Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 01/19/2012 | 44000 | ||
| I was drving 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 | |||
| 05/16/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. while driving at relatively low speeds, the gear shaft spring fractured and the contact was unable to shift gears. the contact previously experienced failures with the transmission slipping. the vehicle was maneuvered to a local repair shop while in neutral and was advised by the mechanic that the vehicle was no longer being manufactured due to the failures. the mechanic also advised the contact not to drive on the freeway due to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 36,922. | |||
| 02/10/2008 | 7000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. two months after purchasing the vehicle, the contact received a recall notice for the seat belts. the recall repairs were performed, but afterwards the seat belt would not latch for approximately one month. at 7,000 miles, the vehicle speed control became inoperable. at 22,000 miles, the driver's side passenger door latch cracked at the base. as a result, the contact had to roll down the window and open the door from the rear in order to exit the vehicle. the vehicle began pulling to the left while driving between 40-70 mph. an independent mechanic stated that the tire had a hole in it and would be patched. also, the vehicle needed an alignment and the contact was informed to take it back to the dealer to have the specifications checked when the alignment did not correct the issue. the failure mileage was 7,000 and current mileage was 23,450. | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 400 | 14 | 06/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 suzuki forenza. while driving 60 mph or greater, the vehicle began to vibrate. the road conditions were clear. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 1,100 and failure mileage was 400. | |||