | 97000 | ||
| My check engine light came on. i went to auto zone and was told it was the transmission sensor. after some research, we discovered this problem runs rampant on 2006 suzuki forenza models. we took it to the dealership and the manager over parts and service changed the sensor for us. however, the connector it plugs into was broken and he would look for a used one, as buying a new one means buying a whole new enginge harness ($800-$900). anytime i look up my make and model this is all anyone has to say and suzuki will do nothing about it except charge more money to keep trying to fix it.they should be forced to recall all of these vehicles until the problem is resolved. | |||
| 10/14/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that she went to have her vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v397000 (electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash) and was informed by the dealer that they did not have the proper tools to complete the repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileage was unknown. pmb | |||
| 10/14/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that she went to have her vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v397000 (electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash) and was informed by the dealer that they did not have the proper tools to complete the repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were not available. mh | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 141400 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while parked, the contact noticed that the lights on the instrument panel would not illuminate. the contact was pulled over by a police officer who informed her that the rear passenger side tail light was not functioning. the contact replaced the fuse twice but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v397000 (electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash) that could have been related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 141,400. | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 141400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while parked, the contact noticed that the lights on the instrument panel would not illuminate. the contact was pulled over by a police officer who informed her that the rear passenger side tail light was not functioning. the contact replaced the fuse twice but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v397000 (electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash) that could have been related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 141,400. kmj | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 141400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while parked the contact noticed the lights on the instrument panel would not illuminate. the contact was pulled over by a police officer who informed her the rear passenger side tail light was not functioning. the contact replaced the fuse twice but the failure continued. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v397000 (electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 141,400. da | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Driving down interstate had smell coming from the dash like melting wires. dash high/low beams stopped working, luckily daytime running worked but not good enough to see well at night periodically they will come back on for a few then cut back off. most often they do not come back on at all and doesn't stay on long..afraid of fire or if working going out while driving and wrecking with my kids in the car. we purchased this car last year from a used car dealership and it was fixed under the recall or 07 in jan 2008, called dealerships and suzuki and they are telling me even though there is a new recall out for the same thing.. for 2004-2006 forenzas manufactured between the dates of sept 2003 and march 2006 that my car that was manufactured 11/2005 doesn't fall under the recall? just need to know what to do since its obviously a manufacturer defect. or if maybe some information was crossed and hopefully ours can be fixed under the recall . *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Driving down interstate had smell coming from the dash like melting wires. dash high/low beams stopped working, luckily daytime running worked but not good enough to see well at night periodically they will come back on fora few then cut back off. most often they do not come back on at all and doesnt stay on long..afraid of fire or if working going out while driving and wrecking with my kids in the car. we purchased this car last year from a used car dealership and it was fixed under the recall or 07 in jan 2008, called dealerships and suzuki and they are telling me even though there is a new recall out for the same thing.. for 2004-2006 forenzas manufactured between the dates of sept 2003 and march 2006 that my car that was manufactured 11/2005 doesnt fall under the recall? just need to know what to do since its obviously a manufacturer defect. or if maybe some information was crossed and hopefully ours can be fixed under the recall . | |||
| 08/12/2012 | 31660 | 1 | |
| Accelerating up a hill, the check engine light came on solid (not flashing) and the d on the dash display where drive is signaled was flashing an incomprehensible icon that was not found in the owner's manual (looked like a square with two slashes through it.) the new transmission signal would flash for 10-15 miles or so starting during acceleration. the part that the dealership replaced was a transmission range switch. *tr | |||
| 08/12/2012 | 31660 | ||
| Accelerating up a hill, the check engine light came on solid (not flashing) and the d on the dash display where drive is signaled was flashing an incomprehensible icon that was not found in the owner's manual (looked like a square with two slashes through it.) the new transmission signal would flash for 10-15 miles or so starting during acceleration. the part that the dealership replaced was a transmission range switch. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 suzuki forenza. often when i put the car into gear, it clunks. then when i am driving down the road, no matter what the speed, the car shifts itself into neutral. i can drive if i put it into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear after it shifts into neutral. after several minutes or later in the day i can get the car into drive again, but the problem repeats itself daily. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 98000 | ||
| I have a 2006 suzuki forenza. often when i put the car into gear, it clunks. then when i am driving down the road, no matter what the speed, the car shifts itself into neutral. i can drive if i put it into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear after it shifts into neutral. after several minutes or later in the day i can get the car into drive again, but the problem repeats itself daily. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 79183 | ||
| Today my wife noticed that the battery indicator and brake indicator lights illuminated on the cluster panel this morning while driving to work, as well as the spedo needle bouncing around when coming to a stop. i picked up the car and drove it to auto zone to see if there were not any obd ii codes stored. i too noticed the brake/battery lights, as well as the spedo needle would jump when i used my turn signals. i got it to auto zone and there were no codes stored. it was after the code scanner was hooked up my real problems began. when putting the car in gear (either d or r) it would slam into gear, the spedo didnt work and to top it all off, the car had no acceleration. i had this issue before, and it turned out it was the tranmssion range selector. well, that was replaced no less than 10k miles ago. please, someone place this car on the lemon list so i can recoup my losses. when there is next to no acceleration, it can cause an accident because the car can not move fast enough to avoid getting clipped (or worse). | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Transmission range sensor failure | |||
| 09/19/2011 | |||
| I have had so many problems with this car!! it started out as i was shift into or past reverse. now it shifts on it's own while driving, while pulling into traffic, while at stoplights/stop signs. you will be driving and it will jerk and put itself into park but still go. it's like driving a stick shift without letting off the clutch. this is a very dangerous vehicle to drive. you don't know when it's going to act up. i have my daughter in the car and wait until it's absolutely clear to pull out due to this. tonight (10/13/11) i was driving, hit a bump in the road that i've driven over a million times and simultaneously, my brake light and my battery light came on. i drove to my destination with my lights dimming slowly and pulled into the spot and the car died. i spoke to the local suzuki dealership and asked the service tech is he gets alot of issues with this sensor and he says the numbers are higher than they should be for this car | |||
| 03/04/2008 | 29169 | ||
| Two years and 29k miles after i drove my brand forenza off the lot i was on the highway at the beginning of a road trip when my sensor first went out. i had to turn around, take it to the dealership an get it replace. now i am at almost 90k running into the same issue and will have to replace the sensor again at a cost of abou $250. quite a few highway miles, not alot of city miles not confident in making suzuki a new car choice again. | |||
| 09/22/2011 | |||
| Transmission range sensor switch malfunctioned. car would not accelerate while driving down the freeway. | |||
| 08/10/2010 | 38000 | ||
| My 2006 suzuki forenza looses acceleration while driving; simply put the gas pedal doesn't work. while driving on the highway at speed, and with out cruize control, i will let up on the accelerator and when the accelerator is pressed in again i have no acceleration. this type of incident has occured numberous times on the highway; even while attempting to pass a vehicle. this is very concerning because i feel i might be run over by a vehicle behind me if i loose acceleration. the vehicle has a tendancy to lunge forward while stopped due to this malfunction of the throttle body. the car is not safe to drive anywhere with the possiblity that it will not accelerate properly or lunge forward into a car at a stop light. i have contacted suzuki and they tell me it is not a malfunction and will not honor their 7yr; 70,000 mile warranty. i have had several trips to the mechanic to try to fix the problem; and we have worked our way through everything down to the very expensive throttle body. i went to a dealership and all they did was clear the codes; 10 miles down the road the car started doing the same thing all over again. i would like this fixed before there is a sever accident because i'm driving a defective vehicle. | |||
| 05/31/2011 | 47000 | ||
| I have a 2006 susuk forenza, and it also is having all the problems everyone else is talking about. my car has about 47,000 miles. it started withthe engine light coming on and off at random times and then my car would barely go when i pressed the gas pedal. i still can push the pedal all the way to the floor and it will govery slow and my car engine sounds soooo loud. recently i put my car in reverse and then it jerked back and when i put it k into drive it jerked forward and didnt want to go even tho it was in drive, then on the odometer it had a box with a line going through it and a line going across as it was flashing. sometime i will not have problems with my car and then i will do it for days. how do you fix this? this car is dangerous and should be recalled!! i have 2 toddlers that drive in my car with me everyday and this is very inacceptable!! will be getting a new car as soon as i can. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 9000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 41000 | ||
| Range sensor is defective. this is a known latent failure that is not covered after 36,000 miles. the dealership informed me that the part, although part of the main engine, is a known failure and that the replacement was a $55 part. the main dealership in huntsville has replaced over 1000 range sensors when my car was repaired in october. | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 100 | ||
| I own a 2006 suzuki forenza and have had numerous problems with this car. since purchasing new in 2006, i have had the gas gauge, gas tank, radio, center console, front door handles & catalytic converter replaced. the factory tires went bad within a year, and because it is an odd tire size cost over $400 to replace. currently the check engine light is on stating there is a problem with the catalytic converter which was just replaced about 3 months ago. i left the car overnight at the dealer & got a rental car (which cost $75) and the dealer and suzuki tech support can not figure out why the catalytic converter error continues to show up. the power steering light is also on & i was told that it requires a sensor - not covered by warranty - that will cost over $300. i have had a problem with the engine jerking and slipping gears on acceleration. it would also stick in neutral or not change gears and hesitate to the point of moving very slowly. i was told this was an oxygen sensor which cost me over $300 to replace. i have had this problem once since. the struts - front and back - also need to be replaced which is a $1200 repair because they are leaking. currently both front door handles are broken causing me to have to open the windows to open the doors. i have had them replaced once before under recall, but now it will cost over $200 a piece to replace. i didn't even know there was a light to indicate that the daytime running lights were working until it just appeared one day. the daytime running lights indicator won't stay on - it comes on, then goes back off. i think suzuki needs to make good on these cars because there are so many problems. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 15000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated he experienced several electrical failures since 2007, the windows rolled down on their own. on december 1, 2010 the headlights failed and the instrumental panel lights flickered on and off, the battery to fail. the vehicle was taken to the garage diagnosed advised the electrical failure caused the battery failed. the dealer was contact they advised the warranty expired therefore he will be responsible for the diagnosed and repair cost. the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the dealership previously for the failures, the dealer cleared the computer codes, but the failure wasn't correct. the failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 66,401. li | |||
| 01/29/2009 | 34000 | 1 | 12/30/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that his vehicle caught fire. two hours prior to the fire, he took the vehicle to the dealer and they checked the dashboard computer. it was discovered that the computer failed and another one had to be ordered; however, the contact was informed that he could still drive the vehicle. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to smoke and the wiring harness around the blow motors melted and burned. the fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. he suffered from smoke inhalation. the dealer stated that the vehicle was destroyed because the entire wiring harness was burned, which would cost a lot to repair. the failure mileage was 34,000. updated 03/18/09. *lj | |||
| 12/25/2008 | 42000 | 1 | |
| My dome light went out, then my stereo went out and finally my low beams keep flickering and not working properly. *tr | |||
| 01/26/2008 | 13000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact noticed that the tranmission shifted eratically since purchasing it in january 2008. he first. while driving on approximately 55-60 mph, the vehicle slowed down, sped up, lunged forward and shifted into gear without warning. there was also a roaring noise on the front end of the vehicle, a clicking sound near the dashboard, and every light turned off except the check engine light. the radio and air conditioner intermittently turned off and after five minutes, they both began operating normally. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure; however, the manufacturer would not authorize the dealer to inspect or repair the vehicle. on one occasion, the windows would not close causing rain to enter inside of the vehicle, 20 minutes later he was able to close the windows; however, the vehicle began to lose power with the motor on and fully functional. the service advisor at the dealership stated that the acceleration pedal sensor could have caused the failure. the manufacturer once again authorized the dealer to disconnect the battery. the current mileage was approximately 23,800 and the failure mileage was approximately 13,000. | |||
| 05/03/2006 | 1 | 04/28/2006 | |
| 2006 suzuki forenza with trouble cranking. customer states that his vehicle has trouble starting and feels a big nudge in the rear when changing gears from reverse to drive or drive to reverse. *kb *jb | |||
| 03/03/2007 | 45 | 18 | 01/30/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 4000 | 3 | 08/12/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated shortly after purchasing the vehicle, it would not start. the dealership determined there was a problem with the computer and reprogrammed the computer. the vehicle failed to start a second time and the dealership determined the computer needed to be reprogrammed again. the check engine light illuminated, so the vehicle was towed to another dealership, who determined the problem was again with the computer. the computer was reprogrammed a third time. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/14/2009 | 50000 | 1 | 08/12/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while the contact was attempting to exit her vehicle the inside door handle broke and landed in her hand. the same failure has also occurred on the passenger side of the vehicle. the dealer stated that the door handles needed to be replaced. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. updated 10/27/09.*lj the consumer also stated the shift relay was inoperative. the shifter locked up and the consumer was unable to start the vehicle. she was able to place the key in into the unlock safety lock and push the shifter in an unlocked position, then she was able to start the vehicle. the consumer stated the ignition locks up. updated 10/29/09 | |||
| 05/05/2006 | 10 | 04/18/2006 | |
| Not even a full month after purchasing a 2006 suzuki forenza sedan, the car doesn't start after sitting just overnight for the last two weeks that i've owned it. when i called keystone motors in montgomerville, pa, the manager was smug and unprofessional. and even though they are a j.d. powers associate winner, he said he didn't care about j.d. powers. they are going to look at the car, but i told them if just one more thing goes wrong, i will be trading for a car that runs. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 36450 | 1 | |
| The headlights stopped working. i've spoke to the dealership and was told it is a known issue but there is no recall and i was 500 miles over the warranty when they stopped working. i do have high beams and have checked the fuses. the dealership service person told me it is a wiring issue under the dash board. *jb | |||