Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 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. | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 58000 | 1 | |
| I slowed down to turn off of a busy street onto a side street. as i went to speed up to about 15-20 mph the car slammed on the brakes itself, my foot was on the gas. i put my foot on the brake for 20 seconds and then put my foot on the gas to try to drive again. the car again slammed on the brakes. i put my foot on the brake, put car in park and turned off the car. i turned it back on and was able to drive to a safe spot. i am terrified to drive it again. what if i had still been on the main road? *tr | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 58000 | ||
| I slowed down to turn off of a busy street onto a side street. as i went to speed up to about 15-20 mph the car slammed on the brakes itself, my foot was on the gas. i put my foot on the brake for 20 seconds and then put my foot on the gas to try to drive again. the car again slammed on the brakes. i put my foot on the brake, put car in park and turned off the car. i turned it back on and was able to drive to a safe spot. i am terrified to drive it again. what if i had still been on the main road? | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 103000 | 1 | |
| I thought my vehicle was stalling but the engine was still running and my tachometer was accelerating. it would stop while i was driving and the engine would rev,i tried to move but could not. i drive a busy highway speed limit 65, i had to pull off the road so i would not get hit by a semi. one day pulling out of my community, accelerating at 45mph the vehicle just stopped in the middle of two lanes, another vehicle swerved to avoid a crash. a police officer pulled over, i explained the car just stopped. he saw the symbol flashing on dash, a rectangle with line through it. went home in 3rd or 2nd gear, that symbol is not in manual. had a diagnosis and only o2 sensor i was having replaced. i received recall notice from suzuki . i was scared to drive the car but had no choice, so drove slow in 3rd or 2nd, when d failed again. i had appointment for recall repairs, while at dealership was asked if i had trouble with the shifter going into gear, i said it had been happening,that i tried to get it checked, it didn't show on diagnostic performed earlier and it was dangerous. they said i need a transmission range sensor, they could fix it. i wanted to take it elsewhere, to save but i was scared to death to drive it. they said they have been seeing this in forenza's. this is dangerous, life threatening issue. there are tsb's issued and have been incidents like mine and nothing has been done. someone is going to cause a huge accident if they have not already, would anyone even know if a car is burned up or completely wrecked? i did contact american suzuki to advise them of my problem so they would have it on record. i advised them that before this dangerous situation developed the shifter was getting stuck in park and that i had reported that to the original dealer and was told they could find no problem so nothing was done. *tr | |||
| 11/08/2012 | 91234 | ||
| With the forenza when you put it in gear to drive or reserve periodically it will flash a symbol in the gear indicator with a line through it this causes the car to make a loud clunking noise and barely move at all this is a big issue because the car barely moves and it does it randomly i could be driving and it losing its gear and starts to move slowly it can cause an accident with me never knowing when it will happen needs to be fixed read online lots of people are having the same issue with this car and i had a suzuki prior and it did the same thing had the car less than a week and its doing this | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 103000 | 1 | |
| I thought my vehicle was stalling but the engine was still running and my tachometer was accelerating. it would stop while i was driving and the engine would rev,i tried to move but could not. i drive a busy highway speed limit 65, i had to pull off the road so i would not get hit by a semi. one day pulling out of my community, accelerating at 45mph the vehicle just stopped in the middle of two lanes, another vehicle swerved to avoid a crash. a police officer pulled over, i explained the car just stopped. he saw the symbol flashing on dash, a rectangle with line through it. went home in 3rd or 2nd gear, that symbol is not in manual. had a diagnosis and only o2 sensor i was having replaced. i received recall notice from suzuki . i was scared to drive the car but had no choice, so drove slow in 3rd or 2nd, when d failed again. i had appointment for recall repairs, while at dealership was asked if i had trouble with the shifter going into gear, i said it had been happening,that i tried to get it checked, it didn't show on diagnostic performed earlier and it was dangerous. they said i need a transmission range sensor, they could fix it. i wanted to take it elsewhere, to save but i was scared to death to drive it. they said they have been seeing this in forenza's. this is dangerous, life threatening issue. there are tsb's issued and have been incidents like mine and nothing has been done. someone is going to cause a huge accident if they have not already, would anyone even know if a car is burned up or completely wrecked? i did contact american suzuki to advise them of my problem so they would have it on record. i advised them that before this dangerous situation developed the shifter was getting stuck in park and that i had reported that to the original dealer and was told they could find no problem so nothing was done. *tr | |||
| 11/08/2012 | 91234 | ||
| With the forenza when you put it in gear to drive or reserve periodically it will flash a symbol in the gear indicator with a line through it this causes the car to make a loud clunking noise and barely move at all this is a big issue because the car barely moves and it does it randomly i could be driving and it losing its gear and starts to move slowly it can cause an accident with me never knowing when it will happen needs to be fixed read online lots of people are having the same issue with this car and i had a suzuki prior and it did the same thing had the car less than a week and its doing this | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 103000 | ||
| I thought my vehicle was stalling but the engine was still running and my tachometer was accelerating. it would stop while i was driving and the engine would rev,i tried to move but could not. i drive a busy highway speed limit 65, i had to pull off the road so i would not get hit by a semi. one day pulling out of my community, accelerating at 45mph the vehicle just stopped in the middle of two lanes, another vehicle swerved to avoid a crash. a police officer pulled over, i explained the car just stopped. he saw the symbol flashing on dash, a rectangle with line through it. went home in 3rd or 2nd gear, that symbol is not in manual. had a diagnosis and only o2 sensor i was having replaced. i received recall notice from suzuki . i was scared to drive the car but had no choice, so drove slow in 3rd or 2nd, when d failed again. i had appointment for recall repairs, while at dealership was asked if i had trouble with the shifter going into gear, i said it had been happening,that i tried to get it checked, it didn't show on diagnostic performed earlier and it was dangerous. they said i need a transmission range sensor, they could fix it. i wanted to take it elsewhere, to save but i was scared to death to drive it. they said they have been seeing this in forenza's. this is dangerous, life threatening issue. there are tsb's issued and have been incidents like mine and nothing has been done. someone is going to cause a huge accident if they have not already, would anyone even know if a car is burned up or completely wrecked? i did contact american suzuki to advise them of my problem so they would have it on record. i advised them that before this dangerous situation developed the shifter was getting stuck in park and that i had reported that to the original dealer and was told they could find no problem so nothing was done. | |||
| 11/08/2012 | 91234 | ||
| With the forenza when you put it in gear to drive or reserve periodically it will flash a symbol in the gear indicator with a line through it this causes the car to make a loud clunking noise and barely move at all this is a big issue because the car barely moves and it does it randomly i could be driving and it losing its gear and starts to move slowly it can cause an accident with me never knowing when it will happen needs to be fixed read online lots of people are having the same issue with this car and i had a suzuki prior and it did the same thing had the car less than a week and its doing this | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 60400 | 1 | |
| My 2006 suzuki forenza switched into neutral at 60 mph on a road with no shoulder. i had my three small children in the back seat and was terrified that i would be rear ended injuring and possibly killing them as i had no power to accelerate. i was also unable to get far enough off the road because i was unable to reverse. i had to call my husband help me to get my kids out of the vehicle on the side of a busy and narrow road. this incident was caused by a failure of the trans range sensor which has become and extremely common problem with the suzuki forenza. this part must be recalled as it presents an immediate and ongoing risk to the to the lives of suzuki owners and passengers as well as other drivers. it is unacceptable to have a vehicle repeatedly pose such a risk to the lives of families and for suzuki to refuse to recall the part that is causing the problem. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 60400 | ||
| My 2006 suzuki forenza switched into neutral at 60 mph on a road with no shoulder. i had my three small children in the back seat and was terrified that i would be rear ended injuring and possibly killing them as i had no power to accelerate. i was also unable to get far enough off the road because i was unable to reverse. i had to call my husband help me to get my kids out of the vehicle on the side of a busy and narrow road. this incident was caused by a failure of the trans range sensor which has become and extremely common problem with the suzuki forenza. this part must be recalled as it presents an immediate and ongoing risk to the to the lives of suzuki owners and passingers as well as other drivers. it is unacceptable to have a vehicle repetedly pose such a risk to the lives of families and for suzuki to refuse to recall the part that is causing the problem. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 68500 | 1 | |
| When driving, the forenza's transmission will not engage into drive. recently, reverse has also not wanted to fully engage. research indicates that this is not an uncommon occurrence with suzuki forenzas nearing 70k miles. the most common part that is malfunctioning is the transmission range sensor. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 68500 | ||
| When driving, the forenza's transmission will not engage into drive. recently, reverse has also not wanted to fully engage. research indicates that this is not an uncommon occurrence with suzuki forenzas nearing 70k miles. the most common part that is malfunctioning is the transmission range sensor. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| I purchased my car brand new in june of 2006. since then i have had the transmission range sensor replaced four times. this is the part attached to the transmission which controls the speed and gear changing. my car suddenly falls out of gear and refuses to accelaerate at an appropriate speed. it refuses to take off properly. this part has been replaced twice since jan 2012 and is currently being diagnosed for the same issue. i ahve researched several times and have found this issue to be a concensus amongst many forenza 2006 owners. this vehicle needs to be recalled due to this faulty part. it is unsafe and endangers not only the life of the driver of the vehicle but also others. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | |||
| I purchased my car brand new in june of 2006. since then i have had the transmission range sensor replaced four times. this is the part attached to the transmission which controls the speed and gear changing. my car suddenly falls out of gear and refuses to accelaerate at an appropriate speed. it refuses to take off properly. this part has been replaced twice since jan 2012 and is currently being diagnosed for the same issue. i ahve researched several times and have found this issue to be a concensus amongst many forenza 2006 owners. this vehicle needs to be recalled due to this faulty part. it is unsafe and endangers not only the life of the driver of the vehicle but also others. | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden my car stales.. thank god i was close to the right shoulder. i just got the car back from the mechanic and spent 500 to fix the timing belt, new battery, valve, oil change.. i took it to them for this problem in the first place and they couldn't figure it out. i called suzuki corporate and they said there is nothing they can do. i explained the huge liability if my call just stops in the freeway.. they offer to hold my hand through the process. suzuki needs a rude awakening. recall on the transmission range sensor.. i am not sure if that is the problem because no body at the shop could figure it out. but i see on these forums i am not the only one.. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 91000 | ||
| I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden my car stales.. thank god i was close to the right shoulder. i just got the car back from the mechanic and spent 500 to fix the timig belt, new battery, valve, oil change.. i took it to them for this problem in the first place and they couldn't figure it out. i called suzuki corporate and they said there is nothing they can do. i explained the huge liablity if my call just stops in the freeway.. they offer to hold my hand through the process. suzuki needs a rude awakening. recall on the transmission range sensor.. i am not sure if that is the problem because no body at the shop could figure it out. but i see on these forums i am not the only one.. | |||
| 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). | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 30000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 09/17/2006 | 56000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated there are many defects with the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated all the failures are not cover under warranty and she has to pay out of pocket for all the repairs. the defective parts are the front and rear struts, throttle body, door handle and transmission range censor. the manufacturer was not contacted by her. the dealer informed her they contacted the manufacturer and was told the vehicle was not covered under the warranty and she would have to pay for all repairs. the failure mileage was 56,000....mw | |||
| 12/12/2008 | 51000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. while driving 65 mph he experienced unintended vehicle acceleration and the vehicle stalled. an authorized technician replaced the timing chain, water pump, timing belt valves , and the cylinder head. the timing chain separated twice after the vehicle was repaired. none of the repairs have corrected the failure. the vehicle identification number was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 51,000. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 40000 | 1 | 08/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. whenever the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not move; however, the engine would rev loudly. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the throttle assembly was not allowing any gas to enter the engine, which caused the vehicle not to run at times. the dealer stated that this was a very common issue and no recalls were issued. the contact believes that she should not be responsible for the repair and a recall should be issued. the failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 55,000. updated 05/15/09 *bf the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. updated 05/18/09.*jb | |||
| 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. | |||
| 06/14/2006 | 500 | 20 | 05/11/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerates or jerks forward when he depresses the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. there were no warning lights present. she must shift into park in order to successfully stop the vehicle. when shifting gears, she hears a thumping sound. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that nothing was wrong, however, they advised her to apply more pressure to the brakes. the second time she took the vehicle to the dealer they acknowledged the failure. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 8,500 and failure mileage was 500. updated 12-12-07. *kb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/07/2007 | 10 | 11/13/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 suzuki forenza. when someone is seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag sensor does not work properly. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and had it repaired. after the repair, the headlight indicator no longer works and the contact is unable to determine when the headlights are illuminated. she also stated that the accelerator pedal has become stiff and she feels that it may place a strain on her leg when driving long distances. the powertrain and failure mileage were unknown. the current mileage was 15,000. | |||