Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Suzuki Forenza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHI… |
| 2020-09-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. CAR WON'T ACCELERATE OR GO ABOVE 1ST GEAR. $160 TO REPLACE. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THI… |
| 2020-05-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT DIMS OR DOESNT WORK AT ALL AND THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. IV… |
| 2018-09-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTA… |
| 2018-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION I… |
| 2018-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WH… |
| 2017-11-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELETRICAL WIRING. I'VE NOTICED A SHORTNESS IN MY RADIO, ACCORDING BREAKS AND PRESSURE FOR T… |
| 2017-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOT SURE IF YOU CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO BUT WE BOUT A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA LAST APRIL FOR OUR 18 YEAR OLD FOR GRADUATION … |
| 2017-02-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST WEEK NUMBER 10949103 BUT DUE TO THE NHTSA RECALL WEBSITE PROBLEMS WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT THE… |
| 2017-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE 2 SUZUKI FORENZAS OF THIS MODEL YEAR. ONE HAD A RECALL ON THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (XA RECALL). ONE OF THE SY… |
| 2016-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2016-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THESE CARS ARE SO HAZARDOUS. ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER MY PURCHASE, T… |
| 2016-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CAR HAS 78,000 MILES. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION JERKS, SLIPS AND IS NOW IS STUCK IN THE HI… |
| 2016-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHOOK FORCEFULLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMIN… |
| 2016-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PAST 10K MILES BUT AT 110K MILES THE LIGHT HAS COME … |
| 2016-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION… |
| 2016-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPLOAD FORWARDED |
| 2016-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2015-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW OUT. |
| 2015-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM… |
| 2015-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM TH… |
| 2015-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HE… |
| 2015-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY A… |
| 2015-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-04-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS AB… |
| 2015-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOME WIRES INSIDE THE SIGNAL SWITCH WERE MELTING A PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE STEERING WHEEL. IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE LIGHT… |
| 2015-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEAR NHTSA - I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR AGENCY IN THE US AND WORLD. YOU DO GREAT WORK FOR THE VALUE OF SAFETY! SO, I RE… |
| 2015-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CA… |
| 2015-02-02 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HIGH BEAMS DID NO… |
| 2015-01-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V262000 (EXTE… |
| 2014-12-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED DURING NIGHT, THE … |
| 2014-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE EXPOSED WIRES NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AN… |
| 2014-10-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2014-09-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GEARS STARTED SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN, AND AT TIMES DID NOT SHIFT AT ALL...THANK GOD I WAS ALREADY ARRIVING HOME WHEN IT … |
| 2014-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUSE FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM BLEW AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO BLOW INTO PIECES. REPLACED RADIATOR, REPLACED BOTH COOLI… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V262000 (ELECTRIC… |
| 2014-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SINCE 07-2014 APPROX. 55,000 MILES ON CAR AT THAT TIME. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL … |
| 2014-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR REASON FOR THE SENSOR TO TURN ON. TOOK IT … |
| 2014-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECURRING EVENT AIR BAG LAMP KEEPS TURNING ON NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT HAD IT REPLACED TWICE SUZUKI DEALER WAS OFF FOR YE… |
| 2014-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO … |
| 2014-01-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER… |
| 2014-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOPPED FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE AND ITS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF. IF I … |
| 2014-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 20MPH WITHOUT THE CAR BUCKING … |
| 2013-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DOWN … |
| 2013-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIG… |
| 2013-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR LOSES POWER WHILE CAR IN MOTION, ALSO, AC WILL NOT POWER ON , BUT AFTER SOME TIME IT WILL POWER ON. MALFUNCTION… |
| 2013-09-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE SENSOR GETS DAMAGED, ENABLING THE CAR TO ACTIVATE REVERSE AND ACCELERATES WHEN PLACED ON DRIVE MAKING HARD PUMPING… |
| 2013-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AT NIGHT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH… |
| 2013-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED… |
| 2013-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNIN… |